The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-03-25

and newspapers and sellsthem again,
sometimes'hs buys gingerIcaks' aand
eats'them ALL; but he is invariably:
tbusted,' hs:hecaNb it, by Saturday
.uight-Jseto-h; joe r.. "a
Joe lqeked baek, and. with perfect
indifference 70 tho .act that, he was
OBTAINING Mr.. Wire, answered that he
would ''be dar torectly.n, continuing:
his negotiations ti fer s:.s.,: sn empty p goods.
box lying at the !!.:g deor Sc; Of 9 .. lneigEhbor.
ing dry goods sstt store. Fl vt,W t",Whet want,
Mas Tom p he asked on his return:
Miss Mollie is going to be married
week after next, Joe, and, you may.
come Up :to tie @ house # # You % ike. /
waais. ai. afraid I might forget It: ~...' =.
"Whoop yo,t, q, III !! Thsnky, Mas
Tom; 7 boun to zee; Miss Mollie step
de carpet. But, Lord-a-mussey! dem
new niggers you all got a'n'tt gwine to
lemme in" "
5"Comee tarodndSto the front door
and ,ask for me; - Cut cut now and
don't get busted. this, week because I
shall need all my money. 70 buy a
breast pin to wait on my sister in.
Come, John, 'let's register"
Joe's glance followed Mr.. Wise and
his friend till they were out Of sight;
then he turned and paused no more
till he reached an out-of-the-way gro
Gerry store, in the. window Of which
were displayed samples of fish and
soap and calico and kerosene-lamps
and dreadful brass :jewelry,. among
which was a frightful breastpin in
the shape. Of q crescent, set with red
and green glass, and further; erna-
mentea BY q chain ofthe most afro
eieas description eoneeigable:: Be
fore this thipeef beauty; nhiohss TO
l..!b bic bad 9 been = . tthins IF iey forwaeks,
Jee Paused 4 PED 81. fingered Gl and: smote
hls little h black 81 !t breast and sighed the
sigh IF Poverty. Ii Then Il he NeEt in,
What nopt 9e9 be Dc Price ef dat gents
pin in de o3rI eorner OBJ de window :" he
1I doG,f .ae sn9 s.,t K Z; H. :: co$ner =,
st the window, ds' said the proprietor Of
the st;p:3 Store.
Joe took tie mild pleasantly, la nd':y'jla and
inquiring "What mout be de price O.
de pin ?": was told That il, might be
anythinjg from nothing | d1jpl4=but it
could 60. for seventy five cents.
= He stood again outside the window,
looked sadly and rejecting at tie at-:
tractive bijou, then seated himself On
the curbstone, his crutches resting
in the gutter, ::and zthoughtfully
snoothed between his finger and
thumb the twenty five cent note Mr..
Wise had 'gi1vyenhim:n "Ef 1:takes dis
an de one Maao Toa e gwin1e 1i gimme
mex 5weekGdat'll be- fifty cents; but it
won't he seyenty:iye, 80 / got, make a
quarter on -de:two5 .Ef Miss Mollie
Mowed, I;'spee'lshe would wait: anod-
Rer keek forget married, an: den I
bRonldn't t run no risk o' desc; but II
an't:gwihe to- tell her, cos I know: she
couldn't help tellin' Mas Tom, and I
want TO- s'prise: him. Mas Tom is
n made me feel good : many q; time !; I
N. want e II to make him feel; good wunst.
He don't nevyur come dis way, an
4'n't seed dat pin, or he would ha'
had it fore now" IL >..>. ,.>..
Then little Joe bestirred himself,
and, obtaining the assistance of a
friend, took his dry-goods box up to
Capitol square. There he turned it
upside down. spread a newspaper over
the top, and proceeded to display his
wares:
A pyramid Of three apples stood in
one corner. { 8 a small stack Of pepper
mint, candy was its -. vs;s-o3vas !; 9 tiny
glass Of peanuts graced the third,
and was confronted by lemon that
had seen life, and was now more sere
Ethan yellow. But the crowning glory
was the center-6ece- unhappy
Hooking pie, Of visage pale and thin
physique, yet how beautiful to Joe
He stepped back on his crutches, turn.
ing his head from side to side as he
surveyed the effect, took up a locust
branch he had brought, with him = t.
brush awxayy the 9 flies, and, leaning
aIgainA Ii |fi2 ifon i railing, WITH calm
dignity awaited coming events. -,
glance presently fell On tht
6gure'of d negro boy; who stood witt
longing: eyes ,onsthe delieacieas Of hi
Et.ble, and it was like i strange feel
ling Of kinship that Little. aJbe con
stinueds TO regard the newcomer, fol
rhe too had :bsen7bfandeds by misfor
tune He appeared about Joe'su age
and should have been taller, but !: hi
Ilegs had been amputated2 nearly u]
| Ito the knee; and as he stood & on tn,
pitiful stumps, supported ;by :a:3 shor
caneiin one hand, his head was hardl,
as high as the iron railing. He ha.
none of Joe's brightness, but locke,
il Tagged and dirty and hungry, AM
evidently had no Mas Tom to hell
the good Lord and the birds Of tn
! air, to- take care of him. His ski
! vas ofa dull ashen hue, and tn
! short wool which clung: close to : hi
! scalp was sunburnt till it was red an
i crisp, and formed;a curious contras
\ To .his hack face. One armwas hart