The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1883-08-03

II ehored on n farm all last sum
mer," explained the boy eagerly
sldncing from mistress to maid.
IL want some supper, and I'll be
glad to do something to pay for it.n
"Weil, you kin Try it,H sand Pru-
drnce, after a momentarS delibera-
tion. "Its bettel'n begsin' Il favor,
anyhow -
She led the way TO the kitchen,
ana took a shining Tin pail from the
dresser.
"Ilrre's the milk .pail,n said she
to the boy, who stood; sam the
cows in rhe yard youder. Payday
comes when the works dOne.'
Aud Prudepce smiled grlmly, as
she went about setting out a lunch
of bread and and butter and cold
meat. she felt morally certain
that the ilighty Alderuer heifer,
used only to womankind, would be
much more likely to spread a pair
OF bovine wings aud fly away, than
to allow herself to be MIXED by II
boy.
"Ile can't DO it,n she said to Miss
Abigail, who presently brought her
knitting.work INTO the kitchen.
''The heiter'll send him sky high !"
/ But he could aud he did. Soon
he appeared in the doorway, his
pail Drumming with tue snowy
foam.
swell, l never,' calculated Pru.
deuce.
"You didn't think | could 2"
said the hoy, smiling brightly.
"No, | didn't" admitted Prn.
dence; and straightaway, in her
astonlshment, she added to his
fare Il srgmeAt OF rhubarb pie.
1 "WaSn't there Il bit of cheese
lett from tea u asked Miss Ali.
gail.
Prudence thought there was
and while she was fetching it from
the cellar, the boy gave himself Il
healthy scrubbing ut the pump,
coming IN Iom his ablutions iesll
and ruddy MS Il rose.
He was hungry; there was no
doubt Of that. He looked at Miss
Abigail With IA depreealing smile,
as Prudence carried on the bread
plate for Il thirdreplcniShiug.
"I'm pretty hungry said he.
"This is the first bic I've had
since morning, aud it tastes good
To be sure it did, poor soul. Miss
Abigail thought of a little brother,
who died years aud years before,
ere his tender leet began to feel the
pricks in life's path. How strange
that the sight of this hltlc vagraut,
satisfying his craving at her kiteh.
EN- table, should bring TO her re-
membranes the child who had so
early put off the mortal for the i'm.
mortal.
Presently, when the boy had fin.
ished his repast, he laid his knile
aud fork across his plate with a
metbodical precision which it pleas.
Miss Abigail to sect ana then
" e glanced from Prudence, stand-
lie e near with her arms aElmOo, to
liSs Abigail.
"Ihank yon ior my supper" SAID
Pc. "Maybe Id best Oe getting
!. long. You dou't want 4 ooy to
,e york, do you "
, "a 0oy--to work j. echoed Pru'
: ence. "Did ever Y
h " No, we don't, .sald Miss Aol
n Eall, shortly. Ana then-lt was
strange enough that she could not
help thinking again oi that lrall
little llie winch had Olislted1n tue
qua so long orfofe
"How far are you golngW she
asked.
IL don't know, ma'am."
"Ahd where nave yon come
from !" proceeded Iliss Abigail.
"rrescott, m|an. Mother died
, there three months ago. Their,
was pathetic quaver III his voice
Anu inen, WIN little question
ing, he told his simple story. Liz
name was Barry Olnsload, ana ht
was twelve years old lie hat
llved III Prescott Il long time, be
ana ms mother; they were very
poor, Out they llad Kept a llttl,
nome together. HIS mother lat
taken N sewing, ana ne hau woIket
Tor tue nelghoorlng iarlners' sum
mers, ana gone 10 scnool winters
Anu nc hao oeen nappy lor ali ,hey