Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-10-20

le moonlight; years laden with bus
Y toll and rough experience. Con
e ing 70 the city u ragged, pennies
, boy, be found that every nook Wa
apparently filed. For long tim
+ he had a hard struggle to kce
% himself from starving and freezing
O He carried parcels, ran errands-
a did anything he could get to dc
n whereby he could earn a. penny
O Meanwhile he worked az his draw
ing, as many a genius of whom h
a had read, had done before; hi
! materials piece of charcoal anC
: q dead wall or paling. Futhel
: than this, however, Frank never
: could see any resemblance between
r his fate and that of his predeces-
sors. They always found some adj
) miring patron. All the apprecia-
ton he received was in the way OF
, abuse from servant girls and ir-
: ratable proprietors by whom he
was detected at his task. Once,
indeed, he was turned out from a
iive-cent lodging-house for de-
facing newly whitened wall.
However, Frank was a sensible
boy, and went cheerily on, deter
mined TO work his way through
somehow.
At last he became able to pur-
chase pencils and paper, and to at
tend drawing classes in a beneyo-
lent institution in the city. His
new work he prosecuted with such
ardor that his business suffered,
and more than once he had 10
pinch his stomach sadly to pay for
the wretched garnet he had ventured
to hire. He is at such a pass now.
His food is nearly gone, and he
has not money enough to pay
the rent. He should be looking
for work, but has become so en-
crossed in a problem Of art a. to
forget his situation totally. y
sharp knock, however, calls him
back to the realities, and q surly
face is thrust through the half
opened door.
"Well, sir, I've come for the
rent"
Pm very sorry, Mr.. smith, but T.
l havn't it all to-day. think ! .
shall be able TO give you the rest I
tomorrow"
Frank stands by the table, his
pale face flushed with embarrass-
ment.
"That don't 90 down. Promises
amt cash The rents due to-
day
Il know it, Mr.. Smith But I've
been unlucky about my work this
month. | lost some Jobs ! used to
have right along"
"Stick to your work, then, and
don't waste your money and time
on that rubbish. don't care about
your reasons, though. Pay me
what you have, and I'll give you d
receipt for it. You must bring the
rest to my office this evening, or
out you get. There are plenty to
take the room, and pay cash in adj
vance, too. Come be lively Il
Mechanically Frank counted cut
his little all, and the agent left.
Five minutes later Frank was
fastening along the crowded street,
looking anxiously for work. Steady
lack of sleep and in
sufficient food, had wrought on his
strength, as his pale cheek and hes
itating step told Tho street had
never seemed so full, and Frank
looked wistfully at the stream OF
life pouring by, wondering if all
these people had homes and work,
and satisfied longings. But it {
would not do to stand there dream !
ing, so he started hastily to cross {
the street Familiar as were the !
rush and tumult, somehow he SEEM
ed to get bewildered in the midst
Of it. The buildings, and people, /
md rushing omnibuses, and horses, S
about him in q maze. He j
seemed to be the centre at which I
al were rushing, turn as he would. S
Then horses were right above him. |
lie caught glimpse Of an excited {
,oachman pulling on the reins--a S
face, with we'll remem- q
oered sweet blue eyes, looked from
he carriage window-then there t
vas a sudden pain, and all went L
,ut in darkness. S
Next morning Franks garnet a
had new tenant. a
Twelve years have passed The
sunshine falls with trob- {
ping heat Oh a southern city. Few v
re stirring on the open streets, b
ave an occasional negro or, now o
md then, white man, arrayed in a
linen, painting and prespiring I'M v
Ter his umbrella. In quiet street 4
tands an old-fashioned but spa q
'ious stone house, EMPOWERED in u
hade. It's front and one Of its 81
ides are covered with a dense o
mass of ivy--just leaving doors "
nd windows open, but encroach- p
Dg even on them with many a d
safy spray. a broad piazza OK o
ends along the other side, this, too, S
J drsped heavily with vines. A "
ountain plays unsteady under the Il
ugh trees in the yard, and clus- l.