The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-05-05
JIMMY THE KID
D. n. QUAD.

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I'm the Village shs had left behind hes
there was no show to carry out hel
ideas, but s11 hx1a. not hssn IN. ths
city month when she had Jimmie the
Kid ON her hands. She picked him VI
lon the street one evening. He war
Inghting with bigger boy and gettinl
the worst Of II. though doing his best
when Miss Denton rushed to the res
cue, and the bigger boy fed. BY that
act she made Jimmie her friend.
Jimmie was taken into the boarding
mouse and the blood washed on his
face and his hair combed, and then he
was questioned. His name was Jim
mic Skate-so named because he was
an orphan skating around for q liv
ing, no home. no relatives. the cop
pers bounding him from morning until
night because he would not steal pea
nuts and divide with them. When
his story was finished he had the girl
in tears. At the end Of another halt
hour, by talking to Jimmie Of his dead
mother in heaven. Sunday school, the
ways Of goodness, and so on. she had
him In tears. A partnership was
formed. She was to be a guardian
angel to Jimmie, and he was to mend
his ways. Five dollars was handed
him to get a suit Of clothes. and his
profits selling newspapers would rent
him a cheap room and buy his daily
bread. At frequent intervals he was
to call on Miss Denton and report and
receive further advice and encourage
ment. He was not to swear. fight.
smoke or do aught else 10 initiate
against the career mapped out for
him
Two evenings later Jimmie called,
wearing his new suit. He had had
his hair cut also. He quite looked the
orphan whose motto was excelsior.
Thank you he didn't need any more
money: he was getting along famous
ly. As he said this he. winked IN an
expressive way at Miss Denton. She
didn't understand II. and she didn't
quite like II, but she didn't want to
push poor orphan to the wall all at
once. Two hours were spent In trying
to teach the hoy the irst four letters
Of the alphabet, and then he took his
departure. Later on the girl found the
sum OF $3.50 on the stand. She knew
liz was not her money. and she racked
her brains In vain 20 solve the prob.
lem. Next morning the landlady solv.
ed II in a moment She said II was
money sent by Providence TO oae who
had been good TO an orphan.
Two or three evenings later Jimmie
called again. The collar had been rip
ped on the new coat, and he was about
to be charged with lighting when he
explained that he had jumped on .
ferry boat to save q would be suicide
and the would be had torn the collar
from It's fastenings. He was kissed
instead OF scolded. and he felt 30 good
over 1t that he went right at II and
learned to distinguish the letter ~
from the letter 60" His daily profits
allowed him lobster salad once a day
and he was feeling that he had some
thing TO live for. He winked the same
wink as before. 1; would have been
understood by man TO mean that the
pair understood each other. but the
girl failed TO make II out and was a
BIT piqued. An hour afer Jimmie's
departure she found new silver purse
with "a in II under q chair. Here Wa
new mystery for the landlady "a
solve. She was equal TO the emergen
icy. however. II was explained that
when Providence began rewarding a
reformer II kept 1t right up and that
she would not be at all surprised "a
see a horse and buggy driven iato the
house some evening.
Jimmie never missed two calls per
week and sometimes made three. Hs
was eager 10 make mental progress
and at some stage In the proceedings
he always INDUCED In that expressive
wink. One evening he was taken tc
task for II. but instead Of being cast
down he wInked again and muttered
something about "pards." Sooner OF
later after he left Miss Denton made
a find Of money or jewelry. One AZ
ternoon q messenger left . valuable
nun at the house for her. Again u
was a new jacket. II she hadn't becs
a reformer and II the landlady hadn't
been believer In Providence the Ike,
Of the mystery might have ben soon
er grasped. As Il was II seemed un
fathomable.
Two months had passed and Jimmie
had come 50 near the goyernorshir
that he had learned the alphabet dowr
10 &C" whe1 Providence let 90 Of ths
case and a detective took II up. Th'
boy called one evening and handed
out a diamond bracelet which he SAID
he had received for stopping runa
way trolley car and saving the i've,
of forty people He was praised fol
his gallantry and a promise, made q
keep the jewel safe for him, and Jus
then the detective enteded and tool
him by the neck. This was practical
lily. He took Miss Denton by the necl
theoretically. When the landlad,
came IN and talked about the ways o
Providence she was also invited 10 q
along to the station house.
All the plunder had been preserve,
Miss Denton and the iandiady had Il
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