The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-02-21

py in this world again"
She looked at me very strangely and with
great carneslness. At length she SAID, 81 DO
not know what it is to feel so sadly"
No." said |, you have your father and
mother always with YOU
no; my mother died when was baby
do not know what she looked likc,--but |
have good aunticS lots of them, and my father
is So very, Gerry good to me, Come, and will
introduce YOU to my auntie and my father
| hcsitatcd and looked at my bare feet
$40 not mind your bare feet said she; 'thc
BOYS IN Pittsburgh 90 in their bare feet do
in the house on the carpet but my auntie will
not allow me to 90 50 on the street; but you
are II BOY wish was Il boy"
so do :" said |, Us | arose and took her by
the hand, as had my little sister II thousand
times, and walked with her to be made ac-
quaintcd with her aunt and father. "lf you
we're only Il boy you could come and see me
and my sister and stay with US II good, long
while, and | would show you our farm, our
big house, the garden, orchard and our toun.
tam"
Have YOU fountain like that"
eyes Just a5 nice rs that, and then ! have
books that | keep IN box under the tree, and
/ have wagon and cart, and pony and dog
and everything"
And could not come and see you If an
II giH"
son, yes, if your father is willing, but most
people are too 'irad for their little girls to let
them come to the farm; afraid that the bull
will toss them or that the dogs will bite them,
or that the pigs will squeal at them" and
tossed my head with dsdain. She laughed
aloud, and as we reached her fathers chair
she SAID:
PA, this is my new friend, ;" and she looked
at me for IA name.
"My name is Edward Hunt, sir, and my
father lives in the valley below"
"And you are fine little man, sir. You have
been getting acquainted with my little daugh-
tcry'
YES, SIR and | like her very mich, and
came to ask if you and her auntie would al
low her to come and see me and my little sis
ter some day; we have nice place, but our
mother is dead, and we are very lonely"
II will think about 1t, sir. This is my sis
ter, Mrs. Woodlord What do you say Amy
She held out her hand to me, and said, smil-
ingy
Stranger thiags have happened. | like
this little fellow pretty well; you said your
name was Eddlc?"
NO, ma'am, my name Is Edward, but they
cal me Ned and | like it best. Eddie
'''uH'lS llhc u IlllIc DOy
And you are no longer "A little boy"
49, ma'am, ride the horses to water, carry
the mail for my father, and drive the coach
for my sister,
Indeed, drive the coach for your sister,
with real horses ="
NO, ma'am,' said |, rather taken down :;
they are only chars, but it Is the best we can
10 of wet days"
And ii is very good my little man; you
are very fond Of your little sister, thenY'
yes, aam, she is all the comfort have, W
But you have kind aunt living with you ?'I
Indeed we have not, ma am, only the house
kcCpcr-and she is cross sometimes. But sheI
has a great deal to do, and pa says we must
not bother her too much"
"Do you ever come to Pittsburgh, my little
man."
"Oh, yes, ma'am once year have sis.
Ter living there, on Webster street near Niger
town"
"llayti, you mean"
~ cs ma'am; but my sister lives in good,
large house at the head of It'll street My
father owns two there, and my sister lives IN
the one tarthcst south" She glanced at her
brother and nodded her head.
"lcs, we know where it is"
Then you know my SISTER? VIII you give
her my lovey She is the sweetest sister in the
world"
mo, we do not know your sister, but we
know exactly where she lives"
ut Is strangc You live IN the same town
and do not know my sister"
NO. my little man, III a city people do Not
know their next door neghbor sometimes"
THAT is very strange" said |, waxing warm,
and entirely forgetting my bare feet.
II suppose you know your neighbors for
miles around"
Yes, ma'am, for five miles at east-cvery
one OF them. And 1t seems SO strange to me :;
why if | lived IN Pittsburgh | would soon
know everybody, and everybody would be
calling me Ned But you are woman, dare
say Mr."
Ward, If you please" said her brother
Thank you, sir. dare say Mr.. Ward, Ju-
lia's father, (she had given Inc her christian
nance, knows everybody IN the city do you
not, slr?"
We'll not quite" said he, smiling. III
know great many ladies and gentlemen, and
a whole host of nice boys and girls-and they
all call me Uncle Ward"
you talk to them" said |.
yes" he replied, land love them, too; but
have no boys OF my own" and he looked
sadly
May call you Unclc?" said | shyly and
by way of cheering him up, when | come toI
the city,"
Yes, little man you may, ana must give
you my number, or you will never find me in
the great city. Here Is my card can you read
it, now"
YES SIR, Mortimer Ward, Atty. at Law,
1920 Isabella street, Allegheny City. Office
$50 Wood street, Pittsburgh"
Gould you find 1t. think youE"