The San Francisco call., 1905-06-04

TX the neighborhood there lived a
Young fellow named sam Buclxner.
Recently he went 70 the city TO un-
cover The fortune that lay hidden.
bidinE his time. While he was wait
ing for the train in the country town
some OF his neighbors. and particularly
the old men who had never been away
from home. offered him advice. All
agreed that he must be honest All rich
men were honest-for a long time. He
must be Industrious. for of itself in
dUstry was gold II he could not find
Job at good pay. take one at poor pay.
II was better TO work fer nothing than
TO be idle. sam inquired OF old Limuel
Il he had nothing 10 offer.
We'll. yes" said the old man. but
I'll give you my advice after YOU get
back home"
few weeks later Sam returned. He
had just come out Of a hospital. His
head was bandaged and he walked with
a limp Old Limuel was among the
neighbors that called on him. The city
didn't appear 10 agree with you,T said
he How did all this happen?"
The young man sat in rocking
chair. His mother hovered about him.
urging him 10 drink some sort of tea.
made OF herbs gathered in the garden.
Limuel told her 10 sit down and rest
herself She sat down reluctantly.
Whenever her intuitive eye saw a pain
coming she would start UP 10 head it
OF Let him tell US" said Limuel-
Wish the blamed town was blowed
IN groaned the young fellow
Couldn't you get work?" Brizintfne
inquired.
oh. yes; 1 got work-you bet I did. 1t
vas this way Not havin' any particular
trade you know, 1 had to look round a
little after 1 got there. found a boardin-
house and went 10 bed early. as / was
.tircd- Next mornin' / went out to find
work I met well-dressed feller and he
sOrter looked At me and then asked me
II I wanted a job I told him he was my
friend He asked me II l could drive a
wagon. and 1 told him I looked on a
horse as I did pie when l was hungry
for sweet stun. He said follow me- and
] followed him We came TO a big store
and there was crowd about il and
thought this feller must be doin' a whal-
in business He showed me the wagon
he wanted driT'. Two horses were hitch
&c 10 il. anc ] says 10 'em. boys your
master has ariv'.' One Of the horses
looked At me and sorter grinned,
thought. The other one didn't say moth
in Well. another feller got on the Wag-
On 70 teI me Nlere 70 60 ne lowed And
then took Up the lines and driv' Of.
had heard what a hard time some folks
had struck gettin' work. and thought IL
was comm easy for me. l hadn't asked
the boss what he was goin' TO pay. He
said he'd make il all right with me, and
that seemed fair enough Well. / hadn't
GriV more than a hundred yards when
some fellers run out from some place
didn't know where and yelled 'scab.' I
says that's all right, fellers. but 1 amt
sore One Of en- said / would be the first
thing I knowed- BY this time the feller
that started out with me had gone-and
the next minute here came bricks and
pieces Of iron. ! said quit that. you might
hurt somebody 1 was used TO playin'.
but that looked sorter rough 10 me. But
they kept on Quit I says, you might
hit me- and about that time OF the wag-
on I went, with a brickbat bouncfn' from
my head. Then here come the fellers
They Wallowed me, they beat me-and
when I come 10 I was in what they call
a hospital. That's all there was 10 II.
There was z strike"
And il was a shame to beat my son.