The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-20

10 leap In the dark like greyhounds. The
Passenger would soon begin 20 be hungry.
One hour went by and they were still In
midstream. And joe had heard n mum
her OF men make remarks about the near
ness Of hunger and the distance Of dinner
When two hours had passed Joe felt No
hungry himself that he took an egg out
Of the basket and began to eat IL without
salt.
You're In luck. Johnny said n broker.
who stood ne,t Ia him.
Its tour luck fer ten cents.' said Joe,
with his heart IN his mouth alongside
Of tbo egg i have dem fer sale
ID you mean 20 say that YOU and the
Central road nave cooked up a scheme 90
rob ~ while we're out here?-
do yousc want an egg fer a dime. :
was Joe's answer.
Il could eat n HOUSE,. Sell me an egg
instead
'Gi' Us der dime
A dime and an egg exchanged owners,
and then joe remembered his sal, and
offered a pinch 81 IL 10 the broker.
Now ] think III live Ia Eec home and
mother said the broker, who seemed a
jovial -ort Of chap. Say. was this a flyer
on your part9'
'ies. sir. but ! guess J didn't bring near
enough
And he certainly had not brought enough.
III broker went round the boat with him
to 500 fair play and To enjoy the fun. and
he told him 20 put up the price 10 ~ cents
an egg. a. II was a golden opportunity.
Twenty vents put II beyond the pockets
OF some who were hungriest. but there
were very few women on board. and the
broker trcRtsSl every child on the boat
Ia a twcnty-cant egg And they tasted
~ good ~ II they had cost 20 cents.
II was a. Joe had said. a winter picnic.
and he could have sold ten baskets Of eggs.
for when n man l. hungry money ls--ens
In value.
II was agreed nv the passcngcrs that
h small boy had a hong head. and no one
begrldgcd him the I,ckc,ful Of jingling
coins that were his when the basket Wa
empty
What mr." Won going to do with that
money asked N" broker when al . O'Clock
the boat SLOWLY approached the slip.
Con ter spru' A., answered. Joe
'B"tt"r put u In the DlmD Savings Bank
II won't To- your u yoI spend 1t, but II
you put IL IN the bank y,u'll feel like plt-
ting MOI. there to keep u from getting
lonesome. Here's NV card Come and
ser ne tom" day when YOU'RE down near
Wall street We'll. ~ long Make hay
while the ice lasts.'
; long | will
Joe went ashore and treated himself "a
a good warm dinner. Then he dared the
river again and 10y II O'Clock he was safe
In Mrs ClauCy's rooms where he had
counted M his returns He had eaten
one egg himself and his dinner had COS, hin,
rs cents. Thai left him sio Is, which. a.
the result Of "A two-dollar outlay, wa not
bad
Next morning he old his story 20 Mrs.
Clancy and insisted ON making her share
his good fortune To the extent ~ a dollar
Then he went TO West strs~,t and found
that to his sorrnv the ice was on tho move
~ he went TO Jim Ragsley's and paid him
for tho egg and gave him a villainou-
cigar, which Jim smoked with great relish
after dinner that dav
That boy has a good heart said he
TO his wife.
A. for Joe. hc took the advice Of the
broker and opened an account IN the Dino
Savings Bank, and IL Is not beyond the
bounds % possibility that he added TO IL
from time Ia time. But that does not be-
long TO the account Of his corner In eggs.