Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-25

aNE AND DANDY"

QuzsR, sin't IT, I mean 10 call .
boy" Dandy" thought 1t was queer
way of naming q boy when / first heard
il; but I've 90; used 10 the sound now, and
jtwoui6 seem strange 10 call him anything
but Dandy.
Ladies and gentlemen all, I'm driver
on one OF he street cars Of the Third av-
cnue line. I've got story TO tell-snd
hope yo1l be patient with me while / tell
it--a fto-y about me and Dandy.
As write, now, / see him APPLYING out
in front OF the door. He isn't strong
On his leg. which is weak, owing TO his
being cripple but he makes up for II
and his cra,ch. Itsreally remarkable the
way the. boy fkips along the street, with
his poor, shortened, withered leg a-hang-
Chiefly, boys IN the street speak kind TO
Dandy but I've known him 70 come home
sometimes crying because his play-fcl-
lows had thrown up his broken leg TO
him, and called him "LiInpy." And this
brings me 10 the story, for It's all along
Of Dandy that I've got II TO tell.
II occurred In this way: The car was
empty, and it had nearly reached the de-
and the looks Of things was made grsyer
NV a sor. OF fog tina. was on the earth
The horses were going pretty brisk, just
As a horse will do when he knows he is
drawing near TO his cats and his resting
place. Well, so II was that while wasn't
much noticing anything in front Of the
car. I see q small d wsrf OF boy suddenly
come out OF the fog and try TO cross the
track just under the horses heads.
It wasn't bit Of use for me 70 try to
null up but did so a. quickly as / could.
Ladies' and gentlemen all, II was too late.
heard q cry under the car, and when me
and Grumley --Grumley was our conduc
tor-wcnt out, there VIC found the boy
arlying on the track
One OF the wheels had passed over his
leg, and could see that the foot was
badly hurt. Near him was scattered lot
Of papers, which l knew then he was
ncws.boy.
lifted him up as tender as could
and IL ii had been my own flesh and blood
lying there couldn't q felt the pain
keencr than did when looked at him
and got him into the car and laid him on
the cushions as quietly a. possible. As
did 20 noticed there was . sort or pale
ness q. coming over his face like thin
veil.
whats your name, my lads" said I, Al
! bent over him.
"Dsndy," said he, with a'sort Of . moan
He was getting unconscious fast, ant
] hurried up To get out OF him where N
lived. But thought at the time, DANDY
was strange name for boy.
.What else besides Dandy" asked.
"Ragan."
"Now," said The was agoing fast
"where do you liyef"
He had the name of the street and thu
number OF the house handy, and he hadn'
much more than told me where he Hvet
than he tainted right away.
"Grumley," said to the conductor
ave will take this boy home ourselves
We won't say anything about II Tor Tea
OF IT'S getting into the papers. It's fortu
nate that the house isn't far from the dc
pot"
"AE right, Bartles Pm Bartles-sai'
Grumley, I'm your man."
With that wnipp.d up the horses
while Grnmley sat on the Seat holding tn
lads head In his lap.
when We reached the depot we told tn
Boss there what he'd happened, and 80
his peymission "a take the boy home RICH
aWsy. We found out where . doCto
lived near BY, and while was carryinI
the boy, Grumlsy went ahead TO secur
the DOCTORS presence.
When reached the house there was
small crow following me. There, to(
stOOd OYuml0y, and before the door tn
doctor, waiting for me 70 come up.
500 in," said TO Grumley and tn
doctor, "and break the news to the boy
Ihther." !,
1Hs hasn't got no father, Dand
hssn't,p sale mits Of boy stsndin
near 10, with his hands In his pockets.
"Whas has he gos thens" asked:
"Dsndy's only got MOTHER" SAID In
I shivsr.d when heard that, and cam
near dropping Dandy on the sidewalk
But I hadn't much more than thOugh
that Dandy's mother was wilder, thai
out she herself came from the doorway
with pale lace and her eyes e-lO0ktng .
wild a. crazy persons, and holding on
her hands betore her.
Where's DANDY 2" che cried, wringinl
her hands and staring around TOR him
NThey told me- that somebody hal
brought my boy homo to me dead When
aDont Be- alarmed, ms'am. hsrs hs 4.
rarnark ca ths d0csor- mikhty soft-epokel
eenilemsn, s-steppipg up 70 h@ and poan.t
}ue ne ont with Dandy - my Anna al