The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-17

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THERE stood that strange and amazing mystery train
whole street of izba standing wheels people looking ont
from each izba The as and peasant
another bread wallets of linen flew back
and FORTH Along the roofs paced soldier with calling loud
voice to and mujks
"Keep off
When he chased them off roof they would
with would shout: A''
"Keep off
Mshka would have liked to with the rest
OF the crowd but since it forbidden he didn't climb up
to know the rules seroshka understood nothing
open eyes, not moving from the spot
"Why do they off there?
forbdden- belongs to the you see the
soldier with the gum"
There was mujk with two sacks who completely at
loss he pushed back his cap, and said thoughfuly: n
"Where to climb
He had already been three roofs but everywhere off,
He rushed the last beyond the surely they would
let him on there Mishka darted after the dragging serohka
Hurry don't keep hanging behind!" y
But Seroshka completely bewildered.
To the right objects; the objects At home in
their village there three post here there
eight in two hung them and thew made
where lay bars eyed seroshka stumbled
him. its rumblng. Wv ~ VA
"out of the way there, boy"
The muk with the two sacks clambered the
where you going?"
"To Tashkent with serioshka."
Get down quick! This doesn't go Tashkent."
where does co.
ITO Siberia, Siberia Jump!"
Mshka heart turned his Siberia?
Where on the roof but serioshka wa. nm
ming alongside the wheels.
"Clmb up, Serioshka climb up!"
Serioshka stretched catch hold Of the
steps, but the past
Little faher!
serioshka alongside car, trying his might to keep
up with it. His breath short his head gathered
"You catch up!"
Mka heart aeed with pity for his comrade He would be
He would be afraid home himself Dhka jumped
off while the train notion he would be
clattered.
Suddenly Serioshka stumbled over heels
"Now, it's the end of him!"
Mska looked the lying there he reme
bered the pact not leave each other the ch
do? He would have to back from the suddenly
the car began to slow down. then stopped have
something rked forward then track jerked
again. and backed again another Five forward
and back and took them at last into field behind the station,
sfaePsd The engine pufsd left the r' and went off on side
The mujk with twosac swore.
to Siberia!" ~ ~
But Mishka delighted.
He ran to the station seroshka not there He
place where seoshka had fallen; the place
was or no. maybe was here He rushed back and FORTH finally
head sunk OF his knees and he crying
That made Mishka unhappy.
"Why you crying?"
"You lost me-"
eve will always with each other now
the right and not take old that Wait Will.
here and don't away from this spot"
You couldn't contradict, Mshka the leader
NERIOSHKA cued against the hut and closed hi syes
FOOL Why did have go along?"
He wanted to eat he wanted Mshka would
take the train Alone off, and he didn't
himself Even he had he couldn't alone
past the the thieves would catch him. They killed
and would think nothing of making end to little boy like himself
One, two-and he would be dead.
At home they would be thinking when will
His mother would nghbor neighbor telling
Serohka has Tashkent fetch bead
would probably got good grandmother
she beat Serioshka his mother
fine river! All long he might have swimmngf
hadn't the
EVENING the station covering
shawl The globes the telegraph
the other side Of the wall some is tapping:
"Drrrr! Drrrr!"
Mishka coming get into the train and 70
off by himself.
Again from behind the wall the apping-Drrrr!
Serioshka about to look at the
monster with fiery Numbered puffed
From abv sparks flew Suddenly snorng
the hut Steam shot
seized him and he fled leaving little sack and
sandals
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