The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-05

"Whose chest is ths"
who's" ~Wbo is e tSsr IS under ms'' r.
Sand who your
you punching in the nose?"
Matches Jared making ragged rents in the darkness revealing
grotesqu bodies with moving boards Women hrked
Mishka lay sprawled out athis ease
food had oothed him. and against his breast four
pieces of bread still lay.
pity grandmother skirt the sack moth
ing to hang yourself about small and full Of patches
wasn't child longer And better not think about the skirt any
That would be onnot to be sue a fool again why
have everything the place? Why the
knife still safe because he had worn fastened eaa to his belt
Mshka fonded his knife and hid it in his breast He frightened
his belt his then paused and reflected It might be
You couldn't find knife ike nowadays:
"Like razor! 1t will cut through stick"
MaEbe could his market we'll If they took
skirts they would probably take Jacket IN, No need to
at there k maybe eap would find E
ee For the jacket two poods for the and knife pood and
Lopano village by. the hungry
ba and the hungry abs his mother lying sick They are waiting
lay near the shed Mhka had forgotten to put it back its
proper place. What he loved best
whie sticks regular carpenter would be fine
without learning ya almost impossible get along Poverty
like stone around the mus nhe couldn't nn. shake it off
the sowing Perhaps by then the would giving help
another journey Tashken and live through all these hardshps
again.
the dark in
serioshka
Sand you"
IN
ponit of the mujiks tagged a his leg.
siey boy where are you going?
Mishka made reply
Again the mujik tugged at his leg.
Sleeping, you?"
Mshk Kept up the let them think he asleep Maybe
they would start talking about him: that might be interesting
The mujik began grumbling another
Why did have take this lad aong We ought to throw
him out, the devil take him!"
The other mujk answered.
eve cantethrow him Tcheka brought
the to do withus We rot
of
right take regular who would his way
what will we get out of this one?"
Mishka pricked his and listened eagerly
Gould they really throw off the carr"
Again the second mujik addressed the first
Better not start anything with this boy Who knows who
might Maybe he related the Theka It's throw him
but might yourself the devil of afterwards
Mshka listened in the darkness and smiled to himself.
"Aha you're afraid of your"
The muiks wranged should be with Mshka
Mihka snored they would not know he listening
Curse away! know everything you're thinking :"
Again the second mujk said OF the first mujik:
"We won't kick hi But he'll
and won't let him again"
Mhka snored
nay nothing get off this train
I'll hold out for two days :"
After hour of wranging muks gradually
down.
fused tang of
into the by the subsidized into silence.
The engine crept around sheked mady the
First would along for few ver then for while jog slowly
The wheels ground and the
peaceful sound Mishkas drowy thoughts themselves
terms and dissolved again:
You're the on he -one!
You must be smart, must be smart-two
TAX TAX tax! Tak, tax, tax! TAX, TAX tax!
What fine lad what fine lad what fnie lad!
You will get there will get there, will get there
Never get frightened frightened frightened
Knife and belt. knife and belt, knife and belt!
Pood-pood pood Pood-pood pood! Pood pood-pood