The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-24

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htn hION. i vi AAutA IN WI
seen her before
Where did she come from =
don t know. The fuSt ! see, she
was standing right in front OF me.
':W here was she going
Don't know Don't know nothing
about her, only she asked me to hold
the baby. because she'd forgot some
thing. She left the bag, too; here it's,
pointing with his foot, because his
hands were otherwise engaged, s'and
/ know she went off in the cars,
cause / see her looking ont Of the
winder.s
There was straightforwardness
about Bob's story which carried con-
yiction with it, and none Of the little
circle, of which Bob was now the
centre. thought of doubling its truth.
While the depot master was dellber-
ating what TO say next, a roughlook-
ing boy about Bob's age, who had left
off shouting Wakesha Chronicle to
hear what was going on cried OUT
'sOh ain'tyo green! She dldn tmean
to come back.
sThat' 50, I guess" said the depot
master.
Bob you're sold, and have got a
baby on your hands, said another.
In short, it was apparent that the
young newsboy had expressed the
sentiments Of all the men present.
.You had better go to the town
authorities and let them take the
child" said the depot master,
Yes
"Certanly'' chimed in the bystan-
ders: and so the matter would have
been settled; but the baby, who had
been looking wonderingly from one to
another, now nestled closely TO Bob
shoulder and began to wall piteously
It was only natural result of finding
lherselfi eft 50 long alone among strang
ers; but to tender-hearted Bob II
seemeda directappeal to his sympathy
and protection.
Il should like to keep her, Ishould
like TO take her home, said he.
Good for your said man who
had not yet spoken--only q poor Goa
HEAVIER. begrimed and smutched from
top to toe. Good for you! You see
gentlemen. faint noways certain The
woman won't come back next train
so what's the hurry about sending TIT
baby to the poorhouse--for that Wha
'tWould come to. If the woman don
come and we don hear nothing afte1
we've advertised, pears TO me it'll b.
time enough, to ~ about the poor
house them
No one offered any objection to thl
view of the case; and.t coal heave
added:
1T will cost something to .advertis
though, don't knows that ought t
come onto Bob.
"Certainly not" said the depot mas
ter, taking out his pocket book, a
example : Immediately followed b
others. so that an amount was collet
ted quite sufficient to defray all cor
contingent expenses, and handed owe
to Bob. Then he walked out of til
depot with the baby apd carpet bag
followed by his friend, the coal he;
yer.
: .sIIave ride on my keart,' aske
: the latter.
t Don't care ii do, if it's in You
e way" said Bob.
2 III make it my way said til
g good natued man. 30 Bob cilmed II
: the horse started off at slow tro
y and the little cart jolted away owe
T the cobble stones. with It's now
$ freight.
4 1t was not till Bob came in sight
the little one-story house which /
Q called his home, that he began to as
5 himself whether he had not acte
3 hastily i'll undertaking such chare
r without consulting Mother Darby, ;
/ he called the woman with whom |
lived.
Q For Bob was IAN orphan; nay, MOI
4 he had neither kith nor kin that |
d knew of in the wide world. Ev'
@ since he could remember he had pa
$ sed from one to another who had bee
n willing to harbor him for little VIII
d either for charity or the work
could do. For two or three years b
D. home had been with Mother Darh
e. receiving his board and scanty csot
ingin consideration of his tending I'll
o. COW. bringing in wood and runnlI
,e of errands.
= $50, what viii Mother Darby say
: was the question he asked himself
10 the cart stopped at the gate, and bl
ding the kind coal-heaver goob by,
entered the house with his burden.
: What she said was. What und
~ the sun have you got there now
u u ''She's SO prettv-and the Wont
= left her. and they talked Of sendl
=, her to the poor house / could
=, thelp it." answered Bob rather
" coherently
e Mercy on us What are Y
ie talking about can't make headn
~ tail of it-Put give me the baby.
She most frozen. poor thing.
:, And as the woman. whose nes
AZ was much softer than her speech, 5
III down by the fire and began to take
- the child's hood and cloak. Bol
courage revived. and he told the sto
- from beginning to end, as We know
- already.
ile "A nice job you've undertaken
IN said Mrs Darby then. 1.-The Won
IF never'E come back. that you may {
pend. She wasn't its mother
NJ more n / am.
ne Il thought you'd let it stay
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