The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-10-01

- learnt all that when the circus was
in town. The clown was one of my
reg lar customers.
"Oh, that's first-rate," said the little
voice, laughing.
"I'm a little out of practice now,"
said Tony, wiping his forehead with his
sleeve, and laughing, too.
BY the time Tony had climbed up to a
level with the open window, the little
lookup and himself had become the best
of friends. But, face to face with Rose,
the moonlight shining full upon her,
Tony's wits seemed to desert him. Rose
was the first to speak.
"How you going to get me down 2"
asked she.
"Then you amt chap at all ?" said
Tony.
II can't climb, like YOU"
"You couldn't ride down pig-a-back 2"
asked Tony, doubtiully.
Rose smiled, but shook her head.
You'll have to do that, or climb, !"
said Tony. 81 will help you"
Well, don't know as I'd be afraid
with you. You won't let me fall, will
you9"
81 guess not, said Tony, grandly.
"Just you try it, and see"
There was something in Tony's
smudge of face, with its tangled hair
and turned-up nose, that pleased Rose
and made her trust him.
:" tell you what" said Tony. "I'E
just strap you round the waist with one
of my suspenders. They're all leather,
strong as iron.
SO Rose, belted with her champion S
belt, was helped carefully out of the win
dow, and began her dangerous journey
downward.
"Slowly," Tony would say, holding
up Rose by the belt. STEADY" as he
felt her tremble,
Clinging to the woodbine, the trellis,
the sharp edges of the wall, Tony and
Rose came nearer and nearer toward the
/ ground
But half way down Rose made false
step, and slipped. Tony held her whole
weight on one arm.
Quick" he whispered, "put your
foot on mine. All right" And she was
safe again.
All the way down, after this, Tony's
arm heid Rose up as steadily as ever;
but when their feet touched the ground,
it snapped, and fell down by his sides,
as he had no power over it. He sat
down on the grass.
co." cried Rose, seeing how pale he
grew. "What is it! What have
done?"
She knelt down beside him, and
touched his arm; but he WINGED, and
drew away.
" Don't he said, trying to smile, even
then. cit isn't much. It'll be better
soon. didn't let you fall, did II"
" Ne, you didn't; but if you had, You
wouldn't have got hurt yourself, " said
Rose.
I'D have smashed both arms and legs
fore I'd have done it. Didn't / prom
Use p He had to cough down groan.
Roses eyes filed with tears.
Come home with me-" she said. 81
know mother can stop your arm from
aching So"
Tony shook his head, he couldn't trust
himself to speak.
But won't go without you,' said
she.
"Well, then" said Tony, "I'll try. "
And he stood on his feet. eff | could
sling this up, it wouldn't be so bad"
Here, said Rose, q can do it with
my SASH"
AS she passed the band around his
arm, and reached up to tie it, he noticed
one of her thumbs was done up in cot
Through all his pain his heart beat JOY
fully. What if this was the little girl
that was lost What if he should get
the $500, after all. He forgot his broken
arm for minute, as he asked, breath
lessly:
"You amt got a mole right behind
your left ear, have youl"
Yes, have. But how did you know
thatl" answered Rose, astonished.
Long, light curls, blue bonnet
strings" said Tony, musingly. Yes,
you're the one. It's the $500"
What's $500"
a" Finding you," said Tony.
a" am so glad, " said Rose, when Tony
had told her the particulars.
The grouty uncle opened the door on
the happy pair.
$50, ragamuffin, said he, in his gruff-
est voice, for his heart was softened by
this time into jelly" SO yOu expect the
$500 reward, do you? You think to
cheat us, do you, with your disgraceful
stories about BROKEN necks, and heads,
and arms Hark we, sir am too old
bird to be caught by such chaff :"
90, uncle !" began Rose; but before
she could say any more, he had caught
her, and kissed her, and thrust little
paper, all doubled up, into her hand.
"That's every farthing he shall have"
said he, sternly. "Now send him pack
ing. DO you hear"
Rose opened the paper.
"It's the $500 ~ cried she, giving it
to Tony.
Tony bowed respectfully, and turned
away.
Here, you !" shouted Roses uncle,
in voice that almost took the roof off.
Don't be in too much of hurry. I'm
going home with you, and, whether you
are willing, or not, L shall stop at the
doctors on the way. I'll have no brok-
Ell bones here, sir. "
80, the sly-boots :" said Rose, bring
ing her uncle his hat " You are the
very bestest man alive ~
So the grouty uncle, and the happy
broken-armed Tony. and the $500 re-