The National tribune., 1893-04-06

! " Hes sort OF an actor, or stage manager Q
something, down at the Globe" he remarke
vaguely, with one ear open for his call on th
instrument; but he gets very fair living,
guess"
Why don't he support his father, then?
inquired the Horse Editor Indignantly. IS
man who would let his old father be buffete
around this damned Office like bundle Of oil
papers, when he is plenty able to care TO
| him. ought to be thrashed."
"The trouble is," said the operator, listening
| impassgely to bis friends vigorous remarks
the old gentleman will not accept any ait
whatsoever from his son; he's as proud as Lu
| cifer, and he's got some crazy notion of 'dyin,
| in the harness" as he puts it. They 1.-Two il
| the same house, but he won't take cent from
his son. and he pays the old servant they hay
just half Of what she gets for waiting on them
| The boys mother is dead"
That's no excuse for his letting his old dad
| worry his life out in newspaper work." persist
| ed the Horse Edtor-who had the highest
| notions of honor aud fila! love of any Horse
! Editor l have ever known, by the way A
| fresh batch of proof came down the shute with
rush as the operator started to speak again
| and the subject was dropped for the night.
Early the next morning when got home
told my wife, who always wakes up when
come in, about Josiah and Son. as we had be-
gun calling him already, aud with q woman's
usual sympathetic feeling for all mankind. she
proceeded to keep me awake good half hour
asking questions, and planning some way in
which to relieve Josiah's burdens. And the
last thing l heard as I finally dropped off to
sleep, was, "don't you think Frank, We could
have him up to dinner come timer"
" | told Edith about Josiah and his son" said
my wife the next night at supper, and she
knows them both. She says they are both
very smart men, but that they have had rover
ses all their lives-tbat some horrid men have
taken everything they had several times, and
that they are poor because they won't take the
cases into court. She says, too, that they are
of the F. f. VS., and you can see it in their
manner that they true gentlemen. Her
pretty eyes filled right up with tears when she
was talking-shes an awfUlly sympathetic
giil don't You think, dear?"
Yes" answered, sugaring my coffee and
how is she managing to spend her new fortune?'
For this sweet little cousin of ours has recently
had quite sum Of money left to her by an &C.
commodating old uncle, who kindly died just
as she was thrown upon her own resources her.
self by her fathers death.
~ cry well. imagine; she's got the lowell
est(( pthes and things, and shs is building a
little cottage for the Fresh Air children out in
the country with some Of it, OF course she's in
mourning" as my wife notes my raised eye.
brows but, my dear man, you can have lovely
mourning things as we'll as other kind She
has given up hor trip to Europe, though, for
this year. at any rate"
What made her change her mind?"
II don't know, Pm sure; she didn't tell me.
Are ydm going now! Well, dear, remember
about Harry's shoes-the poor child is abso-
lutely barefooted; and don't forget to send up
the butter please, for we have"- and my
little woman proceeds to detail to me the usual
list of household necessities man is forever
ordering, and yet never finds when he wants
them at home.
1t was about week afterward that Josiah
came down to the room at midnight, his hat on
his head and his coat under one arm while he
rolled his shirt.sleeves down with type
grinimed fingers. without speaking he went
to the night-editing 1--WE called it that because
the might editor" might be any of u.s. since
Bird had not consented to come to our nest)
desk and took the few things belonging to him
personally from it. Then he put on his coat
and came over to US with his lips and Dyes
smiling more cheerfully than 1 had ever seen
him smile before.
Where now, Josiah 2" asked Brothers.
I'll am going to the country" answered
the old fellow, clearing his throat of happy
lump l imagined.
What? Not leaving us?" asked
Yes, sir; have been called to the editorial