Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-17
chr Daily 9ress and gatot1iau
vANkTON DAKOTA
Monday Evening, Nov. ", 1879.
LITTLE REQ NOSES.
rrom the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Hp@ that north wind whisticd aud ltupp
The other day! L. WAS the first signal nf u
Tong, drtaiy winter, and even men 10 over
c"sls in!hed sharp corners 10 get out ri the
b,'it 4 blast Two children, n boy and girl.
neither over . years old. stood shiverIDg in
a dooi-wDy Oh Monroe avenue, wishing 10
& , on to their lowly home, nut dreading the
nj. They crept closer and closer 10 each
other, aud their chins quiyercd and their
noses grew red as they got colder. Hun
dreds Ut men and women passed up and
down without care, but by and by along
came a whislling, jovial lad of IA. who was
swinging his boot black's KIT by q strap and
picEin up the steps of some clog dance.
dc saw the shivering bits OF humanity
where others were blind. and hslling before
them with a "cligjigxer-rigger" of his
heels and a toss Of bis box, he called out:
KIN ! berry them chins o. yourn about
an hour"
YES, ma'am." demurely replied the girl.
II kin, .hy-ho! no! no! That's .
giveaway on M! Be you chickens cold ?"
Yes. ma'am." she answered again.
And that ere club is your brother, I
s'pose! Well, when I'm cold l git warm.
What do you do-lre.ze."
Eyes, ms'am, if you please" she replied.
I'll please-ha! ha! ha !-'no,her give
away on me! hain't 20, no irflaence on
tie weather, but l kin smell a hot stove as
fur off rs the next sinner in this town.
Come right over 10 this store"
He led the wsy across the street and into
an cfAce where there was a fire. He had
placed chairs 10! them when q man came in
from q back room and said:
s{Ii,u4 In, ~, al,llr.,. ~ - I,.x OJ
IVAN, ONE of this waste ko,uess,"
clubs is nigh troze to death, and | brought
'em here to thaw ont"
Aud we won't even look at you, nor
cough, nor sneeze!' added the little girl, as
che saw a frown on the mans face.
That's richness; there's innocence! T"
laughed the sinner, and the mans fee
cleared, and he poked up tie fire and said
they could sit nearer.
"S'pose men you chip in and buy 'em
sum,hin' to stay their s,omachs >" suggested
sinner, ell OF a sudden. Tell you what,
some of the children in this own don't
have q square meal any MORN vou'n me
wear diamonds. Little gal. are ye hun
gryyn
she replied.
The man stood i~rresolute, but sinner wen,
down into his pocket, ratified arounS, and
said:
"Herc's ten cents that says they are
hungry"
"Wen. I'll give as much" replied tn:
man. "You go and buy something. and they
can sit here and eat it,"
Sinner bought crackers and cheese, ant
the children ate until lie was Obliged Il
say:
Now, You clubs, go a lec,le bit slow
and save The rest 70: supper. Kin ye fine
the way home alone?"
"fes, ma'a,n."
"And do you feel as warm as 'ta,er, bug
rolled up in woolS"
Yes, na'am."
"All right, then. We're dead TO right.
Obliged TO the man, and I'll black his boot.
besides. You'd better run along home now
What We goiu' to tell yer mo,hcr?"
"l!l tell her " e come awful near goins
TO heaven, and my little brother he thank.
you, too, and now We'll go, and-auc
thank you, ma'am, ever so many times
good bye!"
The man looked after them through the
window with softer lines in his face than
had been there for months. The boy stood
outside on the walk and watched until they
had turned the corner, and then ex-
ctsimed:
"Phew! but l most secl that l was in
gagged to that gall"