News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-09-27

Dox lay unnOticed at his feet TboI
was lips way of thinking. His thoughts
could not have been pleasant ones for
there was an angry frown on his face,
ana II you could have looked under the
prlm OF his ragged hat you would have
seen that one of his eyes was badly
swollen aud blackened.
He had generally bruised and tum-
oIed appearance, and in fact, Tip looked
as if he had been having a rough and
tumble fight with somebody and came
of second best.
Whats up, Tip?" asked friendly
voice, and Tip looked up, and pushed
back his hat with start of surprise as
the words broke in upon his thoughts.
1t was comical little figure that
stood before him, at least any one else
would have thought so, but Tip was SO
accustomed to the costume of his little
friend, the crossing sweeper, that it nev-
er occurred to him to laugh at his pecu-
liar garments.
Jim was dressed in cast-off clothes
= that were two or three sizes too large for
him, and I've had been obliged TO oxer-
else considerable ingenuity In putting !
them on sc that he could move about /
freely in them. His bright face and !
tangled brown hair were srIrmounted by /
a brimless cap that was very much the 4
worse for wear.
whats up, Tip7" he repeated.
Sim mad, that's what's ur," an
swered Tip, angrily. "Look at that"
be went on, pointing to an ugly bruise |
on his forehead, :" and that" directing
Jim's attention to his swollen eye.
"Who's been doing that to you?"
asked Jim in surprise.
Re fbot DirE Rx-ar Tin
pointing to boy few years older than
himself who stood at the corner above.
"He wants to get my stand there be-
cause he knows I've got q lot of regular
customers, and when wouldn't go away
for him he began to fight.
''Shine yer boots Want a shine, sir
Here you are, first class shine for five
cents +" called Dick, darting after gen
tleman whose muddy boots looked as if
he might be possible customer.
As the gentleman paused and put his
foot on the shoe box, Tip exclaimed, an
grily:
''There, that's regular customer of
mine he has got now; isn't that too
meanl 1t isn't the first time he has
served me that trick, either. l mean to
pay him out for this. See if l don't"
''Ill help you," chimed in Jim, full of
sympathy for his friend.
81 don't know what to do, that's the
trouble, YOU sae," said Tip. "There's
no use trying to fight him, for he's head
and shoulders bigger than l am, and he
always get The best of me. Last time
we had fight he pretty nearly broke
my arm with q big stone. I've got to
get ahead of him some other way, and
how to do it don't know. He told me
this morning that he liked that place
and meant to have it, and if l didn't go
away he'd make me. He's a big coward.
He's always doing mean tricks like that
to boys who amt big enough to fix him;
but I'll get revenge on him somehow, 50
I will" he concluded, with an angry
look in the direction of his enemy, who
was doing a hourishing business among
Tips regular customers.
''Well, 1 must be going back to my
crossing" said Jim, taking up his old
broom again. "Come on, Tip; maybe
you can pick up job down there"
81 guess had better" Tip answered,
picking up his box and following his
friend. 'fThis is Saturday afternoon,
and won't have much dinner to-mor
row, unless l get some money some
where"
His shrill voice soon rang out: 'shine
yer boots Want shine, sir 2" and by
evening he found that he had earned
nearly as much as he would have done
in his accustomed place, where his
bright face and quick ways were known.
The church bells rang out their glad
peals, but although Tip usually went at
least once every Sunday to the little
mission chapel, where he was sure his
clothes would not be noticed, he would
not go there this morning with his
bruised eye and aching head.
When the hour for Sunday y-school ar
rived he hesitated for moment, but it
did not take him long to decide upon
gong. Cuts and bruises were not such
mfreqnent things among the members
OF the class he was In as to cause any
comment, and he enjoyed the singing,
ana sometimes The lessons too well to
stay away OF his own acelrd
He was turning over the leaves of his
little testament, searching for a refer
ence the teacher had given ont when
his eye was attracted by a passage. and
he paused to read it slowly thron9b
'Well, think that's q pretty bord
thing to do anyway" he exclaimed snd-
denly. The boys looked at him in sl,r
prise, and Miss Baldwin asked:
''Is it so hard to find that reference
Tipl"
Tip blushed. He had not knovn
that he was speaking aloud, and he was =
little embarrassed at being asked 10
explain.
81 was reading verse, he explained
shylv, "aud I meant it would be hard y
do what that verse said"
"Win you read il aloud to all Of us .
Miss Baldwin asked, and Tip SLOWLY
with much stumbling over tue lon
words, read:
Therefore, if thine enemy hunee
feed him; if he thirst, give him drinl