The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-05-04
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Joe Blake drePping down og the Reservoir
fence that h3nts on Firth avenns; Il guess
IN lust feA q OFT; dear me. what Il dog
lie do lead. anyhow, what with seedlings
and hard work. ami not halt enough to eat
at that sIsh I'd nsver been born. | do.
A gay lhrong Of carriages with Inverted
eoaehinsn and gaity dressed la1ies and chit
dren were passing up add down rom Central
Park, and Joe continued his so!illquy.
'Justsse there hOg;ir's mighty essy bling
good when = elos hives lIhs that; see thak
chsp driving hn p3ny carriage as big as any
body, and ihers another one no, a b.. big
ger than me, in the Gu cot little basket car
rage, and pretty little girl with hin; III II |
suppose 10 his sister. They haint nolhIng
to do but ffde aroua4 with lots OF money in
their pockets, and hare sets . po1rs ragged,
bare 'o5ted chap without the 6rst red cent.
Now il that's right | can't see,' said Joe
shaking bis head sloSlS. Tina teacher al
thai ulIssion' sehooT1as Sunday says uod is
svesy where and sees all va do, ifth1t's so. |
wenlas Why be let's sons OF as have sush
heaps OF troubleI'% &S
'aaIlo, Mad, here's pirsoa Joe. Do you
know he's tarnsd stint and goes to Sunday
school, sari \ stout, coarse locking boy that
jast turned I'M corner. .FE rrg-
Il wish hal, thsrs's need enousht Of j:
sSd Joe soberly.
'WhAs's the uso,' said Dick. with q laugh,
bang gool woa'i hslp Vi any; We my ss
we'll cruise around, and take all the oomiort
we can.
'Uon6rt, that's Just what lm looking for,
and | want to be sure AID get Oh the RICH.
tElek,' said Joe.
Looking out numbsr one, is the only way
know. Do you see that splendid brown
stone irOat down there aud Dick pointed
Down the avenue a little wav. Well, that
chap made his money by stealing
'S'ealinsl' said Joe opening his eyes in
wonder:
Yes, / recken it amt anything else to
:. cheat a man out OF all he's got, is it?' ex
claimld Dick, and then lolks think Just as
much OF him as II he'd done something Tor
his country: | tell you IL don't make much
difference what a fellow does, il he only has
plenty oithe ready to cover it up with. BE
Ing poor is the grea est crime there is now
a days. on 1880. t ~
MAY be so. replied Joe, slowly; If ';hers
WASH any God, and we hadn't got to due
and nswer or it all; the man at mission
school told US all about it last Sunday, and |
can't help thinking about it all the time.'
We'll, | aint going to bother my head a,
bout hat said Dick csrelessly. 1 d)n't
think l shall die right off,
'But We know we've got to die sometime,
and it's just as likely to be o-morrow as any
80 I guess it's as well to BE- ready
why that Sunday school has you as blue
as indigo, Joe, what's the use? And Dick
Duncan moved of, whistllns for his comrades
not at all pleased with the turn talk had to-
Zen.
Joe sat swhile and thought over the events
Of his asst life; ho tried to remember soma
thing about his mother, but be only had q
vague sort ofan idea that she was very good
and very beautiful; his father be never cared
10 think OF, Tor he he was a drunkard, SO that
when be died and Joe and his little sister
came 10 live with his aunt, he could not
mourn, for in reality they were better off
than they had been for a long while, although
his aunt was poor, and o little cross SONS
ZINES.
j wonder, Thought Joe, III Aunt Hannah
will let Elsie and | 60 to that Sunday school.
don't care what the boys say, | won't be
laughed out of It; I'll ask her anyhow
Full Of his new PROF, ct Joe started for
home on a run, and much to his aunt's as
~tonishment bounded into the room quite out
81 breath.
30 you've come, Ell! / didn't look for
you this two hours yet, because there's some
thing to be done; come, now, get zone coal
a. quick as ever you can, and then [ want
these things carried round to Miss Oakly.'
Joe wisely concluded to do the work be-
lore asking the favor, and sped quickly on
his errand.
well, Joe, what is going to happen, I new
er knew you to do anything 80 quick before
said his aunt as he CANT back.
Well, you see, aunt, | want to ask If FL.
sis and | can't 60 to Sunday school,
Go to Sunday SCHOOL, exclaimed Aun,
Hannah in astonishment. What on earth
pat that in your head2 How do you expect
10 get clothes to wear? I'm sure it's more
than | can do to fill your mouths, now, let
alone getting Sunday t%ineries.'
Oh, we don't wan any ~fineries, we can be
clean and decent, and that's enough
We'll suit yoursel but | don't see what
sou want to 20 for. for my part II. q.
Joe did not wait to hear any more, but
bounded off to tell Elsie the good news.
ELSIE, Elsie called Joe, the next Sunday
morning bright ana early. 'Come don't take
another nap now there's lots to do, and We
must be there early Elsn's Sleepy eyes
suddenly grew bright, and she was soon ap
plying cold water pretty vigorously to her
little person; this well over, there were sun
dry knots to be tied and pins to be placed, that
Joe's clumsy fingers were not used to, Or Aunt
Ilannsh's morning nap was not to be dis
turbed ga y5
Now, for my Shoes said Elsie, but they
look worst OF all; amt they awful
ddn'k see ANYTHING the matter with
Them replied Joe, holding up a new pair.
'Ob, these amt mine, Joe.'
Yes they are though, Miss Elsie l earn,
Ct those myself joe answered, a little proud
ly; SO you can put 'em on just as quick as
you've a mind to- Elsie oboyed with con.
siderable haste; and after a scanty lunch,
they started off in a very good humor.
From this time Joe began to improve ; he
was regular 10 his attendance at the school:
before this he had been vsry ton1 OF pla ing
truant and remaing about the streets ; now
be was up bright and early helping his aunt
and a ter school hours he did errands for the
shepkeepers round the cornsr, and earned
many a dime that was now carefully saved
to buy comfortable clothing for the winter.
Autumn faded, and winter came with icy
blasts, bringing priyations and suffering to
many a humble home and Aunt Han
nah, work hard as she would saw pinchi1g
tines. t ue59e.3
One morning, after a particularly scanty
breakfast Joe proposed to his aunt TO stay
ct home and try TO find some work. He
thought he could get some job aud help q
iatle; his mi did not oppose him, SO taking
hiscap he dashed down the street at a break
nerk rate Az he raaehad the cnrnar ofl