The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-30


well" said he. let Us look round
little"
+ The refrigerator was wide open. A
roll OF prime butter had disappeared
The cake basket had been relieved Of one
tnal frosted loaf with which Mrs
Jones meant to surprise Jimmie. Some
ground coffee had been scattered On the
kitchen table, and every moment re-
vealed some new depreciation. No traces
Of intruders could be found anywhere
except in the kitchen and pantry.
"Well, declare said the lawyer.
Some hungry tramp has been having
good time and he las taken away more
than enough for one good square meal
| wonder what he carried it off in>'
The market basket j. gone sir said
Mrs. Jones, "an1 il must have been full,
though it holds a plump half bushel."
Mr.. jackson in his excitement about
gotten all about Jimmie.
There comes our boy" said Mrs
Jackson. i hear his whistle.
In a moment the kitchen door opened,
and in came Jimmie, with an empty but
well known market basket on his arm,
his face radiant with benevolent iov
"Why, Jimmie said LAWYER jack
SON "vhat dos this mean W. didr't
Won do asI told vo,."
~ ala tba hest I could " saia Tir,,nio
avon oava mo two tbirys "a do and I
couldn't attend IL them both at the same
time
why .Hm,nia what tvo tbi,gs ,..,,
Won neang'
"Do Loft the hoy +au ne all about II
eaid his mother ..hefora Won blama
him One Of Jim,nie's boasts was fiat
he ,l,vavs stood solid with bis p,otbar
"Weli father" said he. II went 70 th.
nostoffice as Won told me 70 and bara.s
vo1r mail started for home a. soou
as could get ii. As was coming IN
Cherry street somebody rapped ON =
window | stonn4d and could see a hand
that bec,oned TO mo. so went ia the
door and = littla Girl ouorad i ynn
ouoht ia have seen her She hadn't
clothes enonoh an ia bo fairly decent
The instant | crossed fine threshold and
saw how moor tbev wera 7 thonobt IF
what Won said before I started TRY TO
mako somehaav bannv to-day There
was never a better chnu?e in The world
Tho woman said her name was Mrs Hurl
bnrt She said 10 me Arc Won LAWYER
Iackson's bo,p s.id We Tben sbe
said. Il received a note from vonr father
vostord,v oel,;no mo to INV nv rent as
= soon as nossibie haven't a cent of
money in tbe world Won't Won asl,
vonr father If he will he kind enongb to
wa;t a wool, mr. two for his nay till can
hoar from my hn.hond9 He has gone
ont of Town to look for worl, don't
want to he turned into the street for
bovo no rlaca IN Law NV bnad yon see
She's one Of yonr tenants father and
yarr la,ter has fr;cbtenad her Rnt /
to11 her that inst before loft he honse
vo,, cold .,gst trv to mako some ,ra
Lann,. todov# oven If had ia o,va nm
.o,natbiuo, ,bat ,ropld enio,. and /
Guessed Won would wait Then She
smilc1 and il was = vo,,, cnrio1s sn,iIe &"
Mrs. Jackson also smiled a cnrions
smile os sba saia. #..AIv moor self dan,;n,,
br.b,ud u.ba+ - wonderful e,oc;,,e,, ~
GOLF s,r,.ific. tbat ,lnn,,iu., 1atter ~ vorrs
u.os, And Ia tl;nl .hn sbonl1 ba,.a ra.
co;ved If tho d,v hafora Tbanls,,iv;n,,
ia foo had
81 was a Jittle thouphtless " said Law.
,.a,. I,cl.,on ,Tan -. v,b,t ,.o,, dil fnr
ber Jimmie I'm oottiuo interested
well " said Jimmie .sbr.s had the
,haumntism and i so lame that she can
hardly walk Her how works IN a cirar