The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1873-05-14

sPoor little bov" she soid rs Ross
disoppeared down the stojrvav o4istor
qracia ought to nav him IT. mnst be
dreadful to have no fire and NOTHING fo
ont
She stood for f. n,omonf holonc;,u
herself on the tin Of one doiulv f,ot
her rosebud face crave and rnnrctivr
then a snddeo Thought doodrI hcr blu,
avos with arnsbipa onJ onoIobi,,g s,,no-
+h;rc, from, tbe t,b1o aLo sfortcd ,1,0,r
atairs Tho sorvapt bod inst cIo.o1 tbo
stroot door bpt sbe anfIor,,J ,,,st him
I;l,o . b,,r,inc "a, ,ird ond ooouod Il
ON +ho STEMS sot nnss I,rov.. IittIo
foIIow thot br wos bis roco IN hls
bands sobbing ~ if his t,c,rt ,vopId
Lraol,
uWbo4.. tbo r,o+tor TttIo l,, q"
o,,oatio,,o.i pa,s;.,
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was tbo rooo If q, o,,,oI ,,ol,in,, ,Ic,r,,
,,no,, him tlror,,b l,,, ,.h;rI,no, .,,ou.
go o,r,oi o, bono vitb,rt tbo
,,,ano,, =, bo .,II,od ..,nor nathan
,v,rr-od horl ord ~ oro ia picl, o,d so
hungry
ponsio,s ovas cIistonod like stara
s.Haro " sbo said edo Won take thi4
LITTLE bov and buv her lots o. n@..o
tbinos -'Tis worth q GREAT deaI oopo
bongbt it ion. NV birthday nrcaent but
do Won taI,c it and weIcome
She extended her dimnIed bonds and
somatbing like f. shower of foIling atere
tinkled to the boys's feet. He caught
if nm in amaze-a necklace Of emcralds
lustrous. cleaning things, set in tawpv
Indian cold
mo no" he cried running M to
,rboro cha stood "r oo,,,t+oko tIis nocI
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~ t1ar1 ,,sa,,.;oto, 1oo1,od DOWN IN
r,,;n;,,,,1,, -, 1;ttla Ross aa be aprroacb-
~ ~ s.l;4aa,..ss,,sy ,,a,,pter
,eWonld von like TO buy this gir?"
There was tremor in the boys voice
ss he asked the question. and the hand
that held np the emerald necklace shook
vis;blv The fapidary took the gems
examined them closely for a moment.
and tben shot n shorp glance Mt the
child
See here" he said presently. his
voice stern and commanding. "T want
tn know how Won came by this ?
The bov's clear ewes fell. he blushed
and stamm red evidently embarrassed.
III, ;o,,,loy ma oai5o +l,o orooroIda and
aud f,b;pa tba 7ad,a arm, 1ed him into a
spolI apte.room
Yon are n thief. sir" he added.
"That nackIaco belonos to Mr.. Fontepav
-be bonobt it of me not one month
.go Won stale II Yon are n thief"
The little fellow straigbtened himself
and his brown ewes blazed
"r am No thief" he retorted, "a
kind little girl gave it to me, and [ know
IL wag wrong to take it, but-but-mv
mother and sister are starving"
The ieweler hesitated.
.'You don't look like a thief" heeaid,
" but 7 viii send for Mr.. Fontenay, that
will settle the matter at once"
He digpatched message accordingly
and Ross sat down in one corner, and
sobbed bitterly as he heard the driving
winds, and thought of his mother and
moor little Flora. In half an hour Mr..
Fontenav came, bringing his daughter,
little Papsie. with him. The little
creature darted like humming bird,
her cheeks abIaze, her ewes flashed like
Ggbtping
"Ha didn't staol INV emeralds :" she
cried ,.T oave 'om to him to sell EN-
end brv broad for his little sister"
Ross sprang to his feet, struggling
b,rd to taap hack his tears He mt
IA his little brown hand which Pansie
insts.tIy oIasned in her chubby palms.
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