Cleveland High School - Beacon Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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f Fi'J'fS l' sexi X Q s FQ JIMMIE Q9 ROWDED around a small box ln a corner of Tommy lVlart1ns cellar was a queer sad eyed assemblage of children They were many and various as to SIZE and looks ln slze from llttle ohnnle age five to their leader Tommy Martin who was ten years old goln on leven Every eye focused upon the box and lts contents was wet and more than one was shedding tears for lmmle was dying' Little shaggy halred flop eared friendly lmmle lmmle the playmate and pride of every boy and glrl ln the nelghborhood Tommy c cant we make hlm well3 asked one of the boys whose speech showed an effort to be brave despite the lmpendlng tragedy Sure we could f after a pause we had some money l asked the vet nary surgn thxs morning lf he could cure nmmle and he sald that lf he made hum well It would cost three dollars B b but drdnt you tell htm th hat xmmle was OUR dog3 No rf he dld know that lmmle was all ours hed make us pay three dollars anyway Tommy couldnt we get tree dollars no place3 questioned a scared small volce No l havent any money and nobody else has evther sadly stated Tommy Then after a few minutes contemplation l know what' Lets go around to the houses ln the nelghborhood and ask the people to glve us money so that we can get the vet nary surg n to come and make xmmle well huh3 Oh Tommy' l know they ll gave us money lf they know that lmmle 18 slck Lets go right now and go to ev ry house ard one of the girls enthusiastically suddenly forgetting her weeping Awrlght let s do ohnnle you stay here and watch lmmle Amt you proud that we re golng to let you stay here and watch lmmle'-l Wnth thls sudden change of sentiment from sad spectators of the sick lmmle to the now enthuslastlc crowd the children walked out of the cellar wlth Tommy at thelr head leaving the proud llttle ohnnle to be the protector of lmmle The chlldren unafrald and determined went from house to house sollcltmg donations to their fund As the story of poor 1mm1e was told the IISTCDCY would sympathetlcally finger her pocket book and extract some change and glve It to the child Wxth such a force of helpers Tommy soon began to realize that the donations must all together be about three dollars so he called all of the children together collected their money and counted It After much counting and recountmg of the small plle of change Tommy exclaimed, Oh' My, we ve got four dollars and seven cents collected l..et's go and get the doctor rlght away' P0114 llmfx' i .s ' S Q 1 .7 Q, xjx , ggi' 7 -Q'-Q rx X XX . -,': gb ies x X . PTC - if: K , 'Y :in-':.,r 3,11 . . , ' , fl , ' A . r f : J . , ap Q . ,5 N , , , A - A . ' , V . Q 1 y - J - b , .. Y - ' 7 , , - Y .. , . , . J . , s , . , . j , j . . J , , J . , , f 1

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rsmfs hexmis e X For two long dreadful blocks Tommy led the small processlon towards the doctor s OHICC More than one small heart was gettmg lmpatlent and anxious durlng the walk and footsteps were unmlstakably qulckened as they approached the resldence and office of the vet nary surg n Up the front steps of the house marched the lme of chlldren tlll they came to the door Tommy assummg an authorrtatlve look rang the brass doorbell of the house and was almost xmmedlately answered by a klnd faced young man He lnqulred of Tommy hls wants Tommy answering We want the vet nary surgn to come and cure lmmxe who IS srck We ve got the three dollars to glve to the surg n lf he makes lmmle well See here xt lm sorry little man but the surgeon IS not here at present He has gone out to cure another dog that IS sick and wlll not be back for a long while Tommy and hrs frlends received the heart rendlng news wlth a gasp After they had gone and collected the money lmmle would dle anyway Poor lmmlel Now he would be sure to due because the surgeon was away After he was dead whom could they play and romp w1th3 After a whlle Tommy spoke up But but lmmle will dle lf the surgn doesnt come and cure hlm and what will we do lf lmmle d1es3 At thls point Tommy succumbed to the tears that filled and overflowed his blue eyes Most of the other children were already weeping bltterly The young man was qulclcly touched at the sight of these llttle people weepmg for thenr suck lmmle The young man racked hrs brain for something he could do to help and comfort the llttle weepers Then came an rdea he was a fool not to have thought of It before Sonny he sand as the children were turnlng to go down the steps what IS the matter wlth your 1mm1e3 Tommy felt rather averse to telllng the symptons of xmmle s sickness to thls young man due to the fact that he was qulte sure that there was no hope for lmmle nevertheless he descrlbed through his tears lmmles allments No sooner had the young man heard what the axlments of lmmle were than he rushed mto the house tellmg Tommy to walt on the porch When he appeared ln the doorway wuth hrs hat and coat on the expressxons of the children changed agaln from dlre despair to hope He asked Tommy the dlrectron of the house and started walkmg wxthout askmg any more questions the children runmng at hls heels The crowd was soon assembled around lmmne m the wooden box The young man knelt over hlm and forced a whlte powder down the dog s throat ln a few mmutes the convulsive and bleary eyed lmmle manifested signs of returnmg health and clearness of srght lmmle was gettxng well' 1'11 11 llmtx Um if rn S xxx x Y as v X 5 ' - 1 1 - -ess J ,--91-I is, Tommy showed the handful of change. .. - J .... . . . . 2