The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-05-09

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leading hard, degrading life. Left an
orphan, and bound OUT to John
Weeks, a rough, Incorporate fellow;
Fun was, indeed, traversing a thorny
road. But, however much orr kind
hearted editor pited the boy, he him
self was too poor to add another burden
to his now heavy load.
He had but recently purchased the
c. Democrat, and, against much OPP
position, was endeavoring to make
living from it. He had not as yet
moved his family to c., but drove
down with his little black horse
Dave" hitched to the funny old bug
gy, every day, from H.
"Well, well, Fun; don't cry" said
Mr.. Gliding, gently, as he stepped into
the buggy and took the reins, I'll see
what can be done. Be a good boy, and
may be we can see what we can see. "
And he drove briskly away.
Oval, what'n thunder you bawlin'
about, now?" And old John Weeks
came Longing up to the stable. "Hain't
We got them horses fed yit? I'll give
We ten minutes to clean up the stalls
in, and if We amt through agin' | git
back-wal, ye knoto"
Fun watched his tyrant disappear
through the door of the nearest saloon.
He picked up the hay-fork mechanical
ly-then let it drop as if it burned his
freezing hands.
When Weeks returned from the sa-
loon his victim was gone, Fun had
broken for liberty.
'Dave' was good horse-and he
knew it. 1t required little urging on
the masters part to keep him trotting
briskly along over the frozen road
Thus had they gone on their journey
some miles, when Mr.. Gliding heard a
faint "Hello!' in the distance. He
checked up, and waited for another
call. 1t came.
"M-r Gliding, Wait for mel
And then, presently out of the adj
jacent timber came Fun, little
bundle of clothes in his hand, and al
most exhausted from hard running,
"Well, declare, is that you, Fun?
And you've run away. Where are you
going?" said Mr.. Gliding, with a 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 if you dc
not.
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 Mr.
Olding's
And this is he who is showing
"the establishment to the visitors
more faithful, intelligent lad could no
be found. Mr.. Gliding has never re
GREETED his action in befriending thi
lad, who has now grown to be his RICH
hand man.
Our visitors have gone They APP
peared to be much pleased with wha
, they saw, and Miss Eflie smiled yer,
sweetly when she came to say good
bye. And she left dainty white carr
: for Fun: "Effie Worth, - street, st
: Louis"
: you must call upon me if you eve
come to st. Louis" she said. Fun
stammered out some reply, but she hat
= gone.
$ Mr.. Gliding was meeting with mucl
+ opposition. Another paper had beel
y started and found considerable encour
agement Then the Demo rats sub
scribers, who were not numerous, wer
not altogether of the cash-paying class
c When they did pay in advance it wa
j. generally with 'cord wood and onions.
So Mr.. Gliding struggled along unit
one day he fell very i'll. And here cam
the grand opportunity for Fun to re
S pay his debt of gratitude. How faith
fully he worked, night and day, to ''gt
q the paper out" Ii was killing him b
Il inches, but he stood to the test bravely
y One night when he and the small o.
d flee boy had just finished printing tn
G last paper, Fun discovered to his hol
rOr that they were completely withoU
u print paper. He knew that Mr. Oldin
= could not raise money enough to pun
L chase even one more bundle, an
'credit' was out of the question.
&c lie laid this'state of affairs before Mrs
?, Gliding, who had the peculiar habit {
Is trusting in the Lord. Fun hoped h
V trusted in the Lord too; but he though
a this was case of dire necessity, an
thought it best to help the Lord in tn
o matter somewhat Hence he made tn
lie startling proposition: He should 90 I
A. st. Louis the next day and endeavor
4 procure several bundles of paper frol
Ell the firm they had been dealing with O
a few weeks time.
i "They can not do more than refus,
e. l can go down on the boat free, as W
is have a pass. Oh! | think it will
TT all right in the end.
Ill So it was thus arranged. and ne,
a morning Fun started on his doubtfr
to mission. He had never been to S
Louis, and wondered how much larg,
d, it was than C. He remembered Il
at lid ;r,-;tot;or IS TDA