The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1882-01-13
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d. ne WIS pfeObf lbti6 t6iiOW VI pof-
haps years, and he looked through the
window Of the restaurant with hungry,
longing eyes at the big cakes and rows
of tempting pies; at last hattening his
little nose against the glass as if to be,
nearer the beautiful viands was more
satisfying. There was something in his
appearance which was so different from
the ordinary little street boy that first
stopped and looked, then addressed
him with
q Are you hungry, little boyP"
He then turned quickly, gave little
nod, and said laconically:
"Awful r
"Wel, suppose we go in there and
get something to eat ?"
The child's face frightened; then he
hesitated and said, obviously:
MAYBE mamma wouldn't like me
to-"
"Where is your mamma? How came
you here alone 2"
"She's home, sick. I've runned
away" and he looked up in my face
with big, brown eyes in which there was
sparkle Of mischief. At'
" Run away, have you? I am afraid
that is very naughty; won't your mann
ma. be anxious r.
"Oh, she's sick, she's awful sick And
amt had anything to eat to-day. ".4pf
Have you any brothers and sisters2"
The little face sobered at once as he
said:
"No, only Eloise, and she's gone
away, and papa's gone away, and mam-
ma says maybe she's going away, aud
she don't know whatll come of me-"
"Who is Eloise? Your sisterP"
"Yes'm." Al
"where has she gomez Won't she
come back?"
"No, she amt never coming back /;
they put her in little black box and
took her to heaven, and mamma cried |;
she said she wouldn't never come back
again, and haven't anybody to play
with now" ,4...as ss
"EIoise 1" The name had struck a
chord in my heart which awakened
| painful memories, and while the little
/ fellow was talking my mind had strayed
back to years ago, and a vision OF q
beautiful false friend rose before my
eyes. Suddenly I asked the child his
name.
Edwin Alexander Anderson.
| For sn instant felt faint and sick,
happy wife, and mother though / now
am. That name brought back to me q
time Of wretohedness never to be forgot
ten, and / almost felt like turning away
and leaving the child-his child---to his
fate. Bnt, thank Heayenl the impulse
was only for moment; / knew now
why those brown eyes thrilled me 30
but with the impulse to turn away came
q whisper from my good angel Z Dc
good to those who despitefully use you. :
4 And, seeing the little fellow still looked
lonRingly at the cakes, took him in,
gave him some buns and glass Of milk
and q bag of cookies to take home; but
he could not 90 alone probably, il, q
he said, he had run away; so asked
him where he lived, and it he knew ths
way home. a.a'
"We lives now in No. 10 Pine street
! sbut dunno where tbs" sa h
was not at all sure Of the locality
myself, 80 hailing an omnibus 1 re
quested to,be carried to my destination
--l,and. then the .Rwkwsrdness Of meeting
N his father flashed across me, till / recol
!, flected he had said n Papa's gone away,
.Where has your papa gomez" i
iAt sHe's gone TO the dogs" IFioa ~. =
|, The answer was certainly startling
and notwithstanding, or perhaps In COZ
! isequencs Of my nervousness, smiled
. and felt In my throat . mingled incl
III nation 10 laugh and cry. Then sal
seriousiys .H0fif 'a7g sAi
NJ 'swhat do you neanf Who told 70
Il lthat9n E tastt ltllau 2 fs sria taliH -
"Oh, heard man tell the doctors
!. when he came to see Eloise, and lfoun
|: 81 in the big map-book mamma let N
have to muse me-" sreif'Has 'i.ls
< Found what ?" rmii.ii
: 'fIslelof Dogs ;thats where he's gon
4 j guesa he amt coming back" A hit
pause, then in low, frightened ton
sahe,s awful cross he made mamma CT.
. 4 ihedids's9s 81 fff -
J, Ifelt guilty Of learning family secret
Q so turned away from that subject al
, said lsfa fstiN .@
y els your mother very i'll? n .i
}. aOh. she's dreadful sick She cougl
and coughs. and spits up lots OF n
spits it's awful "
= Poor Eloise, the brilliant beauty, "
y indeed dying / looked down at the |
~ tie boy in his shabby clothes, and