Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-12-21

down from the doctors carriage at the
very door of the store; and, lifting the
little girl out, the two went to get the
medicine.
Harry Zunder, little boy not much
older than Chilly, was waiting there
but Chilly couldn't see him, so she be-
gan to talk to her grandfather just as
though they two were all alone in their
bit of house.
"There ~ said she, "that was nice.
How good it does feel to have folks
kind, and see you want something
without having to ask for it +. o grand
father! don't like to beg. l hate it
SO. Don't you believe that somewhere
in some big town, way off, but really
right in this world, there is some awful
rich N an, that if he knew just how /
had scarlet fever, and got blind after
wards, and how good, and old, and
feeble, and poor you are, would give us
money enough SOS we could know one
day that we was going to have some
dinner tomorrow 'thout going and
knockin' at ever so many doors to get
it ~
Now. Harry Zunder had heard every
word little Chilly said, for it was all
out so quick that Grandfather Miller
had no time to arrest her words. And
as soon as the druggist had measured
and weighed, and poured out and pour
ed in. and examined carefully the lit
tie tags on the necks of the bottles,
and given the bottles to him, off he
ran to his home, and told every word
of it to his uncle, who was at his IA
theirs house on a visit, and for whom
Harry had gotten the medicine.
Now, uncle said Harry, "aren't
You pretty rich ? If / were You, I'd go
and do it. I'll help you, anyhow, with
my bank. Have it is,
"Queer prescription you've brought
me, boy. Maybe I'll take it though"
said Hany's uncle; and thinking he
meant the medicines in the bottles,
fetched two tumblers and two spoons.
But his uncle did not use them, much
to his surprise.
The next day he said to Harry, 'Now
show me where to find your little blind
girl"
81 don't exactly know," said Harry,
"where she does live, but guess We'll
find the place" and off they started
On the way they met ahe doctor who
had given Max Miller and Chilly place
i'll his carriage the day before. He
told thom where to find them, and, sus-
pecting that the rich man meant kind
ness toward the helpless man and the
child, the thoughtful doctor added:
There's chance to make somebody
happy there"
On went Harry and his uncle until
they came to the place. "I'll run up;
it's clear to the top" said Harry, 'and
if they're to home, I'll holler." After
time down came the cry, Uncle,
comet !"
Chilly was asleep. Poor child !"
said her grandfather "She was awake
most all night with that dreadful ear
ache. | suppose / took her too far in
the cold yesterday; but you see, sir, |
can't go the same circuit too often
folks get tired giving, and we get tired
asking"
Harry couldn't restrain himself an
other instant Out came his little
bank, and he CRIED, regardless of sleep
ing Chilly, "Here, sis, you needn't go
any uOIt--uOI IOI IL WEEK, IL iull "a
good pennies, and awful heavy. It's
weighed my pocket clear down, and
tore it, too. "
"Bless your little heart it is all
your store" said the old man. q
can't take it possibly" he refused, even
when Harry told how he had heard the
words of Chilly the day before. They
staid a little while, and talked with the
old man; and Harry's uncle must have
said something that made his heart
shine, for when Chilly awoke the very
first words she heard was, 80, Chilly,
ten dollars every week Think of it
our rich friend has promised it We
shall not have to beg any more, you and
/, ever. "-NcNrth and Home.