, 1879-03-01

81. Nlcaola&.
Como with mo 10 the park this fats DAY. for I
wish to snow you certain carriage and occu-
panta, an.l toll you story. The turnout il a
magnificent span Of tlappic-nrays, d carrIsQe 10
match, roorny, aud costly. hut not gauly; md
q driver not fl livery, a. n,uny are, but look.
inE Just thu man for Ills work: ulld such 4 load
~ afe making merry withlu-cvcrY one Of them
n l,unchbackl Yes, from the crooked gont1ctnan
on the back seat to the little fellows up by tho
driver. arc all l,uucllbacks; well dressed, happy
seeming, but with wistful look,-and, as they
rnll by, you scc in them the Introduction to my
ltttic storX.
Hotneliing like twenty years ngo a miserable
brick houso Ina back aIey WIS the home Of Archt-
build Ramsey, Scotch carpeulor. lie worked
down town Ia shop. making cornices, moltl!ugs,
manels, aud variety Of tic more elaborate
pnrts employed in fnfahtnE houscs. Every
evening lle took hosne pockatiu!e, and oftcli
handiulB also, Of bits and cnhs fram the shop.
1l.cae od!iIy'stapcd fraglncrlts OF soft, awcct-
smelling pne f'lrnsllcd amusement for poor
little Alec, Mr. Ran,sey's llunetll'ack boy; afA1,
WHEN they lind served this ptlrlntc, they wero
ulcd as kntl!ngs in the kitchen stove.
Alec was III ycnrs old, and lot taller than an
average bny Of 10. Iie was very much deiorm
CD, and, had hc lived in m age anu country Of
Kings Eeek!nag 1warfs asd human oldiaic. for
"court fools" Or "tcsters," he would have
becn prize to some irot.I,ni.llcl tS1ant. It IS
abuut his play With the bits Of pine from tho
6hrp Wish to tell Tuu.
floor; 1nnny a funny thing he whitfield ont 10
aniuse the little ones; 1nnny conltcal toy ho
nado and gave away tn noglEorIn9 children.
Ono geIinl nftorHoon IN May Alec crept out
to enjoy ts ibalmy or: and, BY y tl'e n1fsS M Of
tancc, was drawn III tint direction. Here Ilo saw
a cnlascd boy named Jack attempting fur tho
amusement 0f thu party all sorts. Of pranks IN
Imitation Of ctrc.ls performers, Barellcadcd md
cio!!cd In stsipotl rcd md yellow garments OF
Coaree quality. the ucgro lnd seemed almost
made nf in1fn.rubhcr.
Alec watched his capors in amazcmont. Never
before had 1tc seen scti n0tlcs. or even thought
tteln possible. 1t WIS no WoIIcr Tint the trnl1,
httT.joused 1ltt!o hupehbaea dreamed It all oYcr
again, us he did That night.
1'ho next morning hts whiting genius took
shape froin this event, md bcfuEr noon he had
arms, and logs oosciy i'ling, with bits OF bEoon-
wire, and thu whole clsrloukty arranged, 80 tint
by working string, It would jump, n0d, turn
sonscssanlts, and 70 through quito d series of
sogtortlone: Win ec!ored PENCILS, Of wlfsA ho
neck, hands, aud feet, reddunel i!s Iil,s,
wlittcned its uyca, and rutlciy striped In yellow
mud red the body. all In initiation of the little
negro gy'nnnst. llcforo It was completed, his
t!ay before, named 1t "Jumplng Jnrl." Aud in
thu aftornoon, when lie we,lt to thu vacant lot
nnd exhibited It to tic youugstcrs there,
It was not only universally but bu!stcrously
hailed by tho sumo name when. l'e
junplng-jnck, sIlvcr halt-dullar, fur Which he
l'ud sold thc toy to IN cugcr, well-drcssed lad
Of fis own aEc. And not only th!t, but he had
orders frnm tic buys iUr lla'f 4 dozen moro, TO
be N1do As Eonn as possible.
Tint evening l'u whtttctlt md tho next daY
he whItt.eti, nil before night Ind atllcd to his
capital ttrcr more ah(ning half-tlollars. Tile
noxt tlsy he doubled his money. The domHll.l
for Jun rns- {acks increased, Boys came to the
tloor, silver IN hand, to get w!lat ha had not
hui it would lc unintcrcsttng to repeat nil
the details; 40 the rest Of my story shall bo
brief.
Alec's Sunday. school tcacher, WHO was law
yer, procured for hItn patrnt On ju1nnng- -jncks
Of every deAcriptiun; rich 0l.t uncle Of AIcc's
lnolIer hnilk lin n factory nml started him II,
noon Wien lu: poor lad wondered Mt thu rranits
Of thu colared boy, jumping Jacks frum the
Ralnscy factory wcso selling ih great nulpbers
oil orcr America.
knlte.H
To school lIo vent; tnto batter houee, all
their oWt,t the fIB,f1y Mnyrl; Pastcr circunl-
stancea, bcttcr health, less wcursncss, uat ample
| 'neai,s Tor doing Eputi, Guns t0 the ltalnscys.
But il'c bcat 1nint ~ NY atury III llln, y tlne
asylum a,ld schoul for hnnc!ibackt, FREQ TO ttlo
poor, Is onc Of ttc noble enterprises In which
Alec Inns been chlof contributor.
Tt!osn defOt1mc laus IN the' carrfauc yondcr
are lron' tic "l'amscy Asylum for funrh.
That was A1cc's carrlaEc, nntl that Hcrookcil
gonttcDiau on 1ip bHcA eeat" was Alec himself,
Eycry tntr afternoon lie to cut In this way, TAXI
ing load Of "lis bays." rs he calls them, aul
titus, ns often Us once fortnight, l1n Gives
every inu,ata Of thu nsylum turn In the park.