Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-12-03

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sonant voices, created small Bedlau
around the docks, and little Jamie wan
defed around with his board of fruit
feeling very lonely and bewildered. Fl
had piled up the golden oranges will
their sunniest sides upward-he hat
polished the red checked apples unit
they shone like mirrors-yet nobod,
stopped to buy. sa -aa-a91 q ...al..T
aCsrriagc, sir2''' take You to til,
Astor House 2' "Up Broadway in
twinkling, ma am ~ ia7-aa -te -i2-.i,
9eEre's your 'Erald. Tribune and E.r
press. Latest steamer from Europe =
Havca paper, sir 2"e7ino2 = e'Ht. .'ty
/ Poor Jamie amid all this tumult
what chance had heiof being heard o,
noticed He had picked cut the very
bunch of grapes that he intended fol
Katy; in Tny ylor.s..0L 0Lipd ~, sss he eau1l
i nom a crimson thread, where the sum
shine lay full on the purple bloom, and
amethystic shadows ilurked among its
fullncss of fruitage. lust at present
the tempting morsel seemed very far off
to aJamiefs imagin alton ! ,'l. saw 80
Determined not to give way without
a vigorous effort, however, Jamie step.
ped boldly forward to the first person
he saw, aud held up his wares with a
modest, HBuy an orange, sir Pr 70
''Now. as ill fortune would have it,
this possible customer vas fat, i'll tenn
percd, pussy old man, whose choler had
just been ihfan1cd to fGver heat by the
inadtcrtent descent of heavy nailed
boot -heelo on his favorite corn. A all
tunes he considered orange boys nui-
sance, but just nowlghis slender quota
of patience was entirely exhausted -
He aimed a muttered oath and a furious
blow at the fair-haired boy, and rushed
past, to catch a!rctreating omnibus. -
Jamie sprang aside just in time to
escape the brutal blow, but it descended
full upon his stock in trade, scattering
apples and oranges far and widel Ee
was standing close to the edge of the
pier, and NEST of the fruit few into the
water, where it went bobbing up and
down with the tide, in a most tantaliz-i
ing manner. A few apples rolled un-
der the feet of the crowd, but it was
impossible to secure them again. sr %
Jamie's' first sensation was that of
indignant wrath-the blood rushed in
an angry torrent to his cheek and brow,
and he shook his small fist impotcntly
in the direction which the fat Inan had
taken. But in an instant feeling of
forlorn wretchedness came over him
no tempting bit of cake--no purple
grapcs for poor Katy-pcrhaps not even
a supper, for he knew that his mothers
wages must go toward the rent of the
room. They depended entirely on his
cxcrtions for their evening meal-and
the sun was declining in the west al
ready!
The reflection was too much for his
boyish heart, and he was sobbing vio-
lently, when a gentle hand was laid on
his shoulder. lie started up, and be-
fore him stood pleasant gentleman,
who had watched the whole transac-
ton.
.''Thcrc. my boy" he said, laying
silver dollar in the boy's hard palm,
that will set you up again. No thanks
the money was intended for some ex-
travagancc. and chose to lay it out
thus. But remember this, my boy
when you are pushed down in the race,
don stop to rub your bruises, but pick
yourself up and start again !"
Jan,i, thought the smile with which
this vas said the pleasantcst and kind
est expression that ever frightened a
human face, but erc he could stammer
out his thanks, the gentleman was
gone.
The boy started for home with a
light aud joyous heart, stopped to pur-
chase the cherished morsels of fruit
and sweetcake on his way The gen
tleman walked leisurely up Broadway.
Seeing at book store the title of
newly published work that he much de-
sired to read. his footsteps involuntarily
turned in that direction, but in an in
slant he went on, buttoning up his poe
kets, and murmuring to himself with a
smile, Cant afford it-ons luxury in a
day ought to be enough T' There was
a vast difference between man and child
in their capacities for enjoyment; but
both we're happy that night!
The supper was a joyful ceremony
in the garret room that evening. The
grapes pleased Katy's delicate appetite
to charm, and the story of the dollar
was listened to with interest.
II wish could see the kind gentle.
man." said the child, earnestly; ~
would give him my beautiful rose, if he
liked flowcrs!''
She looked strangely pretty that night,
her head resting on her brothers shoul-
der, while Jamie fed her with the juicy
berries, one by one, as a bird might
feed its young. .-....r..,.:, ...-.- e.
"Why, how bright the color in your
cheek is T. cried jamie; Il believe you
have been stealing the red shadows from
your favorite rose. Mother, l am sure
Katy viii get we'll"
The next morning, while yet the gol-
den spear of sunrise was in rest among
the purple hills, little Katy died
x * Y
The moss Of twenty years had gath
cred upon katy's head ad-stone-the vio-
lets of twenty years had blossomcd over
her gravs-and it was a glorious au-
tumn day, whose light streaned along