The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-03-13


against them suddenly, and came near
kbocking them both over, and The bas-
Il Ket fell 10 the sidewalk with a crash.
4 Tommy burst out crying, aud so did
The boy, and they both went down on
thei knees, picking up the broken toys
and vases.
"Oh dear! oh deaf! what shall | dep"
obbed the boy. There ISM whole
me left, and I'll have TO throw them all
away"
buy some more suggested Tommy
"But where an | 20 Get the money?
Mother has sold everything she had, and
there isn't "a muuthful to eat in he house,
and we didn't have any dinner to dag,ani
now"-he broke down sobblng violently
Tommy stood listening with The tears
running down his face, and his hand ~
his pocket where the two dollar noe lay,
fresh and crisp. Dom feel so bad, little
boy" said he, ''but GENE home with me,
ana Wen have str@"hsf'y short-cako FIR
! supper"
! And my mother, and my poor little
sisters, what will they do? They are
hungripv than |.
Tommy WAS going TO say, Let item
come too, only he VS. afraid there would
net Ee enough short-cAk-, and he DIDN'T
know whether HE mamma would like 10
have hlm bring nome So much company.
So he began TO talk about the man who
II pset the basket, and cali him mean, and
hateful and cruel.
"It he'd only Just stopped, and been
! little sorry" sand the boy, 'for may 5e il
he had known, how 1t was, he'd lent me
two dollars.
Tommy felt the nofe rustliug in his
pocket WHY not give it to this little
boy? He thought OF he pong, and could
not make up BIS minG. To be sure, he
nad plenty to ca, and drink, and wear,
but then tu walk home instead Of riding,
and TO hear Jimmy LaEe always Dragging
OH dear! he couldn't do with ut the
pony. s. he clutcI ed the money tight,
and looked up into The tacr OF the boy,
and vas going to say good-bge, whea ali
at once something came over him, and be
Thoughts how bad he'd feel If his sister
Dot couldn't get enough TO eat, and his
mamma was sick, and there WASN'T any
money to buy her medicine or pay her
rent and the doctors bills. Tommy did
what many an Older person wouldn't, put
himself in he place OF che little bog, anu
he didn't hesitate aug longer as to how he
should act
"HeIe IS two dollars mo uncle gave rue
to do what please WITH saId he, simply.
i was going to buy u POI y" and he
gulped down a 500, "but you can have it.
''Oh! no, No." exclaimed the boy, bat
his eyes sparkled, and be brightened up
wonderfully. Tommy didn't have to
coax him much, he was only too 81 d TO
accept the offer. And he looked SO
| pleased and grateful that Tommy felt
almost repaid for the loss OF the pony.
| As to what he said, it wasn't much, but
it seemed TO come right from his heart;
and made one feel good and happy.
"What back so soon" said Tommy's
mother, when she saw him running up
the walk.
yes, mamma" and he rushed up to
her, and told her breathlessly all that had
happened, and how he had spent h,>
money.
Then what dc you suppose she did
Gave him such hugg!ng and kissing
that he was nearly smOrh ered.
"You darling little Tommy Periwink.
lei" cried she laughing, "did you think
that two dollars would buy you pony :"
"Why, wouldn't it, mamma :" and he
opened out his ayes very big. cit was o.
new one, you know, spIck and span clean,
and not like those papa has, torn and dir
ty"
"And you gave it to the poor boy 2"
"Do you care His mamma was sick,
and he had three little sisters at home,
and there wasn't anything to eat, and oh Il
Eelt so bad and sorry"
Dear little Tommy! you did right"
answ cred she. always keep heart as
tender Cor the woes OF others"
And, mamma, if youdon't mind, I'd
| like to send him piece Of strawberry
short>cake. / was to have two, you said
81 I'll give him one Heyold me where,
he llv, d."
You and Polly SHAH carry him bss-
ket full of goodies after supper"
| ooh oh won't that be nice ~ ind
Tommy clapped his hands, and ran into
the kitchen 20 tell Polly. Aud even when
Jimmy Lane rode past on his pony, he
didn't ieel bit sorry for what he had
done, but was just as glad and happy as
ever
Mrs. Periwinkle not only kept her
promise but went around herself the next
day to see the family Tommy had be-
friended, ard finding them worthy peo-
pie, assisted them in various ways.
Tommy didn't get his pony until two
years afterwards, when his uncle brought
him e,the fncs' you ever saw, jet-black,
with long glossy name. and oh such
proud way of carrying his head real
Shetland pony.
| On Sunday, the 10Th of March, the