The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-01-31

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81 ho from. ma said Johnnys peeping 4
her shoulder with flial impunisy at |
bostmarks. Es s 81 II Il
From Clifton running her eye down
page; ssyour orphan cousin Torn y
e6npy's nose curied. Tom waa poor . |
Isp boy, who would disgrace him nth bis
2 b9 boots and patches. IS a ~ 49,
e WHO lie the other letter from ma Z"
Uncle William. dear, hesis coming for
sN6sfholidays.n 81 q III
5ncle William was S5eh and wonld give
Il Jim lots of present5s h a bright vision Of |
4 &Ifts, and, above all, what be smost wished !
75r, q new psir of skates, foated before bis |
! Sges. and immediately he felt himseif
irwin anxious leat anything should hap
4 pan the train that was TO bring Uncle
4 William.
The following week Johnny was cent TO
meet the expected orphan.
"What should I do,n he unused ,and
Ease, --sswhat should i do IL ! were 70 meet
4 ned country chap n Here he cat down to
tRause on the mortifying conseqncnces Of
am take short cuts through tao lanes,n
he said, janpiDg TO bis feet "that's how
fA'l manage is !" and away he hasxied, until
the depot was reached.
"Of coxrse I'll know him right sway
aaid Johnny, stepping In, and looking
ercgnd he1i be gaping e everything,
sEhat.n
a voice near him, enquiisg Of q hack
man for tsMrs. Wallace's,H caught his at
Stbention.
care you Tom :" he saia, whispering In
the little speakers ear cautiously.
x stYes, I'm Tom N exclaimed the boy, Ia
"a. burst Of delight. "Howgdid you know 90
ssHush !n-and here Johnny looked with
frightened eyes around hiaa. pm Cousin
Johnny. Now hurry u and like one par
4 sued he hustled him into the lanes in
question, out of the fashionable promen-
5ades of his fashionable aoquaintances.
III .SfOf course you've never been in the city
before, Tom,n he asked when as last safe.
scNever," said Tom growing Immediately
absorbed In gazing and pointing at 3 man
81 walking along, sandwich like, between
your boots at Blossom's." hsay, cousin
L Johnny" he added, Jerking his coat-tail
Y with q suddenness that almost ripped the
d stitches, 'swho's Blossom fn
"My goodness he'll attract ths whole
81 neighborhood," unused Johnny, in secret
&AagonY. ssYou should never point In the
street; it is impolite," he said at length,
taking breath ttnor should you ever
over tribes; "adding almost plaintively,
Tom did scome along,b stealing chances at
u Everything as he went. Pretty soon he
ssw Johnny stop short, and look as If he
4 .Fere ready to hide himself
bis head In all directions, expecting to see
/ nothing short Of O mad elephant, his COM
Danion's face expressed such terror.
4sDon't fret; I'll stand by you"
s1'm only too sure of that" Yves Master
4Johnny's wall, as the much dreaded "Mont,
annearAd in afyIish can and
heavy gold chain, on the scene:
81 ssGooti- morning. he said, daintily
smoothing his gloves, and casting eide
glance at Tem's patches.
a 4faiptly, and be tried to STAND in the shade
1 kof Tom, who, Innocent of his anguish,
EEpopped ont here and there, wondering why
DO was getting in bis way.
ttNice morning. remarked soe stihyi
and passed on.
Johnny continued his way in q commo-
tion Of suffering pride, feeling that he wa
N disgraced for life, while Tom's parting
glance at the fashionable acquaintance was
accompanied by Q comical inclination
to laugh, and the iOnOcent query: Say
u Johnny, who's that swell ." But johnny,
xwrithing under bis modification, walked
yon in silence, blaming the little orphan,
and feeling that he could never waste
\ civil word on him again.
h When they reached home Uncle William
was there before them. He was q kind,
wise man, end when night came, sat In his
room thinking of Toms forlorn condition.
A petulant voice broke in upon his musiDg.
4 It came upguardedly from am Adjoining
chamber, and was easily recognised as
Johnny's.
00f course, ma" he said, .tIll only have
to hint to Uncle William that haven't
/ any skates for the skating match, and he
will give me pair"
al would rather see him make q present
to poor little Tom," said the mother,
sadly, being too poor herself to help che
orphan.
aTon, indeed I" was the indignant re
joinder, .swhat figure he'd cut on the ice,
with his patches, before all the boys! I'm
sure 4 suffered enough of shame already on
his eccOantl hope you will send him
back where he came from! don't want
him here disgracing me. Sol" and the