The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-09


of n1wers my master has in bis houses. !
son stare so at ,tesc'-pointing TO few
ionquils he had brought for her-'you
eyes woa'i come quite out Of your head
I'm ihiaking, if you could catch glimpse
Of or camelias, and azaleas, and gera
aiums'
sWhat hard woras!' said little Mary
But will try and remember them. Give
ne my book, mother, and pencil; and, il
you will tell me how to spell them. will
write down the names.'
Mrs Brown knew how 10 spell those
b1rd names as well as Dicky; and when
Nlry had written them, be saw that she
wrote much better and quicker than he did
lie asked her how she had learned TO write
20 well, and she told him that she used 10
20 10 school before she fal! Ill. Dcky
thought he would give great deal, if he
bad il to give. 10 be able 10 write as well
as poor lille Mary Brown; and he felt
hat bis liking far her aai Ter mother was
rnach increased since he found they were
% well educated.
As soon as the season advanced. Dick"
Woad became more constantly employed
# Fulham. and did not come often 10 Lon
don; aud when he did. il was 10 sell plants
II >ixpcncc and shilling each. lie was
sorcly tempted TO give one Of those 10 little
sIary every time be came. for he was .
generous hearted little fellow; but he re-
Trained from doing SO, because he kneH
that he could SCH them, and that il was his
duty 10 be just before he was generous. =
His grandmother was falling fast, am
every penny be could scrapa together was
required to get uecessaries and comloH'
far ler ~! much az he desired 10 do So
hc could n9' gre away single pot ol mug
qanette. tecqase he could sell il for Six
nence. Per Dicky!-Good, honest, virtn
ms Dicky. Honor to yonr sound prlnei
ples, aud stealv prac;ice!-yon wi'hstoe'
temptation, md inda'Ged not III The idsaf5
II giving. 70 MAD like yours there arc
few lnxaries more tamplingi for 10 such i
is pleaSaufer - give than 10 receive. Tn
last trGe Dichy hid been in BFick Cur
his migncueite WIS eiehtpence and nine
peDce tie ppf. and Mrs. Brown could n
aft RI IL lei MARY have one, III That price
hat bad said that she should wait I'll 4 was
Isiynenre. |; vas nov, and therefore Dick
Frefi himself testified in expecting chs
TONER 10 Bi@k Coari today; aud, rs w
have scnn. biz expectation sas on the pola
( being re5'izel. As he cnali not consci
enliousi give s@av sixpence firm his sic'
Grandmother. IL was IRE more anxious t
rige .iarv aud Ter mother the treat II look
ar 81 tie covers in his bsshet-for. /,
.hen. Tia knex il would be treat. S, th'
hav determined f. carrv his heavy load u
10 tie attic. At last he reachcd The Top
Iaaj saw Mrs Brown standing II The ope,
i5cr 6f her room. She wondered why thr
5ay was 50 long in coming up: and wa
rprised to see The load he carried. liz
81 il down on the landng place. and paps
Il 10 take bre ,h, while his intelligent face
itshed ana moist with perspiration, looke
a her snilingiy.
.Why dii yoa bring that up, my dea
aay? rs toa much for you 10 carly s.i.
geutle Mrs Brown.
No, BIT 81 it, said Dick, wiPing hi
no, face. III does me good. I'm sirop!
enough in the arms, Won know, il I'm weal
'n the lcgs. brongh, il up because
Thought you and nlry would like 10 see
those beautiful blossoms; and knew yof
couldn't come down to see them If yon'i
rivo me drinl, Of water shall be al
RIGHT. lIow's Mary this morning ?--ls'
,oi hit of arounisel f.r the bird
Il ,hat Dicky Wood. m9'her? cried tht
little girl, in feeble voice. Bring hin
in'
Yes. my darling; we are comIng;' sais
The moii.er; md she whispered 10 Dicky
she is mpch weaker than when YOU saw
her; but don't seem 10 notice hiat, my dear
She has been longing for this rnignone,ie
and Pm sure she'll he much obliged to so,
for bringing liese beautiful flowers tor her
t, look at. Poor darling, she is SO fond o
Covers. Come ID, and ! will give so,
some water 10 drink. aud some TO wast
,our faco With. Here, lei me help yol
with the baske, now And they enteret
the room together. The door was LET
open, because the weather was very warm
aud the doctor had ordered that the chill
should be kept as cool as possible.
When they had disappeared within tia
room, somebody else appeared on the land
ing place, al The top oi the stairs. II was
i liitIe old man with gray hair, who wa
ycry shahbily dressed, but who ncscr'he
less did not look IS if he were poor. Ihs
Shabbiness of his coat was faucv Of tbs
wearer, not a necessity, because on hI:
| lli;tle finger he wore ring with grea
ldiamoad, aud his shirt front was Of very
tiue cambric, and beautifully white. til
was an eccentric old man, and passed mn
Iny hours every day in wandering abou
Loudon in search of adventures. lie hat
seen Dicky WOOD turn iuto Brick Cour
with his heavy basket The pale, intelll
gen, face Of the boy, which he had Often
seen before. and taken bis fancy, and b
If1lIowed bin unperceiyed. When he sav
Mrs. Brown give tho signal from bcr wln
fdow. lie little Old man felt donblc desire
to follow the boy. He watched him durin!
/ he short debate with himself rs 70 whethe
he should or should Mt carry bis load I
she attic: aud when he saw him, lame q
HE was. begin TO ascend the dark stair,cas
with IL. the strange old gcnt!cmtn was de
llerminra to nscerlpiu what the motive 10
sucb a labor cyuld be. 'Surels,' he sal
withia himself, its not the mere hope G
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