The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-30
SYMPATHY STRIKE.
by ANNIE HAMILTON DoHyELL.

Not to-day, TimmeE
Little Tad's voice was tremulous with
dread He hoped Jimmie would cay to.
morrow. When you didn't like to do a
thing a single speck, 1t helped your cour'
age to put 1t oil.
To-day" Timothy said, firmly. There
was no hint OF relenting IN his voice. y
guess we're not goln' To wait TIL y hthy
.ta.arvcs, are We, Ihaddeus KEITH do
you know what sue had Tor dinner to-day
Mullins" murmuIed little Tad, shame
facedly. DRY. 'Thout any butter on"
Two added Timothy, briefly. You
wouldn't like two dry, thont 'any- butter
muin, for your dinner, would YOU
"No--oh, no." murmured little Tad.
Then there was silence. Both boys were
remembering their own lunch. Tad
snackcl his mind lips over tLe crisp
brown hermi,S aud the little round saucer
ple-there was almost always II saucer pie
IN little Tad lunch basket Timothy had
great. beautiful wedges OF pic in his, and
YOU could see the plum> along the edges OF
the wedge Then Timmc's dougnnuts!
Tad's muuta-nis mind mouth watered
At the thought Of them. His doughnuts
were good, but Jimmie s,-Ilmmie and he
PLAYED swap games at dinner and ate each
other, Lunches sometimes.
She ate EN- both up while was settin
ms table, whispered little Tad solemnly
remembering tynthy's quick, hungry bites
Tie W. r'nl ic ,,l Tipped two OF his her.
nis INTO her pau when she WASH look
ing. and Jimmie mad dropped IN a dough
nut. Cynthy had never found out yet
where her little "windials' came from.
She Looked upon them with grave thank
iuluess, AZ mama out of heaven.
Timothy had explained Il sympathy
strike" to Tad. "lou don't strike cause
you're abused yourself, you know, but cause
somebody else is. You do 1t out o sym
p'thy. Somebody else don't get wages
cnough-Cynthy don't get dinner enough
aud you strike till they--til she does
Then you go to worl, again same AS ever
Al the time YOU rra.s'rkiu you're arayln
'Ti.n't ~. We have dinner enough IN our
dinner baskets But tynthy hasn't mercy
no, You've got to give Cynthy more din
ncr. with butter ON. or else We don work
for Won. We've struck, me and Tad Tad
won't bring your mail aud ! won't bring
your milk But just TIE minute YOU prom
i.e to put plenty Of butter on CynthJ ) din
ncr. and plenty Of dinner then well 60 to
work like everything That's all You've
got to d." explained Timothy, That's a
simplify strike
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Timothy put hs band on little Tad > arm