The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-09-29
MONEY AT INTER- EST.
BY AMY RANDOLPH.

give money to street bcggars.'
Aud Mrs. Parker sat a ,rin1 more
erect. IL it were possible, 10 her buff
alo-chshicncd wagon-scat. and grasp
ed her blue cotton Umbrella ti,hter.
But her husband, Paul Parker, on
whose kindly face tho boy turned his
gaze, said
Sec here. boy Two only got u
ffty-cent piece, aud its more money
than | ought to give away. | shall be
here at three O'Clock this day week
opposite this very tavern will you he
here to pay it back to me Mind |
only lend It TO you ; and may be III
be able to find some work for you by
that timc.'
ayes sir" said the boy, g!cc.dlly.
as he scrambled up at the wheel. ]
will be here, sure
Paul Parker. you're fool T. said
the woman, angrily. "Iou scatter
your money about rs though there
was no end to it, Do you suppose
you'll ever see your fifty cents
again p
~ hope so, wife," said the old man,
touching his placid horse gently with
the reins, and urging him into sleepy
iog-trot. 4" should be sorry to think
there wasn't no truth in tha; bright
eyed little fellow. Give the world II
fair chance, that's all I've rot TO
saw
The Lls,eriug August sunshine
was pouring into little garret room
in one OF tho most squalld and neg
lectcd purlicus of the town, where II
bru,a!-looking man sat smoking Il
short black pipe, and two or three boys
ounged around halt asleep. a hand
organ stood against the wall, and n
monkey dressed in soiled red rags chat
ted iu the window. Nino's &c erdeon
and thumbed tambourinc lay near
by; Niuo him If with tear stained
checks aud heavy eyelids. was crouch
cd up in corner, wistfully watching
the door, as if resolved to avail him
self of the first chauce that offered it,
self TO escape.
There was a wild beauty about the
boy, ia spite of his swarthy checks
aud forlorn uniform Of rags aud au
attrsc'iveness that was difficult to un'
dcrstand. His brow, overshadowcd
by thick black locks, was frauk and
open; his eyes were soft and liquid
and there were both spirit and gentle
ness in the well outlined mouth. lIad
Nino Berlam been the offspring Of ar
istocratic lineage, he would have beer
called handsome but rags and pow
erty aud blows are anything but beau
tifyipg. and Nino had known it'll,
else in his brief aud sunless existence
Presently the man knocked tn,
ashes from his pipe and laid it down
with vicious sidcloug glance at th'
boy.
so you'd got City cents hid away
you was going to CANNON me out OF
eh ?" he demanded. "You youn.
vagaboud. I'd like to know what yoI
mean by it"'
at was mine" sobbed the boy e
earned it sipein' under tho great folk
windcrs, after working hours, wai
over. gave you al! | earned in da'
time, | did,
"Yours!r growled the man, Tnv
agely "and all you earn is mine
aud if | ever catch you at any such
trick again. I'll split your head orcl
for you. Where are you going 20 now
Sit down again.
"Only out as far rs Wcst-Landhil
tavcrn," said Nino, entreatingly, a
his eys marked the slowly creepin!
tide of sunshine along tho floor, tha
formed his only substitute for clock
We'll you won't do no such thing .
said the man evidently Aa most con
trary aud qua-relsome mood. &C
back to your bench again; do yo
hear ? You're not goin' to stir out {
this place before night. and not then
unless you be have yourself.'
! "I'll be back in ten minutes, sir,
will, Indeed
:" Hold your noise A" brutally ejacu
lated his irate keeper. 81 tell 20
you sAan't stir another peg; there
now I Davo, 10 one of the othc
boys, "giyo us light here for thi
pipe"
Nino watching his opportunity, as
wild beast might watch for an escap
from its cage, gave forward dart jas
as the man stopped over to rub hi
match against the sole of his boo
But he was not quite quick enough
his tyrant seized him rudely by tn
arm, and slung him aero the aoor q
if ho had been a toy. He fell, hi
temple striking against the leg Of
bedstead standing in the corner, an
lay there quite insenSible.
"Blest if don't think he's don
for, dad said one of the hitherto in
passive spectators OF the scene, u boy
thirteen, who was genenly dressed O
q wandering Bavarian' with tam
BOURNE and bells.
"Let him alone, I say,' snarled tn
father "l'll teach him lesson
just then tho bell in the old squl
tower Of the town clock struck thre'
"I told you he would ut be her
!, Paul" exultantly exclaimed Mr.
Parker, projecting hcr keen Rra
eys into overy nook and corn'
around the dull street iu front Of tn
West-I.andhill House Of Eutertair