New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-05

also proud. Its your breakfast ISN'T Il"
no. said the savcy. lying hard, its for
vou | 'ad corfcc and s;ssidges hours and hours
ago" , ,r., .d,ou
think. YOU poor little coon, I'm going to rob
you Of the food you do get? Never Doh
With a dexterous movement the slaNcy re re-
posscsscd herself Of Charles Iicnrys boots IL
You don't eat, she said I'll lock 'em up again
Charles Henry was fo1 1, to comply i Eon n,r
Of shaking hands with you.7 he said soirmny
when he had finished Il have renewed my
strength like the eagle.
"Orl right." said the slavcv. Your bcaks
gcttin' very like ncaglcs. Shake And they
shook.
1t was only Q o'clock when Charles Henry
lie passed the Office of The M'n,rcaI
Scraps" and crawlcd until ne came
TO the Law Courts. There he sank lansnliiy
down on scat and watched the busy
gardeners as they lcvccd turf and cartel
away hcaps of stones. Plump pigeons s'rutt"d
about under his feet Their very iaDcss was ai
insult Oh, il he could only get one in a pi"-witi
rump steak and eggs and gravy! The warm sun
came out and made him hnncricr than before:
With feeble steps he crawlcd back to The scraps
Office and asked for the editor.
The great man hal arrived, and WAS opening
his letters Charles Henry waited for hali an
hour ard was then admitted To the editorial sane
tun. A red flush mounted TO ms brow. lIr., u
frcc-horn Canadian. had come 10 beg aims lest he
should die of hunger Still he recalled the good
time he had had Nothing could tax" that away
The great man WAS r"a.iIns a daily paper.
handsome face belonged IL a lever man some
how. hi, tale went very lamcly. Even to him
self he couldn't help admitting that il was bad
The editor wheeled round in lis chair, an con
frontcd harl's Henry sternly 80" here. he
faI. "do You expect nc to believe all this?
What did You come mel over L n%T. Tor Henry ,ucy.
Pleasure, And | WIS dum fool"
And you he -trappc ,
"Clran broke. dead broke. stony broke
automatically and comprchcnsivcly. il somcwh bat
alphabetically. answered Charlie. Henry. =" | We
come to ask you to help me I'm hungry"
What in thunder do You mean by -prin.HJinn .:
such yarn on mr? inquired I'll" "ditor W NY
don't you go 90 III" Canadian consul
i've been" said Charles icnry. briefly. For
the life of him he ccnd not plead any more
See here. said the editor again. I've helped
Gfty-scvcn people IN the last i've years wh'N'
come 10 me with tale, is good n yours. II any
one Of them had had the dccency 10 ever pay me-
riding in his earring" in Montreal now, ana PaS@'I
me the last time was over there without know
ing me. lon clear out I'm busy" IN.
Charles lIenIy's sense of humor had been rapidly
educated during his European trip. Seems
those iifty-srvcn have been mighty rough on me-.
he said. moving toward the door. ""ood-day.
And hc went ont.
The editor turned to his paper, but Ch1rl,s
IIcnry's thin. hnnl~omr face cam" between II
ana the words. Then u" fun i down; u l.
terrible thing 70 b. hnnery, he said "o'l, !
come blck." liut Charles li"ury had di~1rp'aiF'.
Charles Henry staggered heavily back TO his
garnet. I'll try 10 :" 10 sleep, he sal1 "
will make 'he time pass quicker. rs i race be-.
tween Death ami mother; but I've had good
time anyhow: and when mother wad"S in she
generally wins" II" slept for an hour Then he
again aw 0k". with that t"rrlbl" craving for food
- 'vc had enough of the world; h" SAID to the
cfllcv opposite If once get back TO the Four
corners RI slrw wood for the rrt Of my dnys.
Who's there" Some ON" had knocked.
n, "a
Charles Henry dis~nlblcd his emotion and tot
tered 10 the door. But Mrs Hawkins conl nor
dissnmhc hers She drew him 70 her breast and
cried over him. and pati,d his curly head. ana
nearly -moih"r'd him with klsS-- rhen She let
him 20 and Phonishy Ann" slyly advnnccd !
iold yon I'd com" and fetch Won when ] wanted
ycu" was all sh" said: and her" am
Charles Henry. with CA" suprcm" heroic cf'ori;
momcntaIily STAYED oil the pan.- OF hnnerr.
Of Parliament. Madame Iu'-1uds. salvation
Army. lis. Tower and geological Gardens. ~.
down on the bel, mother and III tell yon all
pheni,by Anrc looked NJ his thin checks ior 4
mlmcn, Il. Mr., Hawkins glanced round the bar
rem den
Wal. Won ale Il Prodigy son Mr.. Hawkins
began ashamed to lay" Jet her feelings get ahead
"mnsh,~ said phcni-hy Anne. lyon don't
understand lis the fashion IN This country 10
get as hieh q. you can, and the hiehcr you get
the NOR. miserable you look. 'huh- Henry
Won inst 90 on telling your motl"r all about the
sights and I'll order dinner Ih'ii We 20 f"uii'
afterward."
phrnisby Anne hustled about and achieved
wonders Ten minutes later table IN Two
chairs appeared in front Of ~" dinnu'iv" siaNrv
Twenty minutes later Charles Henry slt before Il
somewhat rude but plentiful meal. tui"ring go
pnsltc tortnr'S lac waited for h moth"r 10 com
mcnc". IL WAS with difficulty that j." rolid I'-
strain himself from trarns th" fool with ~"
nngcIs-from r"ndinq II liz" a wild hnNt. Thea
hc began 10 eat. and Phcnisby Annc's tears ran
down into the Potatoes.
This pr1tuitolls bnt temperate addition To Ill" meal
seems 10 me with all that money you didn't
ought 10 he LODGED mp here, she said reckon
faint ~ good "a our barn How much htv" Won
~" More than two hundr~! dollars, CUES, said
Phcnisbv Anne. There's his purse lying on tie
Mr.. Hawkins was notified "Sakcs," shc
said. "n | didn't oueher 'pologizc Charles
Henry, I'm proud Of yon lon'rr real h.vci
headed An it amt taken away your app'tite
neither"
Charles Henry tried 10 explain Ph"ni-bv Anrr
pnt her finger 10 her lips and Mrs. llaw"ns never
knew. ,
Phcnsby Anne felt sorry for Charles Henry
Somewhere. down IN the depths OF her rllrcwd in
telligrncr lurkcd similar desire 10 SEQ the world
only she had not given II icin. 'o'ld Nh" my,
nut her feeling into words. she wonl have sad
that il Is better 10 dream OF what tn" world may
be than to encounter II; better 10 live MAXIM
II one vast illusion cf fairy dwrlling-plac"s nnd
beautiful and noble men and women. than 10 come
down 10 sordid realities and the sqnal"r Of "tery
day life: better 10 live beneath IN" shadow oil me
mighty Bush, with it, pure, sweet pin" od"rs, IT,
waving ferns and trailing flowers. than 10 dwell
high in Il garrett. the dusty pancs OF which shut
out the blue SKY. Bat Phrn-iy Ann" knew not
that there * something in the h'nrts OF men -
something which sirs the blood and fires tl' ev.
something which leads them on to see and feel
and endure all things Some people coll ii curl
osltv: others give it n0hlcr name. IL II what
il may. il is part Of that indcscribablc soul oi
mind which clcvatcs MS above the beast of the
field. and make ~ fare forth - So" for onrSrIvr
the coud-cappoI towers and lofty palaces of ON
race Charles Henry had seen and felt he had
squandcred his substance in riotouS living; bnt he
lad enlarged his experiences he mad at length I'M
dcr.tooI Phcnisby Anne; and nj twrnty-orc, io
comprehend the complex workings of woman
heart is a feat which few men achieve. Charlie
Henry "hankcrcd" after the esl.pots no more
To saw wood for Phcnisby Anne happ n'>'
| enough and when u man has erasprd Il truth like
that, EARTH air and sky ar" his attendant MINIS
t"rs. who ,lo his bidding and teach him all Tho