The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-23

hearted boys, he dearly loved animals
he saw, sitting upon the doorstep, a
very pretty little girl. She wore faded
calico dress and blue-checked gingham
apron the apron she held gathered up
in her hand, as though il held something
of value, and her head and feet were bare.
Her large eyes were of soft brown, and
her hair, of the same color, hung IL
struggling curIs about her face. There
wasn't another creature, man, woman, or
child, with the exception of milk-man
on the next block, in sight, and Harry
looked at her with surprise. At last he
said, with q smile, CT thought I got up
early, but you must have got up much
earlier than 1 did"
"Tve been here all night" said the
child, in sweet, patient voice.
"Here all night repeated Harry,
with long whistle. "Good gracious |
what d you do that for ?"
"Cause want to go in the very min
ute the door opens. My Prince"-with
a sob-"is in there"
"Your doga" asked Harry.
"Yes. He's the dearest little brown
dog in all the world, and 1 love
him best of everything 'cept
granny, and 1 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 all his life 'cept onst,
when he stole piece of boiled corned
beef somebody'd set out in the back
arey 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.
"Oh, I'm so sorry Don't cry" said
Harry. "Here, take my handkerchief
and wipe your eyes"
"They'l kill him." commenced the
child again, eff L can't 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. F"
Are you sure he's in there? ?" asked
Harry.
"Oh, yes. He was playing by our
door yesterday afternoon, most night,
and l was poking chips In the stove to
make the kettle boil, and heard him
calling like he was in some trouble, and
L run out. and two awful men had him
in cart, and Jimmy O'Neil said they
was going to take him TO the pound. So
| run after the cart without putting my
hat on, and soon it went so fast couldn't
see it, and then asked everybody where
the pound was. 'membered the name
by thinking of pound of brown sugar;
and at last got here, and it was shut
up, and so staid here all night; and do
you think they'll open it soon?"
"What are you going to do when they
do open it ?" asked Harry.
$50 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 So. co." said Harry.
81 haven't any money-not a cent, u
said the child; "but I've brought
these, rising and holding out her apron
which held tiny china doll, a headless
cat OF the same material, string oil
glass beads, two pink motto papers, and
a round white shell. "These were all
give to me Christmas" she said; "and
I've kept them good, all 'cept The cat
and her heads in my pocket, and he car
stick it on somehow, and the candies ou
of the notices. at one and gave the
other to granny-and the man may have
them every one if he will let Princey
CO."
"Tm afraid he won't take them," sale
Harry, shaking his head.
III a n
do?" cried the child. "My dear Ittl,
dog my dear, dear little dog p
Don't don't!'' begged Harry, the
tears starting to his own eyes. You
shat have Prince. 1 have 81. 80, anC
I'll borrow the other Is cents from m,
mother"
The little girls face lit up with Joy
she thrust the toys into his hand. "Tak
them, you good, good ooy % she said
land I'll tell my mamma about yo,
when say my prayers tonight"
Harry put them back in her apron
"You keep them till j come back, h
said, 81 won't be gone but ittl
while:" and away he ran to his home
There he found his mother making tn
fire, and his father smelling the COTE
she had measured out ready for boiling
Mother" said he. "will you lend m
Is cents ?"
81 intended to give you TO-" she SAID
"for your Fourth of July. But why d
you want it so early in the morning ?"
Please, nanny" coaxed Harry
"make it eighteen, and I'll pay it a
back to you soon; and may have
slice of bread and butter for a poor lii
tie girl? I'll tell you ali about it by
and-by9"
81 can't make it eighteen" said hi
mother; CT haven't another cent. TAX
the ten if you want it. It's in my pocl
et-book in the top bureau-drawer, an
the breads on the table. Don't bottle
me any more-Im in hurry"
Harry helped himself, and then ava
he ran again to where Nellie PATIENT
awaite d him, smile of perfect trut
upon her lips.
cts all right" said Harry, putin
the bread in her hand Gan unoommo
thick slice it was, too, with plenty
butter); seat that"
BY this time there was number ,
people in the street, and pistols were b,
ing fired and torpedoes and fire cracker
set of, and all the bells began ringin
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