The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-14

GRANDFATHER died. grandmother died. then father There ws
only Mishka left with his mother and two little brothers. Thu
youngest four DID, the middle eight Mishk himself
twelve The were little One kept
crying porrdge the other whitfield the weercoc
make horse play with Their mother weak from hunger
When she went down to the river for water she could scarcely drag
herself She and would tomorrow but hunger
had pity First they carried mus to the graveyard sng then
at time. Uncle Michael died. Aunt Marya died In
they laying the dead There used to be horses and
but they had been eaen people beginning catch
the d It set aR Mis 5Ge ' thinking
The family was large but workers few He himself was the
only responsible And had not his father said to him before he
:. Mishka, now you be eheadO of 49,"
Mishka the the muks talking about
Taken Bread cheap there only getting there was hard
Two thousand Two Thousand vers back Without
could not be DONE had to for ticket had to
M1shka stood there listening for time then he asked
could boy there too?"
"And what do? into corner somewhere
nobOdyd me-" /
"No, Mishka you'd better like would
back alive growing five then
Mishka impressed. before him-Tash-
the City of Breadand unafrad When he feel
little timid he treasured himself:
"You it, can't you're girl If gives
break the hire yourself out The whole long
about Harvesting horses too You may be SMALL but there are not
many big fellows can beat you at work"
MIsHKA deep thought get
M his had-Tashkent the City of Bread He tried it:
thousand far. long foot But
sitting in the train you fly there three three days People would Id see it
that's Mshka famine child What's there
could hold the the climbed
after rocks nests and that than roofs but he had
fallen
He caught sight Karpukhn year young
er than !. himself Good
Lets go together"
"Where?" ........
"To Tashken with you. anything
happens I'll stick by If anything happens
stick by Anyway there 81 nothing round
Seroshka doubtful
"And if it rains?" .
"The rain is in summer"
"And if the soldiers chase us?"
Well keep out of their way"
Serioshka not convinced He picked his refvey
then he said:
"No Mishka, we'd get there"
Mishka aN7
"WeW get there by God, only
Army soldiers all they won't chase They'll
we're famine children and they'll Civ bread"
"But we're only little, we'll get frightened."
Mshka began with him.
1t didn't hurt Serioshka being Mshka would
everything himself he'd find places the tran he'd
begging for both hell they Suppose things
WELL they could stand If they train
wasn't terrible with of them ogether. They
where till morning. then little foot Then they would
crawl into again the looking
And when will be get back?" asked Serioshka.
We'll get back Four days there four back
Well each of get together twenty pounds bread
so it won't be too heavy. :"
Serloshkas eyes sparkled with joy
81 could carry pood!"
"You won't have pood They have
lot Better take couple trips
Don't let's tell anyone, Mishka"
"A right! You'll know and nobody
Vanka would want along
How far would get with them"
"And you're not afrad?"
"Why should be afraid? Why graveyard
mdnght" CTo be Contnued.)