The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-04

lost its genial smile Just you clear
ont Of this packing-yard to double
quick tilnel Seventy-fve cents day
il every cent you big boys are worth.
and every cent sou will get from me.
Fifty cents is oil yon small fry will |
get. Now skip out Of this yard in . |
hurry! Here, Smith," to one OF his |
oyerseers, Ego down town at once and
get eighteen more boys. You know
what we pay them. Get them here to
begin work this afternoon. Better get
| twenty, to make up for lost time"
Eyes. SIR" said Smith, hurrying of
with a broad smile on his face. Plenty
| more to be had for the asking. Ill
have them here all right"
But" interrupted Johnny. find
ing it difficult to accept the new turn
affairs had taken. Mr.. Bradley turned
sharply around.
"You boys still here3 There's no but
about it! II you are not all outside
this yard in five minutes, will know
the reason why. Col"
Johnny was SO surprised that he did
Ego, closely followed by his COM
panions The men In the yards
who understood the affair hooted and
| ieered at them as they passed; and
when Patsy Harrigan, in his haste,
tripped over stone and fell full
length in o trench filled with muddy
water, mighty laugh that seemed to
come from one gigantic throat rang
out on the air.
Say, Zhonny, does strikes always
end like as dis?" asked little Hans
Brimmer, us they stumbled across the
wet ground.
"Oh, keep still, will you" Johnny's
good nature rarely forsook him.
..The old man will come around. Boys
amt plenty this year"
Mice leader you are" growled
Micky Donahue. II amt got copper
to me name. I'm awful hungry. too. "
II amt got no money, neither" said
Patsy, whose garments were well
ventilated by holes. Gave mine all
10 me mother this mornin' for the
kids. What you strike for, anyway,
John?"
Johnny Lammyrow's alwers up to
s somethin' bad!" grumbled Jake Gu
key. my father'll lick me when ge'
home"
Serve you right" cried John. whose
rare mind was capable of looking at
question from different points at the
same time. .And stop your growlin'
Amt we men, and do we ought tt
i. work for any boys pay? Iain't a-goin
n to. l earn my bread and butter D.
l. honest toll. like as my father does
d Come, let's go over to Widow Dono
8 wants m sect she won't give US some
d thin t'eat. I'm hungry"
q "Let's!" said Patsy, eagerly.
g amt had nothin' since five o'clock tni
& mornin'."
!. Mrs. Donovan lived in little hous
,r on ground which took out one corne
of the long, rectangular field owne
r. bv Mr.. Bradley. Several times he ma
IL tried to buy the widows property an
4 complete the symmetry OF his OWE
. but the good woman refused to par
" with her land, even for much NOR
n than its equivalent in money. 1t wa
d home: It was near the railway
"a which her son ran as fireman OF
w engine. and he signaled to her wheI
" ever he passed; she liked the hustle
N the packing in the spring, and sne II
" tended to stay there. SAND VIVA
widow Donovan intended to do, tna
It she usually did.
Id As the lads approac he'd, she wa
standing in the doorway, her arm
he folded across her breast, picture
re defiant leisure.
d. .aTroth. and what are ye bhys va
lopin' way here for at this tonne
day?" she called out. ITS an no'
IN forninst noon yet"
ne "We've struck, and we're hungry
Id Johnny explained, with commenoao
simplicity. pa.
ad we're likely to be hungrier, thin a
he do yez always sthrike when ye'
er hungry? Bad cess to you, Johni
nd Lammyrow, If this is your work. =,
CHI 1--WE came =" began john. but u
D. widow interrupted him. 49,,
ell AN so we've sthruck9 on Sissn
%, Bradley, is it? Fax, I'm thinking :.
sthruck harder. And how do yez III
his sthrikin, Patsy Mannix?"
ND "You don't understand. Mrs Do
ere ovan." Patsy replied. land
I'M Don't understand is it? Mef
ere dad understand Misther Bradley, q
OF a dacint gentleman he is. It's hims'
my Aces he comm here O. moons for one
1eo NV turnoyers and glass OF M
when he's short of time 10 go ho'
leo to his wife = the purity young IL
lint that she Is. Wan Gay
OF fetched her too. So gave her te "a,
tn, over and made her a cup o tay. OH