The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1865-04-19
The Pink Apron.

Sandy and Janet were two very poor
children, living .in tenement honse in
one Of the cities in Scotland. Janet was
sickly as well as poor; her parents were
dead, and Sandy took care Of her as well
as he could His love for his sister was
all the teacher he had; It gave him kind
thoughts and kept him from doing many
wrong things; but one day it led him to
do something Cor which he was sorry.
Janet loved the beautiful things, tho
she was poor and ragged. She liked to
sit at the window and watch the sunset,
and to admire the flowers in the bonnets
of the pretty ladies passing in the street.
One day she. saw something very near
her, so bright and jaunty that she wished
she had it for her own. 1. was pink
gingham apron which little Jewish girl
had washed and hung on line before her
window.
"Oh, Sandy" said janet, I'm SO
lonely all day while you're gone, if | on
ly had the pretty pink apron ] could play
| was queen, and when ] got tired /
could spread it ON the bed, and have nice
dreams about sunsets and roses"
Sandy looked troubled. elf | could
only earn money, Janet, but nice people
won't trust me because / look like vaga-
bond, and l get such mean little coppers
for running my legs of, that | can't but
just keep you from starving.
"Oh, l knew it was too much" said
Janet with long sigh, Il knew ! could
never have pink apron"
The color flushed Sandy's face. Poor,
sick, little sister, the only thing she cared
for in all the world! There was long
pause, while the grey seemed to fall out
Of the sky into the room, and then Sandy
walked rresolutely to the window. He
had scarcely looked out when he caught
sight of the Identical pink apron Autter-
ing just below, and, he exclaimed excited
ly, declare if she hasn't been washing
il, and hung il right out on the frame"
at is the very one" cried Janet, with
devouriug eyes. can almost touch it
with nv hand"
As she spoke and idea flashed into
Sandy's mind. EYES," he muttered to
himself, it isn't far. How careful she's
pinned il on to be sure, and tied the string
round aud round. But 1 think / can get
it. Just vail till its darker, and III fast
en- my knife to stick, and get astride Of
the window-seat, and / think--yos I'm
sure could fetch her. Cut the strings
on top, give her pull to the side, and of
she'll come, and the little Jew girl will
think the wind blew it away. Janet"
cried he aloud, "you shall have the pink
apron"
What can you mean, Saudyg" said
Janet, eagerly.
"rm going to hook it in for you just
as soon as its a little darker, and there
comes a row in the streets so the police
men will be too busy to be looking up"
Janet looked dismayed, and the glow
faded from her cheeks. "Doo't you re-
member 'Oar Father Sandy" she fall
tered.
"Oh, the one mother used to tell US
about sometimes 7" said Sandy, little
dashed; . well l think ] could explain
it all to Him, how YOU were sick, and
may be would die il you didn't have the
apron, and how the. Jew girl had plenty
Of clothes, and would never miss il, but
just have new one tomorrow
"But," said Janet upeasily, "Won't
thieves have 60 to SOME dreadful place
when they die!"
"Well, now" said Sandy, undaunted-
ly. settling himself on The bottom of an
old pail, "rIl tell you what think about
it. dou't think Our Father, as you
call him, has ever been much Of father
to us. We've always had to scratch
around the best way we could for our
selves. Now my notion is that he's
sort Of grand policeman, very strong, and
with yerv sharp ewes, aud when be sees