The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-09-25
A Pair of Friends.
BY A. NJ. TURNER.


York is n very busy place. Be
lated shoppers hurry homeward;
groups of tired shop-girls from
the broadway and Sixth avenue
stores FASTENED by the elevated
road; at the door of the grocery
store a woman is bargaining with
Il jolly German in his shirt sleeves
for some of his mornings vegeta-
bles now withered; lazy darkies,
ready for any fun, lounge about
the streets, and now and then a
newsboy, with an unsold bundle
under his arm, calls out evening
papers. On a particular evening
| have in mind the crowd seemed
larger and more in hurry than
usual, and the intense cold was
twice as hard to bear, because the
sleet and snow cut one cruelty in
the face, and made the pavement
very slippery.
AS the crowd swept by, a shah
by little dog crept out of hole un-
der some steps, and looked furtive-
ly about him. Running on a little
he again stopped and looked about,
holding up one paw, wistfully, after
the manner of small dogs. A boy
came whistling by, with his hands
in his pockets, and the little dog
ran up to him wagging his tail in
a most beseeching way, but only to
receive a cruel kick and a Get
OUT The tail dropped sadly at
this rebuff, but taking new
courage, lie meekly sidled up to
each boy who passed, although he
did not dare to go near the
grown men. But if he hoped to
find a friend of about his own
size, he must have grown discour-
aged, for he got nothing but cross
words, blows and kicks.
just then a little bootblack
came by, with his jacket-collar
turned up and his backing box
slung over his shoulder. Seeing
the wistful little creature, jim
held out his hand to him, patted
him on the head, and whistled
him to follow. Oyerjoyed the
small dog jumped to touch his
friends hand, wagged his tail, and
showing his JOY in every possible
way, kept close at the boys heels,
while the latter treaded his way
among the crowd and talked to
himself in a way he had.
Guess he haint got no home
nuther. | amt quite rich enough
to seta dog up, but I'll give him
some supper anyhow"
Plunging down the steps of a
restaurant where a dinner of five
courses was to be had for twenty
FIVE cents, and where the air was
full of mixture of onions, cabbage
and tobacco, he sat down to a dim
ner of pork and beans, with a
great piece of bread, feeding
the latter to his new friend, whose
delight and hunger were some
thing wonderful.
"NIost starved, wasn't We? Well,
I'll fill yer up for onct." and he
patted the dog kindly on the head.
When the pair had reached the
limit, not Of their appetites but of
Jim's purse, the boy said:
"Now, afore we 60 home. we'll
look at the things in the winders,
and see the ri CHI urs goin. to the
theater."
So they wandered up Broadway
and down Sixth avenue, shifting
at the candy stores wondering at
the glittering diamonds in the
jewellers windows, and laughing
at the harlequins and jumping
jacks in the toy shops. Atleast,
Jim did all these things, and as
his small friend kept very close to
him, and wagged his tail very en-
phatically whenever Jim spoke to
him, no doubt he had the same
feelings.
Finally the pair of friends were
quite benumbed with the cold, and
both we're covered with a coat
of snow and sleet. So they turned
away from the bright avenue to a
little dark side street. and then in
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