Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-22

shoPPing--I've go, few little things to
get l"F tomorrow. If baby wakes
ion ant going out Tonight, my lovel'
), 6 must go--we shan'l have a can.
uie N me house when that is burnt out
lou may bring me in some tobacco.
stay-you may buy me two cigars,
Mrs E.-old Cubas, nv love
Two old Cubas-I won, roroe,
She had hastily equipped herself in
shawl and bonnet while she was taking.
and only fingered to bid her husband
listen Tor baby's waking.-ere she Sc,
heF himoie feet upon the pavement. and
,Grned her face toward The bakers dwell
ing. Within doors size had only half
guessed how cold il was without, The
freezing wind came hard against her like
substance. The few persons abroad
were wrapped To the teeth, except the
very poor, and God help them in all
wea'hers! From the baker and his wife
she could extract nothing concerning the
| child save that she had rendered A bad
siXPence for which Bulrush was deter
mined to punish her Their description
oi her person strengthened Mrs Eden's
conJeeiures, and she repaired in the sta.
ton house to see the child.
She had never been in station honse
oefore-nor had she ever SET foot within
a Police Court or Criminal Court
WIN humanity, as II appears under the
awful guises there set forth. was mac.
qua'nted. The battered, brutal yisaues
she saw there, confronted with The mvr
miaons OF iaw-especially The beraced
w"manhood. of those Of her own sex who
were under arrest, filed her with d,smav
and terror. She could tell her errand 10
The Inspector only with great difficulty.
ne man was gentle for his office. and
willingly acceded 10 her request TO have
The ehlld brought from the cells. Mrs
Eden recognized her Immediately, and
the lille girl knew her also.
lou gave me the sixpence--indeed-
didn't know il was bad, 'un Let me
go home TO my father sobbed the child.
Il did indeed give her sixpence only
lew mlnn'es before she was given into
custody, said Mrs Eden.
III the tradesman chooses not to an
pear agains, her. she will be discharged
tomorrow by the magistrate remarked
The Inspector. You had better talk to
TO Bulrush. ma'am.
Can the child 60 with me 70 The shop,,
inquired Mrs Eden.
'No,-but if, after examining The sir.
/ pence, you are satisfied .ha, il is the coin
you gave her, and the baker CONSENTS 10
Withdrew the charge, | will ACT upon nv
own responsibility, and let her GO re.
| Piled the man.
Mrs Eden had already seen the coin
| bat was unable 10 swear that il was the
giit she had bestowed upon the liule beg.
gar She was lover of truth But the
| appealing face Of the meagre child soreIy
tempted her. And moreover, she felt
almost confident iha, il was the sxpence
she had picked up and deposited in the
pill box. Should she stretch a point.
and say she was quite confident about
the identity of The coin!' Certain moral
scruples beset her mind, but another
glance al the chIld's face quieted them.
Gods gospel Of truth was written in
those llneaments-as the sixpence was
concerned--as certainly az lie bright sun
was Itself true thing, created bv the
Author OF Truth. She said she uas con.
iideni, and would swear if they required
her 50 the inspector seut policeman
10 fetch The baker.
asIhe end Of il was-thal the sour baker.
who was deep in cakes, and had his time
fully occupied, was glad Of an excuse
lnr escaping attendance on the police
court on the morrow, and freely consent
ed to take Mrs Eden's explanation Of the
matter. The child was therefore Sc, nj
liberty, and went 10 her wretched home
carrying quar,ern loaf and some
ready cooked meat, and few llltle
grocery things '-hrs Eden's gfts-for.
as she said to The bakers wife, Il can't
help being kind 10 uery itac children.
When Ney come 10 beg-'Hs ,ceakaess,
ont can't help IL
Mrs Eden slept soundy that night.
and her repose-she told me this her
self-had no reference whatever TO Eden's
elevation, and the annual addition of
seventy pounds to his salary. A. w.