Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-12-19
The Missing Pages.

er's {! Atlantic Scnbaer ! All the
magazines -
But :hc people hurried past John S
littlo stand into the station, as they
had done all morning. Ouly IA Post
and Journal sid, aud here WAS
noon Profit. three cents On sua-
ny days his sal were petty bi>k,
hut il was driZzlng. Tie thick
PittSburg air was full Of falli. <
SCOT, and nobody cared to stop aud
buy.
mo wonder they want to hurry
cut of this hurrih place! mutter, d
.John, booking about at tie vel. din
gybouseS. tie pools of ii ok mud
through which the hoIse> uami.rd, ,
ard lhe clouds Of smoke rolling
tnrough the streets. He thought
of the sunny OHIO farm on which
lis Was born, aud felt that lie never
could grow used To this place. Thee
cents profit Not enough to buY II
loaf of lread.
John thought of his mother, ana
Of the scanty bre; kfast Which they
Rad eaten together III their bare
garnet, With lis windows opening
on the sooty roofs. If he could but
Rave had u good tIade he might
have carried nice little treat home
10 hcr. But tie crowd hurried
past.
magazines, mam'an Some
thing to read on"
The lady stopped. "Guodey?
All, your. .lsOks are dirty" d'rpr-
ing The sooty magazine with a shIug
OF Der shoulders.
AS if he could h, lp that But he
Logan bluWihg way The 8, o. for The
twentieth time that Gay. lU WAS
four StaIs since lis tItEer died, and
he ana his mother Lad come To
town, III d III that tlme lie tad dUhe
rothing bu. fight against soot a. d
<tarvatiOn.
lie opened one of the story papers
for boys. There MAS d sea story in
it toy goes Fl Ia tie hist ebay
tIist .ltN;"i!, II the thnd,
''lhe gallant boy .eared upon the
deck, and cImmodole asped him
III his arms'n
On the next page was an account
Of boy goiig & Lon'e from WOik,
~in arriEe1 just III time 10 scale !
the walls of b, Ing hulse, ar.d |
rescued a child, Tor ~h.cnGarln2 act |
Ee Was The heXt day ,aken i!lo part |
rersh'p by the chlld's father, u mill
louaiIe.
''S0me fellows have sucn spltIdid
ehances!" sad John, LAYING down
the book with sigh. NV I've |
b. ell here for wears, and nothing |
grand or noLle ever tuius up for he
10 do. Buy ten Posts, fifteen Jour
nails, daily sell tEem-it l can.
On SATURDAYS, buy The Weeklies.
Oncea month tLe magazines. Ihdt's i
the heft Of ii, year In AID year out.
How y "a ttlln" to nak= Il tenstrIke
at that sort of work 20
An old gentleman who had mis-
ed The train saumlered up, and be-
&; n idly loukmg over tile buys
SlOcA.
John watched him anxiou>ly. If |
he Should buy one If lie siA bound |
books! PIOtl Oh each WIS tWeu-
~ five cents. If lie should buy one |
ct those. he could take ii"Ine little |
treat tO his mother afSer AL
The buy's eyes fairly gIistened,
for, be-i!rs being foud of ills Ill III.
er, lie WAS hungry, and the Smell
Of fried oysters aud 'tfoe from the
restaurant near by WAS almost mule
than he could bear.
The Old gentleman took up one of
the boaks. John thought he was
certainly going to buy it. What !
should the treat lie ? A bit of fresh |
meat ? A niuce pie lie decided
that steak would be the brst.
"Ah, here is IA book which have
wanted for long time" said the
gentleman. Whats the prize of
this, my boy p
Those are ore ,lllr each, sir"
"I'll TAKE this. NJ, you needn't
tie it up. 1']l read it on the cars"
lie laid down bright silver dol
lar.
John could almost smell the delic-
jous steak, aud he Thought of his
mothers tilin, starved fL.s. Tnry
had not tasted meat fDr days Bat
giancs at the bJpk, ~ The ge tile
man dropped il into his Satci.cl,
caused him TO say family
''Stop, siL ! l dii not see which
one YOU were taking. That is an
imperfect cDpy. There are four
leaves missing ia the middle. -
Too bad throwing it down.
The dollar. please"
"Nill none of tie others suit I"