Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-12-12
=, -Four dollars is = big heap of money /!

our uoilars Is Dig neap of money!
Woaldn't 1t buy pIiDty o. shuppers?G
Met SO very many dear" said Kstby.
'oub'fully, "bnt l suppose we must sell
IT, atter ALL cannot work aud 20 with.
~ food, and If should be sick again
/ we should all s,arve1" - = %
l But the tears Came into her ewes when
she looked upon the poor old music. box
aud thought 1t would oe for the last time.
| Mikes tears began to flow afrey'h. and
Johnny looked ss If he were going to
iuss his last friend r.-, -
Let's Rear ii once more .efore we
part with 1t, anyway" said Katby.
*lndi"g u up and setting il to the tune
[of" Aud Lang SyDe" t--rlleT
III seeins to me that it never sounded
10 nice before" said Johnny, placing it
IN the window sill and leaning over it
fondIy. W. ~ eal
But the music. box acted az iflit were
oewltched. 1t never had been known
10 act in that way before. Instead IF
PLAYING "Auld Lang Syne" through in
lis ordinary proper and sedate manner,
all OF u sudden there came little snap,
and 1t dropped the plain,ive old melody
and struck merrily into whats a. the
Seer, Kimmer?" 70
Kathy looked frightened, it was such
an extraordinary freak, for she was
-"re that she wound it up to Its fullest
extent.
'Shure," said Johnny, "Iniver heard
the likes of it.! II must be a good sign"
And he hummed the words: e
Whats a. the steer. Kimmer9sf
r What's a. the steer. .~..r.
jamie has landed
And soon he will be herew '4
"How did you know Jamie had
landed ?"brOke In blithe voice from the
doorway. ''Bless the old music box,
Ksthy! never should have found you
IT il hadn't been for that"
katny grew white to the very lips,
and would have fallen if Jamie had not
caught her in his arms. For it was the
same Jamie whom they had SO long sup
posed dead, and the sight of his face
again overcome her entirely. But she
sOOn came to her senses, and such q hap.
py meeiinalRs it was you never saw in
all your life. Johnny and Mikey fairly
danced for joy when they came to rea.
llze who the stranger was, and the old
music box sang as it never sang before.
II thought you were dead, jamie"
said Kaihy. at last. The papers said
ina, the Fearless was wrecked, and all
on board perished." fi'.fa'}
Fearless was wrecked, but two others Of
the crew beside N yself were saved. We
managed TO cling 10 the wreck until
vessel came along and took us In. Six
after that / was at home once
more, but you were gone from the old
place, and though spent months in
searching for you could find no trace
If YOU. How did you happen to come
TO Boston, Kath3 ?'
"Oh, heard that rent was cheaper,
and that / could obtain work moro
easily here" said Katby.
But things look as if yOu had had
hard time. my poor sister," said Jamie,
looking about the bare, comfortless
room.
Then Mikey made haste to tell him
hat they hadn't anything to eat in the
house and were going 10 sell the music
box. &c ~ s7-+-,.,
Sell the music box ~ exclaimed the
young man. why, would about as
soon Sell you, you little midget!
guess can pick up money enough to
buy some supper The music hOx told
me where you were. I heard IL as it sat
on the window sill while. / was going
y. and knew its voice in u moment"
Jamie did pick up money enough to
ou5 some supper, and n jolly Oue they
had, such AS The boys had not dreamed
of for a long time. Afterwa,d they
fouud out that he had been Australia,
and had filled his pockets pretty we'll
there So they had u Dice, cozy, little
house of their own; Johnny aud Mikey
were sent TO school as proud AS two little
princes, in nice new clothes, and Kathy
gave up her sewing to be Jamie's house-
seeper.
THIS happened a long time ago. but as
Joh,,Dy. VINO cannot get the burr out
fram under his tongue, declares, "they
have never been out o. shippers since,
aud the music box sits on the sitting
room table, and sings Just as lively as
it ever sung Ne,O York Ddiyv NeUs