| TIM AND TIP. |
| THE LITTLE BOARDERS. |
| MASTER SATURDAY'S PICNIC. |
| THE RHINOCEROS. |
| BITS OF ADVICE. |
| PROMPT OBEDIENCE. |
| PENELOPE. |
| EMBROIDERY FOR GIRLS. |
| OUR POST-OFFICE BOX. |
| THROWING LIGHT: WHAT AM I? |
| Vol. II.—No. 97. | Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, New York. | price four cents. |
| Tuesday, September 6, 1881. | Copyright, 1881, by Harper & Brothers. | $1.50 per Year, in Advance. |
[Begun in No. 92 of Harper's Young People, August 2]
TIM AND TIP;
OR, THE ADVENTURES OF A BOY AND A DOG
BY JAMES OTIS.
Chapter VI.
TIM MAKES AN ACQUAINTANCE.
When Tim left old Mose's kitchen it was nearly time for the steamer tostart on her regular trip, and the[Pg 706] passengers were coming on boardquite fast. The bustle and excitement which always attend the sailing ofsteamers, even though the trip be a short one, were all so new andstrange to Tim that he forgot his own troubles in watching the scenearound him. He saw Mr. Rankin near the kitchen, and was told by him thathe could remain on deck until the Captain should ring his bell, when hewould let him know of it.
Therefore Tim had an opportunity to take in all the details of theinteresting scene. The deck hands were scurrying to and fro, wheeling infreight or baggage on funny little trucks with very small wheels andvery long handles; passengers were running around excitedly, as if theythought they ought to attend to matters which did not concern them;newsboys were crying the latest editions of the papers; old women weretrying