The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-01-16
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Johnny Armstrong, the hero OF our tale
was, and, for aught We know 70 the con.
trary, ssill is, an iDhsbitant Of the town ol
Carlisle. He was Q stout, thickset, little
man, With round, good -hnmored, ruddy
oounienance, and somewhere shout "
years OF age at the perisd to which our story
refers Although possessed Of q gOod deal
Of natural shrewdness, Johony was, on the
whole, rather . simple sort OF persOs. HIS
character, in short, vas that Of an honest,
well meaning, inoffenssve msn, but With
parts that certainly lid not shine with very
dazzling lustre Johnny was, 10 business,
IN iFonmonger, and bad, BY patient indus-
tsy and upright dealing, acquired small in
dependency. He hsd stuck TO the coun ter
of his little dingy- shop for upwards Of
twenty years, and used 10 boast that, during
sn that time, he hsd opened and shut bis
shop With hB own. hands evsry day, not
evsn excepting one. Tue result Of this
ssssdiDsss and attention TO business wss, %
hss besn sirssdy said, . competency. w
Fortunately for johnny, this propensity
tsrSabHs slaAs-1nich be ssdio IA smpet-
was naeural 20 him. II WA u part of hj
constitution. He had no desire whatsvsr b
travel on, rather, hs had positive dislik
10 itR dislike, indeed, which was 90 grra
that. fos &C entire quarter 0f centurs. Il,
h. never been three Diles our Of Cafiisse
sss' asf sesi:ais 81 aisi Il ssd n sai 5lais6. 4 - !.
y sudderly alIpCk, sde sns sumD4s sf.sr
hsea, as % ssood y ne desr Of DE shai
via his &Snas III lid sbsssShes pocket. 4
lsvssiss aGsiAuds,) with an sniabls and Ar
duns desire 10 zee certain " HE relationa
Who lived II Brechip, III the north Of Scos
isud !: andAthsre ID no accounting for thess
Shlnes-on that eltrnosu Johnny eams b
Ehs. sxGEs0udinsry sssehtion Of paying then
. visit REfoeping . journey efUPWerdl
81 b undred miles, sEep - the crSw shae
Il was q strange and . desperate ,rssolut,og
Soe man Of Joannyss pecol.Af tenpsrsmenI
and habiw bus % islsas. Trsxslb Ne would
end ItEsssl he did. On shs third idsy afteI
ths doughty dstsrminatiop just aAnded b
bod been formed, Johuny, s.athsd, 70 .,
ample brown greatcoat, with red comfort
sr sbous his neck, appeared In che ssAbl'
yard OF iths inn where most cf thso ssag
coaehss that passed through Oerlisle ppl ~
or these t0sre ware three: one i0r Dumfsiss
one Or Glasgow, and one for Edihburgh-
ths latter being Johnhyhs cosch; ior' bi,
rcuss, ,wAs by the m&tsopolis. We had Il
moan fosgetten 70 say that JohAny, vho wa,
Wid0wer, was accopnp npaDisd On, shn oecsr
sion By. bic son, job sy junior, 90 ecb
chiid, whom was his intention 60 axe
alossg with Aims The boy was abort bur-
ssss years Of ags, and thoaeh. ,aPoa she
whele, . shrewd enough lad fOrs bis q ne u
lifa, aid not promise u b.. mucn briebtsI
genius than his father. In fact be was q b,
/; - Hru02nh ara ~ - -etsi'iA 'Sr~ 4.
3 Or essssiag as rheims ysrd--it 80 sb.,ul
eight .ss nieht, sasi prssss dAfaE, bssee
the latter sad of Srp.smbsr-JohBny Arm
ssroae fodn3 the coach sppsrs.tly about Y
ssart the borSss b<ing IN ycked !; "a, tn
vsh,as hippsnsd, 1t ths nsmsnt be jentersf
.bs ) aSd,, q be ii charge oi - osstsf-,.o
o. either the guard Or driver, Who had boss
gppe IN. d the way ~, 40 ipssant. ~ ~
yes VI secpripg o. 6 I'd sest fuf ssbls. Sun
Johnny Armstrong Spegsd ihs sceseh dDos
,bruss tbs,ise IN, and saA about " zivllss
himself when be discovered that DO had fos
| eotts,f tfs wsich. On mskt6k thss discov
sfyS be bGnssd 100 itas csasasS sS16sr 1ettHau
| eas inc n vosd, aad Aasrira hssas - fass .,
mis- lltile, thicks short legs HQull .AllQw hisD
| 10 recover bis time piece. On his retuFn
I ebich wss if lesf than ave MINUTES, jvkhn,
t6smssff stepped -ins6 the vehSels, wshch aws
pg9r csowasd swish pssssngsEk sesy msass
lsseaadss Mss saftliaAQ swAE sssasApld fpt
lloEes4 Elllbulgh. Toe piSht ryM ,Pjscl
DARK. not 4 star 'twinklsd: and Il Wss no
dhtiI J0h6ny arrived ii kis jouraey's d md;
IxnAs ID, % Edisbnssh- h-@-sbss bs 1tsesssrs
hin SON mas neA IN she esach, end haA nsve
haen .hsxa a alL We. will NOT sftsmns
/ describe Johnny's amazemsnt end disfes
kok Ind On masking tbs rnbss sx1tsordinsr
land Rosf sl6rming 3disSOv ssys They ~
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