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

Spirits had looked down upon it and bless.
cd Twas sham. Adjoining the neigh.
oorhood IN which the baker resided. a
gang OF coiners had recently es,ab!sh he'd
themselves, and base money was ire
quently rendered at the shops Of lie va-;
Gus tradesmen. Twice that day bad sly.
pences had been presented 10 he baker
IN exchange for bread. The call uron
his Tune which the prosecution of The Of
lenders would have demanded. had alone
deferred from snch a step. but he had in
wardly resolved that on the mex, occasion
me party should be made an example of
without more ado therefore, he walked
TO the door, and promised penny roll 10
ragged urehn for fetching policeman
! ne lad daried off, shrieklng police as
he went, and followed by dozen bows
and girls, ragged as himself, and voci(er-
allng az loudly.
An officer was soon found. lie listen
ed 10 the baker-eXamined the coin, and
progressed to recognise the child as an old
hand at that sort of thing
You'll have TO attend TO morrow. MIR
Bulrush,' he said TO the baker. Ten will
be The hour. It's uncertain when twill
come otf-but we'll have consideration
Tor You on account Of your business
Bread IS dear enough, ant il!'
1T Will be very inconvenient for me TO
appear myself, remarked the baker, i
suppose if | send my wife it will do
won't il!'
The policeman thought otherwise. and
grasped the lille hand compressed within
his own, tighter as he said SO. The chlld
uttered pIleoas cry of pain, aud babe
Inc man release her, that she might take
the Loaf to her father. At this iuncture
the bakers wife entered the shop.
You are hurting your lille girl she
said 10 The policeman.
Ny lluIe girl said the piqued officer.
gancing disdainfuly at the child. Thank
you. Mrs Bnlrnsh. my liue girl makes
better appearance than beggar's child
my iiille girl has warm, respectable
clothing, and never utters bad money!
Oh, ITS another case of bad money!
is il! Why that makes the third to-day !,
Bad money, cried the child, begin
ning 10 cry as she now first understood
her position. "A woman gave il to me
Father sent me out 10 beg, and told me to
buy bread with what | got. won't 90
to jail. Please let me 90 home
1T may De true what she says, remark.
ed the bakers spouse.
lis so young a child. don't see
what's the use Of sending her to prison;
except for charily's sake. for | suppose
they'll feed her there. would lie, her
go--l would Bnlrush.'
why. you see. ma'am, it wouldn't do
10 let her 60. replied the policeman; .if
rs only on the principle Of getting her
fed. Why. as 4 Christian and a mother.
Mrs Bnirnsh, you must say prison-feed.
ING Is better than chance bread. Bless
you, she won't know herself when she
comes out; she'll be 50 plump and fat.
A customer had entered the shop dur
ing the officers speech.
" by, Mr. Eden said the bakers IA
dy, you are a stranger. How's your
respectable wife and the nice baby? Here's
case OF bad sixpence--a shame, ant
1t, TO see SO young hand al il--lhe third
case to- ay-iradesme need TO be care
full
Bad money--so Young, ,oo--noi the
first attempt, suppose said Mr. Eden.
'Oh, Moan old hand al il. sir. I've
had my eye upon her this long time, said
The policeman.
4 want half quarern loaf, Mr. Buff.
rush-a crusiy one. if yon have it--tllat
IN the window will just sui, me;' and Mr
Eden pointed to The loaf which the child
had intended TO purchase. When she
saw the baker deliver il to his customer
she renewed her crying and wepl more
bitterly than ever.
We'll, good night, Bulrush-good night,
Mrs b. said Mr. Eden, turning to depart.
she IS young-too young for oakum
picking night, isn't il!' and he lief,
the shop. The policeman also Quilted
II, dragging the child along-while Mr.
Bulrush put on his great coat-wiped he
-four from his face, and prepared 10 fol-
low him TO make the charge at The sta
tion-house.
The baby wa, asleep before the knock
er responded to the application Of Mr.
Eden finger. The supper was in course
Of preParallon--but not ready and Mr.
Eden was hasly man. But for the lit
tie mendicani. baby would have been dis
posed of half an hour before, and The
sausage would be keeping warm upon
the hob, Rat-tat-tat.
As it happened, Mr. Eden wa, in the
best possible humor. His EMPLOYERS
he was junior clerk to a merchant firm in
the ciiy-had that day taken him conf
dentiaily aside, and announced their de
termination TO elevate him 10 hioher
posi- and increase hi. salary. He could,
therefore, bear TO wait complacenily for
his supper.
'By-ihe,bye, my dear said Mr. Eden
to his wife alter supper, when stepped |
into Bulrush's for that loaf, he was Just
gising miserable child into custody for |
attempting to pass bad sixpence plenty |
OF base money abont--the third bad six
pence offered at Bulrush's to-day. You
must be careful of the silver you get in
change al the shop
Three bad sixpences in one DAY
What sort Of child was il,'
oh. liule old fashioned beggarIy