New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-01
LITTLE JOE.
ri JIMMIE wOODvILLR.

Tom Wise, groae Dlg nan0eOmo IeuO~s
with Q heart Of the SAINT order, WAS stand
held cigar in his mouth with his left hand,
and with bis right had just struck match
against the lamp post, when at-or rather
under-his elbow . voice exclaimed cheerlly,
''B,.sted agin, Mas TOnV'
Tim thr W glance over his shoulder,
and there stood Little joe" small mics
happen negro about fife years old. with
cru .ches under his arms, and feet all twist
cd out Ut shape, bis tces barely touching
the ground as ne hoped along. He bad
on an old straw hat with only hint Ut =
brim There must be some law Of cohesive
attraction between straw and wool, for
little Joe's Uranium was large, while
Tn. hat was email, and set back
much nearer the nape Of his neck
SHAN the Gro Of his head, yet
held ita place ike n natural excrescence or
q horrible bore. Joe had met with v~iy
few people mean enough to laugh IT him,
fyr. though he possessed all the brightness
and cheerfulress and pluck of defOrmed
people grn-rally, there was wistful look
nb,ut his ewes which his want of height
aid his position Un crutchcs intensified Tin
decd. perhaps, crea.ed). by ping them
uptnrnr.i while talking with any one taller
than himself; and this was generally the
cese, for thcr. we're no grown people so
small az Little Joe. His shirt was torn and
has pantaloons ragged, but to gid these
faded slGrirs no were a swallOw-ta tailed coat
with trass hMttons, which some one had
ciyun HIN, whether from O sense of humnr
or Is sentiment OF charity, let the gods de-
side.
"3usted acin, Mas Toni
"What busted you this time, JOEY"
asked Mr., Vie
"Lumb-r, Mas Tom. WAS in de lnmb"r
bizn,es lms' week. bnyin' ole shingles an
seliip' 'eM Tor kiEdiin'; but nv pardner, he
naked g. run on so bank-leas'waya Oh my
breaches pocks'-and den ruined away
hisself. Amt yvu gwine to sot me- up ae IN,
Has' Tom"
.'Wh.t business are you going into this
weekl''
"'Feckshnunery," re plied Joe, taking tho
smarter Mr.. W,sehanded him. "Dis".l do
t.. bnv dc goods, but 'twon't rent dc sto' !.
Nae' Tom.
sWhal storei' asked Mr.. Wise.
dat big sto' liant al Manson 10 jes'
moved ou.ep'. Mr.. Manson say may hab
it fer sebnen hundred dollars If you'll 60
NV skOOrty
Tom laughed: "Well Joe, l was think
ing woul.in', 20 security Ter any body THE
week Don't yun think you Can do business
on y smaller scale -
Joe's onnnteu snce tell, and he suffered
VH.CsyS Otit u SuVhkAt y
ut, ,,ck him, and he escla iined Gisdainfully:
"Anyhnw, I Amt o k.ering 'brut Hunt an
Mahsnm's ole s,o'-der ole senben-hundrei
dollar -io'! can git goods box an turk
il upside COVE, an STAN it up by de Capitol
gruiln's. az mere iU.ks'l pass ION an buy
goobors ..nn would me in da, ole sto' all
d. yea. D,y amt spi.ir' mel"
As Joe llm!' d Oft 20 invest his money. his
po., hJ'l- legs Swinging, and his swailow-
-. u led xAt /.
was
belonged 20 Us before the var" said
Tom. Poor hftle devil! The good Lord
and the birds Of the MIR seem to take Ca, Z
Of him set him up in business with
twenty-five cents every week, aud look
after hl,n - little in other ways Sometimes
he buys matches aud newspapers, and sells
them again; sometimes he Ouys ginger
ca!ee ami ease them ALL hut he il .nv.r,s 4,
bly, 'huster,' ae liz calls it, by Saturday
niaht--Jos DOT, Joe'
Juo looked back. and with perfect indif-
ftr6pce TO The ,Act that he VAS detAiuips
Mr.. Wise, answered that be would "be tar
furUcily con,iIuIns his negotiations Tor ar
empty good. box lying ut the door of
neir hburil. dry goods store What YOU
want, Mas Tom Z" he . ked ON his return.
"Mi.s Mol. Is gniug 10 get married week
after next, Joe and you may come up TO
En- uOuse wv" "no' 90 GA "'u AAibub
forget it,
"WbOop you, Sr thanky, MAJ ION.
loun' 70 see Miss Mollie step Of de carpt.
But Lo'n e-Mas'l dem new niggers You
all got an't gwine to 'Tmne IN
Come 10 the front door ana ask for me.
Cit our Now, aad doh gTs busted TINS
weok, because sbali need al ny money 10
hu. hr-as,pin 20 val: on my sister In
Co,ue. J,au, isr's ,egiater; ,y;
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