The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-04

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Mshka cried hour cried hoursbut he had to begin
doing something He sobbed half Of his grief then and
walked the the station He away from the
When he had hundred yards he remembered about
I say good-by him. Perhaps will him again.
If good along he take pity If not it is
bread by evening, don't know what will become No. I'll
needs me If anyone sees me Wing there he will turn and 90 away
again. He will there enough of this kind lying around
Let him die
Stop shining, Sun, You bring joy ?
you tower your ringing,
A heavy burden-the agony mankind.
Bread! -.
At the hospital they regarded Nishha with 'nrsnds eyes
"What do you want?"
"serohka is here"
Some back tomorrow, n oadmion
81 won't be here long"
"He He's dead"
"Dead?"
on go on Don't you know what dead isl They buried him.
That's where Serohka is"
What day of msfortune Mhka sat on the hospital steps;
then went and lay down under tree.
The affair had turned out badly; the skirt gone,
that ahow caeda cokhafer creeping along there?
I'll catch and eat tive ate dogs and cats Lopatino and
cockchafer
And there sparrow hoped there sparrows
If Yashka here with his popgun .
Mshka breaed the oor of salt
rye bread into his face Where did the smell of bread from?
it, threw away again pucked blade of grass and hewed
it. And again his eyes closed in anguish.
Death
And yet there good people in the world.
Gaunt famnedeath bent above Mishka counted
his lips up arof alien sky
look fill Let thoughts fly despair from Tashkent
Lpatino from Lopan Tashent
peasant thoughts of earth and and harvest Death
heavybooted Mihkas temples whispered in his cal
What is the of No ake
AT this moment Comrad Dunayev of the Thka happened pass
along recognized the boy and paused.
"Hey there! Michael Why you lying there?"
II can't :"
mo strength"
Mshka looked conade Dunayevhe be
and his voice kind Shouldn't he tell him his ufferng
Maybe he'd take pity him Red Army
star too, like Ivan the Communist home in the village
Comrade Dunayev haven't little of bead?
"What for?"
1m terribly hungry, of getting sick :. )"
Dunayev smiled down at
"Why you afraid?"
Because my home and don't get back
she'll die together with the children So please help contradict
Dunayev strokd his mustach with finger again.
Come along, take your time"
Was he dreaming really happening?
When they got to the Tcheka Dunayev assistant:
"Comade simakov this boy be fed and put
ride for stations"
No. this dream.
They Mshka four of bread and big bowl of
before him and oked with him.
go Dodon bahful pucky fellow
like you will come through all right Nonparty, your"
Mishka could hardly hold his spoon for happiness.
1--WE have a group in village"
do to the meetings 2"
"Where is the time? Our Ivan the Communist goes" =
Comrade finger observing
Mishka
"You good mu Michael Dodonov ahead lick all
Mhka fell ayenousy the hot food ate till his whole body
and he beathed with difficulty he had stuffed himself
fn On his and his perspiratn
well how is it now? Think on?o
81 60 on"
the ran comrade simakov and tell them in my
they're give him place The Tashkent train will b
leaving"
Wonderful people! IN
One they the they train
might be because he had suffered might
really like that.
Comrade Simakov opened the door of the railroad mu
crowded round him. time He nothing
he couldn't do if he liked.
"You take this boy with you"
mo room, comrade! We would be only glad :. !"
But Simakov pretended not to hear
Its comrades have orders him place here
order