The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20

for he had observed that the roof of the house appeared from the. street to be touching the sky, so he began to climb. Nobody noticed him. for nobody has time to notice. children in tene- ment, excepting persons of means and leisure, and persons of that fortunate class do not live in. tenements and do not get up early in the morning It has been told that Tinto was a pudge and pudgy legs only four years old are not especially adapted to climbing tenement stairs that go very far up. Therefore it was not a great while until Tinto stop ped to rest and was almost sorry he had come. The teacher had said the way was hard. but that it surely led to the beautiful place, and Tinto, pufing like fat pig, kept climbing until he came to the top floor, where he saw a ladder I reaching to hole in the roof, through which the clear daylight streamed The ladder was very steep, with rungs wide apart, and Tinto's logs were short and thick; but he was certain now that the teacher was right, and he struggled up the ladder very slowly, but coming ai- l ways nearer to the light l The air came down on him refreshine cool and good to his hot little body and | flushed face, and he chung desperately to the rungs, fearful that he might drou l back into the hot place and lose what ! he had striven so hard to gain. Upward still he crept, and at last he came out | upon the roof. In all his life he had not reached such height. and at first ne was afraid to venture away from the edge of the yawning hole through which ne had come, although 1t showed dark now where 1t had shown light before. great stretch of housetops with all manner or things upon them spread be- | lore him. and the morning breeze famed him deliciously He opened his mouth Wide and breathed in the air as though It were something good to eat and he was very hungry for such food. With ex. ceeding caution and short. uncertain steps ne moved away from the scuttle leading to the suffocating regions and turned his eyes toward the rising sun.
 Tinto stopped in amazement. There. lv. ing before him, was the beautiful city, all golden in the morning sun coming uu over the green hills far off against the gorgeous sky; there flowed the shining waters, with white sails moving silently upon them; huge arch of tangled silver strands swung out over the glistenins stream from lofty towers and lost itself
 m the mists from which the city rose the air was cool and fresh and sweet ana Tinto looked upon the marvellous sight with such feelings as even the And. ing of the loved and lost marble haG not brought to him. '.-
 He smiled; more, he laughed and clan. pea ms hands, grimy as usual. but less sticky. for he had rubbed some of if on on ms ticking as he tossed In his per. spring sleep.
 Hully gee! It's the good place!" he shouted as if that were enough. and laughing again. he ran across the root toward the sunrise. holding out hi, arms to it. as If 1t knew.
 The frowsy head of Tinto's fosta, mother came up through the scuttle
 l Come back here you little bratT' sbe screamed. Don't you know you'H break your neck if you fall over there? Wha, are you doing up here, anyway? You've most scared me into a fit"
 TO" IL n9ppeneN no one about the ten. ement could say They found the brujsef anu proken body in the areaway below 70 see nm Tinto lay in his little white conn., with smile on his face.