The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-17

VerSlly, 10 explore continental capitals,
previous to being installed with coup.
le of bachelor friends in luxurious
chambers in a certain small house in
Piccadilly, from which coign of van
tage he presumably enjoyed as much of
life about town as hisage, independent
circumstances and a liberal allowance
would permit,
The exact end or aim the baronet had
at heart in this some What eccentric
mode of procedure it would be difficult
to define. Dick himself was as much
in the dark as any other upon the sub
ject; his patron had never felt himself
called upon to express his views" to
the object Of his solicltude, who was
consequently fam for the present to
confess himself mystilied, albeit he re-
signed himself with good grace to his
somewhat anomalous position and lux
urious circumstances, Sometimes, in
deed, it had occurred to Dick that the
baronet had mind Ito see the sort Of
stuff the young fellow was really made
Of, and therefore placed him in some
what perilous position that he might
the better judge whether he was calcu-
lated to sink or swim upon life's tide,
buffet or succumb beneath temptation,
yield TO or resist those insiduous inlu-
ences which make or mar a man at the
outset of his career. BE that as it
might, however, the stern old man
gave not the faintest hint. Of his ulti-
mate intention or design; the young
man had carte blanche to enjoy himself
and "see life his patron manifesting
neither appreciation nor disapproval Of
the course Dick had so far steered in
his short journey across life's stormy
main.
There were moments, however,
neither few nor far between, when
every better impulse of Dicks nature
turned l0ngingly in the direction Of his
quiet home, and now, as he walked
alone beneath the frosty stars, his
thoughts reVerted-by force Of contrast
perhaps, with the scene he had just
quitted--to the aspect life at that hour,
without doubt. wore within and with
ont the dear Old ivy-grown rectory,
where he had promised 10 spend his
Christmas Eve, despite Of the manifold
attractions presented in town.
His sisters had been busy weaving
laure-chaplets, and cunning devices in
holly and berries, which the rector him
self had probably liked standing
aloft on the rickety steps with the
well-worn household hammer in one
hand auda an alarming stock 90 tenprn-
ny nails IN his mouth; whilst the gentle
mater had constituted an admiring au-
dlence, whose approving smile or dis.
sentlent gesture had settled the fate
and position of each individual spray or
garland in u final court from which
there was no appeal.
All. well, he should embrace them all
tomorrow, and Dicks step acquired
elasticity at the mere thought; mean
while-Why what on earth WAS the mat
ter now;-apparently too, at his very
door,
Nothing of a very alarming nature
after all it seemed; only stout police
man, lantern in hand, bending over a
hudded heap which nearer inspection
proved--a child.
A shiyerlng pale-faced imp, who thus
unceremoniOusly aroused from sleep,
paZcd up half uiotrdugnl into the no.
Irpman's face, yainly struggling to re-
ply c0herently to the etring of questions
he put forth
"Hulloa. what's it all aboutin asked
DICK, coming to a full stop. The child
had staggered TO its feet now, and,
leaning up against the area ratings,
with teeth chittering, and snuous fin
gers twisting themselves in and out the
lrOnW0rk, gQled, scared and terrified
up into the mans face.
. Nothing much. sir returned that
worthy, touching hs helmet with
good-humOred smile, little I'M out o.
order asleep at a gen leman's front
door, an, Tuss than that, has letten
this drop just as | started her hup"--
this being a silver coin which Police
man Z was twisting between his finger
and thumb aS he spoke wi out fur
nlsnln any satisfactory account.
won DO, you know sir, with jude
ldl shake Of the head. fur little CELLS &c
prodoQce property, which seems sing.
gurlally out 0 place in SIGH like hands
wl'out bein able t."
1T wur guy mel whimpered the
child. '0
Guy yer! a Lotto that. Who gives
little begg2r gels silver bits-little beg
gars all / rag5;'-Nith unkiMdly refer
ence to the poor chiid's tatters. "A
penny now, Of
"He guy it me doom i Strand. as"
Then u broken cry escaped the poor
blue lips as the child CHANGED to turn
her eyes toward Dick, "Wha' you's be.
an al, An thim's tn selfsame
fooersn
"Ah, to be sure" cried Dick, II re-
member all about it. You must be the
yerltab!e little maid who picked up my
button. hole outside the Friv0lity. and
oh, it's all right enough, bobby;
chucEed her the coin Bow devllish
strange, and--But what's the matter
nowg'
For the tears were rolling swiftly
down the poor child's frozen cheeks,
and, despite the chatter of her teeth,
her low chohed sobs were distinctly au-
dibe.
:. We'll, well, cheer up!' said the po-
liceman, not unkindly. t'He wur a
married man hisselt," as later he in
formed Dick. "and had a matter O. three
llttler than her at omer0 It's fortu-
nate the matter admits O hexplanation
--dooty. nevertheless is dooty. and doo-
ty must be done. llowsomiver, all's
well, apparently, an----v
lie laid his hand upon the child's
shoulder as he spoke, but as he touched
her she burst into roar, and Wrig-
Cling cat-like from his grasp, crouched
down upon the frozen Snow. clinginr
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