Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-02-20


his had loaned him a catboat that lay
some few miles up the sound, and
Jake and his sister were going to take
a sail. Wouldn't Old SLOUGH join them?
Old SLOUGH thought of the SO cents and
guessed he'd better not.
"Oh, come on" coaxed Jake. "It's
a fine day and Tim Monahan's going
and Sally Paterson, too. What's the
matter with you, anyhow" Had it
been anybody but Jake Old SLOUGH
would have had no computations about
borrowing, but he did not care to bor-
row from Tilly's brother because
we'll, there were reasons.
At the mention of Tins name, how
ever, Old SLOUGH pricked up his ears.
He shrewdly suspected that Tim was
not far behind him in his appreciation
of the good points of Jake's sister.
Moreover, he was quite sure he could
realm. At length he decided to go,
and Jake departed with an injunction
to be sure and meet the others at the
Long Island City station at ten o'clock.
One cent for a morning paper, five
cents for an elevated ticket, and three
cents for ferry ticket landed Old
SLOUGH at Long Island City with 81
cents in his pocket. He had taken
good care not to be on hand first, in the
hope that somebody might buy his
ticket. Alas for that bright hope!
The first words that greeted him from
the radiant Sally were:
"Oh, here you are at last. Just time
to get your ticket. Hurry up, now"
In vain he tried to catch Tins eye.
Tim was too busy trying to catch
Sally's. So he rushed hopelessly to the
ticket office and, turning his back to
the others, asked the man for a time
table, which he thrust hurriedly into
his pocket and FASTENED after the rest,
who had started for the train.
They were all laughing and chatter
Ing light-heartedly, the very embodi-
ment of good spirits, Poor Old SLOUGH
felt very much downcast as be followed
them through the gate, He thought OF
Stimulating a sudden illness, but he did
not want to brighten lilly, and then
thaV scamp of a Tim was sticking so
persistently to her side!
So he ratified his q cents bravely in
his pocket and clambered doggedly
aboard the train. He even squandered
two precious nickels in the purchase
of peanuts, for, thought he, "27 cents
are no more use to me than T. Let me
therefore cultivate reputation foT
liberality."
While the rest were chatting with all
the enthusiasm of care-free youth Olo
SLOUGH sat miserably trying to figure
out some plan of campaign. If Wicked
Bill had been in his shoes Old Slouch
could have saved him without turning
a hair. "At this critical juncture,
he would have written, "Bill anxiously
thrust his hand into the pocket OF his
| coat. His index finger discovered
hole in the lining, and at the bottom
of the aperture, he felt something mai
and hard. Breathlessly our hero drew
it forth. 1t WAS twenty:dollar golc
l piece!"
But fertile as Old SLOUGH was in re
= sources for the relief of suffering ban
/ dts and imprisoned and impoyerishee
/ heroes, he was absolutely barren of In
| vention in his own behalf. So dis
) turbed was he that when the bright
eyed lilly turned from the attentive
Tim and called to him across the aisle
r he answered her so absent-mindedly
E that she was piqued and turned agar
, to Tim before he could repair his error
Y "Tickets!" said the conductor
: sharply The dreaded summons hat
= come and found him still unprePared
! Old SLOUGH began to tumble through
e his pockets. Everybody else had tn
), necessary pasteboards, but Old sloucl
e still fumbled, getting redder and red
4 der every moment. The conductor
looked at him with increasing stern
a. ness.
"T-er-I'm afraid" murmured Oh
d SLOUGH, family, when his search hal
n obviously become farce, I'm afrai'
d I've lost my ticket"
: "Didn't you drop it on the fooF2
sugge tied Jake. All hands scrutin
lied the floor.
"Well, WE'LL" said the conductor, i'm
patiently. you'll have to pay you
fare them" s'-
"To be sure" said Old SLOUGH, mis-
erably, and he felt for his II cents
4 "Well, declare" he exclaimed in well
simulated amazement. 81 haven't an.
money" - - - ~. ~.
j "Whatl" roared Tim Had Old slouc
been himself he would have detecte
something very like CONSERVATION i
his friends tone. AS 1t was, he say
q only ridicule and he took fatal steI
"That is to say" he went on, pull
ing himself together, nothing but
$50 bill"
I "Oh!" said Tim, plainly relieved.
4 THAT'S all right" said the friendl
Jake. "Ill pay it. Here you are.
And he gave the conductor 40 cents.
Tim rose and sauntered up the ask
j "Come and have smoker" he sal
to Old SLOUGH. The latter responde
with alacrity. Here was his opportur
i ity at last. But as the door of tn
smoker closed on them Tim broke out
SAY, old man, you nearly scared m
into fit. ! had only enough to bu
my ticket one way, but / came alon
j because knew I could borrow a do
lar or two from you" tH
Old SLOUGH collapsed. 81 near fe
on the foor," his tormentor went OF
4 "when you said you didn't have an
! coin, Tut when you mentioned tn
fifty, why, knew it was all right"
."But it amt" Old SLOUGH replies
4 weakly.
'sNo?" roared the other.
''Not cent said Old, SLOUGH, husk
4 ly. 81 was going to borrow from you
"Well," said Tim, when he had pa
. f.o,o, he h1Oxu UuO11'