The Ordway new era., 1909-12-24
Janie's Christmas
By
Claude Kane, ordway, Colo.

! jamie, whose mother had d,aa
months after his birth and whose
''ehef had died only few weeks auo
Ahew hoIliing about his guardian Dr
smith. lie was backing hno,s and
se'''he papers on the streets Of New
! York. ''"
IL was 'hriStmas Eve. jamie had
t"fee dbilhrs he had made the day ne.
'ofe and two dollars that he had
prey 'ouSly made, With part of thI,
Tie would have To pay for his board
ana hdglng for the night. III, break.
'a't anG supper would he twenty cents
ahd he would hive to pay ten cents
for "A bed.
jamie went To bed with the hes,
hopes of good Christmas in nj.
mind. also thinking tha, SANTA would
come aud see the note which for ne
was oId enough To write real WE'LL and
would give hlm what he had wished
Tor, lie wanted Il pair Of gloves, a
ne" suit OF clothes aud some money
I" pay iuf ms board and room. He
went To sleep dreaming about the
beautiful toys lie had seen la the
streets Of New York.
Poor boy, hc had known little Of
hard>hips, His father had been a rich
merchant. All the clothes the b "
had were, as he expressed 1t, Two
suits a lady gave me when We came
back from burylug papa
Christmas morning came and with
1t came big snow storm The little
boy was very much surprised not to
tind what he had wished for. stliI he
did not show his disappointment a
most boys nf his age might have done.
He dressed and went to breakfast.
This morning he found beefsteak on
the table. Tins was treat To the
little bOUthack as lie had not had
any bccisteak since his fathers illness
After breakfast Jamie took the
money that lie had earned the two
preceding days and started to the
store TO buy his own Christmas pres
cnts. lie was Just crossing the street
when he saw little girl crossing
at the same time in danger OF being
struck by an automobile. lie rushed
To her rescue although he knew that
his own life was in danger. He saved
the girls life but was struck by the
machine himself. The passengers in
the automobile had the chauffeur stop
the machine. Two ladies alightcd and
went to the boy. They found him
unconscious.
They were very much agitated and
gricved at the appearance OF the boy
They asked To have him Immediately
removed to the hospital. They were
full OF human sympathy and, OF
course, wished to accompany the am
bulancc to the hospital. Shortly after
their arrival doctor was summoned.
lie was short heavy-set man. He
was OF sandy complexion. After
examining the boy. he said that there
was nothing serious rs the boy was
lust stunned and slightly bruised, but
would be over it by evening.
One of the ladies said that II was
impossible for her To keep her eyes
off of Jamie, as there was something
about his countenancc that seemed
familiar to her. She asked the doctor
hnv's 'Ihp
doctor told her the boys name and that
his father had died only a few weeks
, ago. He told her that his father had
been a rich merchant in the city.
The lady then said, : l believe that l
am his aunt. What was his fathers
name?"
"James Arthur Andrews" was the
reply.
"The boy is my nephew. 1 had
brother by that name"
"Will you please tell me your 1ull
name and where you live:"
,sMy full name is Mary Ann Scott,
7 live in eastern Boston"
nyou are the woman l am looking
f,r ~ said the doctor. Il have been
appoipted administrator of the estate
mill the boys aunt could be found.
VIII you please call at my residence
.nd will turn the necessary papers
over to you. Here is my card"
"Thanks. If this boys father was
rich. why is he running about the
streets in rags?" asked the aunt. The
doctor replied, 1--WE thoneht 'i'a' ~
would be best to let him make MS
Iown way in the world. We thougn'
that IL he knew he had fallen heir 10
such large estate he would be PROUD
and would not want to do any work. .
81 see. think it was very goou
plan.' ,,,so,ors.
ness. he was told that his aunt hau