The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-10-19
How The ClickCts Brought Good Fortune

b Ny friend jacques went into bakers
shop Que day to buya little cake which. he
had fancied in passing. He Intended il fol
child whose appetite was gone and who
could be coaxed to eat only by amusing
him He thought that such pretty loaf
might tempt even the sick While be wait
ed for the change little boy six or eight
years DID, in poor, but perfectly clean clothes
entered the bakers shop 'Nlaam' said he
to the bakers wife my mother seat lac for
aLleaf Of bread The woman climbed upon
the counter (this happened III a country
town. took from the shelf of four. pound
loaves the best one She could find, aud put
it into the arms of the little boy. My friend
jacques then first observed the thin and
I'll oughtful face of the little fellow. 1t con
trasted strongly with the round, open coun-
teuance Of the great loaf. Of which lie was
taking the greatest care. o.
Have you any money! said the baker S
wife.
ihe little boys eyes grew sad. 2
No ma'an said he, hugging the ioai
closer to his blouse; 'but mother told me t.
say that she would come and speak to You
about it tomorrow
Run along said the good woman; carry
your bread home, child
Thank you ma am said the poor little
fellow. sa Az
+ NY friend Jacques came forward for his
money lie had put lis purchase into his
pocket. aud WIS about t. g, when he found
the child with the big loaf, whom he had
supposed to be halfway home, standing
stock behind him.s IN =
What are you doing there? said the ba
kers wife TO the child whom she though
to be fairly off Don't you like the bread:
Oh, yes ma am said the Child. :.
We'll then. carry it to your mother. my
little friend, If you wait any longer, she
viii think that you are lettering by the
way, and you will get a scolding
TIE child did not seem to hear Some
thing else absorbed his attention The ba
kers wife went up to him, and gave him g
friendly tap upon the shoulder. What arr
you thinking about?' said she. "
Ma am said the little boy, what isl
that sings -oa ~
There is no singing said she. "
Yes cried the little fellow Hear it
Queak, queak, queak' ..
NV friend and the woman both listened
but they could hear nothing, unless it was
the song of the crickets frequent guests il
bakers houses. .. .-.-. nj -..-..... g..
1T is little bird said the dear little tei
low, or perhaps the bread sings when
/ bakes as the apples do. 1.s,a.u g q FL -.
mo, indeed little goosey!' said the la
ker's wife; those are .crickets. They SIM
inathe hakehouse because we ares1iightn!
| the oven and they like to see fire.
'Crickets! said the child, 'ars they rs
ally crickets?
Yes, to be sure SAID she good hamored
Ely. The child's face lighted up.
M.alM said ne, biusling at the boldnes
Of the request, 1 could like it very inuc
if you ould give me cricket
"A cricket, cried the bakers wife, sul
! lug; what III the world do you want wit
a cricket my little friend? I would gIadl
}. give you all there arelil the house, to Ct
rid oftheln, they run about So z@@
oh maanA give me one, only one, if yo
pleased said the child. clasping his lit
thin hands unIer the big loaf, they 81
that crickets bring good luck in house.
and, perhaps if we hadone at home, mott
err, who has so much trouble, would ne
y cry any more IS &s@t5
why does your poor mother cry?' sal
my friend, who could no longer help jon
ing in the conversation.
on account Of her bills sir3p said the lit
IL fellow Father is dead, andsmother worl
very hard, but she cannot pay them all
7 NV friend took the chill AMI with his
: the great loaf, into his arms. aud ] real
= believe he kissed them both Meanwhile
II the bakers wife who dit not dare to touc
: A cricket herself, had goues into the bak
s. house. She made her husband catch tou
and put them Into box with holes III Il
} cover So that they might breathe 81
a gave the box to tire child, VINO went ava
nerfectfy happy When he had gone Il
l. bakers wife and my friend gave each 9th
!, good squeeze of the hand Poor lit
. fellow said they both together. Then &
II took down her account book, aud 6udii
the pages " here the mothers charges WI
n written, made a great dash all down
- page. and wrote at the bottom, Paid = u
y Meanwhile my friend, to lose no tin
~ had put ap in paper all the money he "a
. in bis poeRets, where fortunately -he h
auite a sanl that day had begged the 60
y sif,, to send il at once to tie inotlse' n
rittle cricket boy with her bill re, epti
and note, in which he told her she had s
p !, no would one day be her Joy and prt
n M W. gave it to bakers boy with 10
IS lne' I'd told him to make haste I
d ,gg1: a. ID his, big loaf, his four crick
n ona lie IL, e short legs, could not run We
} s snt D,o t tbst When he reached home
it f fa,nd his moth. for the first time in ma
]. iouIu .;t 49,. ~. .. yes raised from her wo
. . 7naS4g 80 c-1oZzsA 20 .gs