The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-08-25

john Fiins mad his Clerk.
"0h, how wish could stay and shar
your watch today said the young man .
he beat over The pillow Of his boy. "Rut
dare not be five minutes too late, or tha
iron. hearted miser would turn me Oh. an.
then where will the bread come froms Oh
it would be easy 20 serve man with = soul
or even . fraction OF heart. Keep up YOU
courage, Mary, dear. will be home the in
slant can get away. Get Ruby everything
he wants or needs, IN pawn NV coat be
fore he shall ask for inxury he eanne
have" 4s ~ ..st
"You can pray, Harry, wherever you are,
said the wife sand oh, pray that God vii
lose him." ana she laid her head upon hel
husbands already overburdened heart. with
a burst of anguish which only a mothers
heart can know. III tried 10 speak words
Of comfort, and then, after . hasty attemp,
TO eat the food she had provided, he drew on
his overcoat and was gone.
-Four minutes behind time" said a severe
voice, as the eye glanced up to the hard face
Of the relentless looking clock on the wall
Punctually is my motto, Mr.. Graham, and
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~ snr',arns ' so ~. sisas = :, ,ou 1A' "0s's'
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for1a wh;ch NJ P,;n, a,oraS 49, III -
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atom no enco,,r..;Ia -S, 49, e., ~ ~ s.sA 80,
20 The greatest. cors;n.ssi robuks vas shs
watchTord in his establ,s shm ant The
vonnoest was the hardest vo,ksd ~ All ri.
vwas moor ornban ssi,o,,na 81 ~ "a a. ~
Flint and feeding n Ms kiseben from sncb
scraps az his master. allowed him. MANY a
tune had Harry Graham slipned / cauple az
into his hand on The M and an ar
ole or i cake which kiod. .he.rted Marv Mad
sent him. and the hev,s f.,.;s,,ed' wsr' -
devourine chem shored xsry nlainiy ho.
he farei The moor o,r,,an hsari was
hound 10 him bv cords ~ gratitnde and a.
fection. and there was Ms service in his
power he would mot render rim The weary
day dragged on. To the anxious father the
hours seemed DAYS in length. and the old
clock seemed for once to have forgotten his
duty altogether. Noonday had passed, and
the long, lingering firger or the time keeper
pointed 10 one O'clock A litt.e messenesr
came nm the broad Stcne stems and asked for
H. Grah.m
..Tb.rs ne ia /. sa;d the errand boy. and
ba F;stened .nr;onsiy 10 hear the message.
for had not Harry aid 70 him that very
morninp. aMy little Ruby IA yery sick. Hugh,
and NAV NO, live TN come back"
Il wss worth 4 great deal to have the
warm sympathy Of that poor oppressed child
a. near him All dav. ai
SThe doctor says Ruby cannot live long.
and his mother wants yoa "a come y ssid TIE
chsld.
walked to ne private Office. There SIT M
Flint, deep over his papers, with his whole
GppIS Te ras = ;~ss s tssa Sr;yine shsrr
lrade with the Mandarins. and was Impatient
al being brought back 50 uncereinonioasly
10 his alive shore. hesies i'aA FsEi''ssis I !.
.~Nhat has haDpensd now. ls the store
on fire. ~ he askedy sharply some miahl
think so from your looks."
saMv chiFa "a diving and I must 10 home !,
sdyou ,nnst n<,t vo Van know Il Il inn
ooss;hla ~ s,.are won an hour on such : bhsy
sssr al ~ -,ssk,. a.,;ss ~,ouLi ~ th,uvs
wv, ;s.c oons,.;a, m ~ NJ Grsham % hsci
to your fiesk Aha don't speak q Ii, wing nnti
those invoices are made out Itshsy 'iske ,