The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-12-01

chant. and Is / stole into The parlor and
got . card picture 81 my two little -
ters and wrapped II up there wasn't
any of moihcr) and went on We had
three mIles 70 walk % the railroad sta;
ton.
".No more milking COWS - pIling
wood or dropping corn q p;cwins
Hurrah!' says Bill. a. We ratified along
In the cars.
zach o. rs had money enough 20
take us TO New York. and q little over.
We found il . sight letter p be lying
along that way In the line morning
than 70 be turning out Tor . days work.
We were going 10 look for Tom Bly,
be had told rs al TO lie sure 20 come
right TO him II ever we came 70 town.
| and we thought il likely he could lind
places for Us NJ once either in bis NJ
| business or among his friends. As We
| walked along the handsome streets. we
| couldn't help wondering how soon some
| such splendid stores might belong 10 rs.
"Billh had Tom Bly's address-he was
. groccr--and we soon tegnn 20 look
for him. The street they told as 70 60
10 didn't look SO nice rs we thought Il
would. But IL last we found Tom bly's
store. and that didn't look nice NJ all.
We went in and looked for him. was
looking for the plaid clothes: for Ia .
known 'cm anywhere, but couldn't
SEQ 'em and nobody seemed 70 know
about Mr.. BLY,. But soon Bill sung out.
Hello Tom'A-and / saw q wagon drive
up and Tom VA driving il. lie hadn't
on the plaid clothes, and he hadn't any
coat or collar on, and he didn't seem 90
very glad 70 see Us.
well Tom BiIl said. here we
are. you see. Ws're In for i. Ready
70 hare you get rs into something right
oG-'jcs as you said. YOU know .
"sThe--old scratch you are" said
Tom. You haven't been such fools Is
70 rome way down here for work. have
you?'
".Well--may be I did. just 70 be po'
lite. but I'm blessed II ] thought boys
a. well kept Is you'd n come pokin'
down here where there's more folks
a,rcady than's wanted. Where there
one situation there's ten fellows alter IL
This was q wonderful take down.
We thought he'd ask as 70 60 20 hi
hotel. but he didn't. We said vet
stroll round q little. and we stroilet
round; and we asked in some places !
|, they wanted : hoy, but nobody seemed
: 10 want any boys. We rent into . parl
10 eat al We had left Of the lunch wee
= brought from home.
ssBc OF thcrc-you rascals.' SOM
one shouted. and the first thing we knew
( ! bic policeman was hustiing rs out
: and telling Us 4 we ever SET = loot ther
again we'd be locked up.
"All for going on the grass!
There's lots o grass 70 home
/ whimpercd Ned Ned was smaller
me and Bill. Lets 20 home, say
! I'VE laughed At him, but not YER
. hard. Bill said he was gong 70 star
I for the plains tomorrow. going 70 wor
7 his way out somehow. W. went bac
y 70 Tom Bly and asked him Il he knee
where we could sleep. and he spose
4 they'd take Us in where he slept, Il "
z had any money.
= I'VE All thought Il would Be yer
grand 70 put up q . city hotel. but
wasn't. There wasn't half enoug
= supper. and the beds were awful
2 crowded up IN n DON In the NOR
2 ing : man came along and said We wei
! 70 nay thirty cents each for our suppt
2 sMe and Ned had given Bill o.
!. money % take care Of. all but . fe
e cents, because he was the biggest. An
= now be felt in his pockets and i VI
n gone. He felt and felt, and then
:, hollered out:
" ..rve been robbed Thievcsr
3 ssThe man sworc e him. and aske
him IL lie meant he'd been robbed Their
= He took I'll the money NE and Ned ha'
9 and then he gave Bill : kick and 20
nt him 70 Be Of.
y ssTom BY gave rs : lot q cracke
:. at his store. and said we'd better =
"a home. But I was too much ashame'
2, and thought I'D try yet TO get work.
IN walked TIL / was f0otsore, and al q
n work I found was carrying aparcel. a
: got ten cents for Il and bought : 10
d u bread. bill said be was going 20 Il
\. depot 10 70 West Mel went with hin
= and when night came / waited I'LL IL VI
" dark. and then l sneaked into 3 pret'
II ward where there was trees, and crawl'
into 4 hammock there and fell asleep.
~ M. wok. very early, and saw . 20
IS. tlcman In the yard looking at me.
WY was AFRAID he was going % have 2
Of taken up for going on his grass. and
~ jumped up. The hammock stuck 70 o
Is of NV buttons, and / didn't wait, b
tore away from Il and ran away witho
7o nv hat. The gentleman called me
q. stop. but 1 jumped over the fence q
oil ran ~ hard Is I could q great way, III
IN Wa clear out u breath.
Is "Whcn I stopped 20 sec where l VI
a. 3 boy came rushing Up TO me and q
I'd he: .sIsn't this your pocket-book
"a Then he ran away. thought q A.
CD % might - been mine that was stole
but III : second I saw 'twasn't, and
10 hollered after him 70 tell him. But
70 didn't stop. and while / was looking