The Shasta courier., 1872-08-03
Tate called out; "I'll take a Herald,

He of the papers leered, but Tate, pro-
ducing three coppers, negotiated in good
faith for Herald then, going back to mis-
ash barrel, he spelled out paragraphs.
"Half-a-dozeD doctors, an all want
'coIored boy, as if little Yankee warn't
gest as good The old covies must thiok
there's morestyle to niger. Snug spot"
Tate soliloquiz, d while after. "Lots to
eat. most like; doctors eat big; rid ng
'rouod they swallow down air and it makes
'em hungry does r,e, swall"wip' air not
ridip' round. I'd have that fun, too, bring
in up the horse. cuttin' it round The square
when folks Was long time dyin'. How
can | fetch it ?"
Tate stopped-a CLEAN in his eyes, new
excitement in his manner. Running his
fingers through his hair he felt the crisp
black curls; drawing out his hand, he |, ok.
ed at that-it Was very brown What
there was in tan 10 tickle Tate, you could
not have told, but he shook, knee, and ell
bows, swelled up and rolled over back wards
His emotions conquered. he arose emo ~ent
in search Of a trien 1, who was engaged in
the shop door shoe sting business.
"Mulligins, want to ask you sumphin :"
Mulligins grunted. He was aDcient-faced
and weak eyed-another boy who locked as
if he had been made up all stomach, and
put into world that treated him as if he
had none at all.
"Muligins, amt your brother, Bob, one
of the rental Miustrels at Hooley's Sa-
loon ?"
"Iss," said Null gins, diving at coach
door aud getting his toes stepped on BY the
footman.
"What does Bob black himself with ?"
"'rhree kinds O. stuff-burnt cork burnt
="
Don't want nnthia' to rub off easy" put
in Tate telling, then, what he did want
Mulligins thereupon agreed if TATE
should sell shoe-strings. give him three cents
al a mouth organ, that he (Mullisins)
would run home and get bottle of black
wash fast color"
The "iriepd in need" departed, and "ate
made himself such ubiquit' US little pest
that the business tarove. Mulligins was
as good US bis word. Tate vent home to
pawn the tea kettle, and deal with Jew
for moderate pair of pants. Ee m de
his toilet on the root under au ubrella.-
Let US leave him with his black bottle, and
ten-inch square gllss mirror, while we
get into better society.
Old Doctor Swinbourne. listening to his
wife. was sitting in great easy chair, with
r. L
ed they were; he meant they should. The
old doctor had not seen his feet for long
time. His eyes were all right, but he could
not see his-nay be it was his heart, for
the whole souled old fellow had big one !;
hut most people connected mis- enlargement
in trout with dinners be had eaten in the
past
Mrs. Swinbou' ne was petite, pink
checked old lady in gros grain silk and real
lace cap.
Il don't know, doctor, what shall ever
do with the flies"
"They generally shift for themselves,
Lucy"
"Yes. specking up everything. want
to kill them. Philander, she whispered
solcmnly. yesterday l heard blowing fly
outside of the refrigerator"
"Put fly paper around"
"Then they die and make litter with
their little bodies
Phi ander, like a wise man, held his
peace. If flies must not live, aud mi ght
not die, he would not "daken counsel with
words"
Lucy, I've advertised for boy"
Lucy replied: II could write book
about little boys. They've about pesterd
me into my grave. Our last one was al
ways in my bureau drawers Did | ever
tell " u how saved the candy center piece,
after our last dinner parry. until found a
worm on it? Then l told that Office boy
to put it in the refuse barrel-wha did he
do but sit down in the area and eat up
seventeen sugar Cupids They gave him
that cholera morbus thought would kill
him Little boys are SO trying!'
But this time advertise for an active,
intelligent, honest, pious, colored boy"
The bellrang; the advertisement was an
swered. Catherine, the housekeeper, ush-
cred in keen little chap, very dark skinu' d
for one whose features are SO re- ulsr. lie
was shy, and his patois was peculiar. lie
gave his name as Lenluel johnson told a
sorrowful little tale, and made faint attempts
at sanctimoniOusness.
"Have you any references, asked Lucy?"
II hahn. any clothes but these, but Ill
be good boy and earn more"
"Can you drive 2"
-'Oh, yes. Lemuel was neat and clean
and respect ul, could remember messages,
and would work tor his board at 6rst
"No reference, to be sure" whispered
Mrs SWinbourne "No friends. either. 81
he won't be running to tenement houses
bringing back dirt, .r may be virmin. Con-
slider that Philander
Philander did. Tate became the Doc
or's Office by. lie vas anxious to please,
and succeeded admirably. He was treat
ed well and there was p.eBty to eat.
"Sighis and fights O wittols," he used
| TO murmur. as the mouthfuls msltsi in bic
hungry NAV. "Kitchen smells like =
Broadway restaurant" and, saying that.
| Tate exha usteo praise. For = week he had
only one object in visw-svoiding obssrvstion
u keep well blseksj, sod 70 eat as much as