Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-03-10

hats, as they tossed the hay about pilsd
it upon the cart, or "raked after" or drove
along home through the meadow, crush
ing the sweet breath from the clover
blossoms that lay scattered in the path,
and enjoying the song of the little robin
in the hrden tree opposite, who was
thrilling my heart with his gushing
notes.
A hand orgsn! What nuisance
| fancied | had left them behind me in
the city, where one has such a surfeit of
them. A hand organ in the country
where the little birds never make dis
cord, or charge us a fee, either. I'll
get up and shut my window, or run of
70 the back woods, where such thing
as hand organ was never heard Of.
/ got up to put my threat into exc
cution, when my eye was attracted by
the musicians. There was coarse,
stout sun-bufned Irish woman, with an
immense straw hat tapping over her
freckeIed face, tied with gaudy ribbon
under her three ehins, singing, I'D be
a butterfly At her side, stood Attic
girl about six years old, holding an in
yerted tsmbourine, to catch wiudfalls in
the shape of pennies.
The little creature was as delicate as q
rose ie.1f; her eyes was large and Of soft
hazel: her skin fair and white, AID her
hair waved over her graceful little head
az sweet as your own. Her hands were
small and white. her coarse shoes could
not hide her pretty little feet She was
not tia! woman's child; l was sure OF
il: her voice sounded like wind harp.
"How far have you come, to-day 3
asked of the Irish butterfly
"From the city, sure" said she;
"would your ladyship give me sax
pence"
Ia have given her five times that
amount if she wouldn't have sung to me
again. So tossed her the "saXpence,
and asked her if the child had walked
from the city -four miles, too!
Sure" said the woman little con
fused. "Biddy would be afther going
with her mother WHEREVER she went"
Her mother? | didn't believe It.
That child had been ielicately brought
up. rs sure as my name was Fanny All
NV motherly feelings were aroused in
an instant
aft that il the case" said I carelessly,
81 suppose she is hungry, and hermoth-
.er. too: if YOU will les her 90 down III
the orchard with me, viii bring YOU
back some nice ripe APPLES.
The little girl looked timi'lly at the
woman. who took good look at rneout
Of her bold. .ancv. black eyes, and ask
81 .Is i far vHn'u he roinr!"
Just to wonder tree" SAID /, pointing
down the meadow; but if YOU think it
will weary her to 20. | will bring them
To her myself"
You can GO with the lady" said the
woman. giving her look that the child
seemed 10 understand. and will Just
ait on tho fence and look after We"
"Isth.tvour mother E. said Stopping
70 nluck a daisy at the little ones feet.
YES" She said slowly, but without
hooking me in the face.
NO she i not" said I. "Don't be
afraid Of me. if YOU want 10 Get away
from her can help you. Didn't she
steal YOU away 2"
The child nodded her head, without
speaking, and looked timidly over her
shoulder. to see if any one was near 10
hear me
as Won, own mother sliyer / ask
a
sbo roddad he, heal again, and her
,woo, Lt,Ia lin ouiverad
flush said |, don't CRY. I'll get
Won away from her. Keep quiet. Don't
talk any more now. Just pick up the
pears in your apron, that knock oil this
tree"
| climbed the pear tree and peeping
owe, the fence. saw good honest Jim,
tha ",n.n of all work" NJ the farm. sit
lin, down in the shade to rest, with old
Rn7,o curlsd mn at his feet.
7 tosse1 a near AZ his red head. Jim
looked nm i nut my finger on my lip,
,,v;nC @Cteen round BY the fence jim,
and Get no TO the house; 60 in at the
hal door and i,tillIcome up. Don't
.,v,word to anv BODY. I'll tell you
when I Get hsrk"
lin gave me q ssc.cious look, and
commended going on all fours behind
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