Nevada County picayune., 1889-04-10

eating. but they am | very paftlcU' lar. MT. kokuk put on his coat and went away, but after he had gone went to lift handful of type out ot a form that stood near Mans case and l saw that her eyes were sweat. ing Tears as big as rain drops fel down over her case. She kept or throwing in type. She tossed as into the e box and commas over among the periods. and caps down among the lower case letters in q reckless manner. Every stIckful of type she set up next day was SC lousy the foreman threatened to dis charge her. What do 1 mean by lousy! Why, full of mistakes to be sure. knew the reason, and cor rected some of her galleys to help lIer out. At the next meeting of our union someone sad it had been proposed to raise a fund to bury The Rats two children that had just died that day of scarlet fever, both on the same day, mind you. He ought to be able to bury his own dead he's been at work right along, said someone, and nearly all growled assent.
 ..'Who started the movement to raise the fund.- asked l.
 "'Nan, answered the fellow who had proposed the matter. She headed the list. Shes about the only friend the family had. She sat up nights to help take care of Rat $ wife, who was q mighty sweet little woman. Bought whisky for her when that was all that would keep her alive.
 "You ought to have seen the ex- pression of Mir. kokuk's face when he heard tEis explanation as to why Nan went to the saloon to get a bot tie of whisky. And when Rats wife died, continued the speaker, and his two children fell sick. she cared for them. Worked all day, and sat up nearly all night with them. l tell you boys, printing offices have their devils. but now and then angels drop down into them, and-'
 ''Before he could say any more Mir. Kokuk sprang up and moved that each member be assessed S2 to defray the funeral expenses of Rats child ren, and that as many of the boys as could hire subs should attend the funeral. Did we carry the motion? We'll, rather.
 "Nan was the ouly woman mourner and she looked handsome in a cheap dress of black she had got for the occasion. Next day she was back as her case, and at evening, while she was distributing type, Mir. Kokuk crept up to her case. looking like a whipped cur, and said: Nan, do you know what I think of you?'
 "No; and what's more, l don't carel' snapped Nan.
 "'Well, I think you are q saint upon earth.
 Do you know what l think of you?' said Nan, knocking about half a handful of matter into pi. I don't think anything
 "Then how Mir. Kokuk did plead for forgiveness. Nan said not a word for long time, but finally she turned about with half sheer on her face and said: 'Pll jeff to see who pays for the tickets to the thea ter to night To jeff is to play n game with type. Mir. Kokuk got stuck for the tickets, and l tell you he was tickled. They went; but they only saw part of the play. As they were walking along to the theater they passed a parsonage. Isn't that the man that preached the fun eral sermon for The Rats childrenI' asked MT. Kokuk,
 "'Yes, answered Nan.
 "Let's go in and see him." said MT. Kokuk.
 "'In they went, and Nan, who is usually surprised at nothing, was much surprised when Mir. Kokuk asked the minister to marry them {; but she consented, and they were married, and when the minister had reached the end of the performance and Mir. Kokuk took Nan in his arms and kissed her, what did she do but drop her head on his shoulder and cry, She said it was because she was worn out watching with The Rats folks, but l reckon those tears