New-York tribune., 1869-02-25
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"Plelse Sir mar shovel o. your sheSihr
No go home and tell your mother to afs care OF Joa
oy want Eve cents Srgs Eve esu-et have Eve se1'
for hA an hour any you're mind 10 se, ne at don'
care what tits"
oSo I. you Go home Ani Keep Of the ,;r,,s Go to
school what parents can be hakng Of to o" ih' eh
dren to 70 uupiug around begging
The t p.aisr lad who eaed upon his shoulder
shovel ani the TO whom he dtrs'sd
himself was the wealthy s.ymoa who OcuPsd p''a nAh'oa
In one Of the streets cutting Fhb At nshi Ghsl'.
The boI aud iho shabby dressed
and wreicOng enough there 'onsihios soa' his eoaa''
name. which could impress close observer fAvorabE
Mr. had retued from drive oct on The Aenu sh bis
sleigh and about entering The door o h' 'aehe
VIE, III. boy who had looking ui be vailed along At
the windows rich 10 oH Of which be vas Phi,ag
paused and secos,ed him.
Abou. an amer the above convention Mr. Seymour, At
dresel CARING from the window Of bis front p,ror
Ar.ay regretted he had d answered the boy, petor
and i'm again bsbe the pleading face Suddenly
emaon half fear half Of surprise burt from biz hP' a. be isis-
ally met the mOuufa SsIe Of the bOr large 'orr0"fl
single glance and the boy passed vhoa Offering to
stop recovering himself Mr. Seymour sprahg to the h then
out door, and instant at she boJ's side
boy be said huy as be touched the lad on the shoulder
| have you got what Jon we're asking for JetP
mo Sir" replied boy deecieiy; the peopl. tell that am
shovel NOV and too big 70 beg and EPo,s shall have
to 90 home anything No won't hougb he udid 'udeuy
look Of savage reekee settled upon bis pSld features no
won have done anything wicked JET but III seAI msr
| der before 90 home without abJthngP
GOOD gracious bo exclaimed Mr Seymour shat saving
Upon ny you talk Ike perfec, young H.bsI
change your And be placed in bis hand .S silver coins
Instantly the look Of blank despair vanished from the boys face and
an expression satisfaction It's place eagerly uhng
the money held him. hastily calculated
veut TbsBkee Sup aud fed the street at biz topmo
| speed.
Mr Seymour looking him
shop the corner he followed dreciOu
be hungry" he mu:eTsi he walked along and peh,p
be nav connected with who also hungry Who tell
don't know that anything me- BY George something which
cannot eIaey understand mpes follow him and will do lei
what will Of it,
The boy hungyr,ry bungryor he emerged from the basr
hng loaf Of bed In his nervous grasp h seymour "h
followed closely observed tina, he piece from IT, and raebou
| FnAwed II as he started on run
At.bgh the boy up dark seIw,y the entrance TO which
Mr. Seymour reached time the object Of bic pursuit enter
| tenant building which stood far back in the
Mr. Seymour entered the dismal hbauon and sher delay
found himself apartment the second door The 'mAl
one s position the light Of day. except at meridian i
abont three o'clock hn almost eIeud The floor eleln
scrubbed the walls white and the wndovpa what few
len gened brightly the sunlight; but clean board whh
resting upon sbs served table and bed which occupied m
the door, . apartment contained fur
| niture.
Sitting bolt upgh. upon ,h, latter article was wOulu w.,d away
almost to skeleton In both bony ubed LOAF ofbei
from which had r,venou mouha and lying prone he
side with buried the os and grosnng aud obbing Ptsous
| ly. the boy whom the rich mau had followed
Mr. Seymour unable the womsns feature, closely for th,
bright glare upon the without had temporarily united
bis view objects sudur light but he enough to ,hoet
him greatly STOPPING down. be placed bis hand apon the shoulder
the boy and shaking him gently he said In kindly tone:
up my little and for citing food than
shall for nothing now, for will be feno See
monsy spoke he took silver from biz
pocket
Rising position the gentleman.
upon boy turned aud faced the latter who
prd upsn features look Of gratitude but expression
amounting almost to malgniy
Go eIelaim
| alone. Ihite youl"
And Why should you my poor lad inquired Mr. Seymour
In tone Of unigp.d surpIssi nsver injured your
lyon hsv exclaimed the boy pas,onaey you have i"ays In
jud and hate you because hcb aud because
dont who have plenty odnf
and and throw away feel tho nigh could kill and
too you don't 90 away the strength do al
though 1 am only boyp
Upon my life beisv, the getting crazy exclaimed Mr. Sey
mour 10 OF half solloquy
"lbeievs sm ,h. boy vehensny and woudnI bs
much to wonder III did wish eray dead wouldn't
whichp'
Mr. Seymour some eon.tsry reply before b,
could DO 80 The door opened aud little girl years
tered bearing In her hand bowl soup She bsaa bright
LOOKING ehi although her clothes uny her bs
oomesd And fell struggling ,oaDd her Her large blue
full snns" and love and almost angelic look rested her
meek retiring eeuutenss.e
She vas somewhat disconnected npon discovering stranger bat beck
onng the boy abe said whisper while smile Of Joy
lighted up bsr little thin face:
H Charley I've brought of real nice .oup for your mother
and ftow i'm do her good Mrs MADDOX up sA gave
Tor fetching ber pail of but hnnsry and will be 50
nice your mother"
The boys lip quved BE- struggled 20 .udue som. b, .motop
and be answered at last 10 husky voices
She don't want hsggeT ,< doaiyou eat a rour.,f.
Who Is that gnismnr whispered the girl at the time steal