Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-07-06

Daily wAs pcrthrd on a fence post. her
aAr i!stus about htr face. as usual, aud her
little red hand, ciAs}ea behind her back
! Hc three ur four .mA.. Toe. that pcrgrd out
through -cr fAssy! ,hpc, Wrrr rcd a.so. f,r
TIE A4tuMu IaN cold, but DsilN wAs
Used g. each lr.ii,,. loId.rs, the baby.
- au .eIla uu' climb the ;rur,. cuu,rntrI
aiu,,H wuh locking through. lie Vas
bundled ay-.u al odd fashion. nf p!.., {.
.u,,Htsal-.u lu old shaw ana. i. the
r"4H4 lac, that p,.rfci b-'~ycu the fence
rail-, "a, ru4shensd b, ,hr ois.. ~inI h..
like hl.l. had grown accustomed 10 such
ls,comturt.
Il oec4rred 10 FREDDY Burr. IN the next
ward. however. that their situation was
,carcr., agreeable. He looked 4p from the
stick he va irving 90 split With his urv
haiohri, and asked "~ha, MAKE. you ut
up there such a day a. thu, VII, don't
you ~ luto tne house and keep warm 4"
'Caasc Id rather s,ay here and watch
you. said billy, screuely. "'IAint ~ fun
20 The house
We'll, wouldn't think it "a, an, fln
out here. can tell YOU. # didn't have a
warm Goa, and ,oari. and these thick boots, 90
remarked frrs4y, displaying the pair Of red
tops that Wcre h.s prlIe.
Di..y looked At them. and an old. vague
wonder a~ukc a. she did 50. aud grew more
and more distinct, until. presently, II took
shape m Sord,
WAY don, have such th.ng., too
fr,GlA barr shoe, and ncs clothes. and
something Ia wear Oh m, head r.
"Gau,t your father drink, EN- up" an
svervd Freddy. promptly. and without the
slightest hesitation 10 disclosing the truth.
D.l.y pondefeI a momeut and a, prompt
y denied
NO be don't. either. Folks can't drink
such ,hins. Where DO YOU get Yours ,~
M. father buy, EN- FOR ME and the rra-
son Yours don't get ans for YOU is cause
they al 20 INTO old Barney. rum barrels,
down at the corner. That's the Say Of II,
true as YOU live. DAly kcene. and IL, a~-
tai mean. too :" declared Freddy, growing
indignant a. he explained.
Then voice from the pretty house be-
yond called Freddy. and he ran IN. while
DIlly and Ioddles. with their amusement Of
watching ended, turned slowly away.
Dilly surveyed the baby and herself
,houghiflliy. and sat down upon an old
log to mediate.
~ "AoA itAAN Dun uaL tp4u iIcI " a.
true, something ought to be done about ii.
And the longer she pondered the more
fully She became convinced that she had
heard the truth.
Cause other folks has things and We
don't, and ii must be ours 90 somewhere
else, she reasoned. They can't be any
good there either. I'm just sure lhey can't.
Mebby I've got hood-mebby il would be
a nee red one pretty and warm. Wish
had it nov. Wish Ioddles had"
She stopped. as brilliant plan dashed
suddenly through her brain. Wouldn't her
mother be surprised, if she could do that
poor mother, who was out washing, and who
would be so tired when she came home at
night
'.Toddles, let's do it =" she said, spring
ing up, excitedly. Lets 90 and see if We
can't get some Of EN-
YAH" answered Toddles, contentedly /;
and taking his hand billy opened the creak-
ing gate and led the way down the street.
There were a number of men in the
store at the cOrner-a queer store with a
curtain across the lower half of the front
window. Duly saw them when the door
opened, but she was determined little body,
when once she had decided upon the proper
thing to do. SO she only clasped Ioddles'
hand little closer, and walked in and up to
the counter, making an extra effort to speak
distinctly, because her heart beat fast
PLEASE, sir, have you got anything of
ours a-soak here ?"
There was an instant's silence, and then a
shout Of laughter from the men.
"Well, now, that's a neat way Of putting
it. Hey. keene, these youngsters of yours
want to know if Barney has you in soak
here"
An old slouched hat behind the stove was
raised little, but there was no other sign
that the man heard. billy shrank back
abashed.
"Oh | didn't mean him."
What did you mean. then ?" asked a
coarse, red-faced man, advancing from be-
hind the bar and speaking in tones not at all
gentle and amiable.
..Shoes and coats and such things" fall
tered Dilly. "Hoods-Fm 'fraid its spoiled
with the whiskey; but mebby ma could
wash it out. Wouldn't you take some Of
'em out of your barrel, Mr.. Barney? We
need 'em awful bad"
81 should think as much," muttered one
of the byslanders, surveying the two dilap-
idated figures, but Mr., Barney's wrath was
rising,