The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-10-28

SARAH PoTsoS.--What a queer name! and
and not much OF "a name either. 1t belonged
to IA very small Poison. daughter ola Poison
We thought it queer when we heard it, and So
we listened 10 hear more of it. a B
A lady and a little girl were going by-or,
rather. we were going by Il lady and little
girl The little girl had sat down a basket
upon the sidewalk aud said 'Oh DEAR: "
The basket was heavy-too heavy for tue lit
tie, fra gle form that bore it. 1t contained the
clean clothes of somebody's washing. Some
body. perhaps, that was just then saying: "Oh
dear that lazy wash woman. why don't she
bring home our clothcs!' Not my clothcs--
for there were too many of them for that. 1t
a heavy load and the little girl said '.Oh
dear )" with such a tone, coming so from her
own heart, that il went home to the heart Of
the ftdy-some ladies' have hearts-aud she
stopped aud said. STOPPING down AS she said it
to lift the basket: What is the matter. little
girl? What made you say oh dear! Is it
because this basket is 50 heavy
Yes. ma am and because my arm aches
50; aud because | am afraid shall be too
late
why too late -
Because ma said she was afraid should he
late for Mrs. Heart grind told her last week it
she was late again she wouldn't pay her
cent" ID.
." Then why did your mother send such a
little girl rs you With such heavy basket as
this
..Dh. it is because my mother is sick She
| could hardly sit up to finish ir"ning-l did
some Of The small pieces. Oh, dear ; | wish
John was here. John used to carry home the
heavy baskets for mother. John was such a
good boy
And who WAS John, And what is your
name:
My name is Sarah Poison. nj, am
just then there Ma Il new listener. The lady
and the little girl did not notice either. perhaps
or that the writer and i Young manly looking
sailor boy, who just then came up behind him,
were getting interested in this street dialogue
Sarah continued
Aud john was boy that lived in our al
ley. And John had no father or mother, but
john WAS good boy ; and he used to split
wood and bring coal and get water for my mo-
thcr to wash with, and carry the heavy baskets.
But, oh dear; John wsnt to sea, and We hav-
cn't heard FROM him for en- most three yours,
mother says ; think it must he great while
longer than that for was Il little girl them
What WAS She NOW but little girl? She
might he three years older aud three years big
ger but they were three little years, if they
were long ones.
There was slight movement behind us, AZ
if the sailor heart OF oar Young companion had
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