The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-03-11
BLUE AND GOLD.

, know poor woman who has little.
, boy, and he is, her one joy in all the
| world. This little boys name is Fritz,
| and he is bright, sturdy little fellow,
three years old. His father is long way
of, working on railroad, and has prom
, ised to send some money to get new
coat for Fritz. In the meantime the
mother works all day long to earn money
i for herself and her little boy. And Fritz
, is just as brave and ,contented child as
one would wish to see. He has learned
, to sit still and not to hinder his mother
when she has so much to do, nibbling
, away at crust OF bread or playing with
a few sticks or stones, and when he has
E built house he calls out: Look, moth
= err' .-.....s .;... ...s-.. ,.. ..
Mother cannot always look, but she
Z 4harn from the nest. But 1or soho
G t;,na pi,ns now the gray hen has been nlissins'
5 50 the mother is very sad. ;,,o store
e Now, not far from the Viiias Good
d was a forest, on the edge vi nthar used
C an ,a.Ta Fritz when she went TO gatnel
Strowberries W in the wood, and VIVA. was S
r sho iov of both mother and ffitz W nnu
,e hnre tT one day their lost hen siluhg 9pIIn ,Ia
a ,oct made in the soft grass Dehinu .nI r,,
re ,raot tree There was patn thlouSn ,
ne e. forest which led to large lomn
or .I.L.re VII there were baths; that Is, ~aln W.,
m VIZ; ;,us of water spouted out Oh III.
oh sp,th pprth and sick people who batheo IL
them were made well. .oa a crea
of Not far from the springs stoou s,ua w.
zee hotel. which in the summer tn,h s s;c
er. fl,ed with fashionable p1opio' Fritg
All All other any nicked up a little money III 20
al al niotnor, ,1,s and also sold her strawperri'
,a ,'as "' Sne Sm morning Lisbeth was very, Ve,
Sno cho had not been able to raise u
Ing sau. s far her rent and the landlord n'
MA I,er she must leave the mouse II
sea .u Das moi Maid the next day, ana she -
mo ot a nepny. not enough even 10 NY
oIas hit of bread; where, theh, "oio wa
= S;tb florins TO come from. ,ou,d co,
'oias los Ina fortnight her husband Moutu bnt !
lied and bring her some nor Tho farm
iiou cnnld not get it before, anu 'hS Sc TO- =
;oop- couiu nv Oat wait another day! She = :
day Wouio orlv and prayed that the gooa =
Is on yo;,ld help her in her dlstress, sner ~
estl. "oliu Erit1 and gave him her last CT
! had Woke a riis~ soaLed in water She hers
three y, otbing. She determined 10 ~
1--WE s aso hotns and see if the housekeePel
=, the The hotel would lend her ilt..G 'Gd ~ :,
play. thing and on the way she rSo,a %oI ",
| or
hiefs. some su aaT left in the chest, and WI
er iui drop of milk she MADE ~ nv s.iJ a. :,
heid and uniting it on piate sale ~ q
lich is anu 49, "a yours to eat when the
spread fIllA' noonn
layers rinss; s;,n ,oi nodded as if he understood
,gin to rL cow his mother weeping ne
o find wneh har nr cheek and said consoh
spoons M crv mother; be brave, not
mother ;,,st ss she was wont to qu1et MN.
ow out Ia the mother now starteu ou.
idle rs FIVE eggs in one basket, ana Nv, sSn
ch Inu baskets for strawberries, a.
IS Dack o,t aI,et me go, too.
es and out' out'u,aiI y sa;d his mother, as
rection a., rreat tree where the hen ma
tries to lno and she gathered up afew q
'nder 10 that Fritz might feed her. tho
effect OF 'h1g WJhar they came to the tree the
or kissed her little boy and salu; =,
S many 81 Gond n how. and may God protect IN
piau Fritz" the
TWO and c,had no fear about the child;
of soap o.S sa he had been left there slc
. pushes .sas or oxen ever came tbat wa
3 to hehs now and then . person carrying
le1 In thing to the baths .h, III,
o timber 'n Fr;tz watched his mother WI
II her hn- onneared among the trees, .hon
Ugh they apPea;,h the bread crumbs;
ey-board, men anr,e flowers and grasses;
| ,.tnkpd
the niue pratched the ants running 30
hands OF h;ther and thither over tne gIo;u
as il they then the birds hopping from '"i'
ing nnn uom i'm the tree above. &c his
lite sheep, Alter awhile he thought OF ms
Vi, as II lts ubich his mother had mace
stop.so surely it must be noon py tnls
growing; onv rate he was hungry, anu
piano mao trotted to the village, no smail
on both oi for such little boy; ana WI. .
clatter anu found his porridge back again
ps, up anu tree the little feet trudgeo. /,
, hand over Whv he would rather eat ~
OF rats ana could not tell, only many tip
all music his mother had taken tneat
this pleasant spot. Bul Wna'
Il wasi The porrldge was g,
eve in Ken hot. but the plate was Veiy y !.
,antiful. was AID AID not want to spill one bit,
of the pa M along very slowly, saying an ),
xn. A youth himself: a Be careful, fritI' =
nown waited Rr,t he would hardly have p'
aid Miranda. have carried il to the tree II
d. "Let US tie girl from the village nao
discovers US, neped along and helped MN
most reached was carving some milk to I'M
the old gem ,,,hen she had fixed Fritz on
tied no words. hIa seat under the old tree, "
ng and beau "a oe beside him, she gave M
hoods nome, nod and went on.
in that small Thon Fritz began TO eat
Iat Young man ottan saving. " Dat is good;
six cups and ouiet that the little birds
orth OF sugar and nearer, and peered az u;
ded for house Very warm 1t was, ana 80 ss'
dozed on her nest, the oees
Loaf hummed very softly, not
al boeton DOE ~, co. stirred the leaves, ana Iii
73, $oo i,oo'' ade a long journey ans