The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-12-01

stealthy wiped the moisture from hi
eyes. safr'sx s1r K,
"Come here to me, said to the news
boy, loud enough for my friend opposit
: to hear. --
The boy Immediately turned and ap
preached me. | observed the upside
down paper cautiously lower, SO that tht
individual behind could look over it; bu
the instant he met my eye, up it wen
again., and the head instantly commenced
moving rapidly sideways, as if its owner
was Just in the marrow Of an intensely
interesting paragraph, in the perusal o
which he was not to be disturbed on any
occount whatever. ---..s.g s.,..I -s--.
whats your name?', demanded o
the child standing in front of me.
Eddie, sir, )" said he promptly.
eddie what? Tell me your other
name."5 --r. aaT-. .~a8 taT
Yes, sir-Eddie Barton, he an
swered.
By this time the gentleman opposite had
put the paper in his pocket, and, with al
air of carelessness, which of course de-
ceived me terribly, walked over to the side
where was sitting. He finally sat down
in the adjoining seat, and touched me
lightly on the knee with a. great brqwny
hand, blow from which might have split
an inch board, said, with friendly nod
"Fine lookin' boy, sir.
HE is indeed" said /, sand evidently
not accustomed to the hard life he is lead
ing now. Suppose I ask?"
"Do it, SIR returned my new acquain-
tance, eagerly--"doit, and mebbe we can
do something-thatis, sir, mebbe you can
for him, for he's deservin.'' Lord love
you, sir, I've seen a heap of misery since
I've been in this place I live in Ala
bama, sir, and my name is Hardy-John
Hardy"
In accordance with the request of hon
est John Hardy, whose face fairly shone
with generously sympathy, I proceeded to
ask other qestions of the ragged little
newsboy, to all of which he returned in
telligent and unhesitating replies.
"Whar' bouts do you live?' demanded
Mr.. Hardy, during pause
81 live with Sissy" answered Eddie.
my Sissy"
The very mention of 'sissy," whoev-
er that parsonage might have been, seem
ed to give the little fellow deal of pleas
ure; and bright thought striking him,
he continued with much eagerness-
''Won'tyou come with me and see Sis
sy? oh, you'll like her SO much!-II
know ynn will She's good, nobody
can help loving acknowledgement"
He seemed SO earnest and honest, and
Hardy looked at me SO anxiously, that I
rose directly and signifed my willingness.
to GO and see her at once.
| hardly know which exhibited the most
glee-the child, who capered about in a
perfectfever of happiness, or Homespun
Hardy, who grasped my hand within his
own, and gave it such a squeeze that my
fingers tingle now at the recollection of it.
So off we started pell NELL across Broad
way, keeping a sharp lookout for the ON
carts, and vehicles of every de-
scription that necessarily dashed up and |
down that noisest of thoroughfares, en-
dangering the lives or limbs of all inexpe-
rienced or neutrality-suspicious. who cross
their path. Away we went into Centre
street, with its railroadand dirty CUTTERS
thence through several smaller streets, of
which have forgotten the names and new
ers wish to learn again, each successive
one being if possible more filthy than its
predecessors-until at length our little pi-
oneer, almost exhausted with the haste he
had manifested, haltedin front of wretch
ed building, three stories high, and appa-
rently swarming with human beings, the
very drugs of creation, many of whom
peered from the broken windows as if GU
rious to ascertain what could have brought
rs there with the child.
"Sissy has been very sick," said the
boy, turning to us with one bare foot up
on the stairs which it seemed necessary
for us to mount-''ver sick-poor Sis!-
and she isn't bit strong now; but when,
I'm man, aOon't I work for her! Yes,
and she shall be a lady again, like she
was before father died.
The child's utterance became choked
with grief atthe recollections to which this
simple explanation gave rise, and he could
'ay no more. AS he went up the crazy
light Of stairs, Hardy's could became SO
that he had to apply the big
red silk handkerchief to his nose and eyes
various times before they ceased to annoy
him. UP, up he went, to the very garret,
and passing several rooms full of people,
The door was opened, though after
hesitation, and we entered the
'oom. The figure before us I shall new .
'r forget. A tender child, for she could ,
lot have been more than fifteen wears oil