The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-23

here, and all OF 'em DEAR think. Two
dollars apiece. Do you want to get one
out?"
"Yes. sir" said Harry, eff you'll
take 81 .92-all / have"
At this moment tall, dark, odd-look-
ing gentleman came into the doorway,
and stood just behind the children.
Cant do it," said the man, it's
against the law to take less than so. co."
Nellie began to sob, and the tall gen.
tleman came forward.
Your dog ?" he asked Harry.
No, sir; hers" replied the boy.
Your sister," was the next question.
No, sir. 1 never saw her TIL this
morning. came out to buy some
things for the Fourth-of- July party, and
took walk down this way cause the
shops wasn't open, and found her sit
ting on the doorstep, and she'd been
sitting there all night"
Ali night - repeated the gentleman.
just as Harry had done, only without
the whistle. Tell me all about it.
And he looked 80 kind and good that
Harry did tell him all about it. And
when the story was finished the gentle
man said to the man at the door, "You'd
better take the money, Lewis. But
wait-we'n see if Prince is really here. I"
Aud, led by their new friend, the
children went in. There were dogs of
all kinds there, all shapes, all sizes, all
colors that dogs could be-yelping,
barking, growing, and moaning.
Nellie looked eagerly around and
shouted Prince !" as loud as she could
shout, but could scarcely hear herself,
so great was the noise. But little
brown dog, whose ears must have been
much sharper than hers, sprung forward
with cry of delight that seemed to
come out of the very top of his little
brown head.
"It's Prince it's Prince I" cried Mel
lie, clapping her hands in delight; and
the next moment he was in her arms,
covering her face with dog kisses.
Harry marched out, handing the door
man the money as he passed. The tall
gentleman followed with the little girl
and her dog; and, when they were all in
the street once more, he stopped ana
patted Prince on the head, at the same
time tucking Harry's handkerchief,
which was hanging halfway out into
his jacket pocket, and saying, you'll
lose that If you're not careful, my boy.
Then he kissed both children and
went into the pound again. And Nellie
| threw her arms around Harry's neck
and gave him good hug, and told him
she should love him forever, and made
him promise to come and see her and
Prince, and they parted.
"And that's the end of our Fourth
of-July party" said Harry, a short time
after, to the Jacklow family, as he fin
ished his breakfast and his story at the
same time.
You're a good boy, and did just
right" said all the Jacklow family, with
the exception of Mr.. Jacklow, who re-
marked mildly that "$1. 80 would have
kept him in tobacco long while"
And baby Jennie came and gave he,
big brother q sweet kiss-in fact, q Uers
sweet kiss, for some of the strip which
she had been eating on her bread anC
butter went with it and, as she toddle6
away, Harry pulled out his handker
chief to wipe off his mouth. 1t came
out with jerk, and four bright new sill
yer half-dollars came with it, and, fall
ing on the floor with a pleasant sound
rolled away toward the corners as fas
as they could. But they were pounce(
upon before they had rolled foot.
1.-THE tall gentleman !" said Harry.
"God bless him |" said his mother.
"Three cheers for our side !" shouted
Eddie, and proceeded to give them.
81 wish L had the morning paper,
said Mr.. Jacklow.
And there a0as party, after all, and
besides the family, there were tire
other guests-an old woman, small
girl, and little brown dog.-Harper'
Weekly.