The Osceola times., 1885-05-23
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iIocIinR nanuS.
When Weeks returned from the ss-
loon his victim was gone. Fun had
broken for liberty.
"Davc' was good horse-and he
knew it 1t required little urging on
the masters part to keep him trotting
brlskly along over the frozen road.
Thus had they gone on their journey
some miles, when Mr.. Olding heard a
faint "Hellor' in the distance. He
checked up. and waited for another
call. 1t came.
"M-r. Gliding, wait for m-ew
And then. presently out of the ad-
| lacent timber came FUN, q little
bundle Of clothes in his hand, and al.
most exhausted from hard running.
| well. l declare, is that you, Fun?
And you've run away. Where are YOU
going?" said Mr. Olding, with . tinge
Of anger in his voice,
| 80 sir! l couldn't stay there any
longer. He would have killed me this
morning. Mr.. Gliding, please take me
with you. ! shall die here II you do
moi"
This passionate appeal was too much
for our editor; and, besides. he had
about concluded to take FUN into the
Office. after all.
| SO our hero accompanied his bene-
factor to C, and was duly installed
in the Office; and found home at MIR.
Olding's
And this is he who is showing
''the establishment" to the visitors. <
more faithful. intelligent lad could not
be found. Mr.. Olding has never re-
gretted his action in bcfriending this
lad. who has now grown to bs his right
hand man.
Our visitors have gone. They ap-
peared to be much pleased with what
they saw, and Miss Efie smiled very
sweeay when she came to say good
bye. And she left . dainty white card
for Fun: "Efiie Worth, - street, st
Louis"
you must call upon me il you ever
come to st. Louis" she said. Fun
stammered out some reply, but she had
gone.
MIR. Gliding was meeting with much
opposition. Another paper had been
started and found considerable encour-
agement Then the Democrats sub.
scribers, who were not numerous, were
not altogether of the cash paying class
When they did pay in advance it was
generally with ''cord wood and onions ="
So Mr.. Gliding struggled along until
one day he fell very i'll. And here came
the grand opportunity for Fun to re-
pay his debt Of gratitude How faith
fully he worked, night and day, to "get
the paper out" 1t was killing him by
inches, but he stood to the test bravely.
| One night when he and the small Of.
flee boy had just finished printing the
last paper. Fun discovered to his hor.
ror that they were completely without
print paper. lie knew that Mr. Oiding
could not raise money enough to pur-
chase even one more bundle, and
'credit" was out of the question.
He laid this::state of affairs before Mrs.
Gliding, who had the peculiar habit Of
trusting in the Lord. Fun hoped he
trusted in the Lord, too; but he thought
this was case OF dire necessity, and
thought it best to help the Lord in the
matter somewhat Hence he made this
startling proposition; He should go to
st. Louis the next day and cndeavor to
procure several bundles of paper from
the firm they had been dealing with on
few weeks time.
They can not do more than refuse.
can 20 down on the boat free, as we
have a pass Oh! l think it will be
all right in the end"
So it was thus arranged. and next
morning Fun started on his doubtful
mission. He had never been to St.
Louis. and wondered how much larger
it was than c.. He remembered the
kind invitation Of his friend Effie
Worth to call, and wondered If she
would really be glad to see him in case
he did. But any thought of doing so
was far from his mind. Fun had no
time to make social calls while in the
city, and he had enough discretion to
surmise that Efiie's invitation was one
only Of 'mere compliment
His trip down the river was quite
pleasant. and arriving at St Louis be
immediately sought out the large pa
per house and told the story to the
managers. They knew that Mr. Old
ing had always dealt with them and
been prompt in paying. and although he
now was in bad circumstances. they
consented TO send five bundles of paper
to c. by return freight.
Fun, having succeeded so we'll, felt
highly elated, and, with q light heart
left the establishment
His boat did not return until the
next morning, hence he was compelled
to spend the night in the city, and
evening was drawing on. Our hero
wandered about, enjoying the sights
until night After cheap supper, he
thought he would go down to the
wharvcs and see some Of the "big
steamboats, of the lower Mississippi.
Two were lying there ready for their
Southern fight Huge volumes Of
smoke were pouring out OF the CHM
neys, and there was great hurrying to
and fro on board each boat
.When does this boat leave. SIR" said
FUN to a policeman, pointing to the
ocean Spray"
"In half hour" was the reply.
Just then a carriage drove down to
the wharf, and the liveried coachman
opened the door, An elderly gentle
man and his wife alighted. and were
followed by a young lady. Fun needed
no second look. 1t was Efiie Worth
with her father and mother.
They walked up the gang-plank on
board the Ocean Spray" and were
lost to sight in the throng on the ves-
sci. Fun, who had felt so lonely in
that big city all the day, now thought
how near he was TO friends that he
knew. He resolved to 60 aboard and