The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-25
They both watched the little duo,
Tosey and libby, the Cold Night said,

~ GAoifSy3 SoA0Aulty PNooou 1890. ~, ~
they were ragged baggars, and fiddle
and sang. twas cold, very cold; an
Tosey played very, very slowly, while til
breath of Tibby's quivering plant disap
peared dispairingly in the frosty air. TIL
wheels OF carriages seemed to creak il
sympathy, as they crushed down in tn
snow. Yes, it was cold indeed, yet the,
fddled and sang untiringly, while tn,
rich people alighted and passed up tn,
grand entrance, after glancing contempt
uously at the poor little duo, who fddlet
and sang as the brilliant dresses disap
peared in the distant doorway; but finally
stopped as the last carriage drove away
II suppose we looks too awful" sale
Tosey, wettingly his lips and feeling
vacantly in the small pocket, which Goo
knows, had not seen so much as dime
for many and many day.
"Yes, said libby, shut I does feel SC
hungry, and I sang so loud, and l tried
so hard, and"
libby slightly sotbed and silently
used small piece OF her shawl to wipe
away large tear. .@@.#
Don't cry" said Tosey, TREMENDOUSLY
':let's move on, and perhaps We'll find a
little somethin'. Oh, if We only had a
| few pennies! p
Tosey took Tibby's hand and they start
eel to move away.
ooh, Mr.. Cold Night exclaimed Kit
ty sorrowfully, ''let nc give them some
thing-poor little thingsp'
but they are beggars," answered the
Cold Night.
Kitty looked ashamed. She could feel
herself blush, even though she was cold
and shiverine. The cold Night handed
her silver piece.
"Yes," said he; drop 1t, even if it's
wasted. See what they will do.'
Kitty took it quickly and dropped it
before them. Right at Tibby's foot fell
the money, which she would have passed
unnoticed if Tosey had not exclaimed:
ooh, libby, there's a dime!' and pick
ed itun.
libby clasped her hands in delight,
danced up and down and then looked in
to his hand, to be sure that it was really
there. It was surely.
"Won't we have hot potato, thought"
said Tosey.
"And a big roll, and some butter, and
some meat, and just very little piece of
pie?'
libby named each of them on the ends
of her fingers, but stopped when she got
to her thumb, for the money was all gone
by that time, aud the thumb was quite
large. "a
'sBut how did it come there?' asked
Tosey. @.
"Could it have growed?" suggested
libby. 49,. ...
"No,' said Tosey-
Fell from the SKYE"
"Guess not" said Tosey, du biously.
'Or been funged2"
"Oh, no, of course not!" Tosey an
swered, emphatically.
They both looked hungrilY at the piece
of money, and began to count together |
what lots of things they could buy; and
their faces grew bright, indeed, as they
thought oft.
From the shades OF ne cppoastx side |
Of the entrance, thin bundle Of rags
slowly crept, and steadily shutfled up to
them. Out Of the dirt and rags peered
thin face and glistening eyes, and the
hands of the small bundle YEARLY rub
ned themselves together, to try and stir
up the blood that was not there.
'sThls is a charity ball." said the thin
bundle. "Theae folks dances for the poor"
The glistening eyes looked eagerly at
Tosey and libby, and frequently glanced
at the money in their haods 1--WE is
poor, and they dances for us and me
mother, who is sick abed, they dances to
give us the bread which we seldom has,"
''Tosey looked in surprise at the thin
bundle rubbing it's hands.
"And does they dress in nice closes for
is, and ride in carriages, and give lots of
money, and all for us?'
The thin bundle rubbed faster and
FASTER
Eyes, if there's any more than as pays
for the dancin' and the dressin'; and the
1ancin' costs ten dollars apiece, and the
aressin' dunno It's all for us,-if there's
any left"
But they didn't give us any when I
sang" SAID libby.
'Lors, no!' said the thin bundle; "thev
has folks as hunts up poor folks when
hey has time, and sews fannels when
NY Ai"oA - Les, tuey Says tQoy QOeS
al this for us, but" The bundle shook
its head as it it were doubtful, and con-
Einued:
II stood over yonder thinkin' some
body would give me somithim'; but they
Ill looked mad at me, and I went back
INTO the shadder and watched 'em. 1t
was big sight, but Pm jest as hungry"
The hands stopped rubbing, and the eyes
looked wet, as the bundle added "My
mother is very, very sick: Oh, we's poor,
so poor"
Tosey looked at his little sister as the
'ags began to shuttle away. ~
"Tibby," says he, "does we feel so aw-
:ul huDgry9"
libby hesitated. She looked at the sill
7er,and then at the.slowly retreating figure
and then she looked up into Tosey's
gentle, loving lace.
mo, Tosey, dunno as does"
Tosey turned around, and running
alter the departing figure, handed her
The piece of money.
There" says he, stake it; you need it
more than we does"