The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16

Russell.)
Once there were two Boys growing
up in . large City. One nae been born
with a Silver Spoon in MS Mouth At
that time Silver was regarded as a val
liable Metal.
The other Boy had no Assets to speLk
T but re had very wisely chosen to
he born under the Stars and Stripes,
where the Poor Boy with Il gnawng
Ambition gets every Show for his
White. ALLEY.
This Urchin was named Jimmy and
even at the Age of 6 he was looking
fcrward to the Time when he would be
bic enough to kill a Policeman.
Jimmy resided with his Parents in a
Dummy little one-story Shack. He
vent barefoot every Year as soon as
TIE Frost got out of lie GrOuHd and
his fayorite Stamping-GrOuud was the
Railway Yards. one Of the Joys of MS
Childhood Was to get together Il lang
of HICKS and throw Stones at the
brakeman. He was q member OF q
-Cugh Ball Team and knew how to
pay Seyen-CD.
Across the street from where Jimmy
lived there was 4 magnificent Brick
FAAfGS- 1t q Lis 4NCCA-
Within this Palace dweit a Boy who
had been handicapped with the Name
- T.. Lawrence. However. it was hOi-
ell that his Money would carry MN
through. r. Lawrence had been VAIN
IL against Jimmy. His Mamma e.
ten took him on her knee and told him
kew one of his Ancestors turned the
Water into long Island sound md
hat it was his Duty to guard the fam
Hy Name and not speak to People " no
worked by the Day.
So F. Lawrence would stand at the
Window and make faces at Jimmy
outside. Whereup Jimmy WO;ild
dcubla-dare him to come into the
Street. but F.. Lawrence remembered
Stout the Family Name and refused
10 Associate with any lCW-hOrn Char
aCters. But when he went out to take
his Dancing Lesson. Jimmy would
chase him Il few Blocks and call nm
Names that there almost as bad as +.
Lawrence.
Jimmy had a Proud Nature. even
Il his Old Man did work at the Gas
House. The Taunts and Insults heap
cd upon him by the Young Aristocrat
caused him many Bitter Reflections
but Likewise it awOke in him a Stern
Resolve that some day or other he
would make F. Lawrence look like a
yellow ClariOnet.
Il have neither Wealth nor Social
Station" Jimmy would say to himself.
but / have YOuth and Strength and
a cast-irOn Nerve and if they expect
TO keep me down, they will have 10
tie me.
While =. Lawrence was away at the
Varsity learning Sanscrit and how to
Inhale without choking himself. Jun
bic Jimmy was circulating in tie
Ward, learning tn Duties of Citiz n
ship. tie developed q RICH. Swi1g
%1,r4 80 .-1 l,,l--- l. -,+ -1-o-IaI-
out Of the Business. II was a COM
mo- saying among his Admirers that
you could not dent Jimmy with an An.
And yet. oily Il few Years before, ne
had been Il par '-fOotad Cub, stealing
Ri les on the FIR tight Trains.
He was in Demand a. all Primary
EieCti0uS. Whenever ne wanted to be
2 Delegate to something. his Name
went on the Ticket OF else there was
ar Ambulance Call. one Spring. While
F. Lawrence was down II the Riviere.
trying 20 conceal the Vac, hat h" mad
been born in America. Jimmy stack
co the Cards on tn P.ous Element
and was elected Alderman.
His real Career now OT-ned up He
gathered about him all the Local
StdtcU"r who were not on Earth
Tor SIN II Health Whenever an OTGi-
CauC" came up. they he'd ii over a
few Weeks until th"y could Iuva-ti-
81 GANA SUE AtAlN AAG 1GA-I Il
ers were being Protected.
Jimmy acquired 2 Reputation rs a
PhiIauthrOpist and Friend Of the Poor
Every time = dc~Wn-troddan Porch
Climber was taken in by those Enc
Etes Of Society who v"Ir the BIIe
Clothes, Jimmy would so around and
fix M the Ball BoHd and explain to
the Judge that his Friend was n Work
ing Toy with 4 Ngtha~ dependent on
him BY suCh uUsaltiSh Acts as th2~e
Re perfected a Private Machine and
bad on his Staff Il great many useful
Workers who said that they were Will
frg to come To the Front ut any time
and 90 anything for him. W % and
including Murder. Jimmy had stared
out With No Pull or Prestige. He Lad
nothing to carry him through except
his Character. And nov. at the age
Ct =. he was the T~uc~Ov.nnd King of
the S~Iate-Nakers. the Nain Blazo;ts
and tin" acknowledged ROss.
As a Boy. his entire Wardrobe stood
HIM about 50 cents. Now. his Jewels
alone figured S14O0 and his Clothes had
SILK Lining. He owned a Buffet IN
which he had to use four Men behind
the Bar and sometimes the Slot Ma
chimes alone gave him = Rake-Of Of
$50 a Day.
And how about T. Lawrence. the
pampered PaUriCian who had boIn
wont TO jeer at the Poor Boy and treat
him Contempt, He had been leading
4 life Of Idleness and Luxury. instead
of getting out and huStling for the
Taxpayer and W~orkingman. BuS
his Pride was due 10 get q hard Fail.
Humble Jimmy. the Gas-HOuse Boy.
lad a lovely Dose of Poetic Justice all
fixed up for F. Lawrence.
1t appears that p. Lawrence. after
the Death of his Father. succeeded to
the Presidency of q Corporation or
Canized TO trim the Public. This Cor
1cration needed a Renewal of the
franchise. 1t had to get the Renewal
- put up the Green Blinds and that
is why F. Lawrence got busy.
Every one told him that he would
have to see Jimmy There would he
nothing doing until Jimmy had been
Seen and seen Proper. And that is
how ii came about that the naughty
FHgTlats. who once reviled the ragged
Trciin. came with his Hat in his
land and began to Crawl as soon as
- struck the Front Door.
TTo-a vraS n Grand nnoninO fnr