The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-03-25

sired change; and Mr.. Wise said to
Miss Amman; IT could not sacrifice
Joe: Miss Emily; I'cou1d not .acri-
fee yru, 10 T have SACRIFICED myself
and a1t1 III 4 volunteer lit he noble xrmt II
of martyrs
When; h However; q, as the bridal cor
tegef f'l5ia;a passed thiaaIgh thia6agh tie ha1l;, he sav
|Joe fudge s fellows saava ah awith Iii.
elbow and % point SUI t tie 1piii 1Pin; Ii. felt
!f' repaid, ia though Mis- aAnaah u vas II h6ld
ing her head very :tJ1k high indeed =
Pa=The next morning t Little tt1HJ Joe came
by tie Office: a(what did de f3l folks j. say, 81 !,
bout :yo' bres' pin pin, Nus Tom ''':
!: Say +? Why, they did. did. not know
what to say, Joe y They could not
take their eyes off me. That pin
knocked the black out of everything
there. The bridegroom couldn't hold
q candle to mi" said Mr.: Wise, and
Joe laughed aloud | with delight.
"Did they give you your supper ??'''
"Did that, Mas Tom !; an I TUX
a SNOWFALL an I orange to Kiah,,'
said Little joe
r" Late on the evening Of the same
day MI: Wise was about leaving lis
Office when Little Jee's icrutchef
sounded II tie door way, !, d and Little
Joe himself appeared, sobbing bitter
y, tears streaming down his face
afOh; L6rdyy; Mas Tom on, Lo1dy?'
r'i:"What Is the matter, IL att2is ;J ;Joe p -.
"Oh, Lordy, Mas, 'Mas' Tom!
Kiah's done dead r
"Kiah! Is itpossible1 What was
the matter I" asked a Mr.. Wise. ~
's," "Oh, Loordy! Oh, Lord ?'I sobbed
little Joe: '''"MeYa an Him went down
to de creek, an was playih' babtizin
an I'd done babtizsd Kiah,, ';an,-oh
Lordy!' Lordy !---an' Kiah was jes'
ggwwine to babtize me, an he stepped
out too fur, an His legs was 50 sahor,
he lost his Holt on me an drownded
an T couldn't t bketch 5hiilmi him 7 cos / could
TIT stan up widout nothin to hold on
to. Oh, Lordy! 1"wish 7 inuvv'ulii
had ha' heerd'o' babtizih' y! / couldn'
git him out, an ID T jes' kep'' 81 a:hollleer:
in; but htobodyyz 7 dida Come Till Kiai
was done driioNw,tn1ded. iiN "a dd ''5"'''
o''"1 am sorry ft;r forr you, Joe:;' / wish !
had Been tiers But, ii al far fr as Kiaf
iiss Is concerned he i; better : off than hi
was s before, tb,f,r said MI. Wise: ~"
''l0"N No, he att AIT, Mas Tom,''. sale
Joe, stoutly';;; ;; .'leas' ways, Kiah' dom
think 80 hissef, eos m IF he Had AWAIT
cd t. die he could <has done it long
I'm merry i ago, T don't believe in = n,
such fool-talk As dead folks 'bein' bet
ter off dan dey was befo'."
Tom was SILENT: and Little .Jo'
| went on with renewed tears :. II com.
| up to. n you to gimme 4 clean shir
an 4 par O. drawers to put on .Kiah
You needn't gimme no socks COS b
AMT got no feet. OBJ Lerdy! Oh
Lordy r: ':sobbed little Joe; s.rsef: N
| anti 1IKiah, hadjes' hedsfeet like som!
I he r6lk.; wouldn't have been -drownd
edp z..:,,.., .,.:.ys
| Take this up to the house." sai'
Mr. Wise, handing him anote,, AM
Miss Mollissw giveo you swhate~e
you want."ss3.':s. :-": =. -.
"Thanky,, sir," " said Joe, II knol
lyoui ant got no coffin handy, but yo1
can gimme de money, an ! = can &c
one: I don't:reckon it will take muct
cos Kiah warn't Big
lzhThen Mr.. Wise wrote q note fo
the undertaken, and directed Joe wha
| to do with it.
/ The next day was cold and dar
nd;misty, and the paupers' hears
that conveyed Kiah to the graveeyJar eJ
was driven SO fast that poor little Jo'
tie only moqlrnlieeiri;, 9, 'c,ou id hardly kee
up 'as;h he hoppedd along behind On hi
crutcheBs.. = ...*ai -. |<S': = >: ,
{ The blast garsw keensr and the mi,
heavier, and before KiaR was burie'
out If sight the rain WAS falling
torrents thassdrsnehed the poor t'ti llitt
cripple sobbing beside tie grave IN e an
the driver Of the 'hearse, 1 good d-hear
I "a Eisthmllaa, sAid 70 Him, i, III xid M ,
81 gst up hefe, by he, AZ ye're
aisaa 70; III tats,' &. baci, al.
a,But. Joe shook His: He'd hsad aud I'd pr E.i
pared to hop Back Al he: had hoppe ,
Out, 'fhanty; sif,s s, = saiid i he, ~ "bpt !
, ruther walk. I feels like I would
gittin ..st a..Eisdte ont o'l Kishs ssilng, funeral
1 The wind lhlasz apea hi.s ba.tsnlls
: shirt, and tho rain beat heavily