The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-09-24

Here the chilo threw his arms around
her reck, as it to detain her by torce
while the other two children screamed
fit to break their hearts.
The officer, suspecting tie 2eSuai
state Of affairs, began to cough cotrul-
sively; but instead of applying bis
hand to lis chest or throat, as people
usually do on such occasions, he applied
his handkerchief to his eyes.
:" Is there no coal, or nothing at all
TO cat in the honse ?" said he in gurgl
ing sort of voice.
"No coal no bread, nothing to cat >
replied tie girl, wrirging her hand
:, and poor Willie AMI the rest of
have had nothing to eat since yesterda,
morning"
Here the officer had another hard Fl
of coughing, and went away, SAYING thai
he wonld he back again in short time
i" Is the man gone tor bread % asked
the oldest of tie children.
6 Hush, Mollie. dear - eaid I-era.
6 don't know What he is gone tor.
He's not had man, anyhow, for he
hasn't arrested me, as thonght HI
wonId''
In very few minutes the officer
retained with his arms full OF bread
and groceries, not forgetting some cakes
and continents for the smallest child
rem while another man at his hcel>
carried l,rg sack of coal on his back.
At sight of the bread, the children
screamed with delight. while the officer
now laughed. now coughed, and fire
qneut,v applied his handkerchief TO lis
face, to wipe off tie persplraton. as
i were
While Lena cnt MP large slices Of
bread, and helned the children aud her
self the two men set to work and made
a large fire in the stove, the glow o.
whic.i soon diffuSed warmth and COM
toft through the cabin. Then they
cooked the meat and made tea, and
spread q steam1ng meal or the table for
the fur orphans. while they carved and
attended to their wants until they were
tnl!y satisfied.
/ Happy, harpy Childhood, whose nre-
negatives are innocence. mirth and i~v
+. The children after their dinner, diln''
look like the same children at ali
Their faces were bright and joyous,
han,,v aud handsome. and in tew min
utes they were PLAYING ard iangh,a
and romping, as hapry as if they hal
never felt the pancS of hunger.
Md ,4ow,' said rhe officer, lie
lighted at seeing The c'.il'lren 80 happy,
q sit down, Lena, and answer me few
questions Have you no father or
mother ?'
We have 10 mother" was Lena'<
reply. " She died about year ago.
and father went away TO Eureka to
work about aigh, months ago, and we
hain't seen him ever SINCE"
:" Wla, is your tafher's ramc %
{" Dawson-Tim Dawson"
:" Aud lie sent you no money
f nothing 20
/ g Nothing. Never heard of him
; since he wen, away But when he was
! goir q he left ue a bag of -four, and lots
, nf groceries AID things-as much as
| would last MS for six months, and he'd
j he sure and be Lack before the provis-
ions were all out.''
" Aud yon got no letter from him
, a, all ?''
q No: one.'' replied Lena, will
: deep sigh.
! Poor Dawson had written to his
, children. however. but postal communi
t cation being at Iaf time very irregular
: and uncertain in the Silver State, tn,
a CHILDREN did not receive his letters
e ss We'll. / must 90 row." said the
f nfficer, after pause, 6 but I will cal
for ven tomorrow. and yon'll have I,
g accompany me up TO the police station
/ tor I must do my duty, you know
i Good-by."
And Lena Dawson was left alone
4 with her little brothers and sisters
e She felt SAL and lonesome after the de
e parture Of her kind benetact"r, hnt th'
e buoyancy of ehilihood soon gained tn,
asceniancv. and before bedtime tn
o orphans were as happy as any gr"np o
e little children in Virginia CITY.
e Meantime. tie report about the steal
i ing tf the bread and the destitute con
u d,ion OF :he children got abroad jim
'e Dawson, a miner himself was vel
IS known aud popular among the. miners
r. and the case created such sympath