The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-12-10
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ford so 1 sneaked off toward the
cast for the hero, was of JerrY's
mind, and sneaked away along with
him.
We had made but twelve miles
| when the manager and q constable
came up with us; Those were per-
emptory days; they offered US our
choice of the fine arts again, or pris-
! on. After a natural hesitation, we
chose the arts, and were driven
back to them like sheep. Nights
profits sd. In the morning the
whole company dissolved away like
a SNOWFALL. tombstone and had a
mesgre breakfast and walked on il
twenty-six miles. lie was stout
feliow-shone in brjgands-he en-
couraged and helped me along; but
at last could go no farther.
My slighter frame was quite worn
out with hunger and fatigue.
leave Eae," said; 'Perhaps some
charitable hand will aid me, and if
not, why, then 1 shall die; and l
don't care if L do, for have lost all
hope"
"NOnsense," cried the fine fellow.
''Pll carry you home on my back
sooner than leave you. Die? that
is word a man should never say.
Comet couragei. only four miles
more"
No. l could not move from the
spot. l was what l believe seldom
really happens TO any man, dead
beat body and soul.
/ sank down on a heap OF stones.
Johnstone sat down beside me.
The sun was just setting. 1t was
bad notwithstanding people TO
lie out on stones all night. A man
can stand cold, and he can fight
with hunger; but put those two to-
gether, and life is soon exhausted.
AT last rumble was heard, and
presently an empty cOal-wagon
came up. a cOalheaver sat on the
shaft, and another walked by the
side. JOhnstone went to meet
them; they stopped; ! saw him
pointing TO me, and talking earnest
ly.
The men came up to me; they
took hold of me, aud shot me into
the cart like weight of
coal. "Why, he is starving with
cold" said one of them, and he flung
half a dozen empty sacks over me,
and went on. at the first public
the wagon stopped, and soon one of
my new friends, with a cheerful
voice, brought pewter f1agon OF
porter to me. l slipped it. "Don't
be afraid of it," cried he; "down
with it; it is meat and drink, that
is" And, indeed, so found it. 1t
was heavenly solid liquid to me
it was "stoUt" by name and "stout"
by nature.
These good fellows, whom men
do right to call black diamonds,
carried me safe into the Strand, and
thence, being now quite my own
man again, ! reached the Seven
Dials. Paley was in bed. lie came
down directly in his nightgown,
and lighted a fire, and pulled a
piece of cold beef out of the cup
board, and cheered me as usual, but
in a fatherlY way this time; and of
course, at my age, was soon ali
right again, and going TO take the
world by storm tomorrow morn
ing, He left me for awhile and |
went up stairs, Presently he came |
down again.
"Y our bed Is ready, John"
"Why," said /, 'yOu have not
three rooms"
"Lucy is on a VISIT" said he :;
then he paused. ''StOp 6 bit; Iii
warm your bed"
He took me up stairs to my old
room and warmed the bed. l, like
a thoughtless young fool, rolled in
to it half gone with sleep, and
never woke till next morning.
Idon't know what the reader will
think of me when l tell him that
the old man had turned Lucy out of
her room into his own, and sat all /
night by fire that ! might lie soft
after nv troubles. Ali he was a
bit of steel. And have you left me,
and can l share no more sorrow or
Joy with you in this wOrld2 Eth! /
dear, it makes me misty to think of
the old man-after all these years.