The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-14
turned white. There was nothing there bu
one word
"THAsRs."

yhAut ""b nthauINE IN LnS TehE OF WIG cfOWu.
In the midst Of the pathetic silence that
was now brooding over ths place and NOV
ing some few hearts there toward compass
sion. he began TO whimper, then he put his
handkerchief to his eyes and buried his
face in the neck of the bashfulest young
ieliow IN the company. a navy yard black
smith, !, sha "ob, pappy, how could
baby, II ono may imagine a baby with the
energy and the devastating voice of "a jack
ass.
SO perfect WAS the imitation Of a child's
CRY, and SO vast the scale OF IL. and SO
ridiculous the aspect of the performer.
that all gravity was swept from the place
a. II BY a hurricane, and almost everybody
there joined in the crash of laughter pro-
voked by. the exhibition. Then tho small
mob began to take it's revenQe-revenRe for
the discomfort and apprehension ii had
brought upon itself by its own too rash
freshness Of a little while before. It euyed
it, poor victim, baitod him. worried him,
~ dogs do with q cornered cat. The VIC
tim answered back with detiances and chal-
ien0es which included everybody, and
which Rave tho sport new spirit and vari-
ETY.; but when he changed his tactics and
began to single ont individuals and invite
them by name, the fun last its fnnninsss,
and the interest Of the show died out along
with the noise.
Finally Marsh was about to take an in
ming, blu Barrow said:
Never mind now-leave him alone.
You've no account with him but a money
account. I'll take care Of that myself"
The distressed and worried landlady gave
Barrow q fervently grateful look for hi
championship Of the abused stranger; anc
the pet Of the house, a very prism It'll hel
cheap but rayishing Sunday rig, blew hin
a kiss from tho tips of her fingers and said
with the darlingest smile ana a sweet little
toss of her head:
You're the only man here. and Pm go
ing to set my cap for you, you dear ole
old thing"
For shame. Puss. How you talk.
never saw such a child.'
Il took q good deal of argument and per
s~uasion-that is to say, petting, under these
disguiBes-to get Tracy to entertain the
idea Of breakfast. He at first said he would
never eat again in that house, and added
that be had enough frmness of character,
he trusted, to enable him to starve like 8
man when the alternative was to eat insul!
with his bread.
When he had finished his breakfast, Bar
row took him to his room, furnished him g
pipe, and said cheerilv:
Now, old fellow, take in your battle-1ae
out of the wet; you're not in the hostile
your troubles, and that's natural enough
but don't let your mind run on them any
more than you can help: drag your thoughts
away from your troubles-by the ears. BY
the heels or any other way, so you manage
it; it's the healthiest thing a body can do;
dwelling on troubles is dsadly-just deadly
and that's the softest name there is fol
it. You must keep your mind a~mused-yov
must indeed"
'.Oh; miserable me!n''
Don't! There's just pure heart-breal
in that tone. fits just as | say; you've go
to got right down TO it and amuse you,
mind, as il it was salvation"
rIhey're easy words to say, Barrow. blu
how am Igoing to amuse, entertain, diver
a mind that finds itself Suddenly assaulted
and overwhelmed by disasters Of q sort no
dreamed of and not provided for? Mono
the bare idea of amusement is repulsive tt
my feelings. Let us talk OF death and fu.
nerals."
"No-not yet. That would be giving u,
the ship. Well not give up the ship yet
Pm going to amuse you; ! sent Brady on
for the wherewithal before you finished
breakfast"
You did? What is It'll"
Come, this is agood sign-curiosity. Oh
there's hope for you yet" #"."@'