The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-29

| nesA NJ hla condition fascinated no, and
while Rtill ltRtllng hlm ! watched his Rpr
prOaoh with luierem AR he oamo up 10
me be ael2od iho elbow " hls lott arm by
putting bis raht mud behind hls back
ln thla curious attitude he HI1ke
would ypu Hyo no ono cent hln'
THIS he said IN q voice which seemed 10
come out of tho very sub cellar Of do
| hpalr, 30 mGHOlnnnuR was w. 10 utterly
bereft Of tho ring Of hope.
mo, airi" replied n could not
lle made no roply IN words, but his
elbows lifted slightly and hla long finger
nails, which wore mOunlnl for departed
cleanliness, sunk Into tho palms of his
hands, Like man who felt that death
was stepping on hla heels, he turned
away There were dO.en other men
seated In Battery park, and 70 each one
Of these ho Ia turn put tho same question
that he had 10 mo, lle met tic same
reply each time, Ton a. he turned away
could eee tho sharp elbows M with o
deapalrng goaturo and tho hallow face
harden into corrugated lines. One man.
who looked Jolly aud well fed, poFpelmted
q ghaHtly Joke by putting hla hand m hla
trousers pocket when tho mendloant
asked him tho fatal question nnd pfof
duong u pnper 0f tobacco fhlh M
Jolly read Me- Misery llt.lo houiIY on
tho lniugioo of poverty Rld over Mis-
eiy'R laco there spread q bl9l0W oi q
grin, aud such d grin ah may he Soon on
the face OF mummy II wna " Do had
hRld' "pId hinpWt'0n over r01H ln Your
stomach f0r lhWe dnysf "Nul no lWp
of the dock uowf wondered 10 myself
No. lloll actually "bWcIng' Rpmtppllce'
man Tho gray coat hlmply Wa1'1 hlm
away with hlB elUb, Then, with.a eouf
ago born Of hla awful nned h0 telNed
two officers Rt tho door 0f the blrg Iulllee
but without buceeaa, lle htOol upon tho
sidewalk ane passed hla hand WQarily
across hla forehead, aa " he was avalon
Ing from dream,
A feeling Of curiosity had prompted mo
10 follow him, "Dooa he need whisky or
broa1f" | thought, | detoulrtd 10 find
out, and no l beelIoned him Into dark
corner around tho barge Office, The fires
Of hope must have been enkindled IN him,
for two tears rolled out Of his eyes aud
fanoled could hear them fall npat apatl
upon tho atonoa,
Are you hunnyi" said |.
~ didn't eat anything In three days"
he replied,
"Aro you dry9'
"No, SIR there's wator In tho park"
'la your fayoHte restaurant near byf"
"Yea, SIR Up In Greenwich street"
"Woll, como along"
And as we went toward hla restaurant
pumped him by tho way, Twaa o long
aud e0rrowful hlory ho told. lla name
was George Moore, aud ho was Cornish
minor
"rlmos was bcttcr, sir" said hc, when
] como 70 this country eight year ago,
70 Heo | heard thoro was money 70 DO
made Ia tho coal mines Of P0naylyanla,
an, like q fnlo, | camo here Tlllrawna
three Of ug-Nolllo and tho baby aud my.
self, Dear heart when ! think OF how
my Nelllo looked when wo landed NJ
Castle Garden eight years ago, with tho
rouoa In her choolia and tho light IN her
brown cyoA, and aho 90 hopeful, alr. that
wo would mako small fortune In few
yoara"---
Here ho paused Hs II 10 choke back tho
emotions which were awocplng over him
like aood Then no contnucdi
Just eight years ago today twas, alr
| had dollars in my pocket thcn, Good,
hard English pounds, and tho smell OF
roasting turkey ~ wo went by the
restaurants didn't have tho effect
upon rue then mat II has today, nlr
Well, wo went W Shamskln, In pcnnayl
vanla, had no dillculty In getting
work. and wo wpo getting along nicely
whom | wna taken Alch 1hcn oil Ma
money mniAed aWsy rhe hoar frost, Tho
sickness lag,ed. six monthz, and boepnso
6hpobr Rtd hid aNdlnssl hhfbuby 'jiad.
After that things wont On from Ind 10
worse, until Nolllo alcIcncd with tho con.
sumption, Thon | cursod tho country
and Tho Mines but II did no good for
my wlfo won't like tho baby, aud since
shea gone, air, I'm all broke up"