Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-11

1t was the night of January %,
1871. Outside it was cold and blustery,
but within the Auditorium of M
Street School It was light and warm.
That evening the term graduates OF
the school were going TO hold their
commencement exercises and already
the people were coming in numbers.
Leaning against the wall behind the
stage stood Jack Robertson, o young
healthful boy of thirteen. He wore
blue Norfolk suit, q white tie and had
his waVy hair combed the pompadour
style. over his face smiles fitted as
he recalled the many incidents during
the last school term. That night the
class was going to hold its gradu
ating exercises and Jack was about
the happiest of all his classmates for
after eight long years he had COM
pleted his grammar school course.
AS the clock struck the hour of
the program was commenced by the
salutatory. Next came the play, 1.-THE
Lady of the Lake" n very interesting
one, and we'll acted, among the Scotch
II ghlands a song by the class and
the presentation OF diplomas con-
Guided the program.
After farewell to his friends
Jack started to walk home with his
parents. MOSl VI Inc COflNGISdNlOIA
was about the commencement exer-
cises, but Jack tried to refrain from
entering into any of them. His
thoughts were wandering into the flu
ture. Would he go to work or go to
high school. At length he made up
his mind 1t was the latter
His first few days at the high school
were trying ones, for somehow things
Were not turning out right for him,
but finally he settled down and things
went. smoother. The first term went
by very quickly and then came the
summer vacation.
One day as he was glancing over
The Star want ads he found the fol-
lowing: boy of fourteen or so
wanted to drive wagon for country
grocer; board and meals free. Box
IA" Jack Immediately sent in an ap-
plication for the job and was a very
happy chap when he received q let
ter telling him to report at Brown
White Horse store, Westfeld, N. j..
He packed his grip and with a nur-
ried good-by was off for Westfield.
When he arrived there he was sur
prised to find the place q small town
among rolling hills and in the centre
stood small store with a prancing
white horse painted on o sign hang
ing over the doorway. Jack entered,
made himself known to the grocer
who was a venerable old sire, while
his wife was loving, tender-hearted
old lady.
Jack Immediately entered upon his
duties, which consisted chiefly of de-
livering orders with the wagon or
tending the store. He did his work
faithfully, and at the end of a week
the grocer gladly paid Jack his first
salary Of four dollars, which ne had
well earned. The weeks sped by rap
idly, but one day as he was deliver
ing an order he had a little excite
ment and also won a friend. He had
let the horse stand in the middle Of
the road, when that animal, who had
a very nervous temper, became
frightened by a fiuttering piece OF pa
per and ran away. Jack ran after
the horse as fast as he could, but
could not catch up to him.
But at this moment Sleepy James
an orphan of about seventeen years
of age, without a home, happened to
be at the farther end of the road,
and, seeing the horse running
towards him, ran to stop him. AS