Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-01
From the. Auburn American.
A Railroad Incident.

StautAy MT llIlIe solce WAS II, oru, Us sue pip-
cd OIL, the query:
.Does you love little girls =
The man looked at hera momcnt gruny,
and thel. replied: No DON'T
A shade of uDutterable disappointment
md surprise was instantly daguerrreotyped
upon the sweet and blooming countenance of
the child, but passed away when she re-
piled:
Glow do you konw?'
sand she replied:
Cause you looked as if you did,
This tbawcd him out some, and he said:
Il have got a little girl at home.'
The little questioner now evidently felt
that she was on the right track and afs r a
look that showed that this intelligence pre-.
sented nav and unexpected view of the af-
far, renewed the conversation earnestly, and
the following colloeuy ensued:
'Does you love your little girl?
sYes.' r
SIS she real good little grip
Sometimes she is?'
is she naughty sometimesS'
sYes.'
tDoes she 90 down in the kitchen when she
hadn't ought top
Eyes, sometimes
sDo you whip your little girl when she is
naughty' . SIS S$a
Sometimes
sDoes she cry when you talk 70 her and tell
her she is nauahtyv
sYes.'
Then do you whip herl'
sSometimes.'
sWhen she says she is sorry do you whip
her thenH
sNo never
! The little creatures eye danced and SPAR
killed. a, this, and drawing conclusions, and
no doubt from her own experience she ex-
claimed:
FPS real glad, | is ?
Then looking ut the other man who had
refused to answc r the questions she had put
to him, she said to her newly made friend
with look Of wonder:'
That man won't speak to me! Does no
love little girlsp
The man had heart somewhere, and he
thawed out. Rousing himself, he extended
his brawny hand and said:
tHow do you do, sissyH
And the little creature, not altogether at
her ease, rerlied:' As#
H's pretty well-how is youp
| By this time all within hearing of the COL
loquy where moved to tears-the eyes of the
parents of the iittle prattler were full to
OVERLOOKING those who were nearest
heard one Of the men she had questioned say
to the other:
| she's little WITCH
And so she was! Her blooming beauty
and her infantile artlessness we're powerful
enough to break through the roughness, the
| WEAKNESS, the reserve, and the indifference
to the travel worn men Of the world, and TO
| melt them 10 tears.
-"What study for sculpin !" said Mrs.
1 Partington on board the Chelsea ferry boat,
/ rs she saw row of nude boys standing on q
raft near the ferry awaiting the moment to
take plunge. Their clear cuticle cleaned
| in the sun, ind muscular beauty and youth.
| full grace were revealed in every line. "What
/ study for sculpin and how love to see
! the little dears so enjoying thsmselves.''-
Little deers?" said old Roger, touching the
Brahamin, 81 should say they were little
bares.' The Bramin, who was familiar with
like scenes on the banks of the Ganges, said
not word. elbow shockingly improper
said Miss Prim, turning AWAY her eyes
ssdon't you think it very improper, Mrs
/ Partngton:" Mrs. P. looked again. Well
said she, 81 didn't see that it was till yot
spoke Of i.--perhaps it is-but may be thu
poor child is crippled" 81 mean the in,
propriety of going in the water before folks
persisted Miss Prime. ooh, That 10 quit,
another thing,'' said Mrs. p, smiling, dant
depends upon how We lock upon it. If tn
boys have no idea of improperly, don't 90
why we should have. If our own minds ar,
pure we would see no impurity. This is
! queer world. where we swallow mountain
Of imprrpriety in private, and choke at I
bare little bow" She took pinch OF snui
as Mrs. Prim went into the cabin, and TX
4 stood longingly looking at the boys as the.
plunged like frogs beneath the surface, ant
broke two buttons from his jacket, rs hal
forge,ful, he tried to strip it of to follos
them. Twas very natural.