The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-01


"To-uorrows New years aid little
Psue 70 bsrss1f, y she sat befoFs the hfs,
With her hosds clnsped abost her soeee,
watching the faaes . they lsApsd ur rediy
emoue The fsw ehips ana blocks Of vood.
II wopdss what Ill get fora present Child
sea al1sys get pfessnss, guess.
Poor little Pruei She was al unused 20
lifs. and her six yea1 had not give. hsf
Ino.Iedse enoueh 10 fully comprehend the
toiia ana NearY labor her mo4her went
shroueh daily, 10 get living for hefeelf and
tvo children. Il was scanty hyfag q best,
earned with her reversible needle; but shs
worked . women can work uhsn they know
that e.heir families are depssdsH uron
then Tor the bread they eat aad the clothes
thev vear. Gould little PFae hAvs folt how
t;,ed her mother was each night, ard real-s
;xed Nov little her income Was, she would not
haye expected Z present, and ] think she
would not have wished for oue;fof ~ losed
her mo,ksr deariy, and was always willing 20
do Whist shs eonld 70 help her, and 11tea
IL labor which she had y 50 thrucgh with.
Three years before, Prse's father had gone
away on 8 voyage 1t sea. Prue could remem-
bsr him vary we'll. He used 70 trund!e nef
on hisknss, and toss her p ana down IN nleE
sreat bravuy arms xAnd TIL her the most
ycn1srf.i stories Of the arsat, vide oceaa,
wcoos ue.s ~; =. - - sssn but he ~ and
.as.. p,us nsed 10 wonder very much ct
M. - ha- it'll. mind Gould not take Ia or
a.s,...h.nd tha atate,n emf but she believed
Il. al course, a she did eyssything papa told
her and vhsr she got tired and sleepy, he
used t. sine queer old sailor sonfs With Won
d.rfnl chornaees, and she would drop on 10
sleep with her head lying on her bosom. And
Pfue could remember how he used 70 whistle
- R;Iiv, the hebv. Who Wa only Asifs year
"a. th.n and Billy would biz sud crow,
sn1 double up his little 6sts in the most
i.n,h.hls vay ;mau Enable.
md P;ue could remember when he Gent
.vny 10 ses. on what hs said was to be his
craiss. aaa t' sod h -! ,h ~ IA
snu ~ -. o :. :. .bould never lave
~ - 49, "a ,h.n IA vent avay. And
~. n' = . dark corner. and cried
! Ilue ~ ~. 49, 80 hrsal;nv.
JuM ~, ~ snoaeh - 80. -. 80. H vss "a atay
N. ~ 800. sI-s.ds t-o had been al.
onY on1 ye.a, IA "a ~. Temrle thoneht
49,. ~. han sh;n tracked and lost at
% mug aa a;s. uss su.r cema from him 81 any
~. -:,Ss ~ ~. md & Iansth Il va con.
ses. sshsa I'M n.'n, e. rsvs, como hsck
clueeu sI.s y.sa ,hs;r lat crniae. in
again. ~ nso proven sneA 'A''
oeeo. La. .A /. h.d Ian vas
A'eI 1 ~. T.ronI. M n AXE IN aev.
gone, ino MI ep 60 : She vorIsd
ins 3 . ~ s0 a. INTO tho n;eht for wages
"A 4 tonk All her time 10 .ret
we're low, ana !. .ooA 81 ns' ''n'' y 80
enough tor living, ..L;n.
Are YOU gonk - nsns u ~ hs. G.,is
to-nignt' D''J' iuo s'1 =
ofo.ner. 5000 p;r.. H.n.;n. =,
panno, .nowe a.h,,. /. nna.r.,ood I;,tls
.oc.'Ds: .. MI so sas 49, prn.e,,
ADo ,M "nos . ~, n...,, = !, .,.vA,ed
ge. so"eshs ps .a.,;cht "a
rue osh. i:.,,s ~. 81 ..rl .ou,.s
~ WI ~ ' hs,ii Mn. mo : .rest hi.
tnmg: IN, noRo 81 no 800 -. L., Ch.;s.s
0on w ma :aS ~. ~ 80 s. 4 HiSs p;
MAJ M D.a ~ -. IN, that ~ MIR had
an has .nnsS onsht 10 then p said Prue.
ur.,o ~, ~ :, h;s. and ia rot ewes lust q
~ ~ ~ ~ and real hair; ana Rosa can
I I:. 30 IL !. ..,erfsll. too. And it can
40 y up nre an. "a, i makes : noise, and
,h. o' ever 20 much nicer than the dolls that
can't s,, you ad tnor ,h D hardly comprehend
IL. -. meant.
II ~. T.mnle heard them talking, and in
.n;fs of.ll. the tears would come into her
sp.o "a h,nr them AZ that she could moi
80 - ~. bar needle in the right place, She
see Ia :. ua ~ II the world 10 buy snythina
=. p s - n;I,v nth The work she was en-.
na a a on N mnst brinr them food for the NOR
Esseu =" A''' ''
'oT =, .ra nv. R;Ilv rot sleepy, and Prue I'M
d-.:.sd him and nut him 10 bed then she
andrs.ssd herself. too, and kuelt down b,
-. ~ and ..;d her little PRAYER, ending Al
!. .,-.v. AID. With the request that Coz
nssid rie... br;ns mana home: thor ahe 10
80 .hout = eet into he'd. hut Al,
w s remembered somethinp, for 81,
80, ~ tba CONNER where she had uudressel
n:'I. "a NJ T.mnis sav thaA ahe ha,
=. s,aaL;n. vh.r aha came hack. Sh,
e.. =: ~ ss .h.,, <. the he'd and ON An
\ nanx W -. Thar kneI, dov,
oslSI =. ~. Goa wonld and har an,
1au - ~. a.S,,, .b;n.s g. The, had tr;a
ol.ly lo,s =. p.s s :. , ~, GOD
ese np ~ my y. 8 IS ~ NJ Temn,a, "a;
: VT s.. ~ ..s..;n ha- sve. .Hov Al.
sna.;n..d a1. -. vii NJ II eonid onIy affor
spPsha:.su ~. 49, 80, 49, hn, / can
some'n'nE' enoosn ~. 81" w.
no1; -. r.~t mornins
.l soae -. - fhsd nd rsn ~ he 49,
aes JunIrp IT ". thsrs nd ~
as;.ss.I nd he, e,es Gll.d vit
- W. ~ s,,snad .w.v
sest nl = e. aanTa ~ ..;a r;,;fnl,,
.n:,o a.s s ond dn.,. thinL ve,ye 'hee