Daily globe., 1879-06-01

| taken up my needle. Had not been un-
necessarily harsh with the dear little fel-
low? Strange how pathetic the little
brceches had all at once become I
thought of the half-worn shoes and stock
ings and tiny pants like these tucked
away in drawers where none but grieving
mothers ever go, and-well, the patch
was finished, and would take a look at
the darling whose sobbing had almost
ceased. Should ever forgive myself if
-if-if what2 Oh!thought too dreadful
to be endured a moment, land yet children
die, yes children die, and mothers who
love, even as love, live on without
them.
Joseph's hands were very grimy, and
his face was not much better. What with
the borrowed dirt on his hands, and the
tears that had diluted without purifying
it, the effect was somewhat ludicrous.
There wasn't spot from chin to fore
head clean enough to kiss, so pressed
my cheek to the darling's sunny curls,
and left him to have his nap out.
''There's one of them rowdy boys at the
door, who wants to see you a minnit, y
said the cook, few minutes at
terward, as l vas beating eggs in the
kitchen.
ssSay, Miss Smith, said the boy, as I
stepped to the door, ''your Joe is down
below here fighting like everything, and
he amt got no clothes on either, he amt .
My chcrub down the street a fighting:
My sleeping angel outdoors in his night
gown? 1t did seem, under these circum-
stances, "a little hard to believe, but hay
ing lived with my son five years and
three-quarters, I ought to have been, and
generally was, prepared for anything.
followed the messenger the length of the
street. In the center Of an admiring and
enthusiastic group o ia hundred boys
of all grades and nationalities, sat the
cheaub in his robe de nuit, on the breast
of young pugilist almost twice his size
One grimy fist elung to the enemy's top
not, and the other poised just in front c1
his nose, ready. to descend at the slightes1
provocation.
"Ain't you ashamed to be licked by
such a little fellow as that?' cried tho
spectators; and then made my way
through the crowd and took the aston
ished 'buccaneer'' by the hand 1t il
possible that Joseph might have walked
a little faster than was good for him con
sidercd on strictly hygienic principles.
"You bad, naughty, wicked boy" be
gan, as soon as had pulled him into th'
house, "what do you mean by such be
havior?"
~ coined down mlnnit to the hal
door," replied the small offender, "ant
that boy what licked called me names
and then 1 ranned for him, and ketchet
him too, this way, mamma" and tn
ssBuccancer" ran the length of the hall t.
illustrate the manner Of capture.
"Where do you think the bears are tina
Miss Price told you about, Joseph?"
81 amt fraid of no BEARS" he replied
striking an attitude which would hav
done credit to ''Bennicia." "I'd lic]
) the bears too, mamma, if they come'
J round here calling me names, and
! wouldn't care if didn't have no clothe
on neither"
! What did do with him? Well, hi
father entered at this critical juncturt
and when say that Joseph's father is lik
all the rest of the fathers, mothers wi
} realize how difficult it would have bee
} for HE to do anything.
"Whip him! I'd like to see anybod
do that with Mr.. Smith around!'