Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-21

party, and, as was to be expected those election
umes, four or nve men stood talking on the
steps. We gave 1" Tara's Halls" and Wearing
OF the Green" with what the musical critics
call sire and precision" Two of the men gave
My ten cent stamp each, and a third gave
her six penny pieces perfect mine of wealth.
pise we're sb,i 5s't .on o. the point Of begin
TSrssssS strs san' "G 5Sens i shs
WHISPERED MAG at once, and We skunk away, the
"Youd bettsr quit that, or I'll lock you all
up" We did not reply, nor did we walt to be
locked up; and, after following us for half a
eiock, tne omcer turned on his heel and re-
On reaching the Union League Club, several
Gentlemen were standing outside the door. Be-
for them, and. after striking our very best men.
dicant attitude, Mag plaiatively chanted f" The
Baby was Sleeping, the Mother was Weeping"
Can't you sing any thing more lively than
tnat! asked q young scion Of the aristocracy.
Mine.'" = - -
But Mays watehful eyes had caught sight of
a venerable-looking individual in the back
ground, whose kindly eyes were beaming charity
and benevolence at her.
-" We only knows religious songs, cir" said
Mag, with well-assumed humility and inno-
cence, replying ostensibly to the young man
but looking piteously and talking at the beyevo-
ient-looking old gentleman behind him.
why, you sang Down In Coal Nine just
Cheese it, old 'un, or you'll Spite ALL" she
What judge of human nature was that child
Inc OLD gentleman came forward with his
right handin his pocket, and asked me why
kept the children ont so late.
Before could reply, Mag put in, t" Because
We amt got money enough to pay for q nights
iodgin; at the same time timidly holding out
ner little grlmy hand in a suggestive way
The old gentleman was taken by storm. He
drew MS hand from his pocket and hsndsd me
quarter of dollar. on the promise. freely given
In the huskiest Of voices, that would at once
take the children to some lodging house.
sect them ont of the streets, for Coils sake,
on such q night as ths!' he added, speaking
very earnestly.
The young man, for whom Mag would not
sing down in Coal Mine," supplemented
the Quarter with a ten-cent stamp, and we went
AS it was then getting late, and was already
IN . nalf-frozen state, in spite ofthe extra warm
clothing had put on, and as had had, too. as
much experience in curb-stone singing as /
cents still owing to their mother and All the
money-ninety- eight cents-we had collected do
ring our wanderings and babe them hi rry home
They both said Good night, old 'un," with the
sGpLemest indifferenee, evidently treating the
moment they were lost in the darkness.
AS sat warming myself over my fire and sip
ping some bot brandy and-water on NV return
home, could not help laughing over Mays in
!uneton, Cheese ~ Old nm, or you'll Spite ALL"
benevolence Of the old gentleman at the Union
League Club. 1t reminded me fOrcibly of the
following lines from Cruikshank's A." Omnibus. "
written on Charles Young as Rolla:
nat child would Rolla bear to Cora s Ian
snatching the creature by her tiny gown
lie plants her on his sh oulder.-Ali all clan,
SkIG all with bi praise he Infant Wonder
Or else I'm bletcEd " you d0aI hare me dotca!iu