The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-11-10

.TlVeIS. Al last No COulU BLauu IL no
longer, and when the train stopped
again he crawled out. Upon the TOP
,Of. the car was a brakeman, who
shook his fist and sw0re; Jurgis
waved his hand derisively, and start
ed across the country.
Only think that he had been a
c0untryman all his life, and for three
long years he had never seen coun.
try sight nor heard a country sound!
Excepting for that one walk when, he
left jail, when he was too much wor-
ried to notice anything, and for few
times that he had rested in the city
parks In the winter time when he was
out OF work, he had literally never
seen a tree! And now he felt like
a bird lifted up and borne away upon
a gale; he stopped and stared at each
new sight of wonderful a herd of
cows, and meadow full Of daisies,
at hedgerows set thick with June
roses. at little birds singing in the
trees.
Then he came to farmhouse, and
after getting himself stick for pro-
lection, he approached It. The far
mer was greaslng a wagon In front
OF the. barn, and Jurgis went to him.
II would like to get some breakfast,
please" he said,
DO you want to work." said the
farmer.
NO" said Jurgis, III don't"
Then you can't get anything here"
said the other.
Il meant to pay for It," said Jurgis.
oh" said the farmer, and then
added sarcastically: 1--WE don't serve
breakfast after 7 a. M"
Il am very hungry" said Jurgis,
gravely; Il would like to buy some
food"
ASK the woman" said the farmer.
nodding over his shoulder. The
woman" was more tractable, and for
a dime Jurgis secured two thick sand
wiches and piece Of pie and two ap-
pies. He walked of eating the pie,
as the least convenient thing to carry.
In few minutes he came to a
stream, and he climbed a fence and
walked down the bank, along a
woodland path. BY and by he found
a comfortable spot, and there he de-.
voured his meal, shaking his thirst at
the stream. Then he lay for hours,
just gazing and drinking in Joy; until
at last he felt sleepy and lay down in
the shade of a bush.
When he awoke the sun was shin
ing hot In his face. He sat up and
stretched his arms, and then gazed
at the water gliding by. There was
a deep pool, sheltered and silent be-
low him, and sudden wonderful
idea rushed upon him. He might
have a bath! The water was free,
and he might get into tall the way
into It! It would be the first time
that he had been all the way into
the water since he left Lithuania!
When Jurgis had first come to the
stockyards he had been as clean as
any workingman could well be. But
later on, what with sickness and cold
and hunger and encouragement. and
the filthiness Of his work, and the
vermin In his home, he had given up
washing in winter and In summer
only as much of him as would 60 into
a basin. He had had a shower bath
in Jail, but nothing since-and now
he would have a swim.
The water was warm, and he
splashed about like a very boy In his
glee. Afterward he sat down In the
water near the bank and proceeded
to scrub himself soberly and me-
thodically, securing every inch OF him
with sand. While he, was doing 1t he
would do It thoroughly, and see how
It felt to be clean. Then, seeing that
the sun was still hot, he took bis
clothes from the bank and proceeded
to wash them, piece by piece As. the
dirt and grease went floating on down
stream he grunted with satisfaction
and soused the clothes again, yentur-