From Farm to Fortune; or, Nat Nason's Strange Experience

arm after his departure, Nat, in company with his fr

of many things that had happened

a change," said Sam. "I

okville, and Nat drove the cow to

f middle age. But he was a shrewd busines

want, boy?" h

ckson? Sam says you were out look

en, but I've got ne

go elsewhere,

ast. What do you w

ty do

u don't w

milk her or use her for m

cow i

in

butcher gazed a

er ever since she

ou are tir

I want to use the mon

ot for thir

h will y

ty do

to sell for tw

he best I

e, Jennie," and Nat turned to drive

eat man. "I'll give yo

accept. I can't take less. I

her agreed to pay twenty-five dollars and did so.

the butcher. "I used to know

s a ni

our uncle no

obliged," returned the boy, and to avoid being questio

e cow," said Sam. "I reckon yo

rather sorry to part with her.

you going

out for

h you

't tell

word. B

el

city write and tell

me the news from home, and how

utes later the two lads separated

would leave in ten minutes. He lost no time in purchasing a ticket, and spent the rest of the time in eating some of the lunch he had

ifficulty in getting the seat he wanted. He sat down by a window, with his bundle besid

yable. The different places passed were so interesting that he soon forgot to think

nductor, standing at the open doorway.

the car and stepped onto the platform. From there he walked to the street, where he g

a newsboy. "M

ant any paper,

fire in Chicago,

newsboy, to be lost in the crowd on the other side of the street. Nat gazed at the

g city like Chicago," he mused, and then n

red, and a cloud crossed his

a moment Nat concluded it would b

enough," he thought. "I've got

ng what he had best do next. He had at first calculated to go to New York withou

in," he reasoned. "And I might a

now hungry again, and coming to a modest-looking r

?" asked the waiter

ner," said Nat, seeing

ner, 11 to

nd presently returned wi

mato soup?

t?" questio

tomato

y soup-I want a

smiled, for he saw

first-if the cu

o you serve

etables, coffee or mil

at and other stuff. I nev

beef or

st b

was good, and he took his time, finishing off with a piece of lemon meringue pie, a d

it was worth it," he though

in the direction of the water. The shipping interested him greatly, and it was dark

ught. "To-morrow, I must make up my mind what to do next.

he night. Seeing a sign on a house, Furnished Rooms by the Day, Week, or Month,

ed for to-nigh

'll call Mrs. O'Ha

could let Nat have a hall room for fifty cent

ess," said Mrs.

for to-night," answered Nat. "C

be s

better than the one he had used at the farm. Tired out, the boy slept soun

again to-night, Mr. Na

el a foot taller to be addressed as Mr. Nason. "

y we

ked down the street toward one of the main thoroughfares o

old himself. "Maybe I had better go back to the dep

here hunted up the ticket office, and procured a time-table. He was just lo

hly from Abner Balberry. "You young ra