The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-25

muk suddenly aped swiftly circle the ground with
cap his foot its Mordovky SANDAL and called out
gaily to harmonica player:
Louder, louder, louder!"
Then he shouted the crowd:
"Stand back comrades! hunger!
Nikoa good before diet won't be long -"
the Komarnky The mujik struck
heels whired around his toes let out wild
YELL fell the ground and turning head over heels danced on with
legs spread wide apart
"Hey hey there you sonofabtch Kmarnsky mujk why,
why do you let your head hang?"
played the mujk danced and from the
railroad tracks they carrying women who had been run over
streaming with blood Had she fallen accdenty beneath the Whee
hunger? No asked Mhka could only the
head with its long like the head of
slaughtered Sheep for the bitter
and unchidke grpped Mishkas heart
In the light
lately by thoughts and feelings And everywhere
he the black endless suffering: weeping
children wang mujks cursng savageand still engine
yard Mishka tired sleep weighed him
heavily he did lie down. If he fell asleep he would be left
behind again at the station
And the night went BY morning bcary
And the night went BY morning beary
Kondratyev nowhere to be
"Could he have lied to me?"
Gould gone off aone?"
The railroad long Within, the people
sun Slept ng WAS Was one E you oua Sa tbt had %
night He frightened with himself He
might and he would get Tashkentnever He would
always and always making bunders He should
this but he had off and listen the harmoa
playing
"oh you fool, you
spread the sky behind the station and Mshkas
grief weighed going die He wanted
cry then the station yard
the rested and putting heerfu through its chimney
believing morning Stiffness jumped JOY
like sparrow:
"It's coming, the darling, is coming"
Mska Jumped aside so as not be crushed by the wheels Out
the locomotive Comrade Konatyev looked with
yesterdays between his teeth He caught sight of Mishka and
shouted something but Mshka could not hear what He raced
railroad ties after the engine The engine huned to
another track then backed the banged into them and
Again Comrade Kondrayev called Mshka, who
painting along after them:
"Nu, Michaila shall now"
body with delight but he couldn't find
the words He Strengthened his scratched the back
Of his neck and announced loudly
didn't sleep wink all night"
Comrade Kondratyev laughed
you're fine fellow know Jump quick I'll without
again. other stations the mujiks, the
shouted pleaded to be allowed the train And he
the
he didn't just sit there but smiled
finn and thought
"Ech if only they could see me now"
pulled lever and the station buildings be-
gan slowly by Mishka could not keep still longer He
out of his and proudly and happily and at with all
the world he peeped out of the little engine door He two muks
running along with the engine, with child Red Army
soldier with he heard sobbing
The station lanterns began by faster and trees old
swaddng clothes hung dry woodples
Now appeared along green
watched all with sparkling and in his thoughts he
thanked Cmade Kondatyev for taking him along with him. like his
And Comade Kondrayev, reading Mshka happiness his
sparkling h eye eyes inquired he ,,., ., ,,
we'll be Tashkent!"
Howm many days is it?"
don't make day and night and then in the
morning-there are"
Mishka tried
but Mshka did right
his hone trimming with love and devotion He ate
the of and still hungry, but thought
doesn't / can wait"
Towards evening Comrade Kondrayev inquired:
every hungry, Mchaia?"
Mishka ashamed the of this
man VIII sos him, and he answered stoutly:
yourself Why should bother to look after me?"
Comrade Kondratyev said again:
Come this teeth it.
young soften it in water"
could Mshka full of love and devotion
could hear Mshkas voice. vibrant with happiness:
"Thank thank much little uncle!"
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