The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-01-23

chtlDg my supper OUT Ol new bhNor DOWi,
that grandma gave me on my birthday, and
mamma came up all dressed to 60 out to
ride; and she took me in her lap and kiss
ed me over and over so many times, and
she oried-poor mamma she used to cry
good deal; and she said she was going out
to ride, and she told the nurse to not leave
me s,one after went to sleep but to sit
with me till she came home; and nurse
said she would, but she didn't; for after
mamma and Grandma had gone in the car
riage, and l saw them go, she said she was
going down to have her tea, and she told
me to keep very still and she'd soon be
back; but she was gone, oh, ever 30 long
and got tired and fell asleep; and then
thought nurse came back and put me into
bed; and the next / know was cold, and
walked up and some body had me in their
arms and was running very fast, and was
frightened, and began to cry; and the man
that had got me squeezed me tight, and
shook me, and told me to stop that or he'd
be the death of me, and so stopped it.
And he ran very fast good ways, and we
came to railroad, l guess it was, for
there were lights, and some oars standig
there, and he carried me in the car and set
me down hard in seat up in the corner,
and told me not to speak or move till he
came back with the tickets, for If did he'd
cut my ears off. And in minute the cars
began to move, and then they stopped again,
and then the people made great cry, and
came running up with lanterns, and heard
them say some body was killed-had both
his legs cut off p said the child shudder-
ing, his pallid face growing, if possible, a
shade more colorless at the terrible recol-
lection.
"Oh, saw the blood and they talked
and talked of it till they made me sick; and
then at last the cars went on, and the cross
man did not come again. l was glad of
that; and was so tired and frightened
orept down under the seat, where nobody
could zee me, and then / fell asleep, for it
was dark night, and mamma always had
me put to bed at seven. And the next
knew it was morning, and the cars were
empty, and one of the sweepers pulled me
out from under the seat and told me to GO
about my business, for had no right to
get into the cars to sleep, he said, and they
won't let boys do that you know. Well,
it was here in New York, and kept hid
for some time for fear the bad man would
catch me; but he never came again. All
the boys were very good to me, and sold
pond lilies, and berries, and papers, and
matches, and candies, and oh ever SC
many things for them. They said folks
women folks--always bought of me because
was 80 little. And then this last summer
l was office-boy to lawyer-that was
prime p He spoke with full sense of the
dignity of this last position.
"You do not happen to want an office
boy, do you, sir?"
"Yes, perhaps dc" said DR.. Grafton
who began to pity the desolate crumb Of
humanity thus washed to his very door,
steps. "But we will talk of this in ths
morning. see you are sleepy now--aren't
you? Don't you want to go to bed?"
Eyes SIR" said the child rising; 81
do. May go out into the porch if yor
please" ?" 3D..
NO" said the doctor, gravely; ." can
not let you sleep in my porch any more"
The boys face fell. /" But can fix you NJ
little bed in this warm room. think
with some of the sofa-pillows and thicl
rug you could do for one night, couldn'
you2"
"Lord bless you, sir guess could
don't take that trouble. l can sleep any
where round on the floor, IL you are onl,
willing" And curling himself up in th'
corner Of the room, like a dog or cat, tn,
poor little waif was soon lost in that calm
deep slumber of youth ndinnocence. Whel
the doctor opened his eyes the next morn
ing, he found the boy seated at the foo
of his bed, with his great dark eyes flxet
full upon his face.
"Good morning, sir" he said. al hop
you have slept as well as have"
"You could not have slept BETTER" SAT-
his host.
San right, then, sir. See, have got al
your things in order for you. Very mic
rooms these are of yours; everything is s
convenient. had a capital warm bath
and feel all the better for it, Want waite
TO shave sir? ?" Well, couldn't find you
razors; but it was no great matter for me
for did not intend to shave to-day myself !
Ridiculous monkeyp' said the doctor
laughing; but he saw that the child's fac
and hands were clean and shining, and tina
his long hair had been washed and rubbe