Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-06-19

tnree years peiOTe-i was ioie WV"
no relation In the world but my
dear old grandmother. She had a
comfortable income at the time, and
for year everything went well
and then the bank in which all her
money was deposited, broke, and
we were penniless. Grandmother
sank beneath her misfortune and
became almost helpless, and l al
ways was a spoiled, good-for-noth-
ing"
"You always were q darling"
burst in Winnie, impetuously.
"-and l married grandmama's
lawyer, and he was very, very kind
to us both, and we we're very COM
Portable until about three months
ago-the day wee Daisy was half a
year old-when he died, and oh
Winnie, he left no will but one
dated long before he knew me,
which bequeathed all his fortune
to a nephew in some far-distant
country, and again We were left
penniless. Grandmother grew
weaker day by day, until she be-
came utterly helpless, and now she
lies from morning till night, and
from night till morning again on
her bed unable to move; and we
were almost starving, and / saw
speaking slower and slower, "the
advertisement calling for children
for this show"
ayes, Daisy, dear" said Winnie,
patting the thin white cheek en-
couragingly, "you saw the adver-
tisement-"
"And l think baby is just as pref
ty as a baby could be-"
Lovely" said Winnie, kissing
the sweet, blue-eyed thing.
"And it occurred to me that, il
she could win prize, poor old
and the darling her.
self might be- kept from cold and
want this winter, and so / came
here. But I'm afraid very few peo-
pie have noticed baby, for I've sat
in this out-of the-way corner all
the time, I 80 dread a crowd, and
=" The tears came into the won
derfnl blue eyes.
"Brother john" said Winnie, as
she passed.
swell, INV dear I" said Mr.. Tru-
eax, coming a step forward.
"Mrs.- By-the-by, what IL your
married name, Red Ridipg-Hood p
"Mulgrove."
"Bless my hearth" exclaimed
John. "Old Lawyer Mnlgrove-
old enough to have been her grand
father !" Then. recollecting him
self, he stammered: "a good and
clever man. knew him well in
years gone by. And he was your
husband :"
ayes, sir"
Eyes, sir !" muttered Mr.. Trueax.
81 wish she wouldn't be 80 con-
foundedly respectful"
81 was about to say, brother
john" continued Winnie, with de.
cision, "that Mrs. Mulgrove must
not remain here"
"Of course not-being a friend
Of yours, Winnie"
"My sweet-tempered, loving lit.
tie pet she was at school, John"
"That only makes it the more
imperative that she should leave
this place at once" said Mr.. Trneax
"Bnt what is to he done with thu
baby :"
Why, yon stupid.st Of oil fel
lows, that must go with its mother
Do you imagine she would leave |
hcrei Come, Little Red Riding
Hood. Brother John" lowering
her voice to Indispensable !
faint with nervous agitation. Iwil
assist her, and you will-oh! yo'
will, dear John, just this once
carry the baby :"
And. before Mr.. Trueax coul,
say a word, baby was 10 his arms
Juggling away at his long brow
heard, and Growing with deligh,
And it was thus that two Of tn
strirtest members Of "The Stanc
Old Bachelors" beheld their Vic
President that bright Novembe
day coming ont Of the haby-sho,
"a baby in his arms and two love
" women following directly h.
hind him-hehcld him. and turnc
to living statues on the spot.
A year and nearly three month
had passed away since Winifre
Trueax found her old school frien