The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-08-12


Twas directed to sfurthering the attempts
! of "Oharlie,' to rid himself OF the fiies
that torn entcd him, to the performance
of which his stump of tail seemed to
bbs entirely inadequate; so that sbe'did
not notice the ragged, barefoot boy who
was standing on the sidewalk cycling
! with o wistfuP hungry look, the basket
of rosy heekedIapples in the rear:
kToGAt last the temptation rrovedaitoo
strong, and percei wing that she wasanot
looking, he stole'slyly around the. wag
lsonl ard seizing oneuin1each' hand 3iwas
! makingoff; !; wbeuIheWasy suddenly eol
! ilnredsiby Ia laarger boy who had stbeeTnl
4 watchinyihinoI 81 sIsd' .iIs'I 10
i d. "d1etl m go hlshe reared; kicking and
struggling with saA th;s might.Tr's9s
dbaAt first, Lilysgased at themiw with as
tenisbme Dr and alright fand sthenthe
sympaihies' that were always ready to
I,s;deI with the weaker party began to
! assert themselves iGcGi- -<,f-roD hnE
Eed You bad boy ~ she said ,'indignant-
! lys chow dare you hart him so'?--Don't t
fstrik him again lDiiDo1 shi H. 2D =,
4 "He was stealing your applesF Miss, "
said the lad; rather taken aback atEthis
\ unexpected reception Of what-be had
intehdedlto be a friendly Office. ,
dTbislwas something ofa poser to'the
conscience that had dTbeenGs0strctlysed-
ucated. lad. siGeiigqBs 81 gGId 49,
9d"Well, perhaps he is hungry" she
saidd hesitatingly. "Are you hungry,
little bowl" no snv!jgr 5fi - ~7'ri"E' g.
E"YesP said the boy, looking wonder
Iingly into the sweet, 'iDnoc,nt face OF
tho questioner, a'I'm Almost starved, L
haiu't had notbinSto eat to day, Eor
last night neither" ls5. l.'a "'i 1908
!. "Dear me, no breakfast nor supper ~
replied Lilly, looking hurricdly around
for her lunch basket. Sea" 'Ai p" ~
~ L can't give you papa's because he
will want that ,'isshe added taking out
l,the nice seed cakes and apple turnover
cial beneftIo'sbutl you caa have all of
NINE" EfTFs c7i'uH IE.ft '.f' '.i
,' The boy regarded it with an eager,
hungry look but seemed reluctant to
take advantage of her generosity,
Kicks uni curses he could understand !,
for be had plenty ofthem all his life,
but this was something that had never
happened to him beforel and he hardly
knew what to makeWo of it The heart
under his torn jacket stirred with new
and pleasant emotions. 2 +.- 'E" o..
30. "Not all--you will want some of 1t
yourselfI'g yyd1 .Iyia no.: .-. ii,"
b. "No take it all, ;" persisted Lilly
81 had some breakfast this morning,
aud shall have some supper when I get
home. Fat it all every bit !" 81 $50.
. And she laughed gleefully as she
watched the hungry boy devour it.
"What is your name Y"she inquired, :,
as he paused to wipe lis mouth with
his ragged sleeve 7s- -..s..- ZiT"f
Dick" tr--- -'f' o. H'.
'.Dick what?" 20 qfi .t1N
"Dick noihin There amt no nore
to itrpothin' but Dick" $50, ..- 'G.
The little wise face looked slightly
puzzled at this unexpected reply.
"Wbose cf lid be you 7" 49,. 1a
-, al amt nobody's child. 81 .-.. 9d
Lilly rendered "a few moments over
this strange announcement aud then
said :R .yliuumI1a EHJ tr E-t9I-.e
IL suppose your father and mother
are dead. tCeusia aAHy'sL are,p so, she
liyss with grandpa nOw.yi Do you live
yilhyour grandpa p .iris 7Is ,'ii, ~ iu
-7fs'No;, l. never had DO siehi. .uoi--sl
f'Nor grandma? % Nor yaunts or un-
cles n 1u1 ii stGstT' gi1o 9t7 gZE =. Il
mo !; pot,as / ever heerd ,on."o
Lilly opened her eyes widely p...
sN ho took care, of you when., you
was little. then ~ a,' iae l,asn- ,...
Nobody. Granny Jones used to
carry me out beggip' when | was a
baby; whep was big euoush she made
me go by, myself. She .bsat me, one
day, cause 1 didn't bring her nothlln'
SO, | run, away j.. ,.a,s....i .-.
t,,tatAnd where do you HYe now 2, Fse.
'''.I don't live powheres ,'ge f~sS,,aL
|; I@K 'rKYs hati 5hayen,ta you any house or
So Stay, "a found hsdi'ilk the streets trsa s.
Sometimes get pennies holdin' horses,
or gcing .errapds,"'r ,"'r,,,f i,..,ii..,.,.s4io..
aBut where do you sleep nights y p
'"Gh, sometimes, in one, place and
sometimes in another, Las night ],
slept at The wbaIf, in a barre" ~, ,.,
TN barrel n repeated Lily, lost
in. pity and wonder. Dear me l
never heard of such a thing" ="
Just then she spied her father, com
ing down the steps. I' '' ~ -.
sFsFbere's papa ; 90 now We must be
going sRuts We shall come again next
Thursday; and FIJI fbel sure to bring
ySh sonlethihc .''ssa 81 ishl T9""l a''a
aShall you come here to this house Pr.
Eyes; we always do" PCS t'a'2''''' I
"Wait a minute" she, added, as Mr..
Lane came up to the wagon "Can I
have an apple, papa 2' ~
"Of course you may, pet. But why
do you ask ?" t.".'' 90, %. '.''''''1 %
~ want one for this little boy -
He's SO hungry" she added conGden-
Lane was busy counting"the money
he had received, not even glancing at
Lilly and her protege. 80. :, s.
"HBoys are always hungry for apples;
bot give Linn one if you like"
Lilly pick ed out the largest and
incest one she could fnd; giving it to
him with smile that fell upon that
neglected heart like sunshine in a shady
place. rd ,9ulsifaUI 1iz.si 90 MH'i Hsf'- -
Dick watched the wagon until it was
out of sight, and then walked slowly
away, nun ching his apple. r-Fii2 Z
!, eShe looks like the pictures I see in
the winders," he muttered. 'eNobody
ever smiled or spoke to me so afore.-
~ mi L