Connecticut western news., 1880-08-27
TEE THREE LOAVEs,

City, as winter days most generally are m that Alpine town, and though the sun was bright, its rays were as cheerless and chill almost as moonbeams Wild gusts whistled through the streets, as5,. breathing icicles and frost in their furi- ous course, and driving every living thing away to seek shelter from its bit ryR ing penetrating breath. And yet not \ &as9 @eVefy sene was housed and sheltered from the pitiless gale for he who had work to do or business to transact was lssSq slaisummoned by memorable duty to come forth to his post, or else, when the day of reckoning came, abide the consequences: but, with such exceptions as these, the male population generally sought the s& ati iMaFm and friendly atmosphere of the E ssaAssa drinking saloons, where, with "hot e.ss sn.sl scotch and glowing furnace, they man 4.ts aJeE,t aged to keep themselves from freezing Of these luckless exceptions, Abe Den ming, the baker, was one. In sunshine or storm, hail, rain or snow, people must sseat-eat. in fact, all the more voracious- ly because 1t does rain or snow, as if to Rerpetrate an unreasonable joke upon the baker, who, especially in appetizing weather, must see to it that his custom CTS larder be properly, stored with the rarest and best productions. of his oven
 Even such cold weather as this did not deter MT. Denning from attending to the wants of his customers with the assi- duity and attention characteristic of his class. While disappearing into a cus- toner's house with an armful of bread girl of some fifteen years of age emerged from miners cabin near by, and first casting wild and hurried glances around T her, rushed to the bakers cart, and had just abstfacted therefrom three loaves of bread, and was carrying them off when the baker returned and caught her in the act.
 Unfortunately an officer was passing fho oYo1 %1o 1~o1ro 4l,oe of the moment, and without giving the case that consideration which he other wise might, gave her in custody on a ,...,., charge of theft The girl, without any attempt at expostulation or explanation, burst into an agony of tears-a sufficient q v, evidence, perhaps, that she was but a novice after all in the art of stealing.
 "Ohr" she exclaimed, "don't take me m th1s way. Let me wrap shawl around my head. or the people will The officer, consenting, accompanied her into the cabin, while the baker drove away, telling the policeman he would be iK 5f m court the next day to prefer the charge before the police judge. The officer, on entering, found no one S9 E in the cabin but three children-the youngest about three years old, and the eldest six. The hut was coldand cheer less; there was no fire. The two elder children, alarmed at the presence of the officer, exhibited discolored eyes and faces, which bore evidence of suffering egg,E W and recent tears while little Willie, the youngest, was crying and inappeasable, moping aimlessly around the cabin, look ing into the empty closet, and putting F M his hands mechanically into the empty 35fF' dishes on the table.
 a1ss stWhat made you steal the bread, my a grl?' asked the officer.
 At the mention of the word sbread, 3 little Willie looked tearfully and pit eously in the mans face. The girl hug ged the little fellow frantically in her arms, covering him with tears and kisses szsu z..ss. ''Oh, my poor little brother p she Ss.s cried, bitterly 'tWhat will become of you now? This man is going to take your Lena away with him!'' zr.s Here the child threw his arms around her neck, as if to detain her by force j; while the other two children screamed fit to break their hearts
 The officer, suspecting the actual state of things, began to cough convulsively :: 7s but, instead of applying his hand to hls chest or throat, as people usually do on such occasions, he applied his handker- chief to his eyes,
 aS Is there no coal, or nothing at all to 'j eat in this house p said he in gur- a gling sort of voice. No coal, no bread, nothing to eat p replied the girl, wringing her hands, s'and poor Willie and the rest of us have ing" ---7
 Here the officer had another hard fit a of coughing, and went away, saying that he would be back in short time
 Is the man gone for bread?" asked .4laii the oldest of the children. ......
 Hush, Mollie, dear P said Lena "I don't know what he is gone for. He's