New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-12-25

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found his mother making the fire, and
his father smelling the coffee she had
measured out read = for boiling.
"Mother," said he, twill you lend me
eighteen cents2"
!. l intended to give you ten, she said
sfor your Fourth Of July. But why do
you wantit SO early in the morning ~
Please, nanny coaxed Harry,
snake it eighteen, and I'll pay it back
to you soon; and may have a slice of
bread and butter for a poor little girl2'
I'll tell you all about it by-and by?n
II cant make it eighteen said his
mother; Il haven't another cent. Take
the ten if you want it. It'sin my pocket.
book in the top bureau drawer, and the
breads on tho table. Don't bother me
any more IN in hurry"
Harry helped himself, and then he ran
away to where Nellie patiently awaited
him, a smile Of perfect trust upon her
lips.
''lt's all right" said Harry, putting the
bread in her hand Gan uncommon thick
slice it was, too, with plenty of butter) /;
''eat that"
By this time there was a number of
people in the street, and pistols were
being fred 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 jolly faced old
woman, who had just arrived with 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 oh-ing and
ah-ing; and then, the door of the pound
being opened, he took Nellie by the hand
and marched in.
SIS there little brown dog here7' he
asked.
Named Princea" said Nellie, her love
making her bold-'sa dear little dog9'
TIA hal" laughed the man; ''tbat's
good. Why, there's fifty brown dogs
here, and all of 'em dear think. Two
dollars apiece Do you want to get one
out2''
Eyes, SIR said Harry ''if you'll take
dollar and ninety-two cents-all I
have"
At this moment, a tall, dark, odd-look-
ing gentleman came into The doorway
and stood just behind the children.
"Can't do it," said the man, "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.
"No, Sir: hers" replied the boy.
'Your sister2" was the next question.
''No, Sir. I never saw her till this
morning. | came out to buy some things
for Fourth-o July party, and l took a
walk down this way cause the shops
wasn't open, and I found her sitting on
the doorstep, and she'd been sitting there
all night"
Gall night!' repeated the gentleman,
Just as Harry had done, only without the
whistle. TELL me all about it,"
And he looked so 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, "Yuu'd
better take the money, Lewis. But wait
we'll see If Prince is really here"
And led by their new friend, the chill
dren 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 sPrince!'' 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, sprang forward with
cry of delight that seemed to come out
of the very top ofhis little brown head.
cts Prince! it's Prince % cried Nellie,
clapping her hands in delight; and the
next moment he was in her arms cover
ing 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 and pat
ted Prince on the head, at the same time
tucking Harry's handkerchief, which was
hanging half way out, into his jacket
pocket, and saying, s.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, short time
after, to the Jacklow family. as he faish-
ed his breakfast and his story at the same
time.