The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-15

got. not even exceptin' Queen Vicloris
"Well, sir, then 1t ali come out; some
times he talked, and sometimes she talk
ed, but the way Of it were that wher
these three Liverpool gals was a-brakln
their hearts over Johnnie, little Humpty
with u heart bigger than any OF 'em, were
y pinin' for him, too and soons ever shs
hearn tell OF his bein' took to the hosPlt
tie all smashed up, whatever do she &c
but top her boom and sail large Tor
pawn shop, where she swaps of most Of
her she-dannsge for man traps, and Oh
goes she to the hospittle for to be nurse
"It were such long time says she,
chimin' in at this pint, 'aiore they would
let me, and at last had to tell the doctor
as Johnnie here were friend of mine as
l wanted TO nurse, and then they took
me; but they didn't want to let me go at
the last, did they JohnnieT
al should say not said he, they new
er didn't have no SIGH nurse sfore, and
they never won't sgin 'thout L leaves
you wilder, and you goes back srter
another cripple :,
cones enough says shei I'll look
out next time and git n man with two
good legs
"'Well,' says he, you re own amt
over ship-shape, no how this bein' only
their way OF chafin', cause any one could
see with half eye as they was dreadful
proud of one another and was perfect ly
satisfied with each others models
"Well, sir, | don't knew as told you,
but if l didn't l ought to, this here
Humpty were rove foul every way 'cept
into her voice, which were the sweetest l
ever listened to, and she could just sing
like martngale So whatever do she
do for to raise the wind while Johnnie
were down fiat in the cable tier, but
every night a'most after he begin to mend
go as she could leave him, but rig herself
up in her she clothes agin snd go round
into public houses and the ike singln'
for the motey for to buy Johnnie the
nice fruit and what not he needed.
"Oh, they was awful places, says she,
chimin' in agin', but | found that l could
git the money in them, while at re-
specialize shops they druv me of, and II l
tried singing in the streets IN respectable
neigh borhoods the policemen would tell
me to ''move on" but around Williamson
Square and up on Copperas Hill, where
men come to throw away money, I'd be
sure to git somethin and sometimes a
swell would pitch me a half sovereign.
Of ever | were fairly took abacK,
says Johnnie, he now chimin' it, 1t were
when | made Humpty out, which were
q most as soon as / begin for to be up
and around. " hatever TO do / didn't
know. ! never dreamed that she come
here OF my account, but | knowd how
they treated her at the house, and sup
pose she'd just rugged hersel! up as
boy 50 Gs to git work and so they
wouldn't find her, and had got this job
in the hospttle. SO | come 10 the con.
clusion that l wouldn't let on, and l
wouldn't either.
"It you hadn't got so fond of me
you couldn't h5lp it, says she, gettin'
ner oar in again and givln' Johnnie
kiss.
"'Yes,' says Johnnie, and then !
found out what ought 10 have kncwed
il | hadn't been stupid-thst 1t were all
for love of me thst she be to come
there; and now, Sissy, show Tom the
yourgster.'
"'An't he buster? says Johnnie.
u ist look at him Sometimes I'm most
afeared, Tom he can't be ourn, for there
a'n't bit OF humped back abou! him,
nor vet "a WOODEN leg"