Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-03-05

leave you alone for little while dcarp
"Yos Jamie, don't mind il much, "but
be back as soon as possible, please"
And her wistful, hollow eyes watched
him from the room with that earnest start
ling look which we find only beneath the
very shadow Of Death.
Down at the piers all was confusion and
uproar-busy passengers hurrying from new
" arrived boats--turbid waters dashing and
rolling against mossy posts swaying crowds
and loud dissonant voices created q small
bedam around the docks and little Jamie
wandered around with his board Of fruit,
feeling very lonely and bewildered.
He had piled up the golden oranges with
their sunniest side upward he had polished
the red checked apples until they shone
like mirrors, yet nobody stopped to buy.
"Carriage sirr "Take you to the Astor
House y up Broadway in a twinkling,
ma'am"
"Ere's your 'Erald, Tribune, and Times.
Latest steamer from Europe! Have pa
per, sir I"
Poor Jamie amid all this tumult what
chance had he Of being noticedq Ho had
picked out the very same bunch of grapes
that he intended for Katy, in Taylor's win.
dow, as he came by-a plump, apoplectiC
bunch dangling from crimson thread
where the sunshine lay full on the purple
bloom, and amethystic shadows iurked
among its fuIncss of fruitage. Just at pres
ent the tempting morsel seemed very far Of
to Jame's Imagination.
| Determined not 10 give way without I
vigorous effort, however Jamie stepped
boldly forward to tho first person he saw
and held up his wares with a modest, "Bu,
an orange sirY"
Now as ill-fortune would have it, this pos
siblc customer was fat, il-tempercd, pus
sy old man, whose choler had just been in
famed to fever heat, by the inadvertent do
scent of heavy-nailed boot upon favor
ite corn. Atall times he considered orange
boys nuisance, but just now his SLENDER
quota of patience was exhausted. He ameC
a muttcred oath and furious blow at th,
fair-baircd boy, and rushed past to catch ,
retreating omnibus.
Jamie sprang aside Just in time to escap,
the brutal blow, put it descended full upol
his stock in trade, scattering apples and or
anCes far and wide. Ho was standing clos
to the pier, and most of his fruit flew int,
the water, where it went bobbing up an,
down with the tide, in a most tantalizin.
manner. A few apples rolled under tn
feet of the crowd, but it was impossible t
secure them again.
Jamles first sensation was that Of indic
naut wrath; the blood rushed in angry to
rents to his check and brow, and he shoe
his small fist impotently in the directic
which the fat man had taken.
But in an instant feeling of forlol
wretchedness came over him--no temptin
r bite of cake--no purple grapes for poor X
ty-perhaps, not oven supper for he kne
that his mothers wages must 60 toward th
E rent of the room. They depended entirel
on his exertions for their evening meal
and the sun was declining insthe west a
ready.
d The reflection was too much for his bo,
e, ish heart, and he was sobbing violent
e. when gentle hand was laid on his shou
1t der. He started up, and before him stoo
le a pleasant gentleman, who had watche
lie the wnole trapSactlon.
IN "There, my boy" no said, laying silv
as dollar in the boys hand, ''that will set "
,h up again. No thanks-the money was i
a tended for some piece of extravaganza, al
er I choose to use it thus. But remember tn
ct my boy: when you are pushed down in Il
IN race, on'tstop to rub your bruises, but pi'
to yourself up and start againp
It. Jamie thought the smile with viii,
le this was said the pleasantcst and kinde
as expression that ever frightened humi
IT. face; but ere he could stammer out |
ID thanks, the gentleman was gone.
nd The boy started for home with lig
at, and Joyous heart, stopping to purchase t
'r- cherished morsels of fruit and cake on
way. The gentleman walked leisurely
n Broadway. Seeing in bookstore the ii
ri of newly published work that he bad mu
ne desired to read, his footsteps involuutari
nd turned in that direction; but in an insta
e. he went on, butuoning up his pockets, a
in murmuring to himself with smile: "Ca
no afford it; ono luxury day ought TO
BY enough" There was vast difference
he tween man and child, in their capacities
he enjoyment, but both were happy that mig
ue The supper was joyful ceremony in I
garret room that evening. The grapes pie
IN, ed Kate's delicate appetite to charm, q
te- the story of the dollar was listened to W
ep interest.
~ wish could see tho kind gentlema
as said the child, earnestly; "I would give
ne my beautiful rose, if he liked flowers"
She looked strangely beautiful that mig
- her head resting on her brothers should
while Jamie fed her with the juicy berri
ue ono by one, as bird might feed its you
Ter "Why, how bright the color of your che
is" cried Jamie, 81 believe you have b,
Iry stealing tho red shadows from your favor
it rose. Mother, am suro Kaag will
lis, well" The next morning while yet
golden spear of sunrise was in rest amc
ng the purple hills, Katy died. =
I'm The moss Of twenty years had gathe
to upon Katy's head.stone-the violets
on twenty years had blossomed over her or
per and it was a glorious autumn day, VIII
light streamed along the busy thoroughf
Ike aud shone on the magnificent marble q
tho ton devoted to the extensive operations
for the celebrated Bank of K.
A splendid carriage, cushioned with
ep- vet, and glittcring brightly in the sunsh
was drawn up opposite the door, waiting
tn take the great banker TO his palatial no