The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-03-12

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boy, one day, to The Boy from Zeeny
The Boy from Zeeny was sitting in
the alley window of the hayloft of the
doctors stable, and the cross-eyed boy
had paused below, and, with his no
ward-looking eyes upturned, stood
waiting the effect of this intelligence.
What do I care for the boys in
this town." said The Boy from Zeeny.
1.-THE boys in this town." repeated
the cross-eyed boy, with slow, pro-
phetic flourish of his head-"the boys
in this town says cause you come
from Zeeny and BACKED Billy Kin
zey's eye, at you think you're goin'
to run things round herei And you'll
find out you amt the bosst o. this
| town." and the cross-eyed boy shook
his head again with dire foreboding.
"Looky here, Cocky," said The Boy
from Zeeny, trying to focus a direct
gaze on the boys delusive eyes, IVY
don't you talk straight out from the
shoulder? l reckon the boys in this
town. as you calls 'em, didn't send
you round here to tell me what they
was goip' to do But eff you want to
take it up fer 'em, and got any sand
to back you, jest say it, and I'll come
down there and knock them durn
twisted eye O. yourn straight ag'in!"
yes, you will" muttered the cross
eyed boy, with dubious articulation,
glancing uneasily up the alley.
"What?" growled The Boy from
Zeeny, thrusting one dangling leg far
Their out the window, supporting his
weight by the palms of his hand, and
poised as though about to spring
what id you say?"
Didn't say nothin'," said the cross
eyed boy, feebly; and then, as sud-
den and most bewildering smile
lighted up his defective eyes, he ex-
claimed: ooh, tell you what's les
do Les me and you git up a show
in your stable, and don't let none o.
the other boys be in it! l kin turn a
handspring like you, and purt' nigh
walk on my hands; and you kin p'form
on the slack-rope-and spraddle out
like the inja-rubber mainland hold
a pitchfork on yer chin-and stand up
on a horse 'ithout northumberland
oh. ever'thing!" And as the cross
eyed boy breathlessly concluded this
list of strong attractions, he had The
Boy from Zeeny so thoroughly inocu- |
lated with the enterprise that he |
and the preparations and the practice |
for the show were at once inaugu- |
rated
Three hours later, an extremely |
cross-eyed boy, with the freckles of |
his face thrown into vivid relief by |
into the doctors Office with the fateful
that The Boy from zeeny
had fell and broke his arm ag'in."
And this time, as it seemed, the help
less boy had surpassed the serious
ness of all former fractures, this last
being of compound nature, and very
painful in the setting, and tedious in
recovery; the recovery, too, being
anything but perfect, since it left the
of the elbow somewhat re-
stricted, and threw the little fellows
arm into an unnatural position, with
he palm of the hand turned forward
rs he walked. But for all that, the
Use of it was, to all appearances, little
impaired.
Doubtless it was through such in.
erludes from rough service as these
Incidents afforded that The Boy from
leeny had acquired the meager edu-
,ation he possessed. The doctors
wife, who had from the first been kind
o him, grew to like him very much.
through her gentle and considerate
interest he was stimulated to study
" the occasional present of a simple
olume. Oftentimes the good woman
yould devote an hour to his instruc-
ion in the mysteries of the books
and rhetoric.
Nor was The Boy from Zeeny a dull
upil, nor was he an ungrateful one.
Ie was quick to learn, and never
rouder than when a mastered lesson
aimed for him the appreciation of his
atient instructor.
The history of The Boy from Zeeny,
1ch as had been gathered by the doc
,r and his wife, was corroborative in
ltline with the brief hint of it com
unicated to the curious listeners at
lie rear window of the doctors Office
! the memorable day of the boys
-st appearance in the town. He
as without family, save a harsh. un-
cling father, who, from every evil
snce, must have neglected and |
FUSED the child most shamefully, the |
proof of this fact be-
g evidenced in the boys frank ac-
that he had repeated
run away" from him, and his still l
m resolve to keep his name a Sc
ct, lest he might thereby be traced
his present security and fall once