World's Fair Wind Up

A littl tmy mber i the long waitlng room, with ni lU-i-ai-.v roí !U11'- amllior bo Ukui liis ■wtü place tor ea i loe nd bJ epiag. At an age wben any ordlnary baby ve been tri vulBfcuw by bbe shrirk ornoi Une, Joe, wwild stare for bours t&roiigfa the : wtadow, nacllarttirbed by th'1 rusii and roar o; arrtvlng n.nil (li'ii.irtüisr train He had been only six xnnntta old wben the dreadful aiddemt happ w-fliich, at one feil start, made liim (atiherlew amd taranatormftd hlm frbm a -i;mi, well-devehJped lnfarat to a pitilul erenture, w liicli even datli reiuseil ui take. The Old y.irdinin 1 ril the story even vet - I:ow Mieliarl llryan. M Btraiglïl and man'.y a teUOW as i teft Qiis iireen. Old, nntive laland for t-he better ohamcea of the new world tilis side of the sea. carne WÏittttng out of tbe roundliouse that mornlng and tepped Jia.stily iroin before au bxcoming locomotivo, either aeeing or iH'urintr anutlHT rnttfllng lip t lic parallel inu'k. HLs matee erted out tO him- too lat' ! Xobody who i-nw it. -uould evor forget t'lie look of agony which listorlcd liis li.-imlsonie ï.-u-c in tliat one liorrible instant wlirn lic reooirnizcd hU doom, or tJie perpendicular leep int ii the air, from whlch be cll i;ick betneath ihc oraaehlng wbeete. In ie cxcitcmcnt and consternation of the time 110 mMenger liad lc'ii sont in advance tx prepare the poor yonaig wife for lier trouUlf. and slhe etood in the doorway wlth her baby crwwlng in her arms, when the stout Ix-arerw panwd at her gate with thelr maaigled bordea. Whe uttered a terrible cry and feil ïaintinii - tihe ehild's tender Ixick strikinu' the slliarp edge oí tJie door step. ■Wüiat a pity that it was juit killed (iiiiritiin !" s.iiil everyl)ody but his nuother. She hereeH edwaya insisted ttoiat only her constant watching over t.lie little, ÏHckerlng lifo kipt hor trom gotng naad in the ïirst dreadful montáis oí her bereavement. The officfrs of the railway compeny were kind to poor Mary üryan. They paM expenses of the tmrial, and after little Jo-e had slowly meoded, employed her about the depot to scrub the floors amd keep the jcla.ss and woodwork briglit and neat. Wtheai Joe was 7 years oid his mother sent Min to school. He went patiently, day after day, no complaimt, but sh awoke suddenly one nigfht to find hün sobbing on the pillo w beside her. Only by dlnt oí long coaxing was she able to find out the cau.se of his grief. Some of the rouglher boys - more thoughtless than cruel, let us hope- had called liim Humpy, and a.sked ií be carried a bag of meal oai his back. Mary Bamed vitlx fierce amger of motlierhood. "You shan't go another day," Bhe declared. -'The ruffiaais ! I won't liavc niy darlin' put upon by the likes oi them !" Si Joe's sahooling had coine to au umtimely end. Yet, meagor as waa liis stock of book learming, the del'Opraoiit of his mind far outetripped tlie growth of liis stuinted and ditormd lody. KvfrylKidy liked the patieat little fellow, tuggLog manfully at his mother'H heavy watt-r buckets and running willlngly to ivi - ry cal! of thO stntioai men.. At 12 years old 1i had pioked up no small umount of iniormation, especially on r&ilroad topic-. He kuew every loci motivo on the road, understood t]ie intrieaoics of sidetracks anil swHoJh-s, and could teil the precise moment wlivn any particular train might le expected wlth the accuracy oí a timO table. Yet the vcry quieknrss and ardor o( his nature (feepened his sense ol liis infirniity. llie gVaacei cast upon Mm by sir.inmr cyes, some pltiful, some curious, others, alas ! expreesive only of amvoyanee or disgust, rankled like H many arrows In hls baart ; not one missed lts mark. How wistfully lus eyes followed boys oí His owm B8B - straifdit, handsome, hippy - who sprang lightly up and doAvn the steps of the coaches, or tkToaded thoir way aloog the crowded platforms. For one day of such. perfect, untrammeled lite he would have bartered all the possible years betare Mm. Yet hc nener put his yearningB Into worde, even to liis motflier. "Crooked Joc's a rum 'un," wiid oae of hte rouffh acqualntancee. "He senses his trouble well enough, but he don't let on to nobody." Mr. Orump, thO telegraph operator, ■was Joe's constant iriond. It was ho wiio, at odd momcmts, had taught the boy :to raad ; and had initiated h Lm iutü w me ui the mysteries of the (Bllcking iiit-l runiriil, Wtllct) tO J 'S ; ti:l t , ,■ i: Í d Milll ' 81 I umi. Mr. W ■ .'i.-kv.i aboui the stal b property remainuric ,-it th ■'i ■ ■ t sald, "bas oid. A n ldï tJio board) ;t commtttee eoa- . ]'.i-',i. Vice I'rc-iili'ii ! en, Treoourer Flymn and m, { to dfepoee i' ii . 'riic (iMiimit tee i-; ini'.v i hirnitare and tiituree in tbe building ;nv nearly all dlspoaed of . T!i ■ State Soldiere' lióme, state board ol aud. Mimi the li.utk; Creek Banltarium wore the principal pnrohasers. About hall oí the oriuinal COSt was nealtzed. The flxtnree i ttoa liomcy xMbl1 go ti the State Agrieultural eoolety, al I.nnsin-, -hile the Wcsl M;c!i.üi BOCletj getfl the WOCi -iiihii oases. The aalry exhlbit fixtures are to be dlrlded betweeo the two BOclettea. The 000 fine glass Jan in t.lie horticultura! exhlbit, go to tüie Agricultura] college and the (Hfferant borticultural oriianizations i.n the state. '"Mie foreetry a ml a.m-ioultui-al exlühit.s and fixtures were giren to tli'' Agriouitura] college. The public school exhibit goes to the state library at rjunatng. TJie specimens Lu the mineral th:iii belooging in tibe state are betng dtvided aiaong the Mining wihool, State Onlversity, Chi(.:ii Coiniubian Museum, and otther iiutions. The Btone cntrance and walls go to tlnï Qccund Rapte park board. The Graaid Rápida Prees chib the presa exhibit and the Y. M. C A. oí the BOOM ciiy ÜM rvügious nnl cliurch exhfWt. The board etlll had $4,000 in the state breawieer'a hamds and $1,000 wltii TYeaaoPer Flynn. It is ezpec tod iha: the eatvage recetpte wili pay all cratstamdlng uuis and Future expense, except iirint.in.ii tlio official report without nsin.ir any of tbat balance. At tihe lat meotiiig of the boord ftesUdeut Weeton mi instructed to prepare tihe boards o:iicial report ot tihe state arad the president, the g-OVernor and CoininissioiH'r WWte were appointed a oonunittee to provide for prtattfog the same. It is Hoped to üi;ive it rrady íor paibUcatlon nbout Jan. 1, 1894. "Among the state exhibits Michigan was In-ad and shouldcrs abOVB ;my otli r gtate in 1 lie [Orestry departmemt. Hor spteocHd collection secured 24 jiHMlals. or more tiha-n doublé tlic miinlx'r awarded my other state. 'In the agricultiu-al dopartmtut she made tüie fiaiest display of wheat, oats and rra.ss.s of any state. Sihe beat all ofchere tri the -rortety, extent and quality of gratas and grasses. Our mineral exhibit was tlie finest display of copper and iron ore and products made in Jackson park. We also led in niuetrating mining raetliods. Our display of wool, homey and UaLry products were excellent. "In the way of live stock Michiiran beat Yermont and all the othor Btatee in fine-wool merino sheop, gettinir more prtaM I ha .'iny other state, wilh only tvo-1hirds as many sheep entered (i. Xciiiiunt liad. Wc also led in tbe Hamiisliire slieep class. We l'd bbe proceesSon on Cleveland Bay co.ich horaee, and canie out well on cittle nnl Bwlae.' '