Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-12-19

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at her with surprise. At last he said
with smile, Il thought I got up early,
put you must have got up much earlier
than I did," Is - aoaa g : -: =. -.
live been here all night" said the
child, IN sweet, patient voice. 9
Here all night!'' repeated Harry,
with 9 long whistle. "Good gracious
what d you do that fora"
"Cause I want to 60 in the very min.
ute the door opens. My Prince'-with
sob-"is in there"
"Your dog2" asked Harry.
"Yes. He's tho dearest little brown
dog in all the world, and love him best
OF everything 'cept granny, and love
him just the same as her when she scolds,
and my mamma brought him home one
day just before she went to heaven, and
I've had him ever since, and he's the best
dog that ever lived, and never did any
thing wrong IN his life 'cept once, when
he stole piece of boiled corned beef
somebody ID set out in the back alley to
cool, and he wouldn't have done that
'cept he knew how hungry granny and
me was: and the tears rolled down her
cheeks.
ooh! I m so sorry! Don't cry" said
Harry. Here, take my handkerchief
and wipe your eyes," 80.
They'll kill him." commenced the
child again, eff cant coax them to let
him out, and don't want him to go to
heaven that way. I'd rather we'd both go
together; and he could run on in front,
and then mamma d say, why. here's
Prince-Nellie must be coming"
''Are you sure he's in there2" asked
Harry.
"Oh yes. He was playing by our coor
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, ind I run
out, and two awful men had him in cart
and Jimmy O'Neil said they was gong
TO take him to the pound. So run after
the cart without putting my hat on, and
soon it went so fast I couldn't see it.
and then asked every body where the
pound was. Remembered the name by
thinking Of pound Of sugar; and at last
I got here, and it was shut up, and so ]
staid here all night; and do you think
luey II open IL SOOuS
"What are you going to do when they
do open it," asked Harry.
60 in and beg the dog man to give
Prince back. He's such little dog they
won't miss him.
"But he won't give Prince back unless
you pay two dollars" said Harry.
II 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, headless cat of
the same material, string of glass beads,
two pink motto papers, and round
white she'll. These were all given to
me Christmas" she said; land I've kept
tenn good, all 'cept the cat, and her
heads in my pocket, and he can stick it
on somehow, and the candies out of the
notices. ate one and gave the other to
granny-and the man may have them
every one if he will let poor Princey
60"
"l'm afraid he won't take them,'' said
Harry, shaking his head.
"He won't3 Oh, dear? what shall I
do?' cried the child. my dear little
dog! my dear, dear little dogl'
Don't! don't!' begged Harry. the
tears starting in 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 lit up with Joy;
she thrust the toys into his hands. Take
them, you good, good boy!" she said.
''and I'll tell my mamma about you when
| say my PRAYERS tO-night.'
Harry put them back in her apron.
"You keep them till 1 come back" he
said: ''Iwont be gone but.a little while;"
and away he ran to his home. There he
found his mother making the fire, and
his father smelling 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 wantit so early in the morning?"
"Please, nanny" coaxed Harry,
make it eighteen, and III pay it back
to you soon; and may I have slice of
bread and butter for poor little girl2'
I'll tell you all about it by and-by2"
II can't make it eighteen" said his
mother; II haven't another cent. Take
the ten if you want it. It's in my pocket
book in the top bureau drawer, and the
breads on the table. Don't bother me
any more--I'm in hurry"
Harry helped himself, and then he ran
away to where Nellie patiently awaited
him, a smile of perfect trust upon her
lips.
otis all right" said Harry, putting the
bread in her hand ian uncommon thick
slice it was, too, with plenty of butter);
''eat that"
By this time there was number of
people in the street, and pistols were
being fired and torpedoes and fre-crack-
ers set off, and all the bells began ring
ing. And Harry looked at the ice-cream
stand, which the owner--a Jolly faced old
woman, who had just arrived with a bag
and basket of fruit, cakes and candy
~ was preparing for the day, and at an
early rocket that was going up in the
sky; and he thought of the long time he
had been saving the money, and of the
intended supper, and the fireworks and
the tenement-house children dining and
ah-ing; and then, the door Of the pound
being opened, he took Nellie by the hand
and marched in. Il 49,.
It's there little brown dog here's" he
asked
"Named Prince9" said Nellie, her love
making her bold-"a dear little dog2"
"Ha hal" laughed the man; 'stbat's
good. Why, there's fifty brown dogs
here, and all Of 'em DEAR think. Two
dollars apiece: Do you want to get one
out9" g.!
Eyes, SIR said Harry ''if you'll take
a dollar and ninety.two cents-all I
have.".} &c.,.
At this moment, tall, dark, odd-look-
ing gentleman came into he doorway
and stood just behind the children.
"Can't do it," said the man, s'it's
against the law to take less than two dol
lars"
Nellie began to 500 again, and the tall
gentleman came forward.
"Your dog2' he asked Harry.
mo, Sir: hers" replied the boy.
"Your sister2" was the next question.