The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-15

Joined Mrs. O'Connor. as she stood upright and
" but fhatIl do wild him 1 don't know. Sure
I'm not liked for takin IN boorders"
Oh, he can sleep 18th me-" saii Luke Mackey;
"he amt biggerp bar Of soap anyhow, and
will give you no trouble. Besides. he's an Irish
boy and an orphan: He has just arrived In this
country and he's thousands OF miles away from
homo without friend IN the world or a place
to put his head in"
"Conshumin to We. Luke Mackey |" exclaimed
MRS. OCOnnor " for the biggest liar Ia the
world Is Bridget O'Connor alive ? and mas she
paid her rint Tor these premises and while she
has a crust Of bread and room to live In can an
Irish orphan boy be frndless2 And is Luke
Mackey alive, aud eirnin his two or three dol
lars day aud would he see poor bye suffer
foi the bit, and the sup, and the shelter2 Yer
Welcome. me poor hoy God help you, me son
You shall have the best I can give you, though
boy...come In. what's your name p
" Me name Is Luke 0'Nelll, ma'am," replied
the Irish boy, a. he wiped a tear away which
Luxe O'Neill r. exclaimed Mrs. O'Connor, in
deeply interested tone. And fnat part Of
the boy.
-" From the county slieoi" almost shrieksd
Mrs. Conner. "Howly st. Bridget. dive hear
that Fiat was yer fathers n lme, alsna?"
Michael O'Neill." replied the boy.
And your mothers - was the next question.
"see that now y shouted Mrs. o'Connor, In
good to isl Me own darIintl me Dor n,tle
hoyl Mo poor dead sisters little Luke that I've
tossed IN me arrufns and carried on me back a
hunured times, and his poor mother, and father,
and little brother Patsy gone to Heaven be
tneir bsd Come to nae TIL smother you
Whoopl That may niver SIM but III hug tho
lie out o YER And to the great wonderment
ot both boys. Mrs. OConnor caught Luke
ONell to her BOSOM and well-nsh smotbered
And so you are my auntv r. exclaimed Luke
oNeiU when he was able to breathe.
~, itoth am God be praised!' exclaimed
Here the boy Mackey INDUCED In a hearty
laugh. anu then exclaimed
what sort OF an idea do you suppose Luke
had, Mrs. OConnor2 lie thought. from what he
had heard OF America. that everybody here was
iich, and that he SHOULD lind YOU grand lady,
rom; about IN your cartlage-that Is, II no
found you at all"
Faith had some such ideas as TINT mesif
before | kcm here!" rcjnined Mrs. OC1nnor.
" iut, sure, didn't take me long to find out he
difference. But. afther All IFS a grand country,
aud any bod, that wiling aud able to work can
make a llvIn at Taste, an that's more nor they
cin do In dear ould Ireland-God be good to
herl Iut, sure, the fault is not with the couu-
tnry' Tor she Ia the grandest the blissid sun
shines on. No, the f,ult Is wild the murdherin'
landlords and rich vlyaus that do grind aud OBJ
wise inc poor-that they may niver see gloryV'
You're right, Mrs. O'COnnor," returned
Country Mackey there's ALWAYS some sort OF
show here Tor ANYBODY who Ia honest. aud In.
custrious, and determined to succeed. Blackin'
DOCS Is better than loading around doing
nothing, out II don't exactly suit me, and I'm
going TO shoot 1t the first opportunity that offers.
There are some fellows who commence at II
when they are little, and stay at II all their lives
There are some dig snOOzers that meet every
day, twenty-three or twenty-four years old. trA-
vcliin around with a box on their arm, and sing
m out 'ShineF and Fighting the little fellows
on when customer comes along that ought to
be working al something better IT | thought |
should never get any higher than n bODtblack,
"a 90 down and jump on the dock-that's the
KIND OF harpin am It's all very well for little
fellows Ike Luke here, because hoe Mt do any
better. aud that puts me In mind that must
get "A set OF tools Tor him tonight, and to-mor.
row morning l'll give him his nfst lesson"
You're very good to me-" replied Luxe
ONeill. and I'll nyer forget 1t in ie! Ma, be
some day "a be aole TO p'y your
IL don't know" returned Country Mackey.
carclessy. :" don't see anything particularly
good IN tryn to help fellow My mother aud
father always taught me 1t was my duty 10 do
YES" chlmed In Mrs. OConnor, "but bows
don't always do what their parents taches thin,
Mnckey, and II my Luke here will be a. good a
wan he'll niver hear the cross word from my
much Gat 1o tut us BEFORE s9e
but i'sthe best I've got and sure l'm thankful
that I've got it,"
Ana at once they proceeded to discuss an
evening me Il, which, though not over dainty,
was heartily psrtakeu OF.
Luke O'Neill was happy IN HIS new avocation.
There was something very novel to him IN the
sights aud sounds OF the great city. Besides, his
anu poured out the wealth vi affection In her
greit Irish heart upon him lie was completely
harpy, for he VS. TOO young to dwell UPON the
tn lis he had suffered I home, and. n he some
times met with reours IN his new occupation Of
bootoack, the discomfort which 1t caused W 8
J
so, howeve-, with his fient aud protector,
Country Mackey. IL. had grown he trtlly tired
OF his business, aud ,nged to ind some other
means Of gaining a livelihood, even though IL
might not, IN pecuni ry sense, pay Well He
had answered every Advertisement Of " hoy
Nanied" which met ms eye IN the Herald,
which lie searched diligently, but there was a.
ways something In the way OF his success. He
aud his hitle companion mad tramp ID the cit
together for some months, and he had nediiV
reached his fifteenth ye'r. Day by day be grrN
Y ore and more di'sa .ished TIL he had at &
do IA aA4 IA af a a Anna -
ton, no m itter where II might lead.
They started out upon their rounds as usual
one morniug, and, ~ they walked along through
Water street. Country Mackey suddenly said:
Neiil-Lake NJ q meAn-you anu me
"Fnat forf' exclaimed the Irish boy, with
frightened look. sure haven done AMT hin
to ofiind ye. have II II have, tell NE fuat II
was, an I'd 90 on me knees to beg your pardon |
On, Luke. Luke, | love We betther nor me own
don't"
"Onend met" returned the boy Mackcy; no
indeed You're 1rst-rate little fellow. and
Ike YOU very much but the fact Is l. IN tired OF
this kind OF business, and have been for year
or more. W mt to, ana must try somei hing
else. A fellow can never rise any higher as long
as he follows this business, YOU knos
And fiat d'ye want to rss higher for p"
quered his companion, with "A puzzled look (;
"sure We are maxim more money than ye could
at ANYTHING else. Ye have bed to shape in, an'
all Je want to ate, and IA nj suit Of clothes Tor
Sund ~. aud that more wud We want2 Troth rs
inesili tha's the happy bye this day! | niyer
81 BOD enough !" returned Mackey; "Tm
GID you're hatpy. Every one TO his choice. But
] am not happy, ana never can be tn I've Got A
notch ABOVE TINS business. Ever since we beg IN
To attend night school. nearly yelr ago, I'VE got
new ideas into my head. Tney are wi III me All
the time, when am shining gentleman's boot
and when ] am In bed and asleep. | think Of
them ami dream Of tneu and tell you must
branch out IN some new direction"
"Wel II you must" returned Luke O'Nein,
you must. but dye mind this now? WHAT
liver way We branch out, or fnatever road vo take,
IN x, Willy fhaievcr may come OF It. lecin't
turn me "a We cant bHte me away wId a CLUB
even. Toe moment ne two eyes listed on We. "A
ye r ago lrly, loved YOU wild a love that will
niyer ind IN | die. wud 10 Wild We through
fire and watcrl Ia beg the world over wild \. I
I'd be your slave or yer dog, but m not lave
We! We sha'n't turn mo OH, 30 ye shan'tl The
ONLY way sc can get rid Of mo 10 to Kill ne, and
thin me ghost'll folly vel"
"Well, | don't want any ghosts running after
me-" said MacKey, smiling at the boys earnest
ness, so | dont think shall XIII you. II the
thing can he nxed YOU shall 20 wherever 20.
but how about your auutyf Do you think she
would agree to M
81 know she would" returned Luke. "Sure,
shc couldn't refuse me anything ia ask her.
God bless herl So now that have your prom
se fale aisier."
"Lpok therel" said Mackev. sud ienly, MS he
pointed to Il ble r eyed frowsy-hured, rum
50 iked man VINO Just then left "A bucket shop
with bottle OF whskey In his hand, and sting
gered by them. "What poor miserable Old
snoozer whiskey has made OF that fellow. |
heard man In the prayer meeting room up tho
street give his history the ether day. lie was "a