The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-27
THE FOSTER BROTHER.

Gas boy lived ina small town i
n West Virginia. When was about IA
y met one day at the gate of the front ward
:. a ragged redheaded lad of nv own acc
a rs 1t a by to carry coal, or dig, o
i DROVE the carriage, ye'd be wantin' tn
. day, sur% he asked with laugh and
= bow.
| "My father wanted boy, and urge,
him to take this one.
. What is your name% he asked,
Michael, sur
81 took Michael out to show him th,
coalbins pump, and his room over th,
stable As | turned to leave him, said
Have you only one name%
His face grew red as his hair. Pm
the O'More, sur
I'm poor, sur, and worked nv way
acrast from the old country. But my
grandfather was the head of the family;
he's dead, an so my father I'm the
OMore. Pm the first of the name a,
ever went out to saryice.'
And what brought you to it? Why
did you leave Ireland%
" 4 followed my foster-brother. sur
81 soon forgot Mike in the anxiety of
preparing fora Christmas party which NV
mother was to give me. That evening
she said to me, 4 have been to call on the
family who have bought the Scroope prop
erty Their name is Leveridge. There
Is but one son, boy of Is, and | invited
him for Christmas eye.'
Master Leveridge was the first to arrive
on the momentouS evening. His sep
mother came with him.
:" "A children's party is new thing to
Arthur she said. We keepo boys and
girls in the nursery longer then YOU do:
but it will do him good. When | mar
ried Mr.. Leveridge | found the bov had
no companions but the children of his fos-
ter-mother, low creature, living in
hovel on the estate. | was glad for his
sake when we came to this country and
the connection was broken off,
arthur Leveridge in the meantime
was talking with my sister, when wild
whoop ran through the room, and Mike
rushed into it, ascuttlc of coal in his hand.
60 Faith, Masther Arty, is it YOURSELF?
| followed ye to Baltimore, and they towld
thurs rloyed hands ki;sino and lis naIi a..
over them. while the Goals wora ~ ,ot" cattonnS
overthn Aoor '''' ''' O0"i' "eie scattered
arthur pulled his hand back in rage
swav 3Hnw low ddarn dlu va, VIC poy saVagely
cried.
"His mother swon+ oo.o
Mike cowed hnmhlyp wb"n aa,oHs So 70 n's sloe'
Gently, gently, said ~ m~ II" fathou nG,,
ruiko ioan,o Shy, tLn ~, s"iu my lathef'
Goals and your affection wboro tbun tL
are wantedH "'e 'ney
"Aftor a month T found 4,o. ,,.,-
ont every nirbt .conr;nr thn 'na ~ LINZ Mas
Arthur Yonnr Tevaridan u was ''ue,J raaJ l., Wf.n
all sorts of mischief frnoo r rinn; iq'su1 loi
bells to breaEina windoms @ 'istD9 L. uool- %
terribly afraid Of being fonnd '' '0 was
Cow ] ni@h+ " 'l~s iouilu,
from school concert saw ~S y ,b' bnan e nome nome
at the foot of the statne Of Caibon " Nv m4pu tp
souore Comina cinSor 7 ",nDun m,tIOl q 1ii 'ile
Of two bovs one on ton Of thn nI hnen ns "ies es
wood bnSily @ tuino W wy vi vne nea5 OF
houn's waist, the other 's below ovo"ha berSinr Gnl
him annarnntlv to GoYist '0i0"' oes9'ns
"Ah, Master Arty. It's bunr yyo,l1 lo
an no lessH heard in frirh @ lew ~J Irb IL Ge'
oer from NIiEo E II - '0'' Wills
arthur leaned down and ooro a.,
,ope A yigorous mil nown aan'a S"ae th tI,e
irure ' '"" 0"i'i' 'ne
"There was soupd Of onn,oo,L;,
'ootsteps 'N Vi approaching
|pnnT p,rp, ,I;,-o -,
Arthur down the sonare HIT@"sstne .I@ss tn
.onstabIer ''''0' ''' 'ne
"But thev wore too lo+o choo1. o+o..
d after the retreating how. '"U,H aMG 9.Gtv nfta
tough chase cauobt Artb11r,. 1, a,I' and NIT Nvta
t once surrender~d also nI;nbnnI "lt tnu,n1 n'n1
N him furiouslv. let MosfLnr va h,s .tu
ol II was did i Ho WOW Dn,il;L 1tttS
ne to stop; weren't Won Masthpr 'I"%"in Art,,~
II did try to stop NH him G't,,et he soid i5'y? y
ooll. :" '''P MINI le sdld III
~ hurried I'm Mil,e,s l,oon 1n;.l, -.
cad NV nurnose in n,v fono avn IT, i,'cii ,i VIZ
if Shocks hold leaned Of mo +oo1, ~ In"on ,on
v the shouldcr and ss;d , I, 'oof y Gonne nne
:hisper. '' ''i'' !" " Aefce S
"If vou tell pl kill Won, Io11ors +r,.