Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-14

belieVe the Dog came m To efeRi.
Why else did be creep into the kitchen
without knocking2
Pet was sitting there in. one Of her
thoughtful moods; | could see throaRh
the side window, ,hough the luxuriant
grape vines hid me completely from
view.
At fret sight the boy startled me. He
was uneouth--he was ugly Not only
that, but bis brow was low; and to me
his eye was vicious. Some children
would have screamed at the sghG Of
such an apparition did not In
stead, smile broke over her face like a
burst of sunshine. I#eIk k#5
Pet made us often trouble, often aigh
her father and me. Not that she was
preter-naturally good or given to extra
ordinary speeches; but there was a
strange atlractivenesa about her---an
uneartblineas-though we never would
say the word TO each other. Her little
soul seemed 10 flow out toward you; you
felt impelled TO speak, ay, even TO think
purely in her presence.
Nothing human repulsed her; have
shnddered 20 see her clasp filthy little
creature around the neck, Everybody
waa mice" with her, and In her vocabu-
larry nice" meant good.
But 20 20 back To the rough intruder.
IL startled me to see her smile; but ii
an instant the boy looked ashamed A
flush spread to the purplish dwellings
under his eyes. sf.fI .al q %
ala 90 hungry" cried Pet, in her
clear, small, bird like voice. A moment
after she emerged from her closet with a
Igyely rosy apple, that filled both wee
hands, and running towards him, her
eyes shining, thought had never seen
so beautiful an expression in a human
face.
"rake is and DOL be nice-'oo is
nice, Amt 'oo2" esr sa
The boy looked down at the small
blessing; his lips worked little Sare
am no sermon woul have reached his
peor heart as did that little act. He
seemed to hesitate. se
"Take il" said |, cheerfnlly; "Pet
would rather you would eat IL, l know.
What did you wish wnen you came 2
Can do anything for you2 coming in
as spoke.
The tears stood in bis eyes now.
81 don't know as | want anything,
ma'am. I--well-I--I--do MT know as
need anything. az
"Heve you home2" 4 asked.
"A-a--home-that'as wha. never
had" @
"Diy him sometin more, namma,' .
said Pet, pitifully, grieviug for the tears
He looked at her with almost wor-
Shipping glance.
al have two or three cords of wood
that want splitting and piling down eel
lar," said |.
"Tll do IT," he cried, Frightening
looked OF him keealy. N&
''Can trust your asked; but tried
to say it with q smile, -
"Yes, you may, maam, indeed you
may he said; and then with a swift
motion ierked bis sleeve across bis eyes.
He told me he was called Berthe, and |
impaired his name to Pet So every
little while che would pat pat TO the
head Of the cellar stairs, and cry out:
"Bertie--is 90 Ricefn then throw back
her little head and burst into such sill
very peals of laughter. that laughed
softly TO myself every time / heard her
Dear little whit '-throated ANGEL Dear
sinless babe forever morel
BERTHE came next day to finish the Job
and bic gray eyes thatI had thought &C
wicked, grew positively beautiful at
sight OF Pet
40, love her, ma aml" he exclaimed
10, I'd give anything If might kiat
her, usaa am
"Pet, Berthe wants to kiss you,'
said.
lis 90 nieeg' laughed Pet, suspend.
ing her busy little operations
"No-no--I amt nice" he said re-
morsefully. EnE8 Ga&
She seemed to deliberate a moment
then she said, slowly;
"Well, 90 mssst be nice; - came MP Il
him and put up her rosebud lips
He kissed her-made that swift. awk
ward motion with his sleeve again. anG
hurried to his work. -
My husband became interested in tbs
boy. "Depend upon it, Hetty," be said
he is a neglected genius, or he nevel
would have showed such sensihility. III
see about him"
He did see about him to some pur-
pose. He gave him occupation, foun,
him reliable and steady. The war brok
out-Bertie enlissed-was wounded, an,
came near dying in the hospital From
that sick-bed be returned home refined
spiritualized. All mel he came HON
to weep over Pets stilh waxen features
"Ohl my little salvatioul" he Grief
with tears of agony; under God--m
little savior e
Pet, in her home above, mua
rejoice If she sees Bestie--now an ear
est student in Christ: for this sketch
not all fancy. BERTHE will be shiniu
light, a brand saved from the burning
70 minister to the heirs of glory.
AS for Pet, do not think that evl
g wished her back, everl ~
Ny. waiting angel-mY aeraph quiz