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Chapter two is up , hope you like it . Sorry the first one was short , but I was having some trouble uploading the chapter , I've got the hang of it now lol. On with the show :)
Jack took a breath and continued speaking .
"Me an' Mikey scraped togetha some money ta bury ha , but afta dat da land loid trew us out 'cause we'se couldn't pay the rent . We'se lived on da streets foah two yeas , an' we'se usta hafta jump on da back of a ta get ta da bakery so we'se could beg foah food , dats how we'se ate." Jack said
"How terrible ." Mrs. Jacobs whispered
"Dat 's how it happened ." The cowboy's voice suddenly grew even more solemn .
"Is'e jumped on a cart and tought Mikey was behind me." Jack remembered "When I'se looked back I'se saw dat Mikey musta fell , 'cause he was layin in da street , den I'se hoid him yell me name an' right in fronta me a cart ran him ova . Dey took him ta dat hospital , but da doctors couldn't help him , he was wit me Ma by dat night . " Sarah was now crying too , David put a hand on Jack's shoulder sympathetically .
"I'se was jus' sittin outside da hospital , when a newsie named Jumper found me ." Jack went on "I'se told him I'se had no place ta stay an' he took me back ta da lodgin house , an' I'se was a newsie ."
"How'd you learn about Santa Fe "? David asked , he had been wondering that for quite a while .
"Well , one day when I'se was sellin , a costama gave me dis book in exchange foah a pape ." He took the small panthlet out of his back pocket . "It had all dese pictoirs of cowboys , so I'se decided I'se would go dere , It looked betta dan Manhattan ."He told the Jacobs'
"A few weeks lata I'se was wit Medda , I'se met ha when I'se tried to steal some mints off ha candy seller one day . He explained I'se told ha about da book an' she went inta ha prop closet an' came out wit a cowboy hat an' a red bandana , she said every cowboy needs a hat an' a bandana ."
"How sweet "Mrs Jacobs said , smiling .
"In da mean time , I'se wasn't sellin so many papes an' I'se was starving , so I'se tried to steal an apple off a fruit stand . I'se almost got away , but da bulls caught me and I'se was sent to da refuge . Snyder wasn't too nice to us dere , and afta a few tries I finally snuck out , youse already know how dat happened ."
"So, how did you get to be called 'Jack Kelly' ?" Sarah asked, still holding his hand .
"Da foist time I'se was at da lodgin house everybody called me 'Cowboy' , but somebody axed what me real name was . I'se hadda tink of a new name anyway ,so Snyder couldn't find me , and I'se used me parents names 'Jack Kelly '."
"How did you get to be leader of Manhattan?" asked David , another question he'd had .
"Foah yeas lata , I toined 14 an' Jumper , dat newsie I told youse about befoah ,took a likin ta me . When he got to old ta live in da lodgin house and he hadda pick a new leadeah , he picked me ."
"Then what happened?" asked Les spellbound by the story .
"Well I'se was leadeah foah about tree yeas , den I'se met Davey , Les ,and you Sarah." He glanced at her lovingly "We'se lead da strike an' now hear we'se all are."
"That's quite a story ,Jack." Stated Mayer from the other side of the room .
"I'se guess so". Jack responded "But dats what happened , befoah da strike ".
Yes my story is only two chapters , I'm sad too . It looked at lot bigger on paper . I hoped that you liked this fic , I had fun writing it . Thanks to all my reviewers :). I'm planning another Newises fic , keep on the lookout . -Tessie
Chapter two is up , hope you like it . Sorry the first one was short , but I was having some trouble uploading the chapter , I've got the hang of it now lol. On with the show :)
Jack took a breath and continued speaking .
"Me an' Mikey scraped togetha some money ta bury ha , but afta dat da land loid trew us out 'cause we'se couldn't pay the rent . We'se lived on da streets foah two yeas , an' we'se usta hafta jump on da back of a ta get ta da bakery so we'se could beg foah food , dats how we'se ate." Jack said
"How terrible ." Mrs. Jacobs whispered
"Dat 's how it happened ." The cowboy's voice suddenly grew even more solemn .
"Is'e jumped on a cart and tought Mikey was behind me." Jack remembered "When I'se looked back I'se saw dat Mikey musta fell , 'cause he was layin in da street , den I'se hoid him yell me name an' right in fronta me a cart ran him ova . Dey took him ta dat hospital , but da doctors couldn't help him , he was wit me Ma by dat night . " Sarah was now crying too , David put a hand on Jack's shoulder sympathetically .
"I'se was jus' sittin outside da hospital , when a newsie named Jumper found me ." Jack went on "I'se told him I'se had no place ta stay an' he took me back ta da lodgin house , an' I'se was a newsie ."
"How'd you learn about Santa Fe "? David asked , he had been wondering that for quite a while .
"Well , one day when I'se was sellin , a costama gave me dis book in exchange foah a pape ." He took the small panthlet out of his back pocket . "It had all dese pictoirs of cowboys , so I'se decided I'se would go dere , It looked betta dan Manhattan ."He told the Jacobs'
"A few weeks lata I'se was wit Medda , I'se met ha when I'se tried to steal some mints off ha candy seller one day . He explained I'se told ha about da book an' she went inta ha prop closet an' came out wit a cowboy hat an' a red bandana , she said every cowboy needs a hat an' a bandana ."
"How sweet "Mrs Jacobs said , smiling .
"In da mean time , I'se wasn't sellin so many papes an' I'se was starving , so I'se tried to steal an apple off a fruit stand . I'se almost got away , but da bulls caught me and I'se was sent to da refuge . Snyder wasn't too nice to us dere , and afta a few tries I finally snuck out , youse already know how dat happened ."
"So, how did you get to be called 'Jack Kelly' ?" Sarah asked, still holding his hand .
"Da foist time I'se was at da lodgin house everybody called me 'Cowboy' , but somebody axed what me real name was . I'se hadda tink of a new name anyway ,so Snyder couldn't find me , and I'se used me parents names 'Jack Kelly '."
"How did you get to be leader of Manhattan?" asked David , another question he'd had .
"Foah yeas lata , I toined 14 an' Jumper , dat newsie I told youse about befoah ,took a likin ta me . When he got to old ta live in da lodgin house and he hadda pick a new leadeah , he picked me ."
"Then what happened?" asked Les spellbound by the story .
"Well I'se was leadeah foah about tree yeas , den I'se met Davey , Les ,and you Sarah." He glanced at her lovingly "We'se lead da strike an' now hear we'se all are."
"That's quite a story ,Jack." Stated Mayer from the other side of the room .
"I'se guess so". Jack responded "But dats what happened , befoah da strike ".
Yes my story is only two chapters , I'm sad too . It looked at lot bigger on paper . I hoped that you liked this fic , I had fun writing it . Thanks to all my reviewers :). I'm planning another Newises fic , keep on the lookout . -Tessie