The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-11

had to give 1t up. Then my money was |
about gone, and set up this stand and |
have sold peanuts ever since-that's five |
years. No, there's no Thanksgiving |
for me unless 1 find Johnny and |
never shall"
"Mebbe you will" said the boy
''Things tarn up sometimes when you
amt a-lookin' fer 'em, like this ten-cent
stamp. I didn't set any hopes on keep
| in Thanksgivin' but man says to ne,
as I was a-standin' in Fulton Market,
Would you carry this turkey as far as
the Third avenue cars ? 30 DID.
But as sure as MY name is Johnny
! Mooney I was cheated after all, unless
you take it. F"
els your name Johnny? % asked the
old man. Well, then, you shall keep
| Thanksgiving for me, for your name:
He poured pint of peanuts IN
Johnny's hat. Tie boy held out the
torn stamp.
"No, no, said the old man, "'throw
it in the gutter. I might pass 1t on
somebody that'd go hungry on account
of it. 1 don't want to be wicked, II L
can't be thankful.
'sThen here she goes, !" said Johnny,
tossing the stamp into the gutter, land
thank you, Old Peanuts But what
makes the boys all call you Old Pea
| nuts p" he added, cracking nut be-
| tween his teeth IS or mebbe it's your
name p
cts as good name as any other,
| said the old man. IS haven't seemed
| TO myself to be John Dorfiing since that
happened. So I'd rather be called Old
Peanuts"
johnny went down Chatham street
crunching his peanuts anu hopping in
| glee. and Old Peanuts leaned his
| wrinkled cheeks in his hands and
sighed.
Is May be worse thingsu come upon
me by my unthankfulness," he said to
himself ; ''but I can't be thanKful.
But worse could not come. If had
| only died long ago !"
Presently another small boy stopped
in front Of him-ragged, shoeless and
hatless, but with clean, iolly-looking
face.
GIVE cents worth of peanuts" he
said briskly.
Old Peanuts poured the peanuts into
the boys pocket, which he held open to
receive them.
"Here's ten,' said the boy.
GA torn one again T. said the old
man. lit looks like the very same one
offered me just now. Where'd you get
it?"
"Out of the gutter down the street, "
1 SdlA IlC DOJs
cit must have gone floating down, -
said Old Peanuts. "Well, they say q
bad penny always turns mp again.
"Give me five, quick, said the boy.
"I want to buy some taffy with the
rest
ssGoing to keep Thanksgiving, too, I
s'pose," said the old man, " though I'd
like to know what you can be thankful
for"
r .Lots," said the boy. ''Fustly, for
E this luck. I don't pick up ten-cent
stamps every day"
"Well, and what else?" asked Old
Peanuts
s'Cause I'm going to get a splendid
dinner. But 1 must give my hail
$ a-pullin' out, or they won't let me in, ,
he said, laughing and trying to dis
e entangle the mass of brown hair on his
head.
"Who won't let You in % asked Ole
Peanuts.
"Why, the Mission" answered the
I. boy. 'sAnd it most time to be there.
e "The stamp isn't good" said Ole
Peanuts, handing it back to the boy.
''Why, yes, it is" said the boy
It " It's only dirty"
''I told boy just now to fling into the
e gutter
"He must be a funny boy to fins
stamps away" said the boy, laughing
"No," said Old Peanuts tnot 81
funny I as you think bLI1 i he he only went IT.; il
of peanuts because his name wa!
Johnny"
Then you ought to give me pint,
said the boy, laughing again, " for m!
names Johnny, too. -
"Don't stand there laughing at m,
and telling lies p said the old man, i'm
patiently.
|. s''Taint Ges,'' answered the boy
a Ny name IS Johnny. There I cal
prove it," He drew small thin care
4 out of his jacket-pocket and held it up
Read that" he said, triumphantly.
4 1t was a card of admission to tht
n Mission House dinner. The old maj
- snatched it and read John Dorfiing
z You r. he said. His hands shool
so that the card slipped cut of them
just then there came a gust of wine
, and away went the card and the bo,
- after it. The old man tried to call hin
4 back, but he was too much agitated t.
20 speak. He shook in every limb, but h
& started after the boy, running as fast a
he could. But the boy ran twice a
N fast, and he disappeared around col
ner. Then the old man raised feebl
? cry, "Johnny Johnny Stop, Johnny!
i He turned the corner, breathless, bu
7 the boy was no longer in sight. o
went the old man, looking right an
/ left, peering in the open doorways an
% gazing wildly oown the cross-streets
. But suddenly he thought, How sill
? I am He has found his ticket an
y gone to the Mission dinner" So, wit
II renewed hope, he turned his steps tov
a ard the Mission.
"a He explained his errand to the dool
% keeper, and was ushered into Iarg
. room where two hundred or more boy
,d and girls sat at long tables laughin
m and talking merrily and devouring goo
things. Up and down the passages Oh
!" Peanuts walked, gazing at every brown
haired boy but he did not see Johnn,
ii Then the children were appealed t.
to Silence was called for and the questio
y asked, Sc LIS John Dorfing her g, or dot
any one here know him ?" But all tt
"a children shook their heads. The supe
st intendent then searched the books an
found the name John Dorhing,"
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