Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-13
to look exactly like that in my dream.

"Not a bit, wcred Binnie. Gle looks
n nice little chap. hope he has brought
us something"
The little man on the sidewalk seemed
very uneasy lie waved his long arms
continually, took of his cap every now
and then with quick jerk, as if he were
making a series of abbreviated bows to the
little vagrants and then hopped about,
moaning the same shrill and extraordinary
moan.
"Bennle think he's cold; let lis ask
him to come and lie down with us and
warm himself" said Tip. "You know,
in all fairy bsoks, lf you treat iairy well
he's sure to give you three wishes"
Whatever Binnle may have thought Of
the suggestion of warming anything by
putting Il close to two such little lcices
as himself and his brother, the latter part
Of the speech seemed TO strike him as con-
tanning felicltous idea, SO, bracing his
chatterlng teeth as well as he could, he
said.
"Krlss Krlngle, will you come and lie
down with us, aud we will warm you
The little red-coated man made no reply
to this hospitahle invitation, but danced,
and shivcred, and moaned and dotled his
tiny cap many times in succession.
Come, Krlss Kringle, continued Bin
ME- bcckonlng to the dwarf come in
out of the snOw."
"Maybe he don't speak English, Bin
ME, " suggested the imaginative Tip.
This was new view of thr case, and
Blnnie began to consider within himself
whether, by some inspiration of the mo-
ment, he might not suddenly master the
particular foreign tongue with which their
friend was acquainted, when suddenly the
little man made IL swift leap and landed
right in Tips lap.
'fWhy, Blnniel cried Tip, it's not
Kriss Kringle after all; it's only mon
keyl
Sure enough, II was a monkey--a poor,
shiyering little Brazilian, with pleading
eyes and soft, silky hands, and a cOunte-
nance that seemed to tell of u life of sor-
row. A bit of broken chain that dangled
from belt round his waist told his story.
| The eternal organ in the street, the black
bearded heartlecs Italian; the little switch
that scored his back at home; the cruel
pinches to inkuSe politeness when wonder
ing school-boys poilered their boarded cop
pers; the melauchly pantonme Of spright-
| lv grutitnde which was taught whit blows
and performed with fear and trembling.
Poor little runaway Poor little vagrant
| lie seemed to know that he had found
brothers in misfortune when he thrust his
timid, silky paw in Binnie's hand, and laid
his little hairy face against Tips bosom.
The children WED with each other in
attention to the poor little wanderer. do
/ believe that if Tip had had an apple or II
| chcsnut AT that moment, hungry as he
| was, hc would have given ii to his little
| rcd-cOatcd Kriss Krugle. The boys
l placed him between them, and tried 10
| Suugglc him up in their battered clothes.-
| lie clung to them as though he really loved
| them, His lit lc hand found its way into
| Tips shirt bosom ii that collection of
| discolorcd thttcrs which he wore beneath
| his iackct could be called u shirt-And
| laid lust over his heart The poor va
| grants kiss I'd and iOndlCd their pet, aud
God help them were almost happy for
/ q time.
Meanwhile, the snow drifted and driftcd
| right under the shed where the vagrantS
lay. II began to pile itself about them on
| all sides, and it clung 10 every projection
of thJir persons. The air grew colder aud
| colder. The wind swuOped at them under
| the shed sill, like the wide-wingcd, shriuk-
ing falcon, as If it would take them up IN
| its talons aud bear them away to its blac
nest to feed lis unnedged tcmpests. Clos
or and closer the three houseless creatures
drew together, until a great drowsincss
came over them, and the sough Of the
storm sounded farther and farther of, ant
sleep and snow covered them.
| Then dream came to Binnic and Tip.
| Red little Kriss kriugle jumped IN sud
denly from rest in their bosom, clad in thi
brighthst fncry wondcrous white ga
| get's plume waved in his cap,and he wOi,
| a hreast-platc OF diamonds. His red cOa
was redder than the blossoms of the Wll'
Lobelia, and his sword was hiltcd witt
| gold. Then he said to the boys, "Buys, u
have been very kind TO me- and sheltered
me when it was cold 10 now yr shall conn
with ne to the sweet land of the South
where We shall idle in the sunshine fol
ever aud everl
Then he led them down to the watr
near hy where, moOred among the blael
hulls of the ships they found a beautiful
golden boat, so bright with many-colOrc
, flags that it seemed as il her tall mast
had swept the rainbOws from tho sky
Fairy music sounded as the sails were sci
and they sailed and sailed until they land
cd on the sweet southern shore.
There they found strange trees, wit
leaves Of satin and fruits of gold. Wonder
full birds shot like stars from bough
. hongh. The rivers sang like musical in
struments. From the Limbs of trees trailc
brilliant tapestries OF Orchldieous iloweri
which, with their roots in the air, suck
i the sHnight into their secret veins, uni
their blossoms were covered with the spl'
dor of the day
: Here red little Kriss Kringle led them I
c the foot ofa huge tree covered with whil
10 flowers and made them lie down while i
+ fed them with fruits Of magical ilavu
The sun shune ehecriullyOn their head
p, The birds sang their pleasant songs. tt
hugh tree raincd lis white blossoms q
: them as they dropped oil to sleep, weai
n with delight, unit they rrpose beneath
a. cOvcrlet Otsccutcd snow,
X When tho first day of the New Yci
: dawned and the gruccl's hoy came fro
Il his bed behind the Hour barrels to tai
down the shutters he saw II mound of snu
y close by the side of She coal Tin. /
u brought the shovel to take il away, ~
T. the first stroke disclosed the three liz
II avagrants lying stark and still, embodied
" cash others arms.