Connecticut western news., 1874-11-13

and ordered them off the track, and Ralph and Teddy gazed on him with equal envy and admiration.
 "I shall have just such horse as that when I'm man," said Teddy.
 From the pens in the meadows below came the baaing of sheep, believing of cattle, growing of roosters, drowned, every now and then, by the deafening roar of the brass band, which struck up suddenly with so loud "whang" of the big drum right in Millie's ears, that she jumped and came near losing her balance and rolling down hill. Boys rambled up and down the hillside crying, "Popcorn Candy! Nice fresh peanuts, only five cents r
 The children felt quite distracted between the various things they wanted to buy. Fifteen cents won't bay every thing. Millie, whose capital was un- impaired, bought candy and popcorn, the boys peanuts, and then they di- vided with each other. Then there came along g man with cheap whips for sale. Ralph and Teddy immediately invested in whips and walked about snapping them with smart air, like the other men and boys.
 Next their attention was attracted by a crowd collected around man, who seemed to be very entertaining. They went nearer. He was mounted on a dry-goods box, and was dressed in the old Continental uniform, cooked hat, knee brooches, and all. Whenever the crowd began to thin he drew forth an old violin and sawed out an accompani- ment to some comic negro melody, xuhy0h ha l1owloH %op&h horo1, cracked voice. This never failed to draw another crowd, to whom he dis coursed after this fashion:
 "Ladies and gentlemen I offer you to-day such bargain as you never heard of before. A cake of scented, super6ne, toilet soap, each package containing splendid article of jewelry, all for only twenty-five cents Only twenty-five cents Just think of it Why, it's actually giving the soap away, say nothing about the splendid jewelry. Come, gentlemen, here's Q chance to buy nice present for your sweethearts. Walk up, ladies. Don't be afraid. Secure the splendid iewelry before it's all gone."
 Millie's imagination was fired by this eloquence. She said
 Boys, I believe I shall buy some soap. There's no knowing what present l might find in it. Would you ?"
 "Yes, I would," said both the boys, equally anxious to see the unknown prize. So Millie resolved to invest Ralph passed up the money, and they all retired to open the package.
 The soap looked doubtful and unin- viting. The "jewelry was 8 small shirt-pin with @ red glass stone. The sgold" had greenish hue around the stone, and smelt decidedly brassy. Millie was rather disappointed at this meager realization of her bright visions, but said it would be nice present to give Aaron.
 Popcorn and peanuts. however de licisus, are not ''illing." Millie ex. claimed
 Ralph, what shall I do l forgot all about dinner. I've spent all my money but five cents, and I'm almost starved.
 " Let's see how much I've got," said Ralph.
 A search in his pockets produced seven cents, while Teddy, the hungri est of all, found he had only two centl left. There was no hope of seeing their father until night, and the pros pects for dinner looked doubtful enough.
 "Ill tell you what," said Ralph "you stay here, and I'll go over to Una refreshment tent and see if I can't buy 8 pie or something with our fourteen cents. Then we'll divide it. You tws stay right hefe till call you"
 A tent for the sale of refreshment stood down in the meadow, across thu trotting-track. Ralph went in, ant presently reappeared, beckoning Milli' and Teddy to come over. They waited until the track was clear, and thel started to run across, hand in hand Just then two men trotting horse dashed around the turn, close upol them, shouting, "Hi hi !"
 A marshal galloped rapidly toward them, from the other direction, shout ing
 "Olear the track therel Clear tn track, say p
 Women screamed, while men callet out: Look out there you'll get rul over 1"
 The terrified children dropped hol, of hands, and ran for their lives, the, hardly knew how or where. Whe
 Millie finally stopped running, caugh her breath, and rubbed the dust out c
 her eyes so she could see, she foun
 herself in an unfamiliar part of tn grounds, surrounded by strangers, a
 of whom were too engrossed in thei
 own affairs to notice the troubles of strange little girl. She did not kno' which way to go to find Ralph an
 Teddy. She dared not cross the trac again, and was too bashful to ask hel
 of any of the people about her. Millie
 not knowing what else to do, like som older and wiser people in their troubleI began to cry.
 But presently Millie remembere some of the things her mother had tol her about Gods being everywhere, an , always ready to help us in our trouble Millie had not thought much about
 at the time but now there was no or
 else to help. So Millie, in the mid'
 of the dust and uproar, turned ht < dusty, tear-stained little face up to th still blue sky overhead and said to he self, "Our Father, who art in heaven
 not as she said it at home, sleepil . mumbling it over, and tumbling int 3 bed, to be tucked up by mother. b, 8 with all her might, especially the "d ? liver us from evil" Then-she hard
 knew why-she felt comforted, take q care of, as if it would all be right nov 8 God sometimes sends strange me l sengers. As Millie stood there, out l. a knot of men and boys came Jal 8 Newell, losfing along more slouchi 8 than usual even. Millie was so d l.. lighted to see familiar face, that sl - ran to meet Jake as if he had been h. r best friend.
 l "Oh, Jake !" she said, edo help me f I'm lost, and I don't know where u @ boys are, or where to go, or what @ do 1"
 s Jake looked both surprised ar - 1 sheenily nlaaaed at this annAal W Mic,