The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-10-11
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Bush"
That's long way TO carry a baby
| "What could / do? People won :
take care of children without payment
heard / could get work in Laundry
there, so l went to look after l.
There's nothing to be had down ou-
way, is there?"
"Things turn up suddenly" sail
Philip.
mot for the poor, my lad. ] feae
you know that without my telling you.
But you are young and will soon be
man"
Her wistful tone went to his heart
didn't you succeed at the laundry 2"
he inquired.
"Yes; ought to be thankful. can
earn o shillings a week there. l start
on Monday" sss
'Isn't your husband at work.
HE is dead. Poor fellow, he caught
cold last Christmas and was buried in
January. God only knows how | have
lived since If it wasn't for the kind
ness of neighbors, baby and would
have starved. can Ill afford this tur-
pence, but can't walk any further"
"Wsll, look out now" he said cheeri-
IL. Here's our bus"
AS the vehicle drew up he caught the
brass rail with his left hand and ward
cd off assailants with the bundle under
hts right arm. --zesssS=-. S.-s<s saz-s--.r
"Quick.' he said to the woman az
soon as the people inside had descend
ed Jump In" =
She essayed to do so, but was rudely
thrust aside by young man who had
paused on the roof to light cigarette.
Philip sprang onto the step and butted
the young gentleman in the stomach
with his parcel causing the other to
sit down heavily on the stairs. The
boy caught the woman's arm with his
disengaged hand and pulled her up.
He dived In after her.
"You young roared the discounted
smoker.
",Erel Come orr of it," said the con-
ductor. why didn't ye git dahn be-
fore? Dye want lift"
Others hustled the protesting one
out of the way.
"Confound the East End, say" he
growled as he crossed to the Mansion
House. What the deuce Lady Louise
Morland wants to keep on sending ne
10 that wretched news for I can't
imagine. Anyway can tell her this
time that the place is empty and wi!
be pulled down next week"
And thus II was that Philip collide
with Messrs. Sharpe & Smiths clerk
detailed by the anxious Lady Morlacd
to discover his whereabouts. The.
met and bumped into each other in the
whirlpool of London just as two shir,s
might crash together by night in mid
Atlantic and draw apart with ruflea
feelings, or scraped paint, which is the
same thing, without the slightest
knowledge Of each others identity.
Within the omnibus me woman was
volubly grateful. She had q kindly
heart and tinidly essayed questions as
TO Philips relatives. hoping that she
might make their acquaintance.
'I'll be bound, now she said, THAI
you have good mother. You can al-
ways tell what the parents are like
when you see the children"
my mother was indeed dear to me-
he replied sadly, again driven out OF
himself by the mournful recollections
thus suddenly induced, but she Is
dead, lost to me forever"
Some people In the bus ceased talk
ing. They were attracted by the
strong, clear voice Of this unkem'
boy, whose dietion and choice of words
were so outrageously opposed to his
garments. Luckily the silence warnel
him or his new friends sympathy
might have brought about an embar
RAISING position.
Poor thingi And is your father
dead tooY'
yes He Did long ago"
where do Won live now7r