The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-12-07

lie appeared 80 ailhlOu0 I"' " "'E"''''
that ! was forced to say;
81 don't think thSy will WilIic, be-
cause that would be sure to make her
unhappy-wouldn't IT,"
This brought Il fresh burst Of sobblng,
and then he said:
81 hope ri he hanged, ! want to die
now. It's no living without mother, and
everybody else 80 cruel, There's nobody
to pit their arms round me when ! am
hungry. I-l-Im trying not to cry
| made it all up before ! CANE that
wouldn't cry, but somehow can't help |
it. II seems very bard that God should
take her away, for ! loved her 50, and I'm
such Il small boy,'
! could not get an answer and nobody
else seemed ready to speak. picked up
the purse aud molioucd 10 him to follow
me into another room, and there poor
Willie told me his mothers history, and
a sad, sad history it was,
It was the old .tory-a garrett, pinch
ing want, and Il hard struggle for bare
life, which finally drove the mother into
delicate health, and the boy into one OF
Hut hero nnor WiIIic,. ,roublcs in.
CREASED 1hr hoy. nr fine "bomru
crowdrJ rnund lhn STRANGE liulc arrival
and dubbed him "litDlc Jiuks," 80
rudcncss or unkiudncss was mcant-it
was their custom, aud he had to give up
asking them 10 call him Willie, Tor
" Little Jinks," they would have him,
and NOTHING else. The Gr.l day passad
all well cnouphh mace one or two nc
]1uaiutancr3 and AT uipbt. when nII were
aslccp. and the cold moonlight stole into
the dormil,ry, he had a GOOD c,y. keen
inc hi. head unified in the bcdr,ntbc.
to .tinc the sound.
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ANA my "II'' 'IfIW ii"T " l'''I''"H o" V"'
street one o'y' I'" no,
The last speaker didn't get his laugh
out, for though he lowered up tall and
strong, "%Iinks' had flashed through the
air at his throat like Il bloodhound.
They fought long and ii"rc"Iy, and, small
as he was, "jink+' seemed to b' getting
the best Of it, when one of the assistant
masters suddenly appeared on the scene,
and put an end to the struggle.
And now "Jinks' experienced the
danger Of going against tn" majority.
The small boy and himself gave the true
version OF the story the other boys, one
and all, gave quite a different one and
the majority carried the day.
"JinkS and Johnnie were taken in
and cancd TIL every bone III their bodies
achcd, and then shut up II scparatc little
rouul4 ON fine Ground lunr with q IunCh |