Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-09-06
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anu Cross, Dut INOId was ~ oHSOp tOiAp0ACN
that nothing could make her speak an I'M
Kind word. She had beautiful eyes, and
her hair was of a golden brown. These
children had no home and not single
friend in the world. On pleasant nights
they slept in market cart; but if it was
rainy, they crept underneath. 1t
was their business to wander about the
city begging whatever they could.
One day Paul found an old basket
with the handle gone "Now," said
he, we will go into the bone business"
e And then won't you beat me any
more?". said Nora. ~ ~
"Not If you mind me" said Paul, "snd
beg something nice for me every day
What have you got there?" NJ fl adj
.N6fao Showed him some bits of bread,
dry cake, a chicken bone, and bunch
of grapes, which an iold gentleman had
given her, because her eyelashes were
Iikethose of his dear little grandchild who
hadsdied years before. 7 40 - = So
"Why didn't you get more grapes ?"
said Paul. 81 could eat twenty times as
many. Here, you may have three, and
the whole of that chicken bone" ;.
Nora threw her arms about his neck, and
safd,o " o Paul, how good it is to have a
brother If didn't have you shouldn't
III That night'they crept under the cart. for
it was rainy. But first they covered the
ground with some old straw u" How good
it is to have cart over u.s." said Nora,
"and straw to sleep on!" But Paul
babe her stop her talking, for he was
tired :, s7s,. tsasis. saa ~
After he was asleep Nora crept out to
pay a visit to her window She called it
her window. It was on the back piazza OF
q nice house. The curtains hung apart a
little, leaving crack and every night she
paid visit here to watch the undressing
and putting to bed of little girl.
She could see the laughing face as it
peeped through the long, white nightgown,
and the rosy little toes as they came out OF
their stockings She could see the little
girls arms, holding tight around the moth
er's neck, and the mothers arms, holding
tight her little girl She could also both
see and hear the kisses, and, by putting
her ear close to the window, could some
times catch the very words of the evening
hymn. Nothing seemed to her half as
beautiful as this, for it was the only singing
she had ever heard.
But on this particular night she dared
not,stay long at the window, for Paul had
break to look for bones, and babe her go to
sleep early. She waited to see the
little girls hair brushed, and then to
see her spattl1e water about in the wash
bowl.
After creeping under the cart where
Paul was sleeping, she put out her hand tc
catch the rain drops, and washed her face
Molly, the rag picker, had given her an ole
comb she had found in dirt BARREL and 9
faded handkerchief For these she haC
given bit of cake. To be sure the cake was
dry and required stone to break it; bu
it contained two p1ums, and when Molly
made the trade she was thinking of her lit
tie lame boy at home. And SO Nora sal
I'D in the straw and combed out her pretty
hair. Itwas long, for there was no one tc
cut it, and -of Almost lovely color. TO tel
the truth there was not q Child in al
the street whose hair was half as beauti
full.
81 cannot be undressed," she thought
"because have no night clothes, and
cannot,be kissed or sung to sleep, because
have only Paul. And Paul he couldn't
Q no. Paqls don't know the way; but can
And while thinking such thoughts as
these,sshelcCmbed out9her long hair, just
as she had seen the little girls mother
do; and, by Tying the three cornereo
handkerchief under her chin, she kept il
all smooth.
The next morning they set forth at sun
rise toseareh for bones, swinging the bas
ket between them.
GLOW lucky the sunshines ~ said Nora
Now our clothes will dry" And when
hey were out of the city she said, enc
uatter for shoes now, Paul the grass, is SC
off," Z
"You are always being pleased
bout something" said Paul. "Any
ody would think you had everything yor
Tantedpl IL az VI. .. q ~
Nora was 81 To5amoment and ther
he said, 20 no Pa vi! want one thing {
Great deal. l think about 1t every nigh
md every day"
"What is itgp said Paul 2'Cant yo'
Deg for one?"
"Why dontyou tell?" said Paul, speak
II don't like to say it." said Nora
"Telll" said Paul, giving her pusl
'or I'll strike your
Nora crept up close to him an
whispered, "Fwaiit somebody to call m
darling"
You're a Tninny,'f said Paul Z" 70
don't know anything Fli call you dar
ing. Darling, hold up the basket sy
"But thatisn't real said Nora. 70
don't know the right way. And the dar
ing isn't in your eyes, mot atall. 4este
lay met little girl, as little as |. de
shoes were pretty and a kind lady WI
walking with her, and when they came
crossing, the lady said Come this wa
my darling.' And it was IN her eye
You couldn't learn to say it right, Pau
for you are only brother, and can't spea
80 softly. Did we two have mother eve
Paul."
"To be sure we did, said Paul "Sl
Used to hold you in her lap, and tell II
stories. 7 wasn't butfour then; now L
eight" has sIssis 9sl' = l.a
%Was she like Mollyg ;" asked Nora.
"Not Bit Her face wereowhite, al
80 were her hands, ---jolly white She us
TO cry, and sew lace" l@a - .a.,.l,,
"Cry? A mother cry? What forg "
Cant say. Hungry, may be, Son
times father hit ner But stop talklr
can't you? | want to run down this h
Catch hold" .iaiE Is 3 .sEaod sss4d
As they were walking along the road
the bottom of the hill, breathing very {;
from running so hard, they met wick
looking man, whose whiskers were bla
and very heavy. e His nose was long a
hooked over at the end. He had on sh,
WASTED COAT with a peaked tall T
shoulders were so high that they aim,
touched his ears; when he laughed til
went higher Ystll,--and this was pre-
often, for he hardly spoke without lau!
ing. eye at... ~
When he saw Paul and Nora, he s.
Where 81 A Hcf, .rnircs children.2 n Go