To write disparaging remarks on paper, which is then thrown in the "pass" (path, road), for anybody to pick up and read, is a common trick. The epithet "worthless" seems to imply that Becca was not altogether free from blame. They seldom say "bad." It is almost always "worthless."
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5th Figure.
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Since the waggonette come in Parker take to heart dead, Since the waggonette come in Parker take to heart dead. Never mind conductor, Parker take to heart dead. Never mind conductor, Parker take to heart dead. |
The reference is to a local enterprise, the Waggonette Company. It unfortunately failed, and the death of a person interested in its success, happening immediately after, is attributed to the failure. For "come in" we should say "were taken off."