The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-02-05

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John Thomas" said beautiful
young lady, as she threw up the sash of
the window at which she was standing,
- tell that dirty boy to get off the stoop
at once"
John Thomas, the liveried footman,
who was arranging the mats id an ele-
giant coupe before the door, at once
moved toward the boy in obedience to
his lovely mistress command.
But the boy, evidently ot-black,
spared him the trouble by rising at once
and walking slowly away. !
He was poor, emaciated, forlorn-
looking fellow, with his clothes hang
ing about him in tatters, and his bare
toes peeping through the wide cracks in
his ill-mated shoes, but he had as much
pride in his humble way as the fair lady
AZ the plate glass window had in hers,
and there was an unmistakable look of
wounded dignity on his begrimed face
as he turned it for an instant in the d.
rection Of the speaker. =
I'll not soil their stoop with my
rags again." he thought, as the clear,
cutting tones ceased, and the window
slid softly down to the sill.
But having reached the next nave
ment beyond, he paused and again
turned his eyes TO the ladv's face.
inc him ~ ora ~ yhs hr;oht nr;nts ba
had been wont n adm;re al down
town booksellers and for some moments
he feasted bis ewes on the harming mic.
ture before him
ia cat NAV Iook AT a hing 70 ma. h;s
inward corn ment ana I.en;5g .gs;nst
neigbboring Iamn.nost Ia we,cbcd m
til sbe desrendsd the hroad st6on A..
tarad ths. - 80. - !. ii -. a. -
Then with q sig5 and .hiver' for n ~.
a cold. windy morning he sioyi . sbu fIisd
away. " : -~''s :
IL was some vears aoo hafora hovu,
lodging bonsas or otbar bosr;tsb,e -
treats were tbougbt Of and lie m.ny
another boot -blact and nswsbov of the
period. when w;tbont mean he va.
compelled 10 find food and shelter as
best he could. -
On this mornino be n ad ar;san With
aching bones from the interior of an
annty bonshsad nh..a | aLsd I.oo, & y, al
10 nsss tba n;,nt ne aud Nc assoI so 1shasea .sh;
long look at the rolls and coffee he could
not UnH. had aw pdaradU ho ororcoIxv
knew how or wv. into ths present aristoo-
cratic locality. ~ "
= Hungry. f1rkd md cold. he scarcelv
had the spirit 20 1o6k about for another
Job; but midurv down the block he
espied two eontlcman enrSred in con-
versation. -a;id witk "A ana he quick
ened his steps tpwrrl tI,1n
"Havo4 = shIno. drf' he asked
rlancine III, ~ IA e1d6r Of the two a
.stout Cd 6r<f17 IN. faultlerslv dressed
and carrySnr 4 r6fd -heSded cane.
Ant 4 <oSi al 4 ~ -.-f = .con.,,;.d
. wifh Z TSve 81 f6e rSid- d-crustsd p1 sticI
was TIA onIv reuIv. >9r
aTknl &or3- 'r~.<ur1a .ouobt to ba
suppreer1d ~ a. ~ 60 ss 4 nuisance y
ne 6.erI ~. <-c,s<c =, ~ an.,..;o,,
as he turned away ' '--"
AT an other time he weuld have re-
turned the olti ventleman's on; MON with
a sarcasm as cutting a. his own but now
he was ouite 20 d;.,,on-a.,ed "a ,,;aor
able to reply. and. sitting down this
time on the curbstone, gave himself up
70 his own dismal thoughts
might have know'd better'n ter
come over here among the swells any-
way" was his inward comment. but IA
went no further, for he was now accosted
by big countrvnsan. who. I'm n "a home
spun. rig looked fully as ont of place on
the avenue as the young boot-black him.
self. - 80 - ! :
0Tnat a boot.hIacb;n, .~raur.v,,.
amt it?p said the man. noddine at the
box ana brush.
The bow nodded in return
"well' then bub Won mn and o,,o.s
my shoes, will youF'
faint smile aittinq over 6is face ~ tbe
while. ; 80 : .. :
In few minutes the % covb;des y
were. AS the owner declared &c ali r;aht /,
and surveying them com nlacently' he
fumbled into the danths ~ re Sraa,
pockets for the change.
"You're what thev cou r.rfos