The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-01-04

and who lived mp tAsrei Sonebody had
said once that God would take care Of
him. Where was Godi Why didn't be
take can Of him? Oh, II be could -
God for one little minute, or the angels
that the good men told him of HAeA his
mother died Did folks ever sse Godf
Did they ever see aneslsi sss4.4
An organ grinder came near and took
his stsad. Tie melody he played light
ened the little boys heart somewhak but
it did not warm him !; ID did hdt1make
him less hungry. He kept shiyering in
spite OF the music, And be felt 30 IN alone,
despairing. Then the ergss grinder
passed away; he never noticed the little
boy sitting on the curb-stone, he had so
many things to think Of. The carriages
passed by, aud the carts and company
Of soldiers bat It wss all dumb show to
him-hs was trying to think. with such
dull pain at his heart. Presently, three
or fopr eosrse looking boys gathered b.
hind him, and winked and laughed at
each other. In another mome1t the
youngest gave q thrust. and over went the
poor harmless orphan into The gutter
One scream, one sob of anguish as be
gathered himself up and looked at the
boys, now flying away with shouts d
lmirth. Oh how cruel il seemed In
|them-how cruel The hungry little
boy walked slowly on, shivering and Sob
bling to himself. He did not know Whit
he was walking for, or why he was living
He felt gu. Of p'ace--s poor, little, forlorn
spirit that had lost its way-a little heart
( 80 tender that look WAS anguish, how
much more blow WgA ~
The little boy stood at last heAr the
corner of a street An apple sta md, a
at which he gazed with longing eyes, 40.
far Of, was tended by cross looking Old
man. There were cakes on the stand
and the poor little mouth Of the homeless
child watered as he saw one boy after an
other deposit his penny and take his cake
He had no penny, and although there wa
hunger in his eyes, the cross looking Ok
, man never offered him mcrsel.
The iempser came. The old man
back was turned A vile boy at his side
At the side Of The homeless child-nudge'
r his elbow "You take one, I'll give yo'
= half" be whispered. -,
The little child gazed at him steasiiy
D He saw something in the bleared eyes tbs
made him shrink. Something that Sc
his heart TO beating.
al tell you hook one" whispered tn
boy. Il won't tell, snd we will 60 AVA
and eat it."
e II don't want to steal," said the home
}, less child.
+ "Oh, you fool" muttered the bruta
n boy, and be smo;e him in the eyes, hi
heavy hand dealing blow that sent tn
: poor little child against the wall, his Who'll
g frame quivering with anguish. The ter
\ rible blow had almost blinded hin, for
r moment. A sob came up to his throat
y ooh, what have ! done to be treate'
: thus I" There never, never was a God
$ or he would not let him suffer so, an
d that because he refused to be wicked.
do not believe that ever . man in bis dead
hest bereavements suffered more thai
that little child. His heart was LITERAL
= swelling with grief, and though be coul
0 not reason about 1t, he fel, as if Their
was great and sore injustice some
where.
I He started to cross the street. A darl
binding pain still made his poor temple
ring.
"Back, back Good heavens Tb
; boy is under his fee, Back :"
: ooh, mama. it is our horses run over
poor little boy 1"
+ lis he hurt much, coachman?'' TIL
3 womsn's face was as pale as ashes "Yes
: he is badly. Take him right in, don
u wait. Garry him right in and mp stairi
Ii was your carelessnsss. The child shs
be attended to-
Il There is 90 anguish now. Perhap
: God had saw he had borne all he could
and so took the poor little broken hear
there to heal.
. How very still and quiet !
y "Oh, sweet fsce-a sweet, sweet face!
!, murmured the woman, bending over tn
little orphan; and tears fell upon bis fore
z head, but he did not feel them.
: "Oh, the poor little boy y sobs Nelly
: 'the poor little boy wish he had KEEP
on the sidewalk [ wish be had staid a
home with his mother.
Alas 10 this world there was 20 moth
8 er to keep him.
= The doctor came, said be was not dead
! but would very likely die. There was
hospital near. The poor thing had bette
:. be sent there. But the good woman
:. would not allow that. She would car
: for him herself, she said. He had bee
injured by one Of her horses. and she fel
it was her duty to attend to him. Be
Z sides. it was likely the child had n
: mother. Such boy as he, with q fac
: so sweet and girlish, SO pure and loveable
: would never be sent on the street lk
that, If he had mother. And bcsides-
and here her tears fell-there was littl
mound not yet green, over just such
tchild. Nc, no; it was not in her hear
. to nut the NOR vounded how awav To