New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-25

Master, that d sell for summatp
an you must not sell it, said the little Earl
pretty pig eyes he has-how he laughsp
.h hGIr shoes ,ud SELL muttered Dick.
~ LICK don't, Dick! that's begging muttered
seemed as odd as to be asked to sell his hair or his
naH Th Jhe woman opened her fading glazing eyes.
stm; they've eat nothing since yester noon and
fbnem Twas only carrot or two, and boys is
81 And have you nothingp said BERTHE aghast at
] tne misery misery in this unknown world.
\ mf1wd we have anything said the sick woman
slnmiy Iheyve locked up my man and Pegs
sent to school while we starve and nobody earns
nothin for Dick broke his Leg and I've n0ught in
prlest-f began Berthe
Methody and at brck-field they don't mind us: if
s we DC =; there yell an goodwe work and get paid ;
ana ana II rye we isn't there, wholesome uu else is That's
alb hen she sank back, gasping.
B s,ft stood woebe, gone and perpexed.
vor INA you say my shoes would sell 2 he murmured
OF ST. Martin and the cloak
Dick frightened up at once.
Master, III get three shllin en- em maybe
more. down IN village yonder'
, You mustn't take the little gemman's things
murmnred the mother fcebly; but faintness was
( sight. N"''' ''0''ns 0'o' ner
1 Three shilingsp said BERTHE. who knew very
little; think they cost sovereg ns--could you yet
! loaf OF bread with three shilngsr
'Gu-r-rr" grinned Dick, and BERTHE understood
IhaI the cultural sound meant assent and rapture
Bnt cannot walk without Shoes
! walk yah yen walk better We niver have
no shoe - said Dick.
Don't yOu IeayP
"o ply, no yen walk ten times finer; we won't
again - ~ 10 ~
Oh no, shall not murmured BERTHE and he was
eonhg I" say that H., would be ashamed TO be seen
without shoes only he renembered as these bows
I had none that would not be kind. A desperate
misery came him ut the thought of being
snoeess, but then he reasoned with himself: TO
give was no charity if it cost yon nothing: did not
she SAINTS strip themselves to the uttermost shred
He stopped and took off his shoes with the SILVER
] 9uehlefs on them, and placed them hastily the
Take them. if they will get you bread he said,
WIN ne color mounting IN his face.
4 DUCK selIed them with Il ycn of ioY. Tarnat ion
that | can't 90 myself Here Tam run quick and
sell EN- to old Nan; and get bread, and meat and
potatoes and milk for baby, ana Lord knows what l
p raps u gil of gin for nanny
-, don't think we ought to rob little master.
Dck, murnurcd little Tam. His brother hurled a
d crntch NJ HIM, and Tam snatched up the pretty
! My bIazes. SIR said Dick with rather shame
taceu LOOK. II youd beast like lot of fire gnaw
ny at your nciy all night long, yer wouldn't stick
ber'le only impcrfectly comprchended. The
na"y, urea OF the sash, Logan to cry again: and
] DICK, grown good -natured, danced it up and down
q BertIe. meanwhile, with some awe and anxiety
was watching the llvid lace of the sick woman; he
had never seen illness death, but 1t seemed to
A IA III that she was very i'll indeed.
There was long silcuce, broken only by the
kissing of the green biambles on the fire and the
yelps OF the baby.
j Maybe, STR, said Dick after a little you'd put
] the saucepan on can't move with this here leg
i II you'd PIT some water out o kittle in him, he'll
oe iea'ly Tor cookIn when the vlttleS come
viii do that said BERTHE cheeriully. and he
4 set the saucepan on by lifting 1t with both hands
d knickeIbockerS. Then, by Dicks directions he
y found pair of old wooden bellows and blew on
] he sticks aud sods; but this he managed so ill.,
hat Dick wrggled himself along the floor closer to
4 the fire and did 1t himself.
You re a raby " he said to his benefactor.
What Is that 2 said BERTHE.
But Dick ieit that 1T was prudent not to ex-
i PLAN.
4 In half m hour Tam burst into the room breath
J less and Joyous his scruples having disappeared
under tue basket he bore.
She gIved me five shiilnp he shouted and Is
sure theys with deal more cos her eyes
twinkted and winked, and she showed a peg Top
I Gle us o'tp shriekcd Dick in an agony AT being
bound to the floor with all these good things before
Little Tam. who was very LOYAL laid them all ont
on the ground before his elder two quart ern loavcs
two pounds OF beef onions, potatoes bit of bacon
and Iug of milk
Dick poured some mk into an old tin mug and
\ handed At roughly 10 BERTHE.
tecu the baby, Will yer. whiles Tam and me
4 cooks
The little Earl took the can, and al yanccd to the
Il very hoarso raven.
Il think YOU should attend to your mother first.
he SAID gently, rs he baby made grab ut the
little tin pot. the look of which II seemed to know
and shook half the milk itself.
u
of bread and, with his bread IN one hand, he got
4 and put little gin and water quite hot between
1 his mothers lips. She swallowed 1T without open
ing her eyes or seeming To be conscious. and Tam
climbed down from the bed again with Il clear
4 conscience.
4 Welt gio her some broth he said manfulIy
while he and Dick, munching bread and raw bacon
tumbled the beef in n lump into the saucepan.
drowned III water with some whole onions, in the
common fashion of cottage cooking. The baby,
mean wmle; was placidly swallowing the milk that
the little Earl held for il very carefully and when
that was DONE accepted a crust that he offered it
To snck.
The two boys were crouchng before the crack
ling tire, muncniug yoraciously, and watching the
boiling of the old black pot. They had quite
forgotten their beneiactOr.
BERTHE looked on a little WHILE but no one seemed
y to remember him. The boys eyes were glowing on
the saucepan aud their checks filled out with
foo! IA the cherubs IN his chapel Mt home We're
pulled out with they blew celestial trumpets
lie went to the door slowly, looked back, and
then retrcated into the sunshine.
1t would he mean to put them in mind of me- he
J thought, AZ he withdrew
4 Suddenly sharp pain shot through him; n stone
had cut his unshod foot.
ON dear me how over shall walk without any
shoes or bootsv he thought mscraby; and he was
very nearly bursting out crying.
On the edge of these fields was n woOd-a low,
dark, rolling woodwhich looked To the little Earl
who missed his own forests inviting and cool and
sweet. by this time it was getting toward noon,
and the was hot, and he felt thirsty. and very
tired. He sad too; he was glad to have salts
\ fled those poor hungry children, but their indifeI
ence To him when they were satisfied was chilling
and melancholy
4 'Bnt, then. we ought not to do kindness that
we may he thanked he said to himself. 1t is II
proper punishment to me, because l wished to be
Thanked. which was mean
So he settled he usually did, that it all his
A own fault
There were all sorts of pretty things to SEQ: the
phcasants who lords of the manor till Octo-
Der round, did not mind him in the least, and
swept smoothly by with their long tails like court
mantlcs sweeping the grass There were other charm
ing creatures too; mole was hurryIng to his
4 underground castle, u nuthatch was at work