A Plucky Ten-year-old

Thère is a little 10-yoar-old now im. City prison, who hails from Chicaeo' His name is Charley Levino, and al alone, friendleBs and moueyless, ho lla ! traveled to this city overiand. A8 i sat on' the bench near tho wall tuin aft noou, his clothing in tatUrs, Iris foe( , cnsed iu eonsuniptive shoes and no stoei ingaand his head surmountcd by a ti iiiciulous luit, it was easy to believo fn, his resolute tone tliat he liad done wLai was said. " How long were you in comiug, (j11( ley?" said the reporter. ' ' Seventeen days. Got here last Sy. nrday night 'n come uphere. I'mgoinp to stay here a oouple o' days. I ljjjj j' I used to live with my aunt in Chica, My mother is out here at a place cafljj Belmont, two stations down, I beliep She came out here a year ago. I've w a sister, too, at Council Bluffs, na the river from Omahn. " "Howdid you get here witliont ait money ?" "Oh, I jest jumped on the can' stuck. They put me off at Omah', North Platte, but I jumped on ag They couldn't keep me off. What ilijj eat? Oh, tlie emigrants gaye me all] wanted. They gave me Üiis lint. only had live cents when I started, atj I spent thnt for diniier. I didn'tlii. Chicago 'n I didn't like my aimt, 'n j wauted to see my mother ; that's rhj] cair e. " "When are you going to sec yr; mother ?" " Oh, in a couple o' days. I've M j good bed 'n plenty to eat, 'n I tliink 1 stay liere 'n git rested. Funiiy, aia'ti: I came in here jest to see what it was, 't they wouldn't let me go out, but Idoni care. I'll go down on the train toB mout. ' It's only two stations, anj'j ouly take two tmius at most. TOat, them fellers, Chinamen ?" Xoddiug acquiescenee, the repc left him, and womlered what the fatt: of the plucky littlo youngster wouldli wlien, so weak, small and young, hc nlready traveled thousands of mileg e. aided in search of his mother.- & Francisco Post.