The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-12-28
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Who JE was. uhere hs came fram in
the mafhine, where Ii. ~snt III niRlt,
interested neither Sampson n.r ssnfgrs
nor FllAins. TIL. LATTER hal. M, ~. n,
inr. invited him nni ~ Witness the prr.
rsntstlnn ~ that glory III thr drama.
The Riaek Sh.r1,, III ~ followed Nv
" the splitting farce ~ I'll. Onr.
lrrrel Sha maker" Int ,Dne had pc.
liiels declined, murmurinr something
about duties that detained him IA home.
1hefcnpnn, Filkins had lifted hts eye.
i,roNe. anil made III more advances. liz
Ind never found Young men with ",ln.
iiea congcnial companions.
by 1880. New.i.ar's morning, Joe
hal completed his marketing among
the shops and stalls on BRAD AMI. hut.
rr square, mud, with his basket swung
on his arm, had begun trnlging home.
wari. HI kept sharp watch, as was
his wont, Ia lett and 10 right, 81 scc II
there was anything hc could lo for any.
body. When one IN ON the lockout Tor
somcthil n VI that mature. something
generally turns nr, and II was hnrl on
to II when Joe turned into that sloppy,
iecayed old street, which he Ind turned
into REGULARLY ever, night since he had
bNn IN Ssnrgcs' employ.
liz Wa@ growing drrndfmlly tired III
TINT street. II wasn't busy street,
Nothing ever seemed 10 stir In II, except
tired men anl women going ont md
coming IN from labor. Nothing ever
went mp on II !; nothing ever came down.
The old wooden buildings just gathered
y few more licl.nr. and rnnk Il little
from twclvrmontl 10 twrlyemonth. II
wasn't a cheerful street. II sometimes
Hcemed 10 doe m II all the tired, and
discouraged, nnd sick, and cross. In the
city---all tho people departing enough
- b. wretrh~l, anl VT not ,ls.pairing
enough 70 give ~ a kind u automatic
effort, had gathered themselves together
ahcrc. Joc began whistling M roon nm
he entered IT. precincts. aud wlistled
Justify, just ~ hoya 10 who have their
courage ~ keep up, until lie rame along.
ehn the dccrcpii wooden building that
held his "home.
Up two flights, nnd turning ~ the left
he entered n nmall room. the atmosphere
OF whirn wins charged ia about equal
proportions with tile 0.ior Ill muLly
wallpaper atli of somr kind IT pnngcnt
linlinsnt. A mii,llc.aee.l. unhappy.
looking man, with Ills feet nnl ie,s
stretched ont on two chairs, reelinel be.
lore the window. His gay dressing.
gown was wrapped tightly around hiu
bMy. nnd gray Hllnwl was swntlcd
AUUfH lin Iitnbh HnI frrt,
TnlH waH Joe's Uncle William.
fnir William 1ad hccn ia hiu day n
d,sling young man, Int he I'm dashed
Just little top inf. airl nil nj once. ~
sometimes hnppens Ia parallel caHpr
ln',nl himself ,ined NJ, Iod, and soul
Then. since nothing elTo remained a. W.
done. he hnl reperts,I. and found. to lis
establishment. tlnt thr laws al nature
wouldn't work backward. even fur ~.
pontnnt prulIgulH The almslo,lac I'M.
pended. just then J~, Tie aizn III
who's. heart was ont II al proportion
Will, hls prcnniary resources, hai inter.
poHsl, liz had left pleasant boarding.
place for u detartablr tenement. nuaillcd
himself with burden Which be was
likely 70 carry TOR life, aud gone Ii house.
keeping.
Uncle William. when securely estni,.
lislted Il. hin tliree CHAIRS III .toe's *.
pcnse. Ind given himself nnreaar,edly
% br'DslinR over hih troubles nnl HI.
msnsing his hnra fuic. His melancholy
Bake wns, tliis morning, ilx.d oal oil mo
window. and he failed ~ Withdraw II
wien Joe uttered.
Morning ngaln. Uncle William, !"
kaid 1ue, brirkly. It'H bran ii hi duh
hel. for New. Years morning Inn II,
oh r
Uncle William, slowly turning from
The window, delivered himself 81 n ,o,,ud
tl'at might have becn either n yrnnt or
proan.
And yon haven't found anything liz.
tefeHtinK In TIN papers r. continued Doe.
looking down nj The pile of periodicals.
I" ] laid IN literally for I'll the pictori.
.Is. hoping you would be entertained by
them. !"
Uncle William shook hir hend slowly
and = trihe scornfnlly.
] couldn't be entertained hy Met.
ures, NJ; Pvo been rcAcctinu,s
Then ] wouldn't reflect my more
i don't agrc" with yon. Ar.nt Won
Rlnd you're going II have me for com.
psny. this afternoon? Aud a hot d,u.
ner. too HIT dinners nre lnxnrier
nowadays. Sne hire. will yon 4" pnll.
Ing from ont hi@ basket Il round az
beef.
Lnrlc William eyed Ii glounily.
. fNeistrak for 4 New.Ycnr's dinner ~
mnttsrcd he.
!" Itecisleak irn's 10 be ds.pised..-,,o,
= It's tender aud juicy IN tl.ia," replied
Jne, making Al ineision III tlis t.sf viii,
~ peekrs.knile, ani watching thu juicc
start ont with ~ expression u keen
qualification.
!" Not IN our y,resent xityatiMt, / know
y, Joe that's The 1inD ~ II, I0n't
blame You, Joe hut can't l,elp think.
ING how II used n b. Will, inr.
Herr Uncle William attempted NOV.
ing one u bits limbs, biz his foot against
c'sairllsck, aud cried oul with pajn.
Jos slappsd hir steak upon Tie table
brought Uncle William his I,piucnt
and then rironeflci m inio biz b~l.
room three minutes. aud he wan back
again, ~ q suit tha patches whereof ".
tested the fact that he hif his own mend.
Ing. - we'll ~ cooking.
Now, we must have dinner Ia 4
my. uncle. Then I'm going 10 give tbe
r.,nm = thorough cleaning ~; and alisr
lhss, \ Nm. I,owd bnnGs Ip W. wash.