Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-22

grand entrance, after CHANGING contempt
uously at the poor little duo, who fiddled
and sang as the brilliant dresses disap
peared in the distant doorway; but finally
stopped as the last carriage drove away
II suppose we looks too awful" SAID
Tosey, wettingly his lips and feeling
vacantly in the small pocket, which God
knows, had not seen SO much as dime
for many and many day.
Eyes, said libby, shut does feel SC
hungry, and sang so loud, and I tried
so herd, and"
libby slightly sotbed and silently
used asmali piece of her shawl to wipe
away 8 laroe tear.
Don't cry" said Tosey, tremulously
"let's move on, and perhaps we'll find a
little somethin' Oh, if we only had a
few penniesp
Tosey took Tibby's hand and they start
ed to move away.
ooh, Mr. Cold Night exclaimed Kit
ty sorrowfully, ''let me give them some-
thing poor little things!"
"But they are beggars," answered the
Cold Night
Kitty looked ashamed. She could feel
herself blush, even though she was cold
and shiverine. The cold Night handed
her silver piece.
YES" said he; drop 1t, even If it's
wasted. See what they will do.o
Kitty took it quickly and dropped it
| before them. Right at Tibby's foot fell
the money, which she would have passed
upnoticed # Tosey had not exclaimed:
ooh, libby, there's dimer' and pick
ed it up.
libby clasped her hands in delight,
| danced up and down and then looked in
to his hand, to De sure that it was really
there. 1t was surely.
"Wont we have hot potato, though T.
said Tosey.
"And big roll, ana some butter, and
some meat, and just a very little piece of
pie9"
libby named each of them on the ends
Of her fingers. but stopped when sne got
to her thumb, for the money was all gone
by that time, aud the thumb was quite
large
'sBut how did it come theres' asked
Tosey.
"Could it have growed2" suggested
libby.
NO." said Tosey.
"Fell from the SKYE"
"Guess not, said Tosey, obviously.
Cor been fungedf"
Con, 10, of course notr' Tosey an
swered, emphaticaily.
They both looked hungrily at the piece
of money, and began to count together
what lots of things they could buy and
their faces grew bright, indeed, as they
thought oft.
From the shades of the opposite side
OF the entrance, thin bundle of rags
slowly crept, and steadily shufhed up to
them. Out of the dirt and rags peered
thin face and glistening eyes, and the
hands of the small bundle YEARLY rub
ned themselves togetheg, to try and stir
up the blood that was not there.
"Thls is charity ball." said the thin
bundle. "Theae folks dances for the poor"
The glistenipg eyes looked eagerly at
Tosey and libby, and frequently glanced
at the n1oneg in their hands. ave is
poor, and they dances for us and me
mother, who is sick abed, they dances to
give us the bread which we seldom has,
"Tosey looked in surprise at the thin
bundle rubbing its hands.
"And does they dress IN nice closes for
us, and ride in carriages, and give lots of
money, and all for usg''
The thin bundle rubbed faster and
faster.
Eyes, if there's any more than as pays
for the dancin' and the dressin'; and the
dancin' costs ten dollars apiece, and the
dressin' dunno It's all for us-if there's
any left"
"But they didn't give us any when
sang" saiu Tlbby.
"Lors, mol" said the thin bundle; ",hey
has folks rs hunts up poor folks when
they has time, and sews fannels when
they hasn't Yes, they says they does
all this for us, but The bundle shook
its head as if it were doubtful, and con-
tinued:
81 stood over yonder thinkin' some
body w uld give me semithim'; but they
all looked mad at me, and | went back
into the shadder and watched 'em. 1t
was big sight, but I'm jest as hungry"
The hands stopped rubbing, and the eyes
AoohC'A HC', do tue DQuulc aGueu my
mother is very, very sick. Oh, we's poor,
so poor!'
Tosey looked at his little sister as the
rags began to shuttle away.
"Tibby," says he, 'does we feel so aw-
full hungry2"
libby hesitated. She looked at the sill
ver,and then asthe slowly retreating figure
and then she looked up into Tosey's
gentle, loving lace.
''No, Tosey, dunno as does''
Tosey turned around, and running
after the departing figure, handed her
the piece of money.
"There," says he, stake it; you need it
more than we does"
The bundle looked IN surprise as she
took the piece, and tears fell down the
thin, pale face. Butshe only said:
I'm very, very grateful" and walked
off.
The two little musicians watched the
figure as it disappeared in the darkness,
while the happy shuttle grew fainter and
fainter
Alb, here was charity, Godlike charity,
IN the hearts OF the beings the rich de-
spised aud thrust from their door!
AS the Cold Night turned toward
Kitty ne found her silently wiping her
eyes.
do YOU see what true charity isa"
asked he, in sweet, sym pathetic voice
Eyes, yes" murmured Kitty; 81 see, I
see.'
While they were talking, they had
slowly risen up, to the brilliant windows
again.
Now look at the mockery," said the
Cold Night, s,mewhar harshly.
1t was the most brilliant hour of thu
ball: Light from myrlads of jets, en-