He felt listless and tired, something seemed to be buzzing continually in his head, and he shivered in his damp clothes.

In the grocery he sat on a barrel and leaned his head against the wall.
"What you shivering about ?" asked the fat woman behind the counter, as she tied up his small package.
"I feel like me skeleton was doin' a jig inside of me," said Sandy through chattering teeth.
"Looks to me like you got a chill," said the fat woman.

"You wait here, and I'll go git you some hot coffee." She disappeared in the rear of the store, and soon returned with a small coffee-pot and a cup and saucer.

Sandy drank two cups and a half, then he asked the price.
"Price ?" repeated the woman, indignantly.

"I reckon you don't know which side of the Ohio River you're on!" Sandy made up in gratitude what she declined in cash, and started on his way.