Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-03

and stood waiting by the side of the
desk.
"Well!" said the city editor, look
ing up sharply, after an instant, "what
do you want?
'i wanted TO know if you could
make use of this" answered the new
conner, timidly holding ont n small
bundle of manuscript
"Im sure We can't unless it's some
thing trifie less hoary with age than
that you brought here the other day. "
The city editor, who was compare
lively young man, very alert, very
quick in speech, and all business, took
the manuscript, unfolded it with a
snap and ran his eye over the first few
lines Then he wheeled his chair
around and said, Strengthening up and
speaking testify:
"Now look here, John Harmon, once
and for i'll, understand that it's no use
bringing such stfff as that in here,
and / won't be bothered with looking
at it! Why, this is identically the
same ancient history you tried to shove
off or me the other day"
''But | polished it up!" suggested
the old man.
Polished up your grandfather ~
exclaimed the other. ''Why, you
couldn't polish that matter so that it
would be readable if you worked for
ever. It's hard luck; but the plain
truth is there are too many young men
hustling for live news to allow of such
back-number trash as that being good
for anything but to stop hole.
haven't got any more time to talk II
you get any news, bring it in and
will look at it Otherwise, stay away,
please !"
The city editor faced his desk again,
picked up his pen and fell to work, not
looking at the other. The older man
for an instant stood motionless, then
hespicked up the manuscript, put it in
his pocket and turning away walked
slowly out of the room without word.
The wind was biting hard outside
and he drew his collar about his ears
rs he walked despondently down side
street. He had not far to go, for pres.
emily he went up the steps of small
house and opened the door. The room
into which he came was bare and mis-
erable looking, and everywhere showed
the lack of woman y hand to straighten
the few bits of furniture, which only
served by their mean repair to add tc
the forlorn appearance of the apart
ment. The old man stood quite still
one hand resting ON the doorjamb
staring ahead of him as if he saw be
yond the opposite wall. As he STOOD
there, there came glad child's cry
from the other end of the room:
"oh, Gran'pop, | glad you come
It's awfully lonesome -
The old mans face Frightened II,
reached down and, as the little CIR
came running 10 him, caught her M
and laboringly lifted her to his breast
Then he kissed her and put her down
She did not see the tears on his cheokl
as he talked 10 her of the fun they
would have that evening 'aftcr worl
was done, After work was done wat
the season when these two had grant
Tomps together Work, as little Poll,
well knew, meant writing, writing
writing until she would crawl upon thi
old mans knee aud beg him to come
play, and he would drop the pen from
his eranped fingers end LEI her kia
from his ewes the mist which woul,
gether there when he kept his min,
loag fixed on the pages before him.
John Harmon was nearly eighty, -
broken down newspaper man ho wa
called. aui nis only inheritance from
| pact laws aas Is knowledge of new
| papot writing auda little granddaugh
tn. whose mother and father had dice
in fever epidemic few wears before
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mauuseflpi an chair, then set ahou
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aHd the child tAn little Que ull th
while ehatltfHs a. him rod ehat the'
would ia ga fhs evening. When the
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