Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-03-09


you was a poor, no count drunk
ard, who'd u right to dig his grave
without opposition from nobody;
now you're markin' out u trail for
that kid to follow. S'ef Me an
my friends here amt no call to
interfere between father an son."
dropping his voice to an easy,
familiar tone, and placing his
hand encOuragingly upon the trem
nlOns shoulder, $50 long as the
father makes a good deal; but
when he slumps'-his voice was
still soft, but the steely CLINT re-
turned to his eyes-"'then me an
my friends step In. Sabei Bein'
the first kid in camp, we've con.
stitooted ourselves his guardians
just like every man in the place
will sOOn's they hear of his beiD'
here. S'lOng"
He turned back to his cOmpan-
ions. The watery eyed mAD, after
one long, wistful farewell glance
toward the bar, resumed bis fruit
less search Of the goods. There
was nothing now to divide his at
tentiOn; he knew the men with
whom he had to deal, and realized
that hencelOrth the bar was to be
as far removed from him as though
a wall of granite interviewed. But,
to his credit be it said, even with
the realization came a new firm
ness TO his lips and a new steadi.
ness to his eyes.
What's that on the top shelff'
he asked, suddenly.
That o, that isl dunno"
hesitated the storekeeper, as he
took down the object ia question
and examined it critically. cit
got In with some goods q year ago,
an has been up there ever since"
"Why you chumplV cried the
cranberry owner, delisiVely, 'tDOt
to know q iumpiD-iack when you
see one! I've bought lots Of 'em
to home for the children. See,v
and he pulled q string which sent
the acrobat tumbliBg up over the
top Of his red pole. "Just the
thing for the kid"
"Just b thing" repeated
the watery.eyed man, drawing q
small bag Of gold dust from his
pocket; eth make the boy laugh"
As he was going out, the owner
OF the cranberries stepped up to
his side.
"Here, take this along with you,
be said, relinquishing the can to
which he had been clinging so
fODdly; eth help to make out q
Christmas for the boy"
can this, too" cam this, too"
added the owner OF the sardines
and the owner OF the baked beans;
and then Sheriff Dobson pushed be-
fore them and slipped something
bright and heavy into the hand
which held the iumpingiack.
cts a nest-egg for the kid,''
he said, gavely. "Now you bet
ter go home an ill up his stOCkin';
an O.morrow you can tell him
EMERY Christmas' from rs all"
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An Eastern clergyman argues that
there are no female angels IN heaven.
Wonder where they 60 to when they
leave earthf
st. Petersburg has not heard Of Ja-
pans latest victory, and is confident
that Il was nothing more THAI the
sinking Of q few japanese torpedo
boats.
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The Russian commander at Port
Arthur who declares that be win never
never surrender seems 20 Be the W. J.
Bryan Of the situation.
The beet thing about March e shat 4
e the advance agent Of spring, altho'
il doesn't always carry samples Of the
goods.
The only way 70 get into the king-
dom q heaven is 10 carry the king.
dom Of heaven II your heart.