Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-09-10

some cheap ice cream parlor or restau
rant of Sunday afternoon.
| And so the years had passed and Pal
knew nothing of life, away from the
East Side. But there he had learned
many, many things that should have
been spared him. And now, on the
glorious August morning which was
broadening into day about him, M
turned from the old life Of the streets
towards life in the country. No
J that he had any fixed notion of how ne
was going to get on. But he was alone
in the world, and had no one to guide
or advise him. So he followed out his
own impulses. And his heart said &c
to the country where you may see the
sunrise each morning, and where YOU
nose may sniff the grass and trees wet
with dew, and your ears may drink IN
| the songs of birds"
Half mile below the spot where ne
had passed the night was ferry pier
and for the price of five cents, Pat
could reach the other side of the river,
could go into another world!
He counted his money-seventeen
cents in all. tied up in greasy rag
and quickly decided. He would not
bother about breakfast. He could find
something to eat cover in Jersey.
So he hurried down the river, reaching
the pier Just as ferry boat was about
to pull out. He was soon on deck
standing by the rail and looking into
the rolling waters beneath him. On,
how glorious to really ride on a boat!
Once on the Jersey shore, Pat
looked about him in uncertainty
Where should he go? There were re-
freshment stands about, and he walked
into one and bought his breakfast,
which was a glass Of ice cream soda.
Then he left the group of houses anu
followed shaded road. 1t lead him up
steep hill, beyond the Palisades and
into a farming country
After walking for about an hour Pat
became very tired and sat down beside
the road to rest Small towns were
scattered round him, seeming to spring
up from among the green trees. Sitting
there, he began to make some plan
for the future, for he couldn't live on
fresh air. and country scenes alone
He decided he must get to work IN
some way. Well, he would wait.
But at the moment along came an
autmobile, speeding over the road.
When within short distance Of Pat
the machine skidded and was thrown
across the road, striking with heavy
force against huge tree. The occa-
pants, q chauffeur, lady and a little
boy. about Pats own size were thrown
to the ground. Pat ran quickly to
where the three persons lay seemingly
dead, for all were stunned to uncon-
seriousness. Pat stopped beside the
lady. She was white and frail. Then
he ran to q small pond that glistened
a hundred feet away and filled his hat
from it. This he dashed over the
lady's face.
Pat was rewarded by seeing the
lady open her eyes. Then she sat up
and rubbed her face. Consciousness
returned and she asked OF Pat what
had happened. Pat explained what
had occurred. Then the lady turned
her attention to the child who was
beginning to move about. The chauf'
feur regained consciousness and got
to his feet, staggering like drunken
man. But Pat was relieved to hno
that none of the three persons was
badly hurt; they were merely 1olted uI
bit and had been stunned from the
severe fall to the hard ground.
| Pat continued to fetch water to the
lady. and she in turn washed the dus'
from the boys face and gave some o.
the water to the chauffeur, who was
too much shaken up to walk to the
pond.
After a few minutes consultation
the lady and the chauffeur asked Pa
to 20 to the nearest village and bring
some assistance to them. Pat was
only too glad to make himself OF USE
to the lovely and gracious lady Wht
smiled SO kindly into his face.
Soon Pat had brought physician
and a conveyance and driver from thu
village. and the lady and child were
found to be unhurt save from IN.
severe Jolt of the fall. But the chauf
feur sustained a sprained arm AM
bruised shoulder. But the physician
soon had him in condition to get int
the carriage with the lady and the boy
When all were ready to start the lad!
said to Pat: "Come, jump into thu
carriage. Here's room beside my sol
frankie and myself. Well take yol
home. You have been SO kind to u!
THAT wish to repay you in some way.
! 'I haven't home, maam, con
fessed Pat, his pale face flushing from
shame at his avowed poverty. TIN
I'm lust lookin' for work somewhere
ANYWHERE 80 as 1t takes me out OF tn
lefty. Thank you maam.'
But the lady's interest in Pat wa
reused, and she insisted on his enter
ing the Garage and sitting besid'
herself and son. When the lady hat
heard his story she took his thin littl'
hand and said ''I have place for yo'
at my house-a big place in the coun
try. You shall have both schooling
and work, my boy. And I'm sure yo'
will repay us fol. anything we give you
| You are hero, if newsboy from thu
slums."
And from that day Pats life broad
ened and become useful and happy, TO
he. was a second son to the kind lad,
whom he had SO willingly assisted OF
the day of the automobile accident.
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