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"LITTLE JINKS."
liy i
I never could Ik- lmrsh with niiyom-
buying h real lovn Tor liin mother; more,
the moment that I hhw that hin ciwe wiui
n dcnmlng one, I wnn ready to exert
eUugglo Id Icoop her harum-ncnriim Imv
lit nriler ; 1-ut flooncr tlmli cniuo a tear lit
Balin'!- la liar eye, I would liava choplKli
■ill- my rl K lit hand. Klin wna my l.I.il
wlmu I uaod In worship In secret; and
many a (inn- when »hc thought mi- nstcep,
'"K I wi-rt- strong enough and big
oiioiibIi tii work liir Imr myself. Hut let
mi-oi plain. I rc-i-olveil thu lollowln
Olio iiinrnlng aa I onto rod tlio olllco
11 I uilaaod my purse wlicn I renched
imv< ’
liuuai- mill I’lnaliui
Imtlia hud. largo warm hoar
llvo'ln n kln.'iV.r(('•nlnTntniViuVr.XsTikJ."
lid,-I I,ail round It In l,l.i heart lo vlo-
Onlllng at Ida
" It la not
a not an inllidi llu- nuilioy Unit
- 1110,” hoanld; “ tlimi K li tllO loaa
III that would In- ai-rlolla In a poor man
lint In llu, Imior jan-kel l had mowed
away a,mm papma and an old inonmrnn-
dun, which I ahull nilaa very much. II
yun juat got mu them, you'can hit the
poor wretch keep the nuiiiey."
I had lo remind him ol the filet.
“ All, yes, I know," lie said, in Ida
quick wav, with a merry audio. " It'a
ninth,-I tie- law, of course, hut you do-
teotlvea can easily alroleh a point when
you I,uvn a mind to; and, besides. I
only throw out the hint, (let llu- con-
tenta of llu- Inner poeket—the rest also,
“ Vitt (lid not feci youmulf tugged or
connection with the mutter, I returned
to the
will to truce hin nur.-o nnd
Hut I did not even hear <»l it. No one
particularly Hush of >
had led l. ,nd„n, and the tl.lel with il.
A little before ten o'clock next niorn-
i"k, " hih- we were eh,mini; away, a slim
wUMdiTUaimf
crying, ami u-kc-l u Una was
live ollli-e. We all alnrled round an
gnaeil at the little Intruder. The strong
Iteing anawered in the atlirmntive. ho
rentalma! a moment ailent, during whirl
lunillv and firm while making Ids nex
apeccli; he then au-ldenlv produced the
1-ursc of Mr. S , the hanker, and
hiuitly got out the words:
me in jail."
ns lie got
use. A I
"d shaking
- out, Ini', it was no
purse dropped at
in the
-I- was a st range silence in (In- room.
I- mailed forward with a pair of
uda, or groaned him by the cellar
to hustle him oil' tea cell, lie was so
T^S^i^ltaider.
1 was not prepared for
s,iinnle question produced, ilia race
flushed up, and every tear burnt out of
My name is Willie Hell, but they alt
call mo ■ 1,title .links' now. That's whv
I ran away from ttm ‘home. 1 Hot j
lhm„b,n""’ ,,U " n,K ' ,br " 1 for
when f got 1
'he couldn't
'tolo It?"
d^wte
uiu
that I wim forced to wiy:
unhappy—wouldn't It 7"
everybody elm *> cruel. There'll noLody
to put their arms round me when I an.
H U "'it"w.emH very hard llTt! I ml'all,ml,'l'
ISdi'^aX’'' 10,0,1 ' ,erl '"
-iSUSS^'lW
the pur*) and motioned to him to follow
me into another mom. and there t>oor
*
life, which finally drove I he mother into
“ f
Hut liere poor Wlllie’a troulilea In-
■aai-d. TllO laiya of the “home"
wm< their cuatom, nnd ho had to give ....
MHk ng them to call him Willie, I or
steSSSi'S
the dormitory, lie Imd a good ciy, keen-
W , fiotiml::ird m "'' "■ 11,0 lJcloU, “
Hut Ireah grlofit were in atoro for him.
I'Min evil hour lie had confided In mime
" Ilia own "life
SESSSSs
horrified them hy firing up, I
dow„ „„o of thorn, releasing the
ami daring then, tn I Iililm ,
" Vou'rn a pack of cruel brutcal'
"Hill lull hill hlllglu-d tin, laiya.
" What a pity Ida laii't here.
Ho I h„l ho i' 1
“ Don't apeak „f „IV inuthi-r, I warn
you, don't!" aaid "dinks,” with u
„ lBJ
' tr
" I If c„Uran alio Is. He tqld me an :
and my uncle threw her a farthing on the
ntreel mm day. Ho I ho I
The IllHl Hiioukor didn't irnt lilt ]nii„|.
It, for though ho towered up tall and iluoUvo than tluweol K
rang, "Jinks" Imd II:,shed through tin- 'V 11
nlr „t Ids throat like „ I !' I ""K
'limy fought long and Her,-ely, and, small '» ""
ns Im wna, ",links" w-euied lo lie getting
heat of it, when one of '
Ami now "Jinks" experienced thu
11 gnvo tlio true
version of the story ; the other boyn, one
the^rltd.ffir 0 '" 1 ' 1
" Jinks" and Johnnie were taken in
and caned till every hum- in their bulivn
ached,and then elmt up In separate liul.i
rooms mi the grimnil floor, -villi a hunch
of dry hivad and „ mug of water each.
Tour “.link." thought it high time
new to make Ida oacaim Iron, a place
was so nils,-ruble, and get hack
to Ins mother; In getting through the
window of Hie room in which lie ivaa
lie fell to the graund, and ivn*
iblv alinken. lief,mi lie enuld
rise to ilia lent Ida terror -van hn-n-nsa I
hy n jadieelllan arriving oil Hie spot.
“ Oh, air," lie managed to grasp nut,
"I'm only Huh"Jinks.' vm, wmi't stop
me ■: They la-„t me all m e, for nothing.
Hut I didn’t mind linn , hut they
called my mother a beggar; and I'm run
ning away from them. Oh, do let me
go! Mother will bo glad if veu let me
■iff. she will, indeed!'"
Till- poll, mil looked down at the lit
till mom, with his lorn shirt and siains
id hloo,I coming through, and Ins pitiful
face ami wildly pleading eyes. He didn't
shake him grasp I,in, roughly. No.
lie took tin- boy up in his arms. He
tried to apeak to him, hut fur '
words at nek in his throat, ami
did get llit-iii out tln v were nlrniig-dv
huakv, ami not at all Imrsl, or unkind. '
" 1'iair little fellow I"
The unexpected -voids went -traiglit
iitlfe '.links' heart. If Hu- man I,
kicked him. In- would have la-ei, ale,,
hut the kind win-da drew from hill, an,
vulaive soil, mill must have set his brain
reeling, for the next thing in- was con-
scions i,I was Hie |Hilleeimin putting a
sort el fiery i-tnlC into his mouth out of a
fi-sk. and telling him to keep s good
heart, for ho wouldn't lot anybody touch
him.
. I”* to him, and make him grow up
jSSSkk
Ida mother die without confessing Ida
lain. Every moment it was at the tip
1,1. tongue, hut then lie thought the
s would strike her dead In Ida
anna, lie let her sleep on while he
" T < owa l r,|"mmnh,g"a r fie stirred slightly,
anil opened hor eyes.
"lx Isa me, Willie," she mild.
It was only a whbq-er, hut he hoard
e V
TitiLr r
rii-ao were her last words. Her
! got lalnter anil slower; and I
tIn,ugh they were; hut-lien they told
him that Ida mother was away some-
where, and would not he back lor n while,
he had nucli a wild buret of grief Hint
they were afraid ol Ida lender life. Hut
ho -vna calm at lust, and then In- Insisted
mi going out, ;he wouldn't tell where,
hut ho would go.
He slipped out when they were in the
next room, and found Ida way to Scot
land yard; and this ended Ilia atory.
I didn't lake him away and lock him
In a coll. No. I l-a,k him home to my
little "Jinks’” story | r.-tty much ns I
have new put it lii-fiirii tin- reader. A a
I have already Indicated, he waa of that
derldcil clnaa called sort-hearted; and
long lieforc I had finish,-d, lie was lilow-
I stopped I,fin hy
hUcyc.; and, finally,
by
‘ o Ktnr
perfectly
• Mr.
Iin cried, "do you
ter ? No,” ho lidded,
will not preirt it nor
will I let you press it. Do you hear ;'
I am determined. I will ™-.- Willi,•-
you’ll let me see Idm. won’t you / ' I
think I .hull like Willie, and |.i r
Willie might like me. Tills is a lag
In,use, too; lie wouldn't fill up much
In Iti nnd,
to talk to.
wise, an you call it, I'll kill you mi the
■if Industrial
I’lli—nilh la tin- I'nItrd Stales.
mis Hi monin, the French tielltlcil
i,mist, in mi article about America
and the world o«|Ki.itii,n of IH70, puli-
"-'-d in Hie Hevue des Helix Mond.-a,
: “Anierica Is able tsi provide Im
III In
,11,-at. anil entile, just as it now supplies
her with cotton. As for at,-cl, nipper.
article' of
will Ik- found Hint the Bpitr. I,an slain
»Atsssaa
Tlio Hare Trick or on Indian Con
jurer.
" Ignoramus," writing to the Ixindon
imea from AmMesIde on the Blade case,
- * 1 - at one corner and the nar-
n.tor’H iiignotrJng at the other.
rra‘d d tL P T;: , :Wh°a n ^
p»""‘ ■
If the atfalr happened just as il 1st
It Is surely ns likely that Hie man
what is now eall.-d a " medium ”-w
ever Hint may la--ns that he had any
nl fecrot for nmkinir a rinir
I “claw," without any vixihlo
ecu him and it. HIh reeitn
;r iniyht either have been <
• upon otlu rn, or from hi' own
belief in the cxintenco of Bonn
ie m idle t/> try
planation of mu
to a distant date,' as to credit with any
unusual power la-rsons win, will nut give
the only nufflcinul test in their |siw, r
Hint they arc
siintid l>y insit and slim- manufacturers
in every |mrtion of the United Htutes, as
well aa exported to Iwiidon and Ham
burg. The alligator, formerly came
almost from Ijotilsiana, and New Orleans
was Hu- great centre of.business. Tlio
Hor ill, swamps and ninnbara an- now in
Hie harvest fields, anil Jack
Hint state, the great depot, -flic i
tors often attain a length of <
eighteen to
ly feet, and frequently live to n
very old age. The hides are atrlpia-d off,
and tin- belly and sides, Hie only |s,r-
linns fit b, use, are narked ii, barrels, in
and shlpiKd to the nortli-
tlioy arc ready to Ik cut up. Ho far thn
l-nther lias la-en mainly used in the
1 atllM-S, hut
illlde of It.—
The Clitiiese in Cnliriiriiiii
Tlia testimony taken l,y the
i" »
ie slum t
testified that lour years ago the
wages of journeymen slme-
frniii iJ. I lo ?:i'l yi-r wcel
■t (,’neriea -a, V,“t ,!!i ,'u !, ""T lo ear, from
-tUlioiit fro, Efi e,' 1 fl " Iff »•■"*• This d.„-ti<„,
nisi, KuroiK%,i,,“id'advwXtl. 1
Htcvciri, 120 Powerw’
By lending $1 to L. I.. Wood,
N’. J.I., you will receive hy retur
STtSET'"'ni°rd' Ives^Cfiiiton 'llsrlfnrd Z
he will rend 100 lor ii «, r £0 for |3.50,
MAUKKT RKPORT8.
3 75
1 13 <* J 15
Cotton—Ordinary SKM >•
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MAKE!FORTUNE!
Sraai Eatra Drawing,
Louisiana Slate Lottery Co.,
At Now
Dtc. 4, 1876.
No Scaling!
No Postponement!
CAPITAL PRIZE, $50,000.
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$100eS15WiSaBX!:p!SS!M.r
$IOuSr«teT^7S.V7lT52.*a« , :. r “ l f
Qnartorly ‘Dollar tail
Tl« KRTHBIKACII- CAPITAI. PUI/K III
WOOD’S
$55s$77
20:
agents r-5',r, w-.r,'.','.'..r,::,;:•*.%
w 'v' ; :
$984; ;. : > ■«!>«. ro>. < UU««•.
AGENTS. vi-vvKKSSrcrs:’
money".; t?mm
IMPROVED
HAIR RESTORATIVE
What It Does!
tt tilt |
id tin- United Hlntes predur-
Ing Inr larger qiiailtlllesi,| tlieia- pri-elmis
' Ilian those nf tin- whole world
in-sldi's. in regard In i-iial, Amerli-ji will
sunn produce ns much as England—ti
is, us much as tin- whole lieaidoa-
American Is to l„-
mure tiinn England, bs-ennso ila
. .'hie lorntion and elimato highly
Inver mi intermixture nf raves amt a
The eelebrnthm nl the expiration id
Hie first year is culled Hie cottiiu wed
ding; at two years conics llte paper ; at
three the leather; at the close of live
anniversary the friends usseuilds at the
wn-den, and at ten cornea ills' tin. Ai
twelve yeiiis tlie silk and fine linen ; at
lllb-eii the crystal wid.line. At twcnlv
t ie Irienda gatlier -villi Hi. ir cliinii. and
at t-veuty-fivi- tin- married couple tlint
have lieeii true lo their vows for a quar- ley'
ter of a century are rewarded wilt, silver
gills. From lids lima forward the tokens
"'hen the thirtieth aimiversai v i-
hey are presented -vltli pearls
s Hie roliies ; and nl the til
fortieth
ticth
Hcyond that time tlio a;,'-I couple are
lowed to enjoy their many gills in pen
nt.v-li , , .... .
are presented with tin, rarest gilts lo be
obtained, at the celebration ol their din
in i-siiiiig Hie Invitations for cclcbni-
ting those Himivor.uuloM, il is oustoiuarv
„ .. . .. topriutthemonamiUerirtlemhlauuUioM
" link*"'' rVd" ° ! I. leather.
cloth, tin foil, silk, silver ami
Chinese labor in Ban K.
wii" oa a level -villi that (if while in Ne-v
England. An assistant forewoman tun
Ini lory In which three hundred Chlin iai
hired, stated Dial
One DoSlar. announcement
CONSUMERS!
•U were him], st.itnl Hint == n
fuHiCflBO 1EDEER
One Dollar.
dredapf ujicnlploycd white women in
Hie city who -vonId gladly lake the
places,if the Uliinese, and lln-v
enuld work with greater rnpldlt
a plan-in every -veil regulated house. * = « -
fimoo | EBGER
of that mil no at I.,„d|«,rl. N tax—----A=
' -l|H-rt, N
Isalst, and one which tins'
ilreds of well utti-sted cures. We need
linrdly to say here that tin- patrons of
the blade folly understand tlint we do
not make ,i practice „f praising in.ti-
llvlngt" Inquired a stranger of a saloon
keeper, as lie pointed to a distinguished
looking peraon in tlio room. I lls- mixer
ii.s English, and lie said, “That, sir. is
-f the most eminent barristers in
this city.” " Thought so, thought so,"
said thestnuiger ; "lie lias Imd his wrists
I lev
M.-'is.i. I'UANns Thaix say, ll„,-|
- ■ - .Gota chainb : :
taidl-m' KhSiEKvi fcTTi'JS
uSl’,
iilau'» C
l-st;i't| arc
i 1‘arBOiis’ I'urjfalive Pills.nn-! sficr-
>le and iiutructiv.
bnd fret* l.v umM.
lhiiNi.n's Cocoa i n r.. - - A perfect
drenin^ L>r the hair. Tlio Cocoaink holds
in a lirtui.l form a large proportion of ,| f .
EyPEON!
II you have
icndache, a bun
i bottle of Eupet
t will give in'tant
sale by all druggist'. 11. A. HURI^
HUT ik CO., 75 and 77 Randolph street.
Chicago. A gents for the Hroprietors.
for this pur,*o
little ■
; nnd the poo
he nccount, received him with
and there lie rem lined with | Of course those win accept :such invi-! *">' -I r "yt f.xnn» '.ui
'V' -e I CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION
• of gilts that • pmbon with Hr. Fulmer V No-me w iih :i imi- ! x , , ... s .„e - f . i:
tilatcd Inr, who aeea it, would he without il. | wn »• v • -i*r.r
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day.indeed, on
to Keep her froi
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ho pave it to vou ? ’
to oak,and then a fear All, guilt v n
began to gnaw at little ".links’ "
•* A woman down thore,” he got out,
"Hut (odd you not get up and w
about, motherVon would look bet
then, and perhaps vou could eat."
" No. Willie dear. I'm afraid
Little ".links" mmied tos(*o the words
recollection '«M*med to afford the little
nun a kind ol tierce pleasure.
" t Mi. you ran away from Hie ‘ home.’
ivsr^Xii’-te' i ’ rcuy,wr ’
" That's il. sir," lie cries!, with sudden
eves. " That', how she
ol it —t" cans.- she ha in’t
t lrie-11 - save tier hy sts-r
•• Oh, mother, dau’t sav that, or i’ll
die I" ho wit.llv cried, "'i’ll run for a ,.
doctor oh, how fust Fit go! and vou'll quamtnncehad escapes! the notice-el uni-
Ih- -veil lo mem--, w -n’t veu J" j uralists Him-e then every ea-e of lo . :
drophobiawhich hasovciirr.-.l iu tfiiscit.-
or its vicinity lias result,- i from ih t in-
Bpitx dog, and of the sleuth.- from
' " in this cite
" she falutlv : « bpitr dug.
ligwith grief. ; hydixiphobia :
guilt lie re- tlie last throe ;
vvr. that tiosl "hlehs-anm-t
rim-.g with a sent
after her a little prayer, that liod "IxJcd can not
would look alter a r little t-oy who I >" die all-hit .
would sen have no mother, and rai-e 1 *be number of reportcal deaths r, ni;
him tin a great m.-.nv kind friends to ! -'-irlliu' the some i-erio.l of time ,
look au-.-r him. ami be the same a, a : of the union, Iron- snake bites, ii
Requires immediate attention, and
cheeked. It allowed to continue, ii
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there were only two i: ‘b>-*urabl« Lung difcn.se,is-ften llu* result.
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