The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-04-05
ERIC'S FRIEND.
a. story sad rs Truth, mud pale and COLOR
less ~ Real Life"
BN AUGUSTA HERBERT.

by Elk. to hll thc pretty ~ OF Jessie. s.1-
DAY school teach ~ opened tls iupr AMI invited
II, yellow t'nlui to come oi, AMI console her.
TIla uccie,i hit one Invitation; he h'rp.d
frs' into the DOR Of his 90 g, th,uac ON t' '.ic-
extended insor, AMI opeu.r: o.. little hill anil
f1,f'ring gently hi. wing, hc III HE best poor
bir,y' g. his. and cares the check Against
which he was lifted
"Tult love, p,,r J.-.'-rJl, woul luo. beat
an abu.s her bc..u.. she lrI poor hungry boy
-youli l,;" sh, sail AMI every time ,hr 'poh"
Talh wpul rnsN r Chip, which wa, 'h' b',t
he coulI io-.nl.,. Doe SUM-, which, SOMEHOW,
scemel TO him 90 he u5, the thing required iu.t
thcu.
We'll. the pretty rca,h,rcl creatures love AMI
earc..es comtlrtei it. mistress very murh-thcu
II. comic antics amused her AMI set her to laugh
intaul then the l,al NJ her heart W.. gone.
VIVA, if she dill &, i'll usAt'li all poor child
ren were Ap; tl %. 50. nul ,ls wts much better
OIL tAlu many. She hal q great many o.. 'r,,
even from ha. mistress. cru.. a. she was, -l hai
th, :,1I will of the children, the love Of mh'
Rol. an : poor puss, nnl last AMI most che had
Fri AMI her uirl. Col wa, very goll 60 h'r (;
sh,h 9 C.al her, hor r.ha'.i,u, to'k the form
Of p.iy,r) tina. hc " aid 40, uo,ir' ami puni b
her .,r her uns-ltrial depression Of .p.ri'. L.
futur, she would 'ry 60 " Rejoice c'crmorr.'
Tuli was allowed to take live or six turns
about IN, Room, for exercise, AMI thin was re-
tuu.l O. his cage, ami J s,ie s., brishly and
ch'srily about her LAY. toll.
soon lf.cr breakfast it comm ncol snown
AMI it .nowcl all lay long.
That might ~ Eric a. six o'clock, was goin
for hi. supper, he notice in passing house tia
stool close by the s.rc,'a Loud rejoicing anon,
some children that hal gathered in a front room
over something that they Lad just found. IL
coull hear what they were sayins; but in h,
haste he did not pay any attention 10 it. Onl
one sentence r.mnincl in his mind.
IL. was half dead when caught him b,
secm, well as ever now, and will sing bye Al
bye"
a, Eric, .tanli1; in the portico, shook Al
stamped the snow on him, he heard an uuusu
noise IN doors.
Eu' ring AMI passing to the kitchen he fouI
Jessie n the floor, her open, empty hirl cage /
her she, moaning and .ohhins bitterly.
Mr.. Creep was loudly s.odug at her T
Jc- 0, hcc lcd not nor heard. The children cri
In company. There was great bewains. I
Il W., lost
" D,ad frozcn-I know, in this cold storm
cried the bound child, wrngng her HAMS a
cryin,, more pa, siouatdy than ever.
Ire snat,hci the cage and without We
dlr,rl blcj. to the house uhoyc referred TO. II
tily entering the Unattached door about which
Children vet clustered he said, " Have YOU 70
strry canary bird? with black spot ON c
vim +"
The children looked at each other, AMI Il
eoar tcnanccs fen.
I'm afraid it is his, Whispered little fol
60 his SISTER.
ono boy tried to step out of the room-he ,
hol ling bird cage behind him,
A LADY entered the very door he was alb
passing through.
"Whcrc are you going with this bird1'
said. Then the secret was out.
"what do you want my dear ?" sail the ID
to Eric.
" Please ma am, our Jessie has lost her en-
~ bird-ycllow, with a black spot on each vi
AMI as | went by here heard some one say
had found something that would sing soon,
thought Iii come in and see it it was her biz
" And you were trying to get the bird out
The way, were you, Harry You naughty boy
Harry began TO cry. The lady took the
and handed it cage aud all to Eric.
alt is without doubt your Jc.sie's bird,
said. "Take it, and the cage also gayo
cage to Harry and intended to get him
very soon, but to punish him for his attem
dishonesty he will have to wait a year or
longer for his bird. Tie cage ! send 10 Jos
Eric, greatly delighted, thanked the good
and hurried awaya cage in each hand. lie
the one with Tula in it under his coat in ordc
protect the bird.
Jessie still sat on the AJor but sho was
b. loud in her ;rict when he reached the Xxi
on Before the children could give vent to
shout Of joy which they raised ON beholling
recovered birl, in its beautiful new cage, he
swung it before the very nose of Jessie.
She shriekcd with astonIshmcnt and J,
sprang up and huggcl first the cage and
Eric"
"where did you find him7 Who gave
this spenlil cage p she asked. Even
Creep felt interested ami curious. Eric told
little story.
''This Old cage will 40 for somethingl gu,
said Jessie, fondly regarlingit. viii Ike
up garret, for suppose lula will feel too 4
70 return to it now"
So the handsome cage was hcnceCorth the
that hung from the hook in the kitchen.
1t was almost wonder that Mrs. CrcaT
never attempted to deprive Jessie 4" 30 gr
pleasure as her bird was. But the LAZY Wn
slowed it upon the child WAS one in whose
opinion Mr.. Creep did not wish to be inJure
knew that Jessie would not be able to keep
the knowledge of her teacher Any trouble
she might have in behalf Of her bird,
So Jessie was left in undisturDed possesi
bar treasure,
CHAPTER VI.
Joe Bunker Eric's shop fayorite, was
lar. piracticl looking fellow. lie was the
... l., ,La shnp that MAS not CumpletclV 81