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The funeral for Mrs. Jacobs was going to be in 3 days. Jack offered to let David and Les stay in the Lodging House for they had nowhere else to go. David and Les gathered up a few things that they felt they might need such as clothes, food, books, and money. They also took some things that were very special to them. David grabbed the article that Denton wrote for the newsboys strike and Les grabbed his wooden sword.
*~The Day of the Funeral~*
The day of the funeral was a very tragic day. All the newsies attended, for Mrs. Jacobs was like their real mother. Les, David, and Jack stood in front of all the boys. Jack and David were trying their very hardest not to break down and start crying in front of all the boys. Les however could not hold in his tears. He kept thinking about the way he would miss his mother tucking him in at night, or how she would read to him at night if he couldn't get to sleep. He was going to miss everything about her. He was going to miss her hugs, even the smell of her, and he'd miss the look in her eyes that would always say to Les that things would be okay. But this time things weren't going to be okay.
After the funeral the boys went up to David and Les and said some nice words.
"Your mother was such a great lady. I always loved her food," Said Mush as he gave Les and David both a hug.
"I lost me mother too when I was a little boy, I know how hard this is," Blink said as he gave Les one of his big smiles that could brighten any ones day up.
"Your mother was so generous to all us. I don't know how we could eva repay her." Race said as he gave David a hug.
The rest of the boys went up and said things to David and Les, and then all left so the two brothers could have one last chance to talk to their mother before she was lowered into the ground.
"Les, go wait over by that bench so I can talk to mother for a little bit." David said almost in tears and watched as Les walked away and was so proud of how strong he was being.
David walked over to the coffin and said, "Mother, I know you're gone now, but I'll always be thinking of you. No matter what happens I'll never forget you. I'll make sure to watch over Les for you. I love you so much and I don't want you to forget that."
David walked back over to Les and told him he could have a few minutes with their mother too.
"Mother, I don't know if you can hear me but I love you so much. I want to make you be so proud of me. I hope I will live up to your expectations of me. I'm going to miss you so much. I don't." Les couldn't go on. He fell to the floor and started letting out big sobs of tears.
David saw this and quickly walked over to Les and held him for a while. When Les was finished crying the boys put to roses on top of their mothers coffin and watched as it was lowered into the ground. David had to keep a tight grip on Les so he wouldn't be able to run and through himself onto the coffin.
When David and Les were done at the cemetery and ready to leave they started heading back to the Lodging House. It was a very quiet walk; neither of the boys said a word. They just thought about how much they loved and missed their mother.
When the brothers arrived at the Lodging House it was pretty late and the boys were already sleeping. Kloppman had stayed up to wait because he knew that David and Les would be staying with them now.
David and Les walked up to the front desk and started putting their 5ยข on it for their first night at the Lodging House.
"Oh no, you keep that for tonight," said Kloppman.
"Thanks," said David and Les in unison.
Kloppman showed the boys where their new beds would be. Les was on the top and David was on the bottom. The boys stayed up a little while longer and thought about their mother. They didn't think that they would be able to sleep at all that night. They lay there listening to the snores of the boys and sleep came very quickly.
The funeral for Mrs. Jacobs was going to be in 3 days. Jack offered to let David and Les stay in the Lodging House for they had nowhere else to go. David and Les gathered up a few things that they felt they might need such as clothes, food, books, and money. They also took some things that were very special to them. David grabbed the article that Denton wrote for the newsboys strike and Les grabbed his wooden sword.
*~The Day of the Funeral~*
The day of the funeral was a very tragic day. All the newsies attended, for Mrs. Jacobs was like their real mother. Les, David, and Jack stood in front of all the boys. Jack and David were trying their very hardest not to break down and start crying in front of all the boys. Les however could not hold in his tears. He kept thinking about the way he would miss his mother tucking him in at night, or how she would read to him at night if he couldn't get to sleep. He was going to miss everything about her. He was going to miss her hugs, even the smell of her, and he'd miss the look in her eyes that would always say to Les that things would be okay. But this time things weren't going to be okay.
After the funeral the boys went up to David and Les and said some nice words.
"Your mother was such a great lady. I always loved her food," Said Mush as he gave Les and David both a hug.
"I lost me mother too when I was a little boy, I know how hard this is," Blink said as he gave Les one of his big smiles that could brighten any ones day up.
"Your mother was so generous to all us. I don't know how we could eva repay her." Race said as he gave David a hug.
The rest of the boys went up and said things to David and Les, and then all left so the two brothers could have one last chance to talk to their mother before she was lowered into the ground.
"Les, go wait over by that bench so I can talk to mother for a little bit." David said almost in tears and watched as Les walked away and was so proud of how strong he was being.
David walked over to the coffin and said, "Mother, I know you're gone now, but I'll always be thinking of you. No matter what happens I'll never forget you. I'll make sure to watch over Les for you. I love you so much and I don't want you to forget that."
David walked back over to Les and told him he could have a few minutes with their mother too.
"Mother, I don't know if you can hear me but I love you so much. I want to make you be so proud of me. I hope I will live up to your expectations of me. I'm going to miss you so much. I don't." Les couldn't go on. He fell to the floor and started letting out big sobs of tears.
David saw this and quickly walked over to Les and held him for a while. When Les was finished crying the boys put to roses on top of their mothers coffin and watched as it was lowered into the ground. David had to keep a tight grip on Les so he wouldn't be able to run and through himself onto the coffin.
When David and Les were done at the cemetery and ready to leave they started heading back to the Lodging House. It was a very quiet walk; neither of the boys said a word. They just thought about how much they loved and missed their mother.
When the brothers arrived at the Lodging House it was pretty late and the boys were already sleeping. Kloppman had stayed up to wait because he knew that David and Les would be staying with them now.
David and Les walked up to the front desk and started putting their 5ยข on it for their first night at the Lodging House.
"Oh no, you keep that for tonight," said Kloppman.
"Thanks," said David and Les in unison.
Kloppman showed the boys where their new beds would be. Les was on the top and David was on the bottom. The boys stayed up a little while longer and thought about their mother. They didn't think that they would be able to sleep at all that night. They lay there listening to the snores of the boys and sleep came very quickly.