Crowded Out o' Crofield; or, The Boy who made his Way

Mary what she ought not to wear at her age, and with hair and eyes as dark as hers. Mary felt very prou

" she said, and she unfolded

ought. "And Aunt Melinda! I'm

nd the editor, after looking at the bla

ore new subscribers yesterday than you ev

I owe Mary Ogden five dollars-there it is-

y. "I did that, and Jac

bank-note i

"You'll never be a good editor till y

e bill into her pocket-boo

I haven't spent a cent; but I may need something. B

fore noon it was certain that if seven old men of Mertonville had paid for the sil

amber, in the Capitol, at Albany, after having astonished himsel

he Governor's right. No fellow could go th

d" in the building, but nevertheless he could no

finished, too. I don't see what more they could do, now the roof's o

building was open to sight-seers. There were many of them, and from visitors, wo

ly wonderful room, and upon the floor we

chair. "There's room in that chair for two or thr

he

too, and so was the Governo

hear him; "so they were. So were all the presiden

gone barefoot," sa

they can't all become gove

th a smile, "You look like a bright young man, th

"It can't be harder to lea

laughed, and Jack arose from the

te House. It wearied him, there was

fty doorway. "I wish I had some of it. I've kept my nine dollars yet, anyway. The Gove

changing from a boy who had never seen anything outside of Crofield and Mertonv

o father and mother," he said; "a

eemed a great thing to do-ten times more important than wr

hought, "just as it came along, and

ter, but it was done at last, and wh

d it was always dinner-time here after twelve o'clock. I'll go see." It was l

ing Jack an envelope, "here's a

ind him, "didn't you stay there too long?

walking steadily through the office, surrounded by a group of dignified men. It w

ute," he answered. "I h

o soon, Jack," replied

e great man. "Now, don't you do it. It is not large pay, and you'd be out of wo

blacksmith; and I've worked at carpentering, an

t by the laughter fro

th him. "I hope you'll have a good time in the city.

letter, and found that gentleman looking at him

clerk look

" said the clerk to one of the hotel propriet

look at the guide-book. He went through it rapidly

re; and I'll not be sorry when the boat goes. I'd like to see Mary and th

eet after street, getting a c

ulty in returning to the hotel, but fina

s satchel, said good-bye to the

harf; and he had already taken one brief

in sight of her. "What a boat! Why, if her nose was at the Main Street corner,

end, before he went on board. He had put Mr. Mag

had said then. "There's n

show the ticket at the gangway

's the bunk I'm to sleep in. Hulloo! Supper ticket! I have supper on board the steamer

g for his stateroom, almost bewildered

r, but it seemed that there were a

y satchel and go on deck and see the river. Here it is at last. Why, it's a

the door of the stateroom behind him, and set out to find his way to the deck. He went down-stairs and up-stairs, ran against p

lf should not have been staring behind him, for at that moment he

y? You knocks my breath out! You

l, but very heavy, and had a broad face and

at a lady holding one of the man's long ar

oom?" asked his round-fa

aid Jack. "I

it ees von dollar more to go in to supper, und von dollar to eat some tings, und von dollar to come out of supper, und some more dollars to go to sleep, und maybe de

as politely a

d a stateroom. Th

be no room to sleep on de floor, und ve haf t

ue that Jack did not understand. He had been proud enough of his stateroom up to that moment,

claimed. "Let the ladies take

ame is Guilderaufenberg. Dis lady ees Mrs. Guilderaufenberg. Dis ees Mees H

he last, but he was not half su

ou the room," he said. "Th

to express their thanks at the same time, as Jack led the way. Ja

en I valks mit you on deck. Dose vommens belifs yo

omski," but he felt uneasily that he had left out a part of it. Mrs. Guilderaufenberg and the

oddy vot dries to get dot shtateroom avay from Mrs. Guilderaufenberg and Mees Hilde