Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-12-13
LITTLE RED NOSES.
a Joviai TIOOtblack's Kindhearted-
mess.
BYM QUAD.

How that north WIND whlstled ana I
stung the other day ! 1t was the first |
signal OF long dreary Writer, and even
mer in overcoats turned sharp corners 10 !
get out Of the biting blast. Two children
a boy and a girl, neither over nine years
old, stood shivering in doorway, wish
ing to go en- to their lowly home, but
the wind. They crept closer
and closer to each other, and their chins
quivered ard their noses grew red as they
grew colder. Hundreds Of men and wo-
men passed up and down without care,
but by-and. by along came a whistling,
jovial lad Of fourteen, who was swinging
his bootblack's kit by a strap, and picking
up the steps of some clog dance, He saw
the shivering bits Of humanity where
others were blind, and halting before
them with "clig jigger rigger" OF his
heels and toss Of his box, he called out:
"Kin borrow them 'ere chns o. yours
about ar hour ?"
"Yes, ma'am," demurely replied the
girl.
II kin, ehf ho no he ! That's give
away on me Be you chickens cold ?"
"Yes, ma'am," she answered.
"And that 'ere cub is your brother, !
s'pose? Well, when I'm cold l git warm.
What do you do--freeze ?"
"Yes, ma am, il you please,' she re-
piled.
"If please-ha! ha! ha!-'nother give
away on me! Well, you autumn leaves,
come along with me. | hain't got no in
fuence on the weather, but | kin smell
hot stove as fur off rs the next sinner IN
this town. Come right over to this store"
He led the way across the street and
into an Office where there was fire. He
had placed chairs for them when man
came in from back room and said:
"What do you children want here ?"
"Want some Of this waste hotness,"
blunty replied the sinner "These ERE
cubs is nigh froze to death, and brought
'em here to thaw out"
cough, nor sneeze," added the little girl, |
as she saw frown on the mans face.
That's richness there's innocence I" |
laughed the sinner, and the mans face |
cleared, and he poked up the fire and said |
they could sit nearer.
"S'pose mend you chip in and buy 'ein
sumthin to stay their stomachs ?" sug-
gested sinner all OF a sudden. "Tell you
what, some Of the children in this town
don't have square meal any more'n
you'n me wear diamonds. Little gal, are
ye hungry ?"
"Yes, ma'am. il you won't be mad at
u.s." she replied.
The man stood irresolute, but sinner
went down into his pocket, ratified around
and said
"Here's ten cents that says that they
are hungry ~
"Well, I'll give ms much" replied the
man. "You go and buy something and
they can sit here and eat it,"
Sinner bought crackers and cheese, and
the children ale until he felt obliged to
say:
"Now, you cubs go a leetIe bit slow and
save the rest for supper. KIN you find
The way home alone ?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"And do yerfeeI as warm as tater,bugs
rolled up in wool? ?"
''Yes, ma am"
GAN right then. We're dead to rights
obliged to this man, and III black. his
boots beside. You'd better ran along |
home now. What yer goin to tell yer
mother ~
"I'll tell her we came awful near going |
to heaven and my little brother he
thanks you, too and now we'lI so and
and thank you. ma am, ever so many
by!"
The man looked after them through the |
window with softer lines in his face than !
has been there for months. The boy stood |
outside on tho walk and watched until !
they had turned corner, and then. ex
claimed
"Phew but l most feel that was en-.
ga ged to that gal !"