Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-08-01

me.
"Ain't 90 hungry, poor MANI" he said.
declined his hospitality, but his lips
quivered, and tho tears came into his
eyes.
"Oh yes" | said quickly, seeing what
allied him " would like to have some
raisins," and stopped down beside him
His face cleared instantly, md he com
menced feeding me-alternately putting
one raisin in my mouth and one in his.
| thought was doing him favor; he
knew he was doing mo II favor, and as
tho grapes disappeared, began to look
uneasy.
"Aint 90 dot onoughP" ho said.
"No, not half enough yet"
Es 90 is dot enough, now; dey'll
mako 90 sick" and he actually put all the
rest-O good sized han9nl-into his own
mouth. Well, it was not fair, but | re-
served my opinion Of his conduct, and
asked him his name.
"Dotty," he said.
Where is your mother?"
Don't know"
Where do you live ?"
"Me's doin' to live with co."
"With me?"
" Es-my nanny tell'd me so."
" Your nanny told you so2 Where
is your mammy?"
Hers don'd Off"
What's your mammy's name?u
lie looked at mo from head to foot,
mentally gauging the extent of my idio-
cy, and then answered scorfully:
" Mammy's named nanny; don't 90
know dat?"
"And she said you were to live with
me?'
" Es her said if mo would, oo'd dit
me lots of pretty sings"
/ felt like the man who drow the ele-
phant by lottery. "It's most douced
COOL" said.
=" Es, 1t awfy tool,n said tho young
man, rising " cts do in do house."
In the house and divested of his wraps,
no wac 40 much NJ nonc us II ne hau
lived there always. The first thing no
did was to harness chair to the head OF
the lounge with an old pair of suspend
ers, and then to get on himself and com
moncd driving, "talking horse" most
uproarousy.
Get ape now, won't oo2 Got ape !
Whoa, Danuary! DO long doro, won't
oo2 Darn 90 fool"
He was evidently all right but what
sort of fix was | in2 Well, to con-
dense the matter, gave him in charge
Of the landlady, and went cut TO sec il
| could find his mother. 1t was no use
| Advertised him in every possible way.
Nobody claimed him and / concluded
that he had dropped out Of the clouds for
my especial benefit. Perhaps tho bread
! had thrown upon tho waters had been
metamorphosed into meat, and in this
shape had setuIned 10 me sooner than
expected. | would be careful how
made another compact with my spirit
friends. But even yet it seemed that
they had not fully recompensed mo for
my kindness to tho children Of the past
Christmas.
was sitting one evening with Dotty
by the fire, some six weeks after his ad
vent, when there WAS slight shulllinl
at tho hall, and soon tiny rap upon my
door. | opened it, and little girl camc
in timidly with her finger in her mouth
At first the light dazzled her, but she
soon peored round the table and then es-
pied Dotty. lie, too, had seen her, and
with little scream he rushed TOWARD
her, and then commenced the most ex
travagant demonstrations Of JOY eve
witnessed in my life. OF course, wa
curious TO know what it all meant, bu
they did not answer my questions
They did not seem 10 hear them. II wa
"Oh, DottyW and "Oh, LillyW kiss
kiss--kiss and "Tum up to de fire, Lily
! CT INC bIhkB ut hilOW Oli OOl tlOuh uH'
4" Where did 90 Diet dat pity horsey
Dotty2" and then more exclamation
and more kissing. ] was utterly be
wildercd, and after cudgeling my brain
to an extent undreamed Of in all my pre-
yious years, gave ii up as hopeless 70
that night at least, and concluded L
sleep on it as soon as they got done kiss
ing. In the succeeding days found out
partly by questioning and partly b.
guessing, that these children were twins
Who they were, or what the object i
palming them off upon me, remained
profound mystery for years. will jui
say, in passing, that though a little re
sentful at first at what seemed an un
pardonable liberty in thus forcing grea
responsibility upon me, | soon becam
not only reconciled, but infinitely hap
pier than | ever expected to be. My daI
lings grew in grace and beauty, and be
, came the very life Of my life. But fror
! the moment Of their entering my house
: was haunted by a woman, who, in spit
= Of all my efforts, baiiled every attempt (
q see her plainly. One summer evening
as | sat in my little sitting-room with tn
| children at dinner, | became consciou
Of some strange influence near me, an