The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-23
HU2sDAY, JUNE IS, 1870.
From Chambers Journal
s. BOB.ee
A Workingman's Story.
IooNT1NuEp.l

was a fellow down in luck and
"I'Il trouble you for one Of
them fish; there's more thar
eat young shaver.
he shouts, that's jolly. You'l
be chap 1 want. Come on to my
and I'll fry'em, and give you
o."
sre's that?" / said. for
he was trying to humbug.
pointed to a ruined old mill
went on, | keeping a good
&c that he didn't bolt, which
IAN half expected.
entity, we came to the door OIL
Il. 1t stood right out among
and was built of wood. 1t was
yrOken down, only a bit Of one
sails standing. When we'd
Z saw there was fresh straw on
ound. aud an old great-coat
up like a bed. This looked
I Thought as j threw myself in
corner, and watched the younk-
up bit of a fire, and set the
cook on a broken sauce pan
- did just smell good, though
~ dripping, for they we're so
turned beautiful brown with
oking to the pan. When l saw
iidn't stop for any asking, but
4 out my loaf, and seized the
By the tail, crunching like a
Ices who's not eaten for six
Now, III go for Eagle Eye,
kiddy. / didn't stop to ask
PIE Eye was. but in a minute
u in one Of the FUNNIEST lit
I've ever seen. It was a long,
potted one, with crooked legs
lt head, something like a good
bull. When it saw me it
short and wsgged its 6 mp
then it came on a yal or
then its master showed at
and it went jumping about
ad dog.
ent on eating a good while
talking, though | saw the
= was cycling me curiously.
when the three of US had clear
every scrap, he said: My
Bob, and this is Eagle Eye
ats your name?"
call me Jake" down our
1ugh / won't swear | was
ID So"
ia funny nameI Well. Jake.
Ike the pipe of peace"
loke a pipe of baccy, il that's
mean" says / and / pulled
ort black clay, and half an
rag I'd saved since morning.
k up a wooden thing made
branch of a tree. filed and
y, putting away as grave as a
most expected to see the dog
ii next.
tell US your story" said Bob,
d both got we'll alight.
a to rather like the little chap,
such good cheek, so | just
all about it-how that | was
ook-out for work, and the
md the dog both looking at
linking, as if they quite un-
what [ was saying. Now"
Il tell you who l am"
told me how that his mother
be was born. and his faith
d again; that they were pref
t but his step-mother used
hat his frther died a year a.
0w she'd taken to drink, and
4 out of the house. so that
20 home once a fortnight,
we'd as best he could. I've
Eye" said he; land now
share my wigwam, aud we'll
Etiug and fishing together
ow you where there's hedge
euty; and we'll get a rabbit
letimes, and trap larks. /
it be primer" / felt too
ufy; but l dropped off asleep
. -l coat.
woke, the sun shoue so
atI thought it must be late;
e &c. up, though feeling rather
lab leepy. I'D to look about a
ra | could see Bob, for be lay
iot of straw, with the dogs
~ on his cheek in the COM
l didn't stop to say good
Il l own he'd been kind
lerience of starving is that
v 10 time to be grateful then.
3u I just left them, and
sea e crust that I'd saved for
st, as l tramped along the
r The bells of the factories go,
out half way across to the
got to the first about 10
5er 6. A gentleman came
glass door and shouted:
ha6 o you want, young manW
ease sir, do you want a hand?"
3 d0n's" ne answered short
aiQ on his heel. when the fore
10 up. who's late?" asked
at4 nan.
)gers, sir. :"
againl then I'll discharge
3, you," he said, calling to
are you up to now? Can
Gus work."
sir" / said, and was just
I'D come from the North,
Mt into his Office. saying /
IN till breakfast if / liked.
Ks all l wanted, for / knew
What they S.q~ired; and /
enough to be taken on
my mates showing me
3 oHld get grub on tick, so
sling I'd too good meals
nd felt a bit different to
The night before.
3 chaps found me a lodg-
wn, where | slept; and
ing Saturday, got paid for
). and had few pence in
ct buy baccy and such like.
g ing on the river bridge
fa0pn, smoking with some of
weed closed early, when
ID, all of a sudden. the
abar sob, for, on my word, I'd
.hto nothing before but my
/ wouldn't tell the 9TH
I'D the chance l slipt off
to where the old mill
mile in the country.
cot to it / climbed up on
rsa sks. and. looking through
a Eagle Eye standing up
no corner watching a pair of
he ost, while his master
g be lecturing him. at least /
6 Sc IN m the sound of his voice.
he b1gs heard me almost i'm
LaL. d began To hark. so