The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-17

uehsnt to gravity, which change. in
my opinion. rather denotes lying to be
new thing to him. can't be mis-.
taken In tho boy. for / noticed, az he
turned TO go, bald place on the back
OF his head. the left side, O trade.
mark first discovered last evening. as
ne bent over the PROSTATE form Of his
father"
i noticed thin spot in his hair"
said l. and wondered at the time
what caused it."
And don't you know?"
] shook iny-Gead. ~
Coal bins and. entry floors. That
little fellow hasn't slept within bed
for years. perhaps"
But he told you. as you say, last
night he was taking the old man
homer" aT
"Yes. homel can imagine that
boys home. There are myriads lilsA it
in the city here-a cellar or shed-s
box car or loft in some old shop. with
a father to chase him from it In min
sober ipterludas, and to hold him. from
It In unconscious shame when heip.
lessly drunk. Home, Sweet Home,s
That boy has heard 1t on the hand.
organ. perhaps. but never in his heart
you couldn't grind it out of there
with a thousand cranks."
The picture he drew was Rloomy
enough, to be sure, but we recognized
1t as true to life, for we, too, were not
unfamiliar with the ,rdid, ugly side,
of existence I'm large city. Our n1er.
riment seemed to have eyaporatedj /
our conversation languished and with!
thoughts perhaps too sober for the
holiday time we soon separated and
went our respective ways..
The remainder OF thats day eIuded
me somehow; don't know how or
where 1t passed. suppose It tust
dropped into O comatose condition. and
so slipped away "unkne1led, uncof.
fined. and unknown"
But one clear memory suryives-an
experience so yividly imprinted on my
mind that now recall it's every de-
tell: Entering the Union depot that
evening to meet the train that was to
carry me away at six o'clock, mufIled
closely In my overcoat, yet more close.
iy muhied In my gloomy thoughts, Z
was rather abruptly stopped by small
boy with a cry Of Here. you man
with the cigar; don't you want them
boots blacked? Shine 'em fer ten:
cents! Shine 'em fer q nickel-on'y
you mustn't give me away on that" he
added, dropping on his knees near the
entrance, and motioning me to set my
foot upon the box. ~
1t was then too dark for me to see
his face clearly, but had recognised
the voice the instant he had spoken,
and had paused and looked around.
"Oh, you'n have plenty o. time" he
urged. guessing at the cause Of my ap-
parent hesitation. "None O. the trains
on time tonight-on'y tbs Panhandle,
and she's list a.backin' in--won't start
fer 80 minutes" and he again beck
oned, and ratified seductive tattoo ON
the side of his box. :
''Well." said /, with compromising
air. come inside; then, out or the
cold" az rs t'Ss'4
"'Ginst the rules-cops won't have
1t. They jist fired me out o. there not
ten minutes ago. Oh. come, cap: step
out here; 1t won't take two minutes" !"
and the little fellow ,spat professional
ly upon his brush, with o covert glance
OF pleasure as he noted the apparent
success OF the maneuver. you don't
live here, IN bet" said the boy, setting
the first boot on the box. and pausing
TO blow his hands
How do you know that7 Did you
never see me here before?"
No. I never see you hero before,
but that Gin. 20 reason. I can tell
you DON'T live here by them shoes
cause they've been put up in some lit
tie pennyroyal shop-fhat's how. When
you want a fly shoe you want TO git
her put up som'er's where they know
sonnepin' about style. They,s good
enough mater'1 in that shoe, on,ys she's
about two years OF in style"
You're posted. them inSahoes,". said
i with q laugh fs fs
Il ort to be. hs went on, ypantingly,
q brush in either hand gyrating With q
velocity that jostied Ills hat oYer siiis
eyes, leaving most plainly exposed TO
my investigating eye. the tradetmark
before ullueed to- Il ort to be posted
in shoes. 'cauae amt done nothin, bnt
Dlack 'eIn fer. 1--WE years.
You're an old hand, them. at The
business,"s said /. 'I didn't know hut
maybe you were Just starting out.
What's an outfit like that worth?'. 4
'Thinxin' o. staftins nper be: asked
facetioasly. q 81 q
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