Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-08-30


ture, man, woman or child with the excep-
tion Of n milk-man on the next block. in
sight and Harry looked at her with surprise.
At last he said, with a smile, 81 thought got
up early, but you must have got up much
earlier than | did"
1--WE been here all night" said the child,
in a sweet, patient voice.
"lIere all night" repeated Harry, with
long whistle. Good gracious what d you
do that fory"
"Cause I want 10 90 in the very minute
the door opens. Ny Prnce"-with Il sob
"is in there"
Your dog?' asked Harry.
Eyes He's the dearest little brown dog in
all the world, and love him best of every
thing 'cept granny, and l love him just the
same rs her when she scolds, and my mann
ma brought him home one day just before
she went to heaven, and I've had him over
since, and he's the best dog that ever lived,
and never did any thing wrong in all his life
'cept onst. when hc stole piece of boiled
corn beef somcbody'd set ont in the back
Grcy to cool and he wouldn't have done that
| 'cept he knew how hungry granny and inc
was ;" and the tears rolled down her checks.
oh! I'm so sorry! Don't cry" said Ilar-
| ry. Here, take my handkerchief and wipe
/ your eyes"
/ They'll kill him." commenced the child
again, II can tcoaN tDemtO let MN Out,Hnu
/ don't want him to go to heaven that way.
/ I'd rather we'd both go together; and he
I could run on in front, and mamma d say,
! why, here's Prince-Nellie must be COM
| ing.''
Are you sure hos in there = asked liar
/ ry.
! "Oh yes. He WAS playing by our door
/ yesterday afternoon, most night, and was
/ poking chips in the stove TO make the kettle
boil, and heard him calling like he was IN
some trouble, and | run out, and two awful
men had him in cart, and Jimmy ONeil
said they was going to take him to the pound.
/ So ran after the cart without putting my
/ hat on, and soon it went so fast that could
MT STE it, and then | asked everybody whore
! the pound was. | membered the name lly
! thinking Of a pound Of brown sugar and at
last | got here, and it was shut up, and so l
staid here all night and do you think they'll
open it soon =
what are you going TO do when they do
open it = asked Harry.
$50 m and beg the dog man to give Prince
back. He's such a little dog they won't miss
him."
But he won't give Prince back unless you
pay him two dollars" said Harry.
Il haven't any money-not a cent said
the child but I've brought these, rising
and holding out her apron. which held tiny
china doll, a headless cat of the same materi-
al, a string of glass beads, two pink motto
papers, and a round white shell. These
Were all given TO me Christmas She said .
"and I've kept them good, all 'cept the cat,
and her heads in my pocket, and he can
stick it on somehow; and the candies out of
the mottoes-I ate one and gave the other to
gmnny-and the man may have them every
one if he will let poor Princey 60"
Il am afraid he won't take them said
Harry shaking his head.
"IIe won't? oh dear what shall | do =
cried the child. My dear little dog! my
dear, tear little dog ~
Don't don't" begged Harry, the tears
starting to his own eyes. You shall have
Prince have dollar and eighty-two cents,
and I'll borrow the other eighteen cents from
my mother
The little girls face Int up with Joy she
thrust the toys into his hand. 'IGke them.
you good, g0od boy! ~ she said. 'and III tell
my mamma about you when say my prayers
tonight.
Harry put them back in her apron. You
keep them till | come back he said; Il
won't be gone but a little while and away
he ran to his home. There he found his
mother making the fire, and his father smell
ing the coffee she had measured out ready
for boiling.
Mother" said he, will yOu lend me
eighteen cents =
Il intended to give you ten, she said for
your Fourth of July. But why do you want
it SO early in the mornings
Please, nanny coaxed Harry, make 1t
eighteen, and I'll pay it all back to you soon
and may have II slice Of bread aud butter
for poor little girl; Ill tell you all about
1t hy-"nd-oy' .,.
Il can't make 1t eighteen, said MS moth
er' Il haven't ahothcr cent laNe the t.h
If You want 1t. ltsin my rockot-hook IN uie
top bureau drawer and the bread on 'hO
table Don't bother me any more-lm III
hurry
Harry helped himself ana theh away ne
ran ran again 10 Wnore Ne'ne l'h.lenu! "MH'''0
Inn, smile OF perfect trust upon her iPa',
~ all right SAID Harry pGtunB th'
bread IN her hand IAN uncommon thlck slice
1t was, too with plenty OF butter) ea
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