Show I I j i 11 I II I r ri i M R Rd d MATTHEWS MATTHEW'S GOLD PIECE f We left lett Matthew with Jih its his pacIa of under Ills his fingers e clutching cutchIn the tile swo wo 5 gold pece pieces and ho he himself wondern won- won dern ern what ho would do with all the I money and where hero ho would go Thatter Tho Th latter atter r was vae tho easier caster question to decide for tor the road In which he ho stood ran both bolh I h aYI waya and he Je could coul 1 either cither Ulon Ono wa way It led ed directly Into tho the country tho other Wa way It passed do down n through the village village- under the arch o of oC and then beyond the little Uttie ent It It too too passed Into the and ond woodlands oo 1 I 1 done dono gues guess Ill I'll see soe de da town while ille here said aliI Matthew and don n 01 through the village o. I I spose e 3 I could pty near buy dis town cf tC I wanted to to to but what's de use ob nb a town tf fit yer dont don't lib In n It tt On his bill way Matthew 15 aw boys bos andI and ond I girls playing n at games I or doing doln work 1 about jabout tb the yards ards but no none nono no of or them ta to him or noticed him In any wa way It II was waa only when wien he reached the Cr very cry outer luter edge dg of the tha village that ho lie was as hailed b by byan fan an old colored man bent with age hl his foray r gray ay hair bar curll curling close to his hs bowed ed head nd nd his hI hack back covered with a torn and faded coat Hey flay young un ho Laid salu calling to Matthew como come yere Matthew NatI Mati Mat Nat I i I II thew did as he was bidden and antI walked I I toward the old man I You Zou all dont don't blon blong round yere ere cf et I you do die i Is de fust fuat time Ise seen fr er what you don doln and whar you goin 1 Kb No undo uncle Iso w dats dat's what 1 T lon doln ll lio a a. de e road You wont won't get a n. doln doin dat at eald said Uncle l 1 ira ra Fee reo tried It myself and end dl die Is hi as 06 far fu as I got JOt Jell jes un an oln 01 man Inan wid Why dont don't you ou turn In an rork ork an not loaf yo life life- away Oh Isa ben a a. said eald Matthew Matthew Mat Mat- thew Tse lse ben z 8 but do work done dona went aa away eo ao I Jes' Jes followed It X Iu e goin back ono one ob deso dese days ays an on den 1 Ill I'll h me meet t up wid It again as But how bow do you Ou mako make a l livin Ihn he asked the tho old man yo y o nhu shu lo Is older dan I Js is all an Ill I'll b bet t i I done dono got hOt mo money mone dan you I Yo IB Ie j Jes I like lIka all aU do res res' of do young I trash eaid Uncle Und Ezra Yo To think dat data II a dollar Is do dG biggest thing In do won worl I and th the old man started t to straighten up and deliver a a. lecture to Matthew l on the un 8 of or mone money be said eald a au ho grabbed his back and back baek too Ino a a. bent position Shu dat agony asony ha hila como come In n my b back ck I r wish I had a n dollar myself for a ab b bottle tUe ob liniment What sort LOrt ob liniment nt Is It 11 r asked I 1 dont don't know d fl name eald wd Undo Uncle I 1 goes goca entirely by de smell f X Can n you Jou get it round yero asked asko Matthew Ef E I had 6 de money I could Wen W 11 ef er flats flat's all 31 vou ou nc dw rn It I III Ii II P.- P. r. r took from Irom his pocket ket I Ione fald said Matthew and p one of or tho the shining bits of ot gold goM and held It before tho the eyes of or tho the astonished old Whar you ou gl git t da dat old Ezra asked dat Whar you ou git sit date dat boy I 1 done earned It I done dono got s-nt arrested t d for tor It t and now no noI I done gob ter ten spend lIpond It Whar does you ou git yo yo 0 liniment 1 Tho old man hobbled out through h the thedo rate flato of oC the little fence that surrounded his ms his shanty and md came out Into tho the road load TIt Til show you ou ho said raid 1112 Together the tho t two o traveled back through tho the JlIa village c until they camo came to the little littlestone stone storo where everything was kept and after considerable description of oC what w was wanted anted Uncle Undo Ezra finally pot got ot his b bottle of liniment and Matthew offered l hi his s 's 5 5 gold old piece In payment for It This time ho tho man did not qu question his honesty but o garo him his change chanco and the tho two went ent out You Is a pretty likely boy said old oldEna Ezra Ena HS as the they walked along Why h dont don't you ou look for a place yero ero Dars Dar's a mAnon man manon manon on do hill bill what good boy tor do dode dodo dc do work Ise lse been doln doin and hes he's always been mighty good t me You could work for fOl him an lib with me me an sabo abo pretty near all you ou earn Ise lse a good to tr try It wild said l la Mathow Nat Mat a thaw how but I I t better wait walt till tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow foro ore I goes O a an tees cees him now O art an den I can help you jou OU wM cM do lint lini ment t What you ou goin t do wId dc do lint lint- mont 7 Iso gem oln I I. t rub It on do agony said Matthew M an make mako you well Den said Mid old Ezra vou ou an stay slav in do cabin tonight an nn go 0 an I see O do a In do mornin So Matthew went Inside th tho gate with tho the old man and for lor tho n first t time saw the tho cabin dean clean and n neat at that w wa was s to tobe tobo tobo bo be his homo home for tor a Il long time Ume for tor the maM as Wide Uncle Ezra Erra c called him hired Matthew the tho next t morning looming 1 and hd ho he and Uncle Ezra h became me cl partners In Jn th the little c c. cabin Matthew furnishing the monc money and I tho the 0 old d man doln doing tho the work and for Or years ears they lived happily and comfortably Copyright 1 1915 15 by the tho McClure Newspaper Sown News own own- paper Syndicate Now New IH York CIt City 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