The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-27
Little Red Noses.

How that north wind whistled and
stung the other day 1t was the first
signal of a long, dreary winter, and
even mel in overcots turned sharp
to get out Of the biting blast
Two children. a boy and girl, Meth
er over nine years old, stood SILVER
ING in a doorway on Monroe avenue,
wishing to go on to their lowly home
bat dreading the wind. They crept
closer and closer to each other, and
their chins q~uivered and their noses
grew red as they grew colder, Hun
dreds of men and womes passed up
and down without care. but by and
hv along came a whistlih2, jovial
lad of fourteen, who was swinging
his boot-black's knit by a strap, and
picking up the steps of some clog
dance. He saw the shivering bits
of humanity where others were blind
and hating before them with a
"clig-jigger-rigger' of his heels, and
a toss Of his box. he called out:
kin l borry them ere chins O
yours about an hour
Yes, ma'am," demurely replied
the girl. -
Il kin, eh?-ho! ho!ho! That's a
give away on me! BE you chickens
coldI'
Yes, ma,am," she answered
again.
And that ere cub Is your brother
I'spose? Well, when I'm cold | git
warm. What do you do-freeze?'
yes, ma'am, if you please, she re-
piled.
"IfI please-ha! ha. ha!-nother
giyc-awav on me. Well: you autumn
leaves. come along with me-! | hain't
got no influence on the weather. but
/ kin smell Il hot stove as fur OFF as
.he next sinner in this town. Come
right over to this store
He led the way acros the street
and into an office where there was a
fire. He had placed chairs for them
wk.n man came in from q back
rCCm an ! sad.
VIVA, do you children want
htre:' :,
Want some O waste holiness"
hluntly rer'ied the sinner. These
ere cubs is nigh froze to death, and
/ brought EN- here to thaw out"
And we wont even look at you,
nor cough, nor %sneeze!" added the
Ii tie girl, as she saw a frown on the
mans face.
That's richness, there's limo
c~eucer' laughed the sinner, and the
mans face cleared and he poked NJ
the fire ard said they could sit
nearer.
"S'uose men YOU chip in and buy
'em sumthin to stay their stomach?
suggested the sinner all of a Sudden
Tell YOU what, some of the chill
dren in this town don't have ;
souare meal mOre'n you'n me veal
diamonds. Little gal, are we hun
sry?'
at US" she replied.
The man stood irresolute, but shi
ner went down into his pockets, rat
Sled around and said;
~HereSr1rr e9ts that says the,
are hungNl giY .uro
Well NJ as as a H,%'h hnv rs spm,
thing and they can sit here and ca
It,"
Sinner boughtcrackers and chees
and the children ate until lie fel
obliged to say:
"Now YOU cubs go a little bit slo'
and save the rest for supper. Xii
We find the way home alonef"
Eyes, ma'am."s
"And do YOU feel as warm as ia
tar bugs rolled up in WOOL!
Eyes, ma'am."
ssAllright, then. We're dead
rights obliged 80 this man, and L
black his boots besides. You'd be-
ter run along home now. What y
goin' to tell yer mother?
"Ffl tell her we come awful nea
going to heaven, aud my little brott
er thanks you, too, and low We
90. and-and thank you, ma'an
ever so many times, good bye''
The man looked after thei
Through the window with s%ofterline
IN HIS face than had been there fc
many months. The boy stood ou'
aide on the walk watched until the
had turned a corner, and then e.
claimed.
..Phew! but l must feel that l wa
:nraioed TO that gal.