Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-07-06

appeared in the doorway, his pal
brImming with snowy foam.
"Nell | never calculated Pru
dence.
you didn't think | could" salt
the boy, smiling brightly.
NO, | didn't" admitted Prudence
and straightway, in her establishment
she added to his fare segment o
rhularb pie.
"Nasn't there lit of cheese lef
from dinner asked Mis- Abigail.
I Prudence thought there was, ant
while she was fetching it from tn,
cellar the boy gave himself health,
scrubbing at the pump, coming il
from his ablutions fresh and ruddy a
"A ruse. He was very hungry, ther,
was no doubt of that lie looked a
Miss Abigail with a deprecating smil,
as Prudence carried off the bread plat,
for third repleuishiug.
I'm pretty hungry SAID he. "Thi
is the first bite I've had since mornin!
and 1t tastes good. >
( To be sure it did. Miss Abigail
/ thought Of a little brother who di,t
Years before, ere his tender feet bcgar
10 feel the pricks in lies path. How
strange tha; the sight OF this littl,
T vag rant, satisfying his craving at bel
Kitchen table, should bring to her re
membrauce the child who had so ear
/ ly pu; oil the mortal for the immortal
Presently, when the toy had finished
his repast, he laid his knife and forA
across his plate with a methodica
pr cisjon which II pleased Miss Abi
gail 10 see and then he glanced from
Prudence, standing near her witt
arms akimbo, to Miss Abigail
Thank you for my supper, sait
he May be Id best be getting along
You don't Want boy 10 work, 4,
you:"
a loy-to work." echo,d Pru
J,rcy. Did tyer."
NO We don't said Miss Abigail
shortly. And til. u-it Was strang,
enough that she could not help think
lng again Of tha; fraIl life hich ha,
blighled in the bud SO long before.
How far are YOU going" she u ktd
Il don't Know ma am.
And where have yen come from :
preceded Miss Abigail
"Tr,soo;s, I.s ain. Mother died theg,
three months ago There was
palette quaycr IN bis voice.
Ald, ih'n, With little questionir <
lie told us ample stoGy. His uan,
vas naTgy o!usi,ij, and he va
iv eivc Yeats cd. lie had lived II
Tr,scUtt !,tg t.m,-- he aud hI
mother; ihsy weIcNtIy l,or, ut The,
had Kept q uttle k,ue together. Ia
mother had taken ia sewing. AID b,
had worked Tor tie usIghtorlrg far
m,rs summers, aud gone TO schoo
wintels And he Lad teen hspry
Tor all they "vfe so loor. until
mother dad.
/ '.ltyu STOPPED pith nucon Stap
l,sa sIelI; lie sAId lie wanted To II,
ne. Hut they were going 10 bud III,
out to him. and so ran away"
/ Meme 10 blame, uuther," inteTros
cd frUdelCe, With a great deal oil en-
| phasis. I've seen old Staples, do~r
10 Irescolt.
Hes that mean led shin nous,
+ for the hide aLd taller
"l'sr teen trsI' ( along for chanc,
work" continued the boy, smiling
( family. He vas very near to tear,
now, int he lcld them back sturdily
but there don't ANY t,dy seem Il
want me-
/ Miss Abigail as moved more thar
che would have cared to own by thl!
recital. Even TO her, who lived FOL
self so long, there Was something III
desciitably pltiiul in the thought o
tins little sauderer battling alon,
with the world, buiIsttd by fortune
I drifting here or there, as chance
might dictate. 1t had grown darl
nov--the lamps had long since beel
lighted; aud there were nsutterlngs o
distant thunder In the AIR.
Its going TO rain, sa!d Miss Abi
gail, "lou leedn'i so to night; yo'
may sleep IN the lott.
Barry thanked her.
The storm broke with great violence
And while Miss Abigail listened t,
tie sharp peals Of the thunder ant
! pouring OF the rain against the win
dows sic thought Of tie lonely littl,
way farer in the stable lott with new
strange throb of pity. Morning came
merry with bird song and gllstenin!
with myriads Of rain drops. Prudence
was up betIm,s, but, early us 1t was
she heald tie sound of an ak III tn,
weed shed aud when she opened til,
door Barry smiled at her from his pos
by tie choI ping block.
81 don't think | paid enough TO
my SUI IreI-l eat such lot, he sald
so I've 81 lit some kindlings, and II
milk for yen this morning II you wan
ne to.
Prudence lrught the milk Iai
without IA word But when she hat
prepared Miss Abigail's mornin,
meal, she made ready good substant
ial breakfast for Barry, also. Whel
he had eaten it lie took up his ha
crown.
go out the way you came in" salt
Prudence, "'r else you'll bring bat
luck"
Barry gave little incre dulou
laugh, but he went out to the porch
Miss Abigail was there taking dee]
breaths OF the fresh air, and she bad
him a kind Good morning" as h
went off the step and down the patl
again between the lilacs, exuberant il
growth but meager in bloom.
81 wonder why my lilacs do no
flower more freely" This Miss Abb
gail said to Prudence, who had follow