The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-05-22
FOR HIS SAKE.

tlemen who had been absent from Eng
land nine years. All that while he had
passed under the burning suns of In
dis. He had suffered as soldiers do: he
had fought Al soldiers fight; he had
met the soldiers fate Of scars and
wounds, and one of them had invalid
cd him home to England.
1t was the first time be trod her
shores for niue years, as we have said,
and for the first time in any year be
was going to see his son. the little boy
born after he left home, and whose birth
had been his mothers death.
Captain Penryn had only been mar
ried Q year when he was ordered abroad
with bis regiment Six months from
that day letter had reached him tell
ing him his wife was dead. The letter
was written by an old nurse, the only
friend who had been with her. 1t end
ed thus:
THE baby. rs fine child as ever
saw, is thriving. I've done my best for
it. It's mothers last wish was should
keep it. and perhaps. sir. as some one
must, you'd as leave did as any other.
/ shan't be unreasonable in my charges,
and I'm very fond of him already.
With my duty to you in this dread
full trouble. your servant,
ANN GOLDEN.
The poor broken. hearted man almost
sank under the awful news. He had
loved his wife passionately. and when
the baby was old enough to travel she
would have come to him, in India, brav-
ing it's terrible climate and the life of
. soldiers wife abroad. because they
could not live apart. Now he did not
want little baby on his hands, and
he wrote to Ann as soon as be could
command himself to do 90, appointing
her his nurse.
Every quarter since the time he had
sent money to her for the child's board
and clothes. A receipt Was always re-
turned with "her duty, and the young
gentleman was doing WE'LL" and this
was all he knew of bis Ellen's boy
the child Of q love that had been as
strong as it was tender.
Now that his foot vas upon Eng
lands shores again and the meeting
was very near. Captain Penryn felt
new thrills of father. love through
his soldiers heart and longed for his
boys presence.
He would take him TO himself be
said. They would live together, shar
ing each others's joys and sorrows. He
would make . man of the bOy-not a
soldier. for he knew the trials of a
soldiers life too we'll; but something
very honorable and credi,able. He
should be proud of him, and he hoped
-ah, how he hopedl-that Ellen's
child would have Ellsn's face
My beautiful girl" he said to him.
self, with the teaIs standing in his
eyes, "how little thought of this hour
when kissed her goodbye.
And then his heart grew even warm
er to the pledge of their mutual love.
He had the address that Mrs. Golden
had given him in bis pocket. He
glanced at it now to refresh his memory
az TO the number. A plain. respectable
street in one of Lendon's suburbs; he
remembered it we'll.
But wy boy shall see better things,
now that l am here" he said to himself.
i am not rich, but can deny myself
many things to make him happy. Will
he love me, / wonder 2
Then he thought how has own heart
had been won with toys and swsetmeats,
and coming to chop where the former
were sold, paused before the gay win
dow. aud began to make a mental
choice between . red and gilt stage
coach and horses and q tain of bright
blue carriages. He had discarded both
for box Of scarlet coated soldiers,
when he suddenly felt tug at his coat
tail, and turning around. he found q
grimy little hand half in. half out of
his pocket. He caught it at once, with
his handkerchief in it, and gripped it
tight.
He was q soldier. and to soldier the
keeping of law and rule is 9 great
thing To give the little thief to pe-
licemap, and appear against him the
next day, was his frst thought; but as
the creature stood there, shaking and
whining, the fact of his diminutive size
struck the Captain foroibly. He per-
ceivsd his youth, which was extreme.
and he saw that, besides being young
aud small. aud wan. and dirty, and
ragged he was deformed His queer
little shoulders were heaped up to his
ears, and the hands were like talons so
long aud bony were they. The Cap.
tain held the wrist of this nannikin
firmly still. but not angrily.
"What did you mean by that. sir? "
he growled slowly, STOPPING down to
look into the boys eyes.
I'm to hook it" said the boy with
perfect cander "Oh. please let me be!
Oh. please let me go. oh. please sir. l
won't do il no more-never, oh. please"
I've a good mind to have you sent
to JAIL" said the Captain.
mo. please siri" said the wsif.
Please sirl'
Who taught you to steals' asked
the Captain.
The boy made no answer. Grimy
tears were pouring from his eyes:
Answer me-" said the Captain.
'lfI don't steal, don't get no Wet
usls.' said the boy. and my stomsch is
as holler-feel il. mister!-its Q Is holler
as druul She's been . bsggin to-day.
and we'll have stew. / won't have none
If don't fetch nothin OH
Who is she = asked the captain.
NV mother said the boy.
.Pve been hungry myself said the
Captain, thinking of certain Indian
prison experience. 1t isn't pleasant
Then he thought of his own boy.
God knows ought to De tender to
the little one, fer the sake of Nellie's
child he said softly: thep aloud