The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-07-06

sir.
Well, we were all determining to take care
of the little one, 50 we cast lots every month
to SEQ which should have the maintainin' oi
him. 1t used to come to me pretty often,
but I done il willingly, sir, because l consid'
cred I'd been hard to the man-hard to poor
dead Jesse.
The boy was pretty, sir, but he didn'i
grow much. You see he hadn't no mother
lope TO thrive on. The women, they thought
they did well by him, but they sort o. hustled
him, and no wanted something different,
coming of delicate stock. l don't s'pose
nothing, sir, can give child that feel thar
having somebody to love and call motner,
does-no, not all the cossetin' in the world
by strangcrs.
Well, the years passed, and the little iei-
low began to be handy in the mine. IL
seemed pity to see him beginning 'hat
hard sort O. life, but then were not able 70
take care Of one more helpless hand' ana
there was plenty young as he' down 'nere'-
But he was SO different from III. 'ne f'"' ", y,
the children. He looked for oil the world
before he got the grim IN his lace, IKEA gen.
tleman's child, sir. Ills skin was ike the
shells you sometimes SEQ with leetle red
tinge on 'em, and he had his mothers large
brown eyes, and his fathers curly hair, and
then he was so slim-like and girlish. But
he had spirit beyond his strength, and gloried
in work.
Things was going on about as usual eA-
eept that was harder down on religion 'han
ever. The soit feeling wore OH my hear''
and think hated what was pious worse
nor before. Our Sundays was train'n days,
-hothins Sood-sveryth'nS e'h' just Us evil
could DO.
Well, sir-onc day that little fellow was
on my beat, and hc had done up his WORK
quick and airly'-so he S'ooa sometime o''
side me talking lie was queer ~ 'a'A',
l never heard sach strange 'nins' Us ~ u
SS % says pe' Us was nA'"o NY '''
says he; :,
'keene'-'hats Is my hahc' s'f-""'' u vi
this coal come from"
'Come IRON the e"r'h, i ''u'
Yes, but what made it"
Ipridcd myself on my little iearn'n 30
says I, wy, nature made it tPinky;' weused
to call him PinS' ana r'nNy 49,,
well, what made na'cr' hecno no '''''
kept askin'.
'why-why! mater made. .itself' lsald.
.Oh. no' ho cried; and with solemn
look as ever sec on any face-and his voice
of warnin'-I don't know why, but never
hccrcd anything like it; says he, God
made everything; God is down here in the
dark =
Il declare it was as nigh as II man hAu
struck me as could oo' saySi' f'nNy' ""'''
did you get .na' IRON
Says he' 'Ihe sood man 'o,' 'n0,
'What good man l askeu' anu u" 's9
feeling came over me-
"""'
said he' ,,.,. .,
And wneioa you s'' HI"
growied' IKE ..,, him
'ou' In 'no f0aa y,''e'a ny ,na r;d.d N.
ON MORSE anu ~ 'Oos s S ~ ~ Ia ~. Al, Aha
ever 50 lar u pack' u"u "' WIN INV "
good things.
was SILENT 1 tell ye' lu'uh A"." WIS"
to say; pu' was MAUI ''' - NJ.
ing up quick, my hhP WOW e
that's q thinS 'na' uo" : ""PP" III.
times in good many years ."e" , y "".e m
to wait and holier I'LL som''ouy 0o
the pit was iuii Oh nO'e' n, " 80
Don't be airaid' rhNy' '"'' -.
soon;' but was S"aky' luz "' "''
gerous part oil the pit :.
Says he, Il don't feel atrald' hoeho aoh
you s'pose Gods close to usF
Il declare l felt my blood H'ck'e co'a' anu
every wind that came down the sha't-way
thought was his breath - the breath o'
God!
Well, the hours passed away ana nSoouy
come. Presently says little Pinky' III 81
for YOU. God will show me the way; ana
heard his little feet patting along them dan
c.rou. nlaces. IL was awful! The sweat
started out on me thick, and it seemed like
couldn't breathe. But when called him
back he shouted with his little voice, 'GOdll
show me the way
1T almost makes me tremblc when think
ont 'ir-.ho boy went over the worst road