Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-04-16

boys, to these filthy stables, aud the COM
pany of swearing, drunken men and
bows.
But Gavreel danced here, too, though
not exactly for his own pleasure. The
tones of hand-organ happening to reach
his ears one day, his feet betrayed him.
/ Uncousciously they beat time to the
music.
"IEe can dancer was the shout; and
he had to dance. He did his best to pleas,
them, and they urged him on by drunken
cheers, and when he tain would cease
they urged him on still
He never would admit to Felicie that
they beat him, but she knew it well
enough. She had found him out, md as
often as she dared she stole near the place
with some message from Dya,la, or some
token FIR IN herself
Sometm Gavreel had to 20 no
mourner after pauper funerals; that WAS
in the way of learning the business lie
would walk slowly, head inclined sol
EMMY, after tine rude, black platform
and the ye,low coffin, with its unknown
and unnamed occupant, and after the
skeleton horse, the miserable lad,
clad in a long, black cloak with double
cape sleeves 100 long for his arms, and
! huge Old black hat that fell backN arus
/ over his lean shoulders and ears.
Little Gavreel knew the way to all the
poor cemeteries. 1t used to tire his once
tireless feet terribly to walk such long
distances. They let him ride home often,
but this was a questionable pleasure.
Often the rude boy driver would torment
him; and once drunken man, who had
replaced the boy for the occasion, had
bade him rise and dance Oh the platform.
He had tried to obey, and the wretch in
high glee whipped up the miserable
animal that could crawl with difficulty,
but it now made a frantic plunge ior-
ward as the whip cut through its poor
hide. The whip was only a knotted cord
that the man kept in his pocket to amuse
himself with, on occasions like these.
Gavreel did not complain, though he had
fallen and been sorely shaken and
bruised.
One day it was his turn to don the
black hat and cloak, and to take the
drivers seat Why driver | know not.
There was certainly no driving about it.
The horse knew the way and took it,
slowly, patiently, with dropping head.
The stableman had been boisterous and
drinking the previous night and morn
ing found them still wildly bent on hav-
ing little fun" An accordion-p.aycr
was within hearing They would hail
/ him, and have the dancing boy out
loor liVt4e laa. lie ana ms very best TO
Pie"sc theIh' LOT olIeh ahq oit'h they
were klho TO hlm' ana generous, too,
giving nm perhaps an apple or II piece oil
chee'e 'hey hau themselves received as
gift.
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