La Junta tribune., 1908-02-08

1Re 10I E0oNctru NJ DTS cxsIuih'V
taste iu shrubs and fowe,. On oDs
occasicn ! had mot him walking back
and forth. crooning some sfrang. AZ
rican melody TO = pIfIful mite Of hu-
uianity ia his arms Perhaps this WAS
the ''ii'I' boy he was $" fonl OF.
''iiow Old is your lItii. 10y a-k'-i.
Dunno sab Reckon he's . besp
orer 4 his size on 'rount % is.in' twist
eL. Yo' see. boss. II didn' pear jes'
right for me 10 use lie doctcr's money
for myse'f Seemed LAX II orter 90
tn de pore fo'ks lax De res oh his
fortune But dar war lie orders. so
buys lie house an den hunts roun' an
iin's de skImpine.' lit oh plrkaninny
kin--on- ,iaI aIu't d. hea-te-' able 10
keer for him-e'f-au' sets out tn rnlse
him. Ny ole NANNY e,ine lib Wild me
an Io"k srter t'ings. f'en ebery sum
mer ! s,eS down in he city an brings
UP whole pa~sle oh Young TINS ouien
sie street an gii,> 'en good time.
Oars plenty oh mciynns an sweet Ia.
rer> an gyar.lcu truck roup my place.
an takes 'ein ont huntin' an tishin'.
1 lows dey done cnj'y II from de way
hey price roun''' J"ck threw hack
hi, head and laughed heartily NJ the
recollection of sonic of their project
Ing. Then lie suddenly t..,.ain- grave
Does yo' know. boss he continued
solcmnly. III pears mighty strange
to me sometimes. lax ~ "f de i-awds
han war IN II: Dat por. iI'l' picka'
uIuny wat low io IL d. runiIes' in
de whole wori' Is tu'nln' out to be-
SompIn siron-ry. He en- play de fiddle
lax horn mu-icinner. an for de ban.
so an iute. laws. # brings out d.
tears Jes' ter iis'n. Does yo' know.
boss" abruptly. wat Is wukIn' up
hyer for7'
To earn some money. SUPPOSE" !
answered. laughing.
"Dat's hit pr.zac'iy. But | ain need
no money for hous.k.epIn'. rails.
garden truck an chickens an t'inIs,
sn' ! 90 fisiiu' an huntin'. No. sab!
l.. giitin' money FOR int III boys inu-
siclanin' Hes plumb '-trncted hut
an or.in. Is been totln' him mp 10
Mis- IIun'erforJ's lately so't he mont
iis'n TO her playin'. mn fer fac. sab,
dat lI'r boyd les cock his head on one
silc while she played chime. den
he'd climb up On dat ~iDol an play de
sam. chnn. fn,t. elery dot an sSirer
prezsc'. Mis- Hunerford say 'twnr
truly '>jonishln'. Ne>. sab. dat boys
c,vync hah an origin an I'm gwine
hab him learn play Jcs' LAX white
f"'Ls. on'n paper
NJ this moment the rer man came
mp and stood waiting for orders jock
duckei his head and was turning away
when called him back unclHsp!ns
the glIiterins chain from my watch. ]
handed II to him
Give /; to the lIttl. boy" ! said.
''and tell him il Is from one OF liis dad.
dy's friends"
Jocks fac. grew fairly radiant. \
present for himself would not have
given him half The pleasure
The next week my chief sent instruc-
lions FOR me To repair to 1'crr-b"nnc
and survey some swamp land. | had
been there before and knew the place
well. In winter ii would not have been
80 bad but now. crushed the brief
note impatienfly in my hand.
But there was nn help for IL. so W.
set about breaking camp The next
day we were ready for departure.
As we stood on the platform of the
little way station waiting for the train
! saw the big. well known figure OF
jock burrylns M the track, In few
minutes he WAS beside me
"'Chr for II. boss, | war feared
woulin't eotch up lie painted ''I's
mos r'ln lie brcf outen me"
shoulders and knowledge Of Syoodcraf,
would be Invaluable in that out ~ the
WHY place, The terms OF his service
wore quickly arranged. and then ]
asked him about tlie Hide 10y.
Il dunno for shore. yet, Sah,' he said
.r.tvcly. ''rc doctor how he war Ia
bad Tx an better bc sent up norf to a
gran hospital lie low de boy cayu'
ncbbcr he raised lak he is. but DAT
mebbc dc big doctors mout uuwln' dc
twisics an tx him UP LAX udder boys
Ef dcy ho dat with u rare smile. IN
sho tank de COOL Gawd all de res oh
my lifc"
''It VIII be very expensive" ven
turel.
"Ics sab: 50 de doctor tolc me He
low he'd ax le,lse Hun erfori TO hep
some. but done stop dat" throwing
his head back proudly, Il dou' AK no
hep longs en- hep myse'f De III
boys mine. an Is de one 10 tax car
ob him Then. with light quaver In
his voice he added abruptly. Il done
sol de house an pigs an tlnss.'
why. that's too bad exclaimed
Involnntarily. Wasn't there any 9th
er WAY
NO. sah. an de house an tings didn'
fotch quite enuf. DE lIr boy'll halter
be thar mos year. an doctors stuff
an nussin' cos a heap. done hire
room for my ole mummy an Will sen