Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29
POOR DUSTIN STAX.
WENT OUT TO ENJOY HIMSELF ANC
GOT IN TROUBLE.

Found When 1t Was Too Late Thai
He Had Forgotten His Roll. but
Fortunately. Good Angel Turned
Up In Time.
A bright, sunshiny afternoon and
nothing to do. 1t will be long time
bt,fore Mr.. Dustin StaX forgets that
day. "a nice long walk before dinner
eh, Tommy" he had said to the little
boy who always looks so helpless and
forlorn and clean when other little
boys are playing in the street. His
son haStened to adjust the elastic cord
of his large hat under the chin which
nature had so beneficently provided for
that purpose The little fellow hurried
along in silence for nearly half al
hour, sometimes trying TO take long
steps, as his father did, and then
breaking into little run to recover the
distance he had lost. Each wished he
were little better acquainted with
the other. But Mr.. Stax was very
busy man.
Observing the boys efforts, he chang
ed his gait so as to suit that of the am
bilious little legs and was immensely
amused at the proud swing with which
Tommy kept step. 1t occurred to him
that many a man congratulated him
self, as Tommy was doing, upon per-
sonal success when the truth Of the
matter was that conditions had merely
adjusted themselves to suit his con-
venience.
"Where'll we go, Tommy he ask
ed suddenly as his mind awakened to
the fact that he was expending energy
without any definite object in view.
something that he abhorred as nature
abhors vacuum.
"Is it very far TO the zoo?"
Not very. If we get tired walking,
we can take the cars"
But there was no thought of fatigue.
There was interest in every turning of
the thoroughfare. in every different
tree and in every sparkling pebble.
Tommy said to himself that his father
was better company than any of the
boys, and MI. Dustin StaX saw numer-
Gus indications that Tommy was 60
ing to be a first rate fellow when ne
grew up, and they were both very
proud.
They watched the sedate stork and
laughed as he swung his undulots neck
about and dropped his head with u
thwack upon some impertinent duck
that sought to steal q morsel from un-
der the very nose of dignity.
Il think ostriches are funnier than
storks," remarked Tommy. SOS
triches," he added thoughtfully. "can
eat anything"
Which reminded his father that they
were hungry. An invitation to patron
ize q vender of. harmless drinks and
sugary viands was promptly accepted.
Mr.. Stax went into one pocket after
another. with gathering dismay on his
face. He had on his "Other Clothes
Tommy" he said, at frequently oc-
crrs when an enterprise is to be set on
foot that one man puts in the capital,
while the other puts in the experience.
Now, / have some recollection Of hav-
ing given you a 10 cent piece yester-
day. For my part, | am some years
older than you and feel that can hold
my own in an equal partnership by
contributing my experience"
Tommy. without voicing his deep
suspicion that it does not require much
experience to eat, made Il search and
after turning all his pockets inside out
brought to view three pennies. Never
was an investment made with more
shrewdness and caution, and never
was long homeward walk more thor
oughiy enjoyed by two better fellows.
Next day Mr.. Dustin Stax was at Il
desk up TO his chin in papers-papers
whose printed forms, filed out with
various styles of penmanshfp, might
have told some rather pathetic stories
of struggles which did not win. But
they were so many assurances Of pros
perity TO MIR. Dustin Stax. There were
signatures TO be made to numerous
papers and transactions in bonds and
cerufcates of AL kinds to be attended
to, nhd be appeared worried and an.