New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-01-01

wheels Of carriages seemed to creak IN
sympathy, as they crushed down in the
snow. Yes, it was cold indeed, vet thew
tiddled and sang untiringly, while the
rlch people alighted and passed up the
grand entrance, after glancing contempt
uously at the poor little duo, who fiddled
and sang as the brilliant dresses disap-
peared in the distant doorway; but finally
stopped as the last carriage drove awav.
II suppose we looks too awful" SAID
Tosey, wettingly his lips and feeling
vacantly in the small pocket, which God
KNOWS, had not seen So much as a dime
tor many and many day.
Yes, said libby, shut I does feel 50
hungry, and I sang SO loud. and l tried
so boyd, and"
libby slightly sohbed and silently
used small piece of her shawl to wipe
away large tear.
Don't cry" said Tosey, TREMENDOUSLY:
lets move on, and perhaps We'll find a
little somethin'. Oh, if we only had
few pennies!''
Tosey took Tibby's hand and they start
ed to move away.
ooh, Mr.. Cold Night exclaimed Kit
ty sorrowfully, s'let me give them some
thing-poor little things!''
But they are beggars," answered the
Cold Night.
Kitty looked ashamed. She could feel
herself blush, even though she was cold
and shiverine. The cold Night handed
her silver piece.
"Yes," said he; drop 1t, even if it's
wasted. See what they will do.''
Kitty took it quickly and dropped it
before them. Right at Tibby's foot fell
the money, which she would have passed
unnoticed if Tosey had not exclaimed:
"Oh, libby, there's diner and pick
ed itun.
libby claspcd her hands in delight,
danced up and down and then looked in
TO his hand, to be sure that it was really
there. It was surely.
':Won't we have hot potato, thought"
said Tosey.
"And big roll, ana some butter, and
some meat, and just very little piece Of
pie2'
libby named each Of them on the ends
of her fingers. but stopped when she got
to her thumb, for the money was all gone
by that time, aud the thumb was quite
large.
'sBut how did it come there?' asked
Tosey.
"Could it have groweds" suggested
libby.
"No,'' said Tosey.
Fell from the SKYE"
"Guess not,' said Tosey, du biously.
'Or been fungedg"
''Oh, no, Of course not!' Tosey an
swered, emphatically.
They both looked hungrily at the piece
of money, and began to count together
what lots of things they could buy; and
their faces grew bright, indeed, as they
thought Oft.
From the shades OF the opposite side
of the entrance, thin bundle of rags
slowly crept, and steadily shufhed up to
them. Out of the dirt and rags peered
thin face and glistening eyes, and the
hands of the small bundle YEARLY rub
ned themselves together, to try and stir
up the blood that was not there.
"Thls is a charity ball." said the thin
bundle. "The1e folks dances for the poor"
The glistening eyes looked eagerly at
Tosey and libby, aud frequently glanced
at the money in their haads. "We is
poor, and they dances for us and me
mother, who is sick abed, they dances to
give us the bread which we seldom has. y
''Tosey looked in surprise at the thin
bundle rubbing its hands.
''And does they dress in nice closes for
us, and ride in carriages, and give lots OF
money, and all for us?''
The thin bundle rubbed faster and
faster.
eyes, if there's any more than as pays
for the dancin' and the dressin' and the
dancin: costs ten dollars apiece, and the
dressin' I dunno It's all for us,-if there's
any left"
"But they didn't give us any when
sang" said Tbby.
sLors, no." said the thin bundle; athev
has folks as hunts up poor folks when
they has time, and sews fannels when
they hasn't. Yes, they says they does
all this for us, but" The bundle shook
its head as it it were doubtful, and con-
tinued:
II stood over yonder thinkin' some
body would give me somithim'; but they
all looked mad at me, and I went back
into the shadder and, watched 'em. It
was big sight, but I'm jest as hungry"
The hands stopped rubbing, and the eyes
looked wet, as the bundle added 'My
mother is very, very sick. Oh, ives poor,
SO poor!"
Tosey looked at his little sister 81 the
rags began to shuttle away.