Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-04-27

workin' in the TELEGRAPH, aud very good
sort o. a job it Is, too, sir.
"You see, It come around kind o queer
like, and never look down at my decent
clothes and my clean hands but | think
of cold winters night when 'reddy's faith
er died of the trenors, and lett both OF
us without home or crust O. bread. Ia
bin stayin' at Teddy's, seein' as how l
had no other place TO go to, and when
we both on us found ourselves orphans,
we concluded there was nothn' Tor us
but TO beg or steal, to keep from starvin'
to death.
i "rd lever die, afore I'll take a cent as
didn't belong 10 me-" says Teddy. as we
stood before a restaurant WINDOW, look
i in ut the good things in side aud BLOWN
our fingers with one breath to keep the
/ frost from a rippin' on 'cm. Il say, Jack,
I wouldn't it be rum 'un eff some million
/ aired start US up in the newspaper
line"
NARY millionaire says I. folks
! don't 90 round hnntin' for such business
talent as YOU and hey gOt.n went OH,
and then turned suddenly, for a man as
had been standin' near us, big, well
togoed teller. teched me on the shoulder,
/ and said he:
/ "Well. my lads, i'm trouble p
i 81 should say so.'' said Teddy. and Se-
tween kickin' his toes and blOwin' has
i fingers to help 'em warm he told the man
all about it.
1 "About how much capital does it re-
ouire to start i'm business ?" he says with
a sort o. a smile, after he had listened to
Teddy's story.
"A quarter III do to start or" said Ted
Il dy
The man TUX out his pocket book and
handed him dollar. -
stake that, my little man." he says,
ssand hope you'll not deceive me OH
yourself, and make good proper use oil
it." and he jumped on Car, leavlh US
{ half laughiI and half cryin' ut our good
INV ewes ~ said 1, Teddy, we can go
{ Tn the theater and hev good meal tor
lonc't"'
"Not much. Jack Well buy little
, bread and bunk under the sidewalk until
\ mornin'. Business is business. and j
5 mean to do the square thing by that ERE
5 chap as done the handsome thing by us,
e you bet J"
n So we went i'm the newspaper business,
n a bunkin' in coy spot under the side
walk. We got some old rags and some
: straw, and it was better'n nothin' to cover
J. us up with.
!, I.remember the Knight wien a big
e streak of luck struck us. and we went to
" the theater. 1t was late when we came
S home, and We had crept into our bed, and
{ had snuggled up together, to keep warm
: and was talkin' of the theater and the
/: actors. when we heard hurryin, rustlin
; sound OH the sidewalk over us, and two
men came runnin' down past the very
g place where we was. and behind EN- we
e could hear shouts and runnin'.
d Drop it, Bill, you fool" heerd one
r. on 'em saw. and as couple of shots wa:
e fired. one OF the felleis jerked suthln ne
is had inshis hand over near where we was
It and dashed with his pal through the al
lev way, couple of policemen after 'em
. We waited for nearly al hour, not dar
n ing to stir tor fear if the peelers fount
us boozng under the sidewalk they't
l. nab US and have us vagged. beg par
Y ding, sir. these slang words come natura
n Likely Then Teddy he creeps out ant
1t pinks suthin up that the two fellers he(
IS drapped.
"Lor'!' he says, in whisper, sits a tir
o box.
II We didn't sleep any more that night
]. for we was too much excited, and as sOor
o as mornin' papers was ready went aftel
t 'em.
Teddy could read and looked over thu
e paper the first thing, for the box which
d he had hid i'm the straw was uppermOs
in his mind.
And what do you think? Dear me, i
le there wasn't fill column about a bani
d robbery the night before, ard the robbers
-e ID got away with tin box cOntainin
twenty thousand dollars in bonds ant
r. money.
mo more work to-day" says Teddy, a
e. we sold our papers, and went back T.
r. the straw under the sidewalk, and fOlde'
ut the box In paper. "I'yeimportant bus
mess with the bank"
erl 1t was IL o'clock when the little felle
and myself walked into the bank as wa
named in the paper as bein' robbed, a
big as life.
~ Get out out you young vagabones
re "Vagabone yourself !" chimed Tedd
TX an no music y
De what do you want ?"
t. ST want to see the bank"
Id This is the bank. Come young ma
bit step out"
II tell yer want to see the head man.
We says leuuy I've impOrtalI DuSih0'
e- with him."
ut The old codger kind o. III ssitated. BIT
DIS finally TUX us into little room. an
es there the VERY identical mob as ha
given us the dollar sat talkin' to tw
rs. fly cops about the robbery,
of s.Hullo!" he says, kindly like to me
swell, boys, what can do for you t.
day2"
ed, sAre you the bank ?" asked Tedd
I serious like. ttse4tt
nd II am the president of the bank" sa.
as he. What is it my little MANI"
Then Teddy ups and tells him the stol
and hands him the tin box.
nst You'd oughter see them fly cops frov
sy. at losn' stake i'm goin' after the CROOK
len and vOu'G oughter seen that banker ia
of Teddy's hand, with tear in his eye al
lid a sort o. stoke i'm his voice, and you
I'VE oughter seen how proud Teddy was
md week after he found himself employed
ne; the bank. and a thousand dollars to
ion account as reward TO his honesty.
vas AS to me, I'm in the TELEGRAPH, and
through Teddy's actin on the square,
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