Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-06-20
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was sending me adrift felt sort o
sinking atthe heart not QUITE In accordanc,
with my enterprise as the winding roaC
shut him from view. But the bustl,
about the depot, aud all the sights anC
sounds of travel, speedily dspelled m,
grief. and once in the ears my spirits ros,
TO the occasion Oh, | would do some
thing, be something. vet and | nibbled
bit of cake, by way of breakfast, care
free and happy and confident.
The city was quite inspiring rs entrre,
it-so delightfully."- active and bu~tiius
that it took my breath like draught o
effervescing champagne. People were
coming and going purposeiul and buSi'
nessful everybody seemed to have his
eye on some goal ahead to be reached in
given time. | only walked leisurely
along, enjoying the scene and wonder
ing to myself il | should know Dick
should meet him in this whirlpool, or
would he know me-
All these faces were strangers faces.
OF all these people not one had any inter
est for me. The gay scene dmmed for a
moment, and Tor moment felt the chill
OF isolation, as the crowd swept by. |
wondered il Dick was as lonely, as visit
fu. as /. The question was answered by
sudden heart thrill, for there, lusiy aud
ruddy, stood Dick before me.
fear | clssped his hand with unneces-
sarv tervor as | said. "Oh, Dick, where
did you come from ?''
Where did Vou come from ?" re-
sponded Dick, sharply.
r. Well. Richard. | can't stand
Aunt Aargefy any longer-l cqHi! no.
and I've left Richard =
" Left y echoed Dick, thrusting his hat
back from his forehead, and p.unging his
two hands deep down in his trousers
pockets. There was none OF that CHEEKY
Jingle OF small change in them with which
Dick was wont to Ilayiuly salute my
ears. This silence was Uminous Where
to 90 to p added Dick, after long, por-
tentous pause.
''Goiug to look for business
''Ah!n
Dick, how you talk Put your hat on
straight, and walk along. Every body's
looking at US.
My dear, says Dick, iacetiousv, aud
laughing now and showing his white
teeth, That remark OF mine to which YOU
take exception was prompted by the fact
that I'm out OF a job myself Suppose !
was IN a quarresOme mood after leaving
the old lady's, for when Lawyer Gudge
set upon me about neglectng the CORES
pondence, copying, and the like slavish
business, turned upon the old brute, and
we had blowup. rm out on the world.
dear, with capital OF twenty-iiv cents
to begin on
For two homeless waits that sum was
not extensive. took my purse out of my
npak 81 a haat.t-
but now-O fate . evil, careless fat.i-
hole revealed Itself in the silken tissue,
through which mad slipped noselessly a
nursing ofa gold piece which had cner-
ished there, wrapped in "a bit OF paper
Tor whole twelyemonth.
looked in my friends face blanklv. |
was no princess, it seemed, coming to his
rescue with golden gifts, but AN added
weight about his neck
Dick" ialtered, meekly, I'm intend
ing TO work for living"
'Of course" was the answer. "Might
| inquire what at ?"
You know can do most any thing,
Dick"
Jenny, child" said my companion,
looking down upon me benignantly, and
stopping short in his walk Dick always
awed me when he assumed this tlder
brother aspect Jenny, child, it's a
hard-driven sort of world you've put
your tiny self into--a place where it's a
very hard matter to get a footing. and
where, If your foot slips, You are sure to
be carried out into deep water" Dicks
face darkened as he looked at the tide OF
people. ''Whatever's a fellow to do ?''
Winding up his discourse thus abruptly,
my friend pulled his felt hat down over
his eyes and glowered from under it like
a highwayman.
listened to this talk of Dick 5 humilia-
ted and i'll at ease. Was /, then, a mere
almless waif-a mere bit OF DRIFT wood
alloat 10 this human torrent? Even Aunt
MargaIys chaiing and chidlng were better
than this nothiogness. began to lee
very weary. A remembrance OF my quiet
room and OF the bl0ssoming apple bough
t1at hung over the window came to NE
yisionlike.
tHf 'Continued tAporrow)