The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11
LITTLE STEVE.

oompanv with some half hundred human be-
~. looked out over the railway line. 1t was the
Hell r and squalid line which encircles the greatest
.;ies. II it had been line which ran away to
" ". country If would have looked different Steve
boncbt: but it was, like himself, destined to a
..o.dmi round of the dreary town without a chance
If escape
ne windows of the house we're coated with such
Il, accumulation of smut that the light could hard
T. rsep through There was grass on the sides Of
IL cutting. but ii was sadder thing than the dust
-g;cb the March winds blew about so blindingly
Sr,b poor. stunted, dirty grass! Steve often Won
l~si how it had the heart to grow
Sevr had no one belonging to him He exist
Am tp4 uunmn charity of the crowded l,n,rsa
Tsnntiar Ind fseen flower girl, who had died
ramJuTiia IN a hard winter, and no one had ever
-nrh Whan She died of sending Steve TO the
,rrirnlFs Perhaps 1t mt so much deliberate
4g1ty init 1t WIS mohodys business and witt,
90 nmry 3iildran ON tine staircases and in the mar.
nv straat gatyreen the high. dreary houses one
crIEinureanr hsss imrdf nlattared
II SB8ve tatulEged to ONE family more than tc
rmtaT, it veEs % Brady's, the apnIpier of tine
smith .ruum 11n fire fifth floor Mrs Brady WAS a
v1frE anH want ont cfarimg There were five liz
III BnUys, all loe Steve, under the school attend
Eua EEa. Atrs. brary way with them was to lock
tmmm1t of the rgum If it WIS dry in if it WAS wet
alter iRe mad them their breakfast of r1nrf-
mr. nun than Eoo ghnUt her business Each vul1ns,
Hm1Iy wEs fiPst iUnwever, presented with huncn
If bragi fnT hiss her dnnIHr which WIS eaten On
Egva fee mrhes of f1eeping, as xuun HIS the matter
El gS WIS tllT1Esr and than en1I1ty stnnHelTs ver9
TIE mI6Ir off B dizzy till the nmtlEer cana hnnle 1t
nrh.
ID his frrlrrn little family Steve Attanl1Hd him
s5E wa1dili1g oven 1t much BIS a careful mrrsa
mr do HnId tiRs IHsrils of the streets By this ha
eErrsa tie' rp.ht To 'dGze" IN the Rradys' room at
ach, E31rh WIS much preferable TO a bed ON the
ls16rg, By and by his occupation would be gone
tr J6ass children of The streets learn early TO take
ae Of themselves; but Steve was not one to look
koe and for the day he hinged greediIy as much
lie home and home ties as his connection with
6&sdys afforded.
Is had one taste shared BY none other IN the
gTeF. Thst Was 3 great love of flowers, or any
Ting rha1 brought him the cOunrTy- Tha feeling
fc tee COUNTY, which be had never seen was IN
hs AesrC Ike she desire of the children of sailors
for TIE sea. Sometimes he seemed to get a breath
81 + r3en the u1pd was ID the west At times dur
me the long, long days he wonld adventure 10 the
nan t2cranchtaTe- dragging the youngesz Brady
b taa hand and stand staring at florists win
d1F, MI TIE sacTrnan- suspectIng lRrcEnOns desires
E1rG order hT12 EUaT-
e. WIS hHrFE for the day If he was perhaps
luaET enough 10 pick up flower some one had
trTrs6 This taste of his had not gone u1nnticed
e N Greek street, and the dBugh4Er o. the praan-
g1ee, NJ 1hA oaruar would sornztI1nss gIVa him .
ht1olrI Of E16 flowers for himself Once for ali
es1anc Eefa2 or Sc he had possessed n small fern IL
p'' winch Mrs. Brady had gr0d rrs1uredlIT beggad
its Inn 11UZn The gardener of one OF the houses
T3re she WORRIED II had 1nEf with an accident.
c1S2i2s or the s1ll INTO tho c1ttI1lg below and
We've newer da1ed hope for a growing thing ID pot
szssr
i4 eceanr15c5ty was put down IN Greek stree5
N '2as-T1ance from his flower girl mother, just
q I've hJUle Bra4vs had the brognR and the I'M
F-S'7eEess Of 1lss county they had never seen
7 rss tins impnlsiTeness IN Micky Brady thai
u'15 i1e turning point IN SteTes life They were
Ss2al1gs CARING LILO the florists window one day
Eaa lle' Mgrzh wind felt like May, turning Stsve'B
-aasals m Iie d1rsrtIum OF wandering wirHthHi.
AaT7s1ac ~ Milky Brady. be ounld a1ouuFiEiBh the
NAl To- certain growing Estraatrh OF lR1rhge wlmrs
l.ll asa il very dirty, sh#Ha grnzaal, and from
il Inc an trFts WIS visihR., winch Indicated ID
I've l re- rlHszssd Ht Uf the IEtuItT5: The Thought
lN1 comp nItD his mind Of n sudden milking his
.'1 lFas., IiE, fhn;iBt Ind JlEsi hid INN i#Hgnt"
~ = lle 1ErErh tI1na- ERrh lime S1sTa. who
me sali, iggd rs1IrEd clfeL1eI11T unFT i9 cIaap
ls1zH aErnls1 unB1IrrsI;l1ruHlT the fluxe1S
Nv ann and tirr 1n-ritl2 guHrdiEn 1BsFaM uuS nf
S15.ts1lT Mirky whose small hand had been
:, -gglng about in Stoves unnoticed for some time
i absorbed was Steve in his thoughts got loose and
s.al away There was shout. Steve made
sol1ed dart after the little 3-year-old figure In
r., ,sIono % time he many things-little Mcky
Ta5 under the feet of the great horse that
NJ au y bearing down upon him-the anguish of
N Brady, who had been his one friend. his own
-, s-g-g dl92race-this and much more in his
SUI y, a. he flow upon Mickys tracks
g., -ls "aggoner was the other side of the horse.
NM, could sec the stout country feet lifting them
MI as steadily as the horse lifted his great feet
H. vac fingers Of coarse hair down to his hoofs.
h "aggouer had no idea of Micky's peril Would
9,s o IS IN front Of the horse safely Would he
\ en-, ~ question was answered by Micky sudden
,so ,D'lI'g almost under the great hoofs At the
sp,r moment Steve was upon him. and flung him
gg 6 .oarlnE Justify at the assault as he took It,
ma, I \! was caught Something crashed down
rgs ~ Z hips pinning him to the ground. Steve
tsra MS :, eyes, The pain for instant was SICK