The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-13
The Little ISoot-Blaok.

There was once small boot black in one
OF the large cities of The state of Ohio We
shall call him Joe. Joe was q very honest
poy, although very poor and was only u
boot black.
As | have described the boy shall 20
OH with my story.
gentleman walking along the streets: some
thing dropped out of his pocket, what
could it bc2
BY chance little Joe saw it and ran and
picked 1t up. What was it2 1t was a
pockctbook with five hundred dollars and
some valuable papers in it. Nc fought
little Joe, what shall do, Civ < TO
him, Or keep it. and be rich l.
This was the discussion that b nt-
tie Joes mind; but the wrong was over
thrown, and little Joe was seen running
alter the gentleman. lie stepped up to
him and SAID, "Sir, you dropped your
pockct-book, | have brought it to YOU
"Ihank You, sir, you seem to be very
honest little boy, have you any parents9"
"No sir, have not"
| "Wcll, If you WILL you may come and
live with me, | have no children, and live
i'll the country. Do you want to go2"
eyes sir. will 60"
The man, whom shall call NIr. Smith,
look niue Joe TO clothing store, and gave
him full suit Of clothes, and in short
time they we're ratting along over the
country. Little Joe enjoyed himself ever
SO much, when all ut once Il thunuerinp
crash was heard, and the car which little
Joe was in broke loose and went tumbling
| down an cmbankmcnt.
1t was thought that every person in the
car was killed, but not so, for who should
they see but little Joe, crawling from under
The ruined car with Il few bruises
Among the wounded was Mr.. Smith,
with broken ley. lie was carried to the
car that was still on the track, and thcy
were soon Oh the way again; soon they
came 10 small station called Grccnvilc.
where they stopped. But how should they
get home? hlr. Smith could not walk, 50
little Joe was directed to Mr.. Smith 8 house.
when he reached it, he introduced himself,
and told the sad news; as soon as possible
there was conveyance taken to the dcpot
Tor Mr.. Smith
Little Joe was kindly received when he
told all about it, aud was soon made at
home.
The carriage came back with MIR. Smith
ana there was gront dc Il of excitement;
soon made comfortable.
Joe was soon told what there was for him
10 40; he learned to ride on horseback, aud
could milk the COWS. One day, after his
Dcnciactor had recovered and they were
gong out riding, little Joe was left Mt home
lie entertained himself by making ships and
ana taking them TO The pond to sail this
was very entertaining, and he got another
| n nd a., L..
pond was quite large, and it was muddy
and slippery. The little boy That came
over fell Ill the pond; little Joe did not
know what to do; he screamed with all his
might, but ull of no avail he happened to
think that there was boat tied little
farther up The pond. He jumped in the
boat and took up the oars and seemed to be
possessed with supcrhuman power. The
sklll seemed to fly over the water; he
reached him just in time, for the boy was
sinking The last time; he took him in the
boat ana was soon on the shore. Little Joe
c2rricd him home and told him how he
came TO fall in.
One morning, when Joe was about twelve
years Old, when the ground was covered
with snow, lie was on the hill coasting;
this was hill for all the boys in the neigh
| borhood.
Little Joe did not have quite so nice sled
as tho rest of them, but he could beat any
OF thcth i'll race; some Of the bad boys,
one day, thought they would fix Joes sled
so he could not go 80 fast, and so they did,
when Joe was not looking, they cut nolchcs
In the runners Of his sled. This did not
please little Joe at all, and he determined
| TO be even with them.
The next day being warm the snow
melted oil, so there was no more sliding
down hill.
There is one more instance In little JOcs
life | shall relate before my story comes to
a close.
Little Joe came home from school one
day with the headache, and pains in his
chest, and the next morning he was 80
weak TINT he could not get up. The doc
tor had to be sent for, and hc was pro-
nounccd to be IN very dangerous cond-
tlon; he had the lung fever, but he began
to get better so that he could sit up, and
had "n enormous appetite. The doctor would
not let him cat anything but plain food he
began TO get tired Of this, and thought he
would get up in the night and get some
thing to eat.
And nc did, he went to the cupboard
and ate pic and cake and other rich food
that was there lie went to bed but could
not sleep, he had overloaded his stomach
The next morning he was so much worse,
that the doctor had to be sent for Little
Joe did not disobcy his parcnts-tha, is,
his adopted parcnls-agnin. Little Joe
grew up TO be Il great man, but he never
forgot the lesson he learned that night.