Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-07-28


ely. where >hr mlnly..ai earn r,io.iul
I" sustain lie by her &rri.,.. bn her
te3iih iail"d in III, nccurat;nn. and
having alWa|s been acct-t,m",! to
breathe the pare free air %. country.
Tie si';irti, sm"hy atmosphere of thr
city Wa, Ike poison To- h"r lun,r,. The
d'c:"r advised her 10 move into soma.
SURF Hud ~ town. aud find different
rmrlpHln"n'. And after u while she
decldcd 10 90 to Danby. Il brisk little
village, "hrre she couid find employ
meni i'll The factories.
Just on the borders of the yillare
there were green fell, with daisies and
itter-capS tossing in them. and the
river can:r rash N down from tn. rity,
bearing sails on lis beast which made
the place more pleasant and brwht
ana /. hrou1h! Il breath Of coolnc,S.
too. Here they hired Il little co
taro. aud for a while all went compara-
tvc!y well. Mr.. Evan, grew strong
G@;'!n. anil earned much more in The
factory than she had earned bv Iain
sewing. Ihe children rev U ump and
rosy once more, and went rnerrily to
school.
The peal of the organ was still heard
within their little home for good part
of the day. and the children of the
ncigLborhooi We're as much Interested
i'll it as the farmhouse children had
been VIXEN it WIS first presented to
Dollie. The parrot, who had grown
very OH, ami w.tI croS>er than ever.
still shouted: "Pollv wants quiet. keep
still. keep still.' and cd Rob. the doc.
who had been with them through all
their mi>IOrtuncI. still seemed To enjoy
lis music rs if it were the very voice of
home.
But the wor., in the mill was too hard
for delicate woman like Mrs Evans,
and the end of the year found The fam
ilT in a sorrier condition than ever
The poor mother WAS i'll in bed The
last penny was gone from the purse,
there wasn't q moulhiul OF food in tho
closet, ani the rent of the little cottage
bad been due for nearly two weeks.
Poor Dollic. who WAS twelve years
old now, fclt Il great responsibility on
her shoulders. and did not know which
way to turn. She fet that she was able
10 do a great deal of work. but no one
would hire her because she was too little
She did manage to earn a few prnnicI
every day, by taking care of Mrs. Cart
er's baby. while she went Ia the mill
to carry her husbands ) dinncr, and
these pennies she had expended to-
day in {: bit of oatmeal and milk for
mamma; ana now Nell was CRYING with
hunger. ard VIII who hal been out in
search OF crran Is to do. came home
l.. 1
little face, for him. Rob. who hal been
favored with nice bone BY the butcher,
who came round in a cart, was the only
one of the family vino did not seem de-
jected. Even the old parrot seemed to
feel that she was passing through seri-
Gus times. and was silent and notion
less upon her perch.
What shall we do. WHIP" said
Dollic. claspin@ her hands tightly to-
gether. "Tho doctor said mamma
must have broth and plenty of nutri-
tionS food, ,andwe can't Starve ourselves"
VIII shook his curly head dismaily.
Il could pick up shavings,' said he.
"only they have fell clear down. SD you
can't get anything for 'em even if folks
would buy 'em at all.
Fallen. YOU mean." said correct
Dollic. whom distress of mind did not
render less fa,tidious. There must
be something that We can do to earn II
little money. We must have money,
viii, and that at once. We haven't had
breakfast, and we shall have no supper"
Suddenly a bright thought struck her
rs her dte CHANGED to fan on the hand
organ.
80! l tell, you what we will do.
WILL" said she "we'll take the hand
organ and 20 round with it rs the men
do. Don't You know what stir it
makes about the mills when an organ
grinder comes out from the city? and |
haven't seen but one this SUNNI r.
Glow can we carry it, said VIII.
It's awful heavy. and | haven't any
straps to strap it on to my back like the
men do"
"Why can't we wheel it in your
wheelbarrow?' said she, after a mo-
ment's thought
"Jolly, so we cam" said VIII. Let's
go right off, Dolly. You can play, and
will pass round the hat"
Its Il dreadful thing to do. il seems
almost like begging. but perhaps we
shall be able to collect enough 10 buy
something nice for mamma and our own
supper be c,ides"
And bidd ng Nell to take good care of
mamma. and not let h r know what was
transpiring. ID lie put on her bonnet,
and she and Will went down the street,
wheeling the hand-organ.
1t was noon of a warm April dav. and
the girls and men mt the mill, during
eating their lunches, were seated in lazy
groups in the open doorways or prone
nading in couples about the grounds I'M
til the great bell should call them back
to their labors
VIII wheeled the organ quite near the
buildings, and Dollic began TO play
waltz. Whereupon all the girls and The
younger portion OF the men commenced
TO dance Justify and with great slee
"Splendid music to waltz BY, de-
clare" was heard from every direction.
"Whera do you s'pOse those children
got haad-organ? Can't you play a
little faster. sis?'
Will, taking the advantage of pause,
modestly passed around his hat. and
quite a shower of pennies fell into it.
ANttlilN tNtl oilt OIt OI w -
pennies, and many more moved to give
as many rs FIVE; for they enjoyed the
fun. and did not dread to part with a
few cents. rs thritter people, who have
much more, often do The children
went at the right time and 10 the right
place.
Dollie thanked them with very pret-
ty blush; and when the bell rang. and
they We're obliged to % to their work,
they said: Come again; some day,
wont yon?'
Dolly" said Will. when they had
got out OF hearing, what pile OF mon
cy we've got, Let sit down here by
the side Of the road and find out how
much
I've have three dollars lacking a few
cents" said Dol!e. after a few cager
moments spent in counting. "but do
not let Us 90 home quite yet There are
quantity OF children in those little
houses bv the river. and we may nick