The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-06-07
The English Reporter.

| ! Ihink YOU VIII admit that am bright. every
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->c" 'oi i 'hc p''ee VI al t''es' u" h"o"
| what The Pen thought of my Hover story. Nc
Won douht m, ability >b,ulI | ,rat , ch,r,,.
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poor lheil nome was plt'tN niue cottage
IA ,"H1'>ii'it' III ,ui'iti .'e io>'S lot tii,'n
i!"l'o" oih =" 'nt 'it''e ""l'e must ah'' th'
| nii"> s'h9 H"et'H li thc ht'Sh'oilii9 ti''S
ihc 'al-iihfe1 ho'iei' SUING on me liti'
| por'h' ihourhe" me loet pright daN> Wnth
every 'uA"i was ntIE' AN" htr ieaIi 'i'''n hei
~ >ht 'liol'Gil' VI 'ii' lu.n!P LOT her n"N>; Ana
nov o''n h"d so''e d" one %, one' lhc sea
| ~ 'i't Ituhe III " iai IN ''h"' ne !iipihc,
1iSheu: ii'l ''ula-t lai'e" NJ is Siit pi'tuit'
Hci Fn't" >trt'I2lih2 Ioi hfe'' III il >'ran@e ''tN
| AN" sue "let'hth i Sichi l'iaA'r 10 iiitn " no
Guaf"> Us ai' through NE. nus me buried
| t'r ANXIOUS hopes loi htf 10! 1nlii %ho'hoi
| Gay "hth >ht lhl-tl near me eii'i litilllGs ol
hl> @Fea' >ut'es>' AnH h'' III iiiS l9ie,l pee
Ip"hi' >'2he" 100. A'a>' tHcre Is out niue lF"e
| loHe between ff"ther> noWaaals' lhtl are "ti'
| l'lthuS; qua iu'hH II 'leH re mat ~, he"Fi
| fancied horrible pictures Of hunger for his
| brother. and. strong man a. he was his cour-
age oozed away iii binding tears when he fell
| upon ms Knees ana PRAYED lor oi'h sntte>s.
III 'lit "' 'i'ic " Sit', newspaper fH"u'i''''
! thundcrod night and ,lav. turning ont thousands
of COPIES to the hour Rcporter> srurripd
about after news. >cribbledaway at their ,le>k>
| and handed in huge bills than made Colin
| mouth water. Still. he WAS ore Of them and
| surely his turn would come Vi hen n, arrived
| in New York lie bad gone straight to the first
new paper rilice that he saw looming uu from
the street Here he met rebuff The corp,
| was complete they told Linn, 50 he htl .sout.
| his WAY and tried another Mounting M Il
| long staircase he had found himself in II busy
| crowd of lurn. Some one directed him to th.
| city editor. Il pleasant man with kintli, face
| aud MANNER If he would come in a week
| from then they might he able to do something
| for him. Then the boy tried again. hul his
| nerve WA. RAPIDLY weakening. This lime he
| ceode,. They needed a man to do the police
stations ont iy Harlem al ni.Iit The Eo,.
| Jumped III The chance
StraishlMav over the sea went the clad ,i,,-
ing> 10 the aiiNiou> mother in Lancashire. she
| read her boy, glowing account of his prospects
| and hi. hopes Yet She doubted. for n mothrr's
heart i, prone to fear and trcmhlc fer he: child
Colin pro~res>cd rapidlv He deserved tn
| He had ability far above the police courts. if il
| was crude for il had not been cultivated. And
| above all journalism wa. his hobby. Ills heart
was in his work. lie turned into bed every
| morning tired ont. His room wa, poor rroIIgIi.
| but a paiart. il often seemed 10 the worn ONT
| English hov. though he had been born in :,
| home of Injury and bad never hrf,r,. krnv.n
| I'M. uncertainty now va, about eyer, nrYl
| one uivht In. returned home r.,.,i..r ILan
usi;u and tol,ud Ia l,i> distress tat ,,,,,,, tht
| had >tnIrp his u,,ly oytr,nYi III. iarJIn'i,'
| pretended .srcat a,toni>hmrit and ir,lirna;i,n
| hut rouI NOT holm him The L,vw.s ,i-t tr.sS,i
beyouJ mra>lrr. Hitter cold nm io that ,l.,T
h;id been the weather and ,br winter WAS L,,t
half over. Nevertheless thr Loy ,,nothornd
hi, arief and M, fr4rS which raiinp anew mi
| had boon COMING 1bi,l and fa.t If l,tn for h..
had 1wirr nov l,,n .,lmo.t ,,.thnut :, ,.n,,y in
| tbr vo,lI
| Without Il coat h, went on with l,i> NIGHT
work oftnn .h;Xrriu., Nitl rnII I'hnn o,,n
,ftrrnoon when u. .,v.l liz l;r,h- yyar, .t;,i.
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