Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-10-28

drunk as he was, nc had falnt remembrance
d Of what had happened during hs sleepln'
hours IN times past-of stones coming har'
and thick upon him, iikc huge han stones
arousng him him from his sllumbers, s. ana q lc
water that bad been thrown oyer hlm by some
thnlty'handed housewife when ne llaa yen
tucd too near her premises ioc q nap, 4 Do.
Butnow,neither sudden shower nor stones
d answered tue look OF INQUIRY tl.at ne cas-
about nm. n;, everything was sun, only th'
brds sang III the tEtes' aud htt!e prooS
gargted along from the opposite SIDE OF 'h'
road nc could hear nothing beside; yet nc
sraspcd his torn nat, and hall staggered tc
| his feet, looked searchlngly about HIM. Just
! ttcn,a little pink and white ince, ia'r as the
rose beside 1t, appeared above the garden
fence, and pan OF wondering tiue eyes
glanced aues,lonlns'yJ alter the nan fecp'h-
bent hgure OF the man. .s,1.an.i.
Whatd yewant ~ growed out BOD il"n-
ter turning ms iace from the STEADY gaze
OF the child, which somehow sobered IL well
as annoyed him. sl.ia .9g. ~ g-"
Are you sick, MIR. I" she asked' without
needing his question. -.7r.... s.g.. -.
SICK ? Y yes, ha II IN SICK or drunk ).
l. Drunk ! she replied after hlm, olaspihg
her little dimpled hands over her face. :
Aunt Lucy says its terrible to be drhik:
Does, en-? Wen, she's mistaken; the
terrible Is nsht inc other way a..
Again the child looked wonderlnns'y into
the flushed iacc OF the lneofiatc. .
II want to so over there VIII you hurt
me II DO! u" " t..-.... p. be-
Come anu Sec 49,
l'fomse nrst the you won nnft me
fromise-boo iluhter promise nc !aush-
cd 10 n'nlSeii al lic iuca' w nat "ou'u MS
pfon'Se DC worth to the ch''a' ii eeave IL
Dut nevertheless he saio as sooer'y as ne
could: -.a. wg
Come alohg' won hurt you. =,
That was enough. Inc next moment she
was beside him. looking MS lace over ana
over again with her great wondering eyes
What are you looking at! asked lion.
You look SICK, just as papa did Whch nc
had the fever, and that S what makes me
live here with Aunt Lucy! Amt you dry Z
Don you want some wa!eF =,
WATER enid what shou'' i 40 Win :
| dflhK rum. ........ ..
"Eut We got iiftlo pau just over the
fence and know where there Is a eo'i
spring iisht mere hy the roa"' o'iah !
goT 's.n r w..
lie did not say no this time, but stared
nan D'ahky III inc ti'''"' e'''l'' tn'
inln;cst shadow of memory fell across hi5
darkened heart. Perhaps, when a,boy' he
had drank water from /; TIN cup at road
side spring.
Drink, please sir, it will not hurt you.
She was at this side again, holding the
brimnling vessse, to his rarched lips. j, b
Drink = he, Bob Hunter drink cold water
lie raised his hand TO dash the c.car draught
from him, but the child caught his hand
with please drink, sir" VI .a,,l s
And he drank long and deeply, nor put
the cup from his lips, till it was emptied,
while the child clapped her handr, and shook
her head ill her halr, half in curl and hall
in wave upon her shoulders danced and
swung in the pleasant sunlight ssgtg.
DO you feel better !! ..4-..7
-
The man smiled strange pi'iiai smIe'
as though his .soddcn heart was trying 10
look out into his dim eyes. '-.''
~ yes, better! .,..,.
@ Poor SHINING Bob Hunter, that was no
lie ~ ...... ...... :-. .fGa O.
D., Have you any little glriS like me -.
0m Again he smiled as II his heart was trying
to speak from ms eyes, bat had iSFso,te,n>
its language Heaven pity him. but BOP
Hunter had neither ki'! nor KIN in the srea,
proud world that would own h'm' lie NAG !,
brothers ana sisters once, anu ne romeNoef- en-
edaway hack-in the past a sweet 'aeea moth |
'er VINO had loved hmTtut she ,haa long
since sept thatdreamless sleen wh'eh Knows
no waking. No. no, nc haa no hae"os'-,