Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-08-18

from tramping iD the snow having
fastened the event. Of course he
could not purchase the carcass of a
deceased animal, so it was turned
over to the scavengers of the field.
Fanley vas grieved at the loss, for
he was a poor man, and Jack, who
was told by Fanley that he could not
pay him at present, was frantic.
ITO Jail, then, l must go!' he tear
fully exclaimed. There is no use in
trying to put off old Starbuck any
longer / would not dare face him
with the old promise in my mouth;
no, to Jail | must gow'
That afternoon l went to see Star
buck, who said to him, as soon as he
saw him.
you've come, then, to pay me the
money!"
mo, Mr.. Starbuck, the COW died"
''None of your stories! If you have
not got the money you will have a
home over there a little WHILE" he
said, pointing to the jail.
II could not get it."
"'Nuff said, then; here, walk over
to Sheriff Patton's with me-" taking
the poor man by the collar and lead
ing him along.
Starbuck, who was a hard drinker,
was now partly drunk. and he went
along at an uneven gait, still holding
Jacks collar. Meeting the sheriff,
after going short distance, he hand
ed Jack over to him and returned
home.
"Have you been sending Jack
Styles off to prison?' asked Star
bucks wife, as he entered.
"Yes, and I'm going to send every
other scamp there that won't pay me
1 have got to raise some money to pay
off this mortgage. or L shall be
turned out of house and home and
you, too," he replied.
"Well, this man looks like an hon
est kind of fellow: how much does he
owe you?"
Twenty dollars or So"
"Not enough to pay your liquor
bill one week." thought his wife; she
said nothing as she dreaded to
arouse his temper, which might
when fully under way, be compared
to a hurricane or any other danger
ous element.
That afternoon she sent boy with
large basket full of eatables to
Jacks family, for she had heard
they were very poor, and continued SO
to do every week while Jack was in
prison.
After Jack was released he found
plenty of work, and had many pres
ents given him 10y those who, know
ing his honesty, had been thoroughly
indignant at Starbuck's treatment of
him. So he managed to get along
very well after that, and was able to
pay all his debts
Fifteen years after. and Jack Styles,
now man of fifty-five, and his son,
a fine looking, promising young man
of twenty y-five, were doing very fair
business in the grocery line, in the
city of W, about twenty miles
from the place of their former resi-
dence. SO honorable We're the deal
ings Of this firm with all their Gus
toners, thai after they were once es-
tablished in business, which at first
was on a small scale, they found
their receipts month by month in
creasing in way that was very en-
couraging Young Styles stood at
the head Of the concern, as Jack had
very little education; still he made
himself extremely useful in various
ways about the store.
After they had been about two
years in business, young Styles one
day said to his father
"You remember old Starbuck, who
once shut You up in jail?"
II rather think l do" said Jack,
with a shudder.
swell, he is living in this city on
charity; he has spent all his property,
and has drunk himself almost to
death, making him one Of the most
bloated, disagreeable looking objects
you ever saw"
"Is his wife living asked Mrs.
Styles. "Tf she is, 1 will surely go to
see her and help her if she is in need." "
II Hope you will" said both Jack
and his son in a breath. 81 think
you will find her on A-street, cne
of the vilest in the city"
"If it is such dangerous street
You must go with me, Jack. I would
not like to go there alone"
Indeed I will" he replied.
So, as soon as they had eaten their
dinner, they set out for the house of
Jacks old enemy, and after an hours
search found the old tippler and his
wife in one of the meanest tenements
Of the city. Starbuck did not recog-
nize Jack, for he was then suffering
from fit of delirium tremens and
hardly knew one person from another;
but bis wife at once called him by
name, and seem delighted to see him,
and her thanks for the present he
carried her, which consisted in good
supply OF the choicest articles his
grocery store afforded, were un-
bounded. But both Jack and his
wife assured her this was not the last
of their gifts, and they left her in ap-
parently better spirits than they
found her.
In a few days Starbuck died, and
then Jack took his widow to his
own home, where, according to the
wishes of both himself and his wife,
she remained while she lived. which
was not many years. She was a
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