The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-07-14


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rsNal Ksal warm Mr. iivr ~Mr, and Adansf.
sae thu bright Tina, sar ~hininK IA rluih,
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shtvfs.IMsed wrssnAn, whp how reAtsa
him IN > kOw shais Ivy the stnva and gave
him ! bowl VI warm btvad and milk.
Tho P~ritciAssls we're farming tw~ptle
and ~ellto do. They hail never had Il
child ~ th~ss own, Mnd. after much es,n.
rilsfMttau. hMd decided ~ a3loIt i hoy
WHEN \ nlt4hle oar could he found.
Word aNoeAaed them Mat d rlild 1
y.sfa ola hNA recently he~n left nlpn
thu town. and Mr.. pritrhArd. ua driving
osur In sse Kiuut N. Ind brought Tile
little fellow pscr On trial.
An slUais Aftrf thr farmer was ont, far
Ing I'm north wind Mnd harvesting hi,
p~nsnvkinA whilc TufMmy Bobiatt, II
tian ~nsfn Kitchen, lay On Tho rug, Will
his arm ovrf thu old cats neck. thinking
happily vi \ gingerbread mnn MIlicll h.
knew ~ b. NJ that moment baking Ii
ll,e own for him. MrY. iritchMrd, n
sIie CLEARED away her morning work, WA
planning how 10 cut over \ dark brown
iaaitlep thai hung unnsed ia the garnet
into = DarM, comfortable coat for Tomm,
10 wear when no went riding an,
sundays. 6lss meant 10 knit him som
thick stockings At once and get him
good cap.
Nobody knew how drcary aud forlorl
\ life II hnd been In the county ho,ls.
for = little 4 year-oll boy, snddonl,
lift frioldleMs. liz had wandered, sliy-
rrinK, ~ tho yard, sometimes picking
up here and there Il rca Leaf 70 play with,
liz llAl hung around III tho big, cheer
less ruxJla, where u few decrepit old wo
I'll nnt, boCunsu I'm tho mems room there
VIVA . lNitish, half-witted fellow. who
frigleened him. Nights he slept with |.
dreadful boy, three times m old M him
self, who said things 10 scare him, vii.
pulled MI tho bcd.clothes away, AMI
kicked IN his sleep. And nobody knew
how his littla heart had ached for tn.
dead mother who, though poor AMI
unfortunate, had sheltered him 10 TIL
last.
hut now, In Ibis warm new home, Ii
frightened into q rosy, pretty boy. Ill
hui new shoes mil stockings, All,
Mrs. Iritcllard made him tito it'll,
cont. with . mothcrly instinct growing
II her heart with every stitch. II.
learned the different rooms, md rui
nlloilt tlicm fasricAsly !; he made fnnn,
little sIsncllo~ le jumped mud langAe.
itks other happy boys, and climbe.
boldlyon Farmer Pritcharl' II knee, wlel
tint good man sal down to take his eas
after supper.
He. got meat Ia him, /" Mil tho far
naeF, noldlpg approvingly but | don
know whether hes honest yet. That
Ns ihiiik, W my mind"
Tommy hal been there n week, lin
ono week ~ sunshine, when thu lilac
cloud cAGne down upon him.
Farmer Pritchard had n cough, wLic|
VIVA ~ 70 tg0nblo him "a night, and d
the bureau, near tho head Of his bed, Ii
kept = NV gum-dropH, which ho conl,
roach ont and got % soothc his throa
when Mo coughing came on. One fore
noon, CHANGING ~ 20 into his bedroom
his eye tell upon the little paper lag, an,
no NAV There was not a single gum. droI
there.
That rogue Tommy has been here.
he said - lAlnNelf. - know there wer
five u six when ! went 10 bcd last nigh.
hnl, Tor : wonder, ! did moi take 4 singh
7 Tommy Tommy. Look here
Have yon boom getting my gum-dropsi
Tommy, who w. playing In tho door
looked pp brightly, and .Aid mo
slSs 90 ia1o them. Lucy !" a4ae,
thu farmer, turning 10 his WIFE,"
Mira. pritelMrd hal not touched them
Anu ner heart halk m sh0 nnid NJ 10
who NM ia 70 left ~ do IL lint littl
Tommy HIT h,sbandh face gre,
grnsu.
Tommy" he ssid, lyon need not il
take tho gnm.drops 3"
,..s \ didat'" replied Iomm,
oh yes you diJ, Tommy. Now
toll tho trnth."
No, | didn't"
"Ilii. II bad. worry lad, indeed" sai.
Mr, Pritchard, n~trrnly. This |. via
! lnse been afraid oI."
.oh Tommy I" pleaded Mn. prite,,
ard. II yon took them 10 say no.
- ha took them I" SeQHatcd he
husband. why, II IL clear ~ daylight
Hs haa been running In and ont al IN
rcom al tho morning."
But Tommy still denied the dead
though the farmer demanded md II
wife implored. Mr.. Pritchard's inc
grew 0lninoms.
Ill give yon till noon 10 tell III