The Republican journal., 1878-10-24
Little Pillywink.

uluiuluS llit uiSul.
"Why did they call him Pillywink ?
Well, that was just what Aunt Lucinda
asked his brother Daniel one day, and
this is what Daniel told her
"Why, you see, his name usent to be
PilyWink. 1t used to be 'Rasmus but
one day when Luther Jones was singin'
Johnny Schmoker YOU know it says,
PIllywillywink, dat iss nein teltcr,
Well, when Luther Jones came to that
part, the baby laughed like everything.
Luther kept goin' back to it just for fun,
and every time be said it, baby'd pretty
near go into fits. 50 he called him little
Pillywink, an now he won't be called
anything else
Hts Il ridiculous, heathenish name "
said Aunt Lucinda with emphasis
lie likes it, replied Daniel composed
ly. $50 what's the odds :"
Aunt Lucinda was about to reply when
She heard the subject of their remarks
singing a lullaby to his colored rag baby.
II nclc Tom, accompanying himself with
his drum sticks, which gave a strange,
mut1ied sound, quite unlike their usual
deatening clatter. Remembering that she
had forgotten to cover the bread which
she had left upon the kitchen hearth to
rise, she ran out to attend to it.
Poor Aunt Lucinda How her eyes did
grow large and black and awful, as she
saw ncle Tom reposing serenely in the
Very middle OF her bread-pan, the con
tents Of which Pillywink was Industrious
N stirring up with his sticks.
Good land :" she exclaimed taking
them from his rhuhhy hands and SaatiDU
MN Gown nara IN the rocking char.
v en- i doesn't make any difference
N1d. ihey caIi I"u' thal lacJ,
IiilWlhk 5 heart S"elIe0 WITH sense
ol injury me tears gathered III his
oflSht eyes. a queer niue bunch came
ihIo ms throat. 'oor baby low dld
he KNOW that that SOFT, warm, sticky
SgAI"lhlA4' "nGn Llau almost made a
"llIte man % hcle om' WouIG 'FeI
Hlo" mo ut!lciouS biscuits ana Mul-
ms OF Ilght' snowy loaHes lie didn I
hho" II. Ie ohly knew that MS play hau
ueen sp"ileV, ana lhdt ne hau peen
Seo.ded.
ne couIdh stal'd lt me trouolesolne
Duhch grew larger lie looked AT Aunt
Luclnda with GuIerlng up, and VIDE
gathering. @Sltr ana laSleI they came
those Tears lheV chased each olher
doNh ms foS! cheehS, ahd maze MS
iuouu ldSUe Ju9t dS ~ ulo "HtL ms lHotu-
CT put 700 HucA SAT- III the soup. lie
opened ms mouth Wlde lheh' anu crled
as II illS poor mute heaft We're quite
ofoheh'
Auht Lucihd" WASH a hard- hearted
woman. she could scold with the best
" l1ein' ane SdIu 'pul hahd-orgah
Was s"etlei music TO her ear any gay
tHah odoH GIN iHS
% sue look + IilI!N VINE on htF knee ana
li05ltu MN OH 70 BanouIy cross then
lolo n5ln dooul IItlIe JACK iiolneL' ana
tle o'Q woman VINO swept the coDWeDs
rom IHe SKY 10 "hlch interesting rtcll-
alS ne lIled 70 turn ueal ear out couidn
urea .o Keep green lhe memory OIL ms
wrong Ul constant water, Out louhu II
growing "Ialnter ana lalnter sun ana
"hen the "old man dressed ID leather
win ms conllcd! 'l1oW 90 you 40 was
lntroduced' he buried his sorrow quite
out OF slght' ana laugned aloud, pattln9
the laoed cheeks WIN ms lat hngerS'
DANIEL whose pIack eyes had Deen Dart
ill8 angry 8Iailces at MS maternal rela-
i've Whom ne suspected OF sinister de-
SI7AS upon MS NIUE protnef peace ol
lhlId' now colldeScendeu 10 smile.
- II"I "ooSe NeIse' AullI Luclllua
tliillh IL must Dt'
we've Sot preacher comm 70 llodd
Sfeeh next sunday, ana PlllyWlnk Il 60
W on you PnlyWlnk
me Oaoy nodded.
"IlIly"lnh go gasped Aunt LUCINDA.
es ma am we always take hlm'
TePHeu DanielI ponlpousiy.
-AullI Iuolllud , t.,, was dllhee' and Ian
~ I5 any ~ nttle III! "I1h HNeu away ou'
est' lhey did not nave preaching eV-
cry sunday ana Wheh they dld, OF course
every one Wlshed TO near 1t.
IL had taken the mother long TIME tC
overcome lle[ eastern ldeas ol lhe proprl-
etitS = pFeluoces ner husband called
Ihenl' MdEY d SUNDAY had she spent al
nome WIN D1hiei III her arms When mel
very SOU loh9ed lof lhe souhd OF tht
Sood W0IdS when were comforting
others W heh llilyWihk came She Salo
- HeISeli, VII pe pldne. l cannot Ge-
ny nysel1 longer. | VIII 90 as the no
mans do'' Ana so PIllyWlnk went t'
churcn. ,
gu shoulu nave seen the NIUE reno"
When they started OH upon the 1ollo"lne
sunday morning. Inc church was mile
or Two OH, across the pralrle but Wha
Vi tndt "neh lneIe were doHen nolSef
"iIhln thelr call
- Never was t1eIe d happier ch'la thal
yWliih' "nGh his iaCier Illted nun u
"llat ne considered lle SeaG OF hohof up
on olu gray pdch' lth papa dfll
ABOUT Nun, ana old gray name WaF5ns 10
SehtiE III 'front.' ne leit lnat perfect DIS
was III store, ana was luollant' ~,
lhey were nearing lhe Town Otne
Pe9ple were gong 10 churGn 700. Vqeel
i9ohIh9 I9.9 NenlGies , met ana passed Li tne!p
WAGONS - "n s9i'S d,lo siAeS, pu5oIo
open anu toNeLee, 5e y aho 1,'? one solitaly ' Sis
ga'IsinS It lt0 Selils5l.ioohin9 81 paSseilsel
lneh tiieie were Ihe noISe-oach rIuoIS =
men young anu ana 1lu ooys large % anu ! sinail ai
olGn = sun "o ooiiiet1' ~ rota - 81,
Voea vi; l;s4ns up po'l'lo tiloll liloip Pioe0il
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