The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-01
Youthful Aspirant Looking for Place
to Grow Up With.

while / was seated in the kennard
House, Cleveland, waiting for supper
and train time, the omnibus backed up
to the door, the porter ran out and a
boy about thirteen years old descended
from the vehicle with an air of con
siderable importance. He handed his
old satchel to the porter and walked
down to the office without looking to
the right or left. His shoes were old
and worn, his garments were coarse and
ill-fitting, his hair was long and un-
even, and as he halted before the stove
for a moment to warm his hands he
pulled out a half.consumed cigar from
his pocket and lighted it.
The porter came along at slow pace,
a look of disgust on his face. and as he
reached the stove he dropped the way
worn satchel at the boys feet.
"Here you look out" exclaimed the
lad. "That there satchel contains
wealth, and you'd better be leetle har-
monious in handling it. Is Kennard at
homeW
The porter gasped for breath and
pointed to the clerk behind the desk.
The boy walked up to the register,
picked up pen and laboriOusly wrote {:
"Jim, rite from New York" Wiping
of the pen on his elbow, he remarked to
the clerk:
"Supper for one is how much"
"Seventy-fve cents" replied the clerk,
after looking him over.
"Whew! but that's hard pan, that is!
After a fellow has been putting up at
the Fifth Avenue for year these West
ern prices knock him down. Only sew
enty.five cents, eh? Can you change a
dollar bill p -,
The clerk handed him back two shil'
lings, and the boy relighted his stub,
walked back to where the porter had
taken a seat, and in tone OF reproach
observed:
"There's that ERE satchel right where
you droppedit. You leave it there and
let it get stolen if you want this house
sued for fifty thousand dollars dam
agesp :,
The porter hesitated little and finally
took the satchel to the cloak-room ano
procured a check.
"That's more like business" remarked
Jim, as he pocketed the check. " Yor
probably thought was some one-hors'
member of the Legislature from some
scrub county town, but that's where
you got left. Twenty minutes to sup
per, eh? Well, you find me one of th'
daily papers"
Jim sat down near the stove, and th'
porter, laboring under seeming mag
netic influence, hunted up a paper ant
handed it to him.
l happened to sit next to the boy a
supper. He gave his napkin a critica
examination, scanned the tablespread
and when the waiter came along to hin
James remarked:
"Oysters fried in crumbs, milk toast
green tea, billed egg, hot biscuit; an
You want to jump as if Goldfish was fort
cents pound and the market risingV
The waiter didn't jump. He move
off at slow pace.
"Pll fix himp' whispered the bo
in a confidential way. "He probabi
owns a brown stone front on some higf
toned street. I'll buy the next house
him, tear it down, put up boiler shol
and I'll hammer Texas out OF his peat
and harmony i.
Jim seemed to have an affection ft
fried oysters. As he lifted up the tent
one and dropped it behind his teeth, b
turned to me and said .
"Fair to medium, but vet l sigh II
the bivalves of the st. Nicholas. 1t
Gurus, isn't it, how a feller will get use
to one race of oystersW
While the waiter was absent after
second cup of tea, the boy had strugg
: with himself as to whether he had bett'
leave a shinplaster beside his plate.
heard him saying to himself:,
"Of course it would look kind
stylish and unique to put down tV
shillings for that fawning sycophant
, pick UP, but l am not on the uniql
lust now Pm looking for land, al
land costs money"
met him again on the train. 1
;; was asking me if knew of lively TOW
in the West where go-ahead boy abo
; his size could commence at the foot
l the ladder and grow up, when the co
Q ductor came along and called for ticke
8 "Half fare, of COURSE" replied Jill
as he felt in his pockets.
"Full ticket" said the conductt
reaching right and left.
: els this bigger road than the M
York Central ?" demanded the be
"They didn't charge but half fare
that road, and it had three more trac
on than this. Don't count me out
!, that way, Mr.. Conductor"
Il "Ticket ticket % called the oflici
. "Pass on and come and see me lat
q for the cash is in my boot" replied ii
\. getting ready to pull off one. :,
u In about twemty minutes the c0ndl
= tor returned, and the boy rendered b
!. = half fare in small change and said :
''ee "Don't be tough on a feller. Th'
}, wasn't room for both Boss Tweed a
q me in New York, and 80 Pm looking
y Western town to grow up with"
% "You are old enough for full far
10 10 observed the conductor.
- "That's where my looks deceive
x x they do. The fact is / don't age wo
"a a cent. have looked to be about
20 old ever since can remember"
~ Half fare was taken, and after the G
" 7, ductor had departed Jim returned
a, the subject nearest his heart by rema
ic "Pd like to find town of about
hundred denizens, for instance. l CO
n n line the church, walk around with
ne ne nifty in my eyes, and in no time at
nc I'd be an alderman or somethin'.
l, ne bound to work up, I tell you, and If
10 fellow can beat me at securing the al
.lr III tions of discriminating public, | w
an ~, say word"
en- I left him in Toledo. He was lool
ha ,a at a patent spring bed-bottom, wit
no view to purchase state right, and
ID musing-
I.u ra "The question vividly arises Ca
A 'a' fellow with patentright work his
TO- to the hearts of the nassesT ~
ro-
led The bare suspicion of preferenc