The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-17

willie, can't you prevail on our ne'
friend to pass the night with us til
tavern is poor place at best
s'With all my heart, said the doctor
L can assure you mothers beds are al
mp roYement on the ones you will fint
at our only hotel, and as for us, we ar
always glad to see stranger face. al
though we are quite settlement among
ourselves"
"Do you give every one such heart,
reception2" asked the stranger. eff SO
L wonder how many ever try the land
lerd's beds %
Bray eve are pleased with guest tx
entertain, and more than that, hold i
a command for US 'to use hospitalit,
without grudging."
The stranger rose, touched his hat
and said, ''you may never know how
deeply I feel your kindness. %
Mary and her husband had just said
they must go, for baby had fallen asleer
in grandpa's arms, when Ben came
around the corner of the house, leading
little Joe by the hand.
"l've helped do all your work, grand
pa," and the child stopped short, and
glanced at the stranger, who was listen
ing to Uncle Willie.
"Come here, Joey, come see this gen
tleman he can tell you wonderful sto-
ries. ;"
Joe walked slowly up to Uncle Will,
| keeping his eyes fastened on the stran-
ger at last he found himself safely nest
led in the doctors lap, where he sat
looking eagerly at the strange face.
''My little man," said the stranger,
''won't you sit on my lap? Uncle Will
has babies to love him, all these good
people have some one to care for and
pet them, but l have no one person in
this great world to love me tonight
"Then I WILL" said the child, and
with bound he was in the stranger s
arms. The gentlemen looked at each
other and smiled. The boy played with
the strangers watch guard, asked some
questions about strange charm upon
it, and at last, looking the stranger full
in the face, he said, with childish ab-
ruptness:
''I'ye seen you some place before"
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could it have been? I never saw you
before"
"Praps it was up to the State Fair, "
said the child.
4eriliak not. my man /; I have only
been in the state few hours.
"Josey, dear, don't annoy the gentle
man with questions"
''Do I 'noy you 2" queried Joey.
'.Not PARTICLE said his new friend.
"I know I've seen you some place, 3"
said Joey confidently, F'or else you are
just like somebody somewhere.
"Josey takes queer fancies in that
head of his sometimes" said Uncle
Will.
The stranger did not reply, but watch
ed the boy closely. "Joey," said he,
''could you remember who the somebody
was if took my hat off,
sP'raps SO do it. % And the stranger
did SO, but still Joey looked puzzled.
"May be dreamed about you," said
Joey.
Joey's father was busy just then tel
ling the family group about new pump
he proposed trying, and no one observed
Uncle VIII, the stranger, and little Joe.
"Joey," said his new friend, with a
quick glance at the doctor, ''do look
like your somebody now?" and the
stranger brushed his wavy locks away
from his broad, full forehead. The child
gave one long, searching look, and then
reaching up nearer the strangers ear, he
whispered, 'You look just like Uncle
Joe's picture is you %
eyes, darling," he answered, in a
hussy voice, 'your own, wandering un-
Gle come at last. %
DIR. VIII sprang TO his feet lie never
knew what become of that superior ci-
gar" but seizing his brothers hand, he
led him into the group, saying, "Father
Mother, here's the best present you ever
had here's our dear old Joe, God bless
him"
Mother Bray kissed the 'sdear child, -
as she had done twelve years before.
Father wept like child over his ''prec-
ious boy" and brothers and sisters
whirled him about, hugged him, until
he threw himself on the grass quite ex-
hausted, where he was joined by little
Joe, who declared, she is mine anyhow,
for I fnded him first. =" The children
we're allowed to sit up an hour later than
usual, and their parents asked SO many
questions of s'Mr. Josephs,' he insisted
upon it, they attacked him as iercely as
mosquitoes in India.
'sHow about those specimens, you
rascal % said Dr. VIII, giving him an
afectionate pinch.
s'I was looking for specimens of the
! human heart said Joe gravely, and 1
found rare precious Ones
How could you see US all, ana keep
still p said Ben.
'sI nearlr broke down." he answered
'swhen I went into the old dining-room,
and saw Mother, but she did not see 'hel
baby in the rough man; and then, wher
you all came in, nothing but that cig.n
kept me from playing the baby ; and
| came near dropping that, when VIII was