New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-30

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awkward walk, draprlug his lett ee after h'm as u
IL were partially Iara. yled-ou-y these cou4u guess
v hO his Model anu I.Ival was.
Sprouts the first born Of the il'imitahle hibhins
family was inquest uuabl. tnr most notable "i tA'
brood. Noue ol the res rose above ineolo'i ~ eA
cept Dc were tie baby. Who had otVe''reI an
astoni-h'ug talent for swallowing small art. les o.
hardware wlthout apparent Incompetence
Everything goes 10 lts mouth the mother saH,
lovingly. and not without "a certain measure al
p.ld. seeing trat there was strong reason 90 Dee
eve that the Child had swallowed tIitfrcuiN-
hit. IT. auuousiy let within It's Ttt'h on me- la,Ie
IhTrepenuV-blts were hot To Pee thus u-hiy dis
posed OF ~ the DibbIn- household. and n vas only
atter looking hiEh and low tnat this CONCLUSION was
arrived at
II sprouts haJ been at home, 1t would rot have
happened. Nothing did happen wrong wtAn u'N
ken. Al The moment OBJ TIDE >u~plcicl ca i-IoPAr
really his own. hcins tlc posses oh o. Il H,'lui'
aged gent 'cmuu who lodged ga honHiuEion LAte.
Tlr sprouts always called them my boots. having
IN them that measure oi possession lHFo'Nv" III
daily presentn- them with ucw polish.
THIS was only one of numerous engagement ne
held concurreutly with the necessity vigorously
ir,nosed noon him by law. of going 10 school twice
"a day The first thing ID ha morning sprouts 40
his fires THAT is in say ur went To- 'h' "'
where tLe mlddlc-aerd gent lemdn iod- ", ana .it
the fires. after tAi- h" ,nr A"HIe, "I' Ni- 'I' q"
fast and went o1 70 school. where he was Que al %
/ o'clock. 81 nrn he came ont at noon lc Nrni io
clean his boots. then home TO dinner noe" AGAIN
! u the afternoon. and III the evening Was open TO
ENGAGEMENTS Oh odd jobs by tur neighbours
But hi. great cav WIS SATURDAY. and IL was ~
/ connection Will the labor, of tins day THAT DE-
, earned t4r r.luQurt by which De- va, p'p"-ailF
known Beng free uom school ON SATURDAY
sprouts was able 20 devote his colossal emerge. 90
the furt Ier1ucr of ererngiorcry business ' iAt
butts. Ili- ucee>~Itated bus tisiu- ~ ocl3cA I'D
the m0rnn-. and accompanying iAe fah 10 l''"..
Garden. At lr-t. ~urout-~ duties were hihlIt- IT,
remaining on thc van whilst more mature green
grocer went In search OF purchases. liz hAi Oh "e
ON the lookout first, 20 prevent UNCONSCIOUS Ca
d ID 4
bringing % the van purchases made I'D dAicfent
part, ol th. market.
r. was thl- that brought home 20 sprouts tie
urgent necessity OF having "a back lu.
If you don't ger uacn iu. sprouts explained 10
his marycllug mother aul the assembled family,
they can lind you, and then tneJ nave TO carry
tie sack, all ro I'D the other carts
~prout- never IS -nf ~ bed on Friday night thOut
th- era We nrce-str weighing upon his IN nj. II they
were last 1T market. the other carts would get %
back IN. aud ~uth-on would hc ~ disaf vantage.
A start al would secure fhe dcsi. ~ pos on. an 1
often sprouts. waMng at " and drc'S D. oy tAe
light of the little lamp he had placed by hI~ bed
overnight went off TO rouse lis master ana help 10
II viii be- well understood that with all these en-
ragemeuts sprouts was youth Ot substance. us
income indeed wac stupeulO u-. lie idd " 'hIlIlh-
"a week for lighting the ilre eishtecnpenre week
ar1d gentleman. brushing ms clothes and gong
occasional brands. whilst his Saturdays work
brought him I'D eiehiueuce Ihs lIst dos 40, seelu
much. But then, rs sprouts remarks WIN RlI7''u-
mn, evos rc has four meals ~ IN" day, ana en-
de4Vr 10 DO h,s duty "a respect OF them as indeed
he does ir OH Else that comes IN ms way
Sprouts Ta- e.. ven years OF age dud ~ an lot ms
years lie mad s.n-ul3rlF bright palr of eyes, and
one of the most knowing smiles ever carried ny
human being. ~Ometlme> u you cAa-cea L" Wa.
| I'm d Saturday I'D the ueighbOruOOd OF Nrwlugfon
Butts you might have your attention attracted nN
/ a large hasEc. coming down tAr street. linen 4'u
would become CONSCIOUS of smile, IollOWihG winch
I cue YOU wcut come upon mouth. ald alItr-
/ ward would Quire clearly make ont behind iLe
haskell very small boy. hltched on one side for TIE
] ont frrIl % =
basket Tns would be sprouts gong ou' on al
Grand life glowing 10 HIM WITH the recollection OF
! "A slcc, S-lul back ga Z. nl. Ted IN tire orning.
SPROUTS got home late on "a saturday night ana u
muru pressed would adm II To being Itlle uirl-
| But be va mp and off az N the morning I'D 40
/ his fires and clean bus boots, when ne Ms icc-'
ton eel 10 accom-. I~l tlnc 10 come nome, dress
himself JOB bis best. and either take charge or iAe
household I'D 10 church. - IL might happen to De
hl- turn with his mother
| ON A particular sunday morning. early IN TINS
! current year ~Drou could hardly clean the
/ mIdulc-aged gcujlen1ans boots by reason OF Tie
strong cAciteH cnt mat ~WaNed hlHl. Inc neg Gay
| was Monday. and on that momentous night me
WRONGS Ol long years were 70 be atoned MS lal hci
WAS TO appear on the stage. not Dt Tie cndhcc ui
evil having beta len someone else, but IN lls own
| proper character solcmnly assigned 10 hiin. on
going 10 market the previous morning, sprouts mao
hehrld with swelling breast, nll attached ." inc
| lnnr of The Theatre ROYAL. NellnSt0n->t. In the
! long list of names Appeared TINS me
SrrGFoy...... Snpor Dibipi.
Sorouts's smile On this occasion was really dan
| gerOus 10 look AZ. ~. D.,
/ Srlt1sou SAID himself not dispeased 10 De, how
! ever remotely connected with a eenieman Whose
professional name appeared Ia type 30 D2 mat even
| ON tins same day Sprouts had dore what had
| never happened to him before. Beng scnl OUT %
/ Mrs. Chelsca's with two pounds "t P"5dlOer' anI
! having in the same basket three caulhOwers foI
Mrs. Nelson he left the caullio"eIs ~ TIE
Cheseas and the potatoes at the NelSon.. Also on
| Sunday he had put backing Oh the kld TOTS OF Uhe
mn Ia fl..rn m.
ing that snch an Irrrguarity. II detected, would
drive the middle aged gentleman mad.
| ~
| lie wanted 20 get done early now, So ne
might get home and form of a jury Ot taste 10
! decide "A knOtty point IL was not without some
| lrnI-nn of tI..t Ars lILLLla Lnl