, 1870-05-29

g GET peolno fock WIN mJ loOg-6hookeF,
taks sight quick, them \ shArp report would
ring through the forest, md the Pavnes WAY
Iow!'
"N wouldn't be bad answeroa 1 for you
see he'd taking way Of putting It.
"Weut says he, ~ vote We Eo, Jake,
"But where's ths tin from 10 start ua7"
"Ohs, let's make up two bundles, and
sz:pg;. :. ~, .
herring -gutted and spindle -shauked, tramp;
found"
SIN game, then, to savs, IL you viii too,
JAKE. I've got pistol now that bought OF
wall Then, il We don't spend anything, We
can easy start BY next spring. What do you
Een, We talked on 4. good bit, half fixing
That wed 80, though it might Lave come TO
about sha mstteT bstosa. s Il Z al even events, % now
it hadn't the chance, for that was tho last long
talk ever We had together
We we're working next day. nigh On to din
ner. when the machinery stopped al on = sud-
den thr9ugh The whole shop. It wanted quite
hall an hour to one, and We couldn't make it
ont At al. The engine stood in = room next
to mine, and beyond that WAS the foEenAn's
room, 20, after writing = minute, We al
crowded through. We'd no need to 50 far;
- coon ss We opened the door We saw EN- al
in there bending over something, and we knew
there'd been accident. heard them whis-
perinG the name. and knew it was Bob that
Was hurt before saw him Had been dared
By one Of the yonnkers To reach bar running
been both czunched up ike d. sticks between
two Of the wheels.
helped take him to the doctor living hard
by. He looked at him, and said there wasn't
no hope; he nnnst Just die in Al hour, or
maybe half. We bore him houe Oh shutter,
and laid him On the bed. he wasn't sensible,
and rested Is still and Hhite u il he'd been
dead already. Presently the men that had
brought him vent, for they had their living to
set, and couldn't stay from work. The doc
to bis senses. and put it On : handefchc1,
and held it to his nose. After = bit, his lips
moved Just little, and then ho opened his
eyes and looked up 1t me. I took hold Of his
hand, which lay out Of the cove.lid-it tell
pered, and he squeezed ny fingers tho least
Bit In = while there como whining and
scratching At tho door. wouldn't have moved
hut he looked 60 wiattul that I knew he't
heard it. and wanted mo 70 open. I got up
1nongrsl; bat to see it come in there was as il
it had hid Bense. Il knew. ~ well ~ did
= what had hnppened; that there wasn't no mo-t
: merry 1nka with its master; that it wouldn'
need to 50 waiting again 1t the factory gate
md jump about him at his dinre1; and ii jus
lay its biack nozzle up against his breast, ant
looked with bis two eyes into hian, Like tht
good. old, faithful beast il WAS. "Tu trea
him kind, Bob" SAYS, and Bob seemed Il
emile little, at least / thought 30 but mayb.
twas only fancy.
We waited 50 several minutes, and then
! got up quiet, and vent to corner Of my boz
| where I'd m old Bible. It wa8 WON well, TO
1t had bean my mothers, but "a not used j
| | much myself, more shame. and didn't know
what 10 begin on, only it seemed but right h
!: little David going ont against big Goliath, AMI
| piercing his forehead, aud cutting on his head
! for knew he'd have liked that when he; VA
! | well. While w.s in the midst, there come u
| brought Bob down. He was Methodist, Al,
had been to seek the minister, but couldn'
, happen on him. So he took the Book from
/ me, and read deal about peace, and hope
and pardon, md better country where angel
, lived, and there was no sin, or pain, till
I'd never thought Of these things before
Then be lnelt down by the bed, and prayed;
wiping OF the great drops as they formed O.
l Bob's brow: and then bob, who'd seemed t
u follow al through. but whoso eyelids ha
dropped, opened them again full, and ros
nearly up from the pillow, and said: "Gool
bye-old--Jake," quite plain, aud then fel
a back dead.
o Twas bound to 80 to tho factory next mor1
] ing, though had no heart for it, but tbs
l muet go on, we'll OF III. I'd money enough
, get Bob buried decent by pawning my silvt
q watch, for as for his stepnnother she'd nc
t come nigh him while ho was alive, and WASH
going to beg money to put him in the grount
t Most Of the chaps liked him, be was % goot
natured, and some said they'd come 10 b
funeral. There was great noisy piston Bo
had used to call Tommy Shoooo-Shoooo, frol
!, its making row enough for ei1. He worke
: just by there; and the day we buried him,
tied y bit Of blkck stuff round the bottom
+ it, just for mourning, like. A youngeter vi
t prayed by Bob calls out: "Let it bide
i. Then they were al quiet, and whispcse
i "Jako;" and I crept away to my place.