Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-23

dollar for it, but got it for fifty cents,
and it's real good and warm"
SIT isn't very pretty" Tessie replisd, ev-
identity not sharing her companions ad-
miration; II member last winter hsd q
blue 'elvet coat"
'Did you really, Tessie? Blue velvet!"
said Ellen, in awe-struck admiration. "You
| must have been awful richp'
Clad in this odd garment, few days
later, Tessie was on the wide avenue, try
ing to sell matches. She walked along,
saying every now and then, Matches!
matches!" as Ellen had taught her, but not
meeting with success until she reached the
big house where the bad dog lived.
Seeing that the coach house
door was shut, she ventured by, though not
without Fastening her steps; but just as
she got in front of the wide entrance,
man whose cigar had gone out, stopped
her and bought package of matches.
This transaction so absorbed Tessie's
attention for a moment that she did not
notice that carriage was driven up to the
sidewalk, until rough voice Dried:
Get out of the way, you little beggar."
| She turned frightened face, to see that
| it was grand footmau who lived in the
house. and that under the carriage was the
dog that she was afraid ola dreadful dog
| with one black eye and one white one, and
black and white spots all over his body.
To Tessies terror, he seemed quite de-
| mon, and without word she fed, her feet
| winged with fear.
| She did not notice two ladies who we're
| in the carriage, one handsome, well dressed,
| happy looking; the other paIe-faced, with
| sad eyes, and wearing deep mourning. AS
Tessie turned, she started from her seat
SO, Maria" she cried, seizing her COM
| panion's arm, ''did you see that child?"
II did not notice him, Theresa" replied
the other. "My dear sister," she added
very kindly, do not sgitate Yourself so
needlessly. Do you not sse that this is
little boy?"
The pale lady, who in her excitement
had sprung from the carriage, looked after
the tiny running figure. Yes, it must be
| a boy in that poor ragged overcoat, and
with deep sigh she said:
81 suppose I am foolish to fancy that
every child near Tessie's age is my lost
| darling, but something about this one
made me think of her so strongIyp'
As they slowly walked up the steps her
| companion said gently:
81 am afraid it is hardly likely she is
here in New York when You lost her SO far
away. Yon must try, dear, not to think of
| it all the time.''
The poor lady had been brought to the
| great city to distract her mind. As if any
thing could distract the mothers heart
| from mourning for her child!
Meantime, Tessie ran on until she was
around the corner, and then, as
she began to feel very tired
and hungry, and as it was getting late in
the afternoon, she started for her poor
home.
She made her way on, oomforted by
selling two more boxes of matches, and SO
had got over her terror and was quite
happy when she reached the street below
the rocks.
At the foot of the path, all over the side
walk, crowd of boys was collected, evil
IDENTIFY much excited, while from the rocks
above the goat looked down with evil cur
iosity. Tessie paused, wondering how she
could get through or by this throng, when,
from the very heart of it where the boys
were pressing one another with sticks and
stones in their hands, came this discordant
cry of cat, and a small white object
scrambled up the rocks.
cts my kittie! o, it's my kittiew said
Tessie, and she flung herself reckIessly
into the midst of the swsying pushing
boys.
so, you bad things!" SIZE cried passion
ately. "Let me by! It's my k1ttie Cruel
wicked boysv'
With all the might of her small strength
she pushed and struggled to reach her pet,
her basket drop ping in her distress, her
hat falling back, her blue eye flashing.
Just then we'll directed stone struck the
cat, and with another Cry it fell down the
rocks.
''My kittie! my kittie! you've killed my
kittie!"
This was all that Tessie could say.
Tears were binding her eyes. But rescue
wes close at hand. At this moment, a sud
den showers of newspapers descended,
well-directed missiles among the boys
One here and one there, folded into hard
wsds and flung with wonderful precision
and force, they struck the boys in the face
or on the herd, producing confusion in the
ranks, and, Immediately after. Ellen,
throwing what remained Of her papers as
q broadside into the astopished enemy,
followed this up by charging upon them
like young fury.
'CoVards! cowardsv she cried. sAint
you ashamed of yourselves? All of you
big DULLES trying to xii, one little kitten!
Get out! go away! Be off with your
Every word was accompanied by blow,
and the boys, amazed and disconnected,
most of them only mischievous, and
manly enough not to hit girl, skunk
away, so that Ellen passed through them
like small whirlwind, sezing Tessie with
one hand on the way, and with the other
picking up the trembling kitten.
This afternoons adventure was quite
disastrous to the two companions. Tessie
had lost her basket with all its contents,
and Ellen had destroyed her whole after
moons supply of newspapers. The little
kitten, too. was seriously hurt. so that, al
though 1t lived, it could only limp about
with broken leg, and poor Tessie shed
many tears over the sufferings of her pet.
The day before Christmas found the
children very poor. They had no money
in their bank; it had all been used to set
Tessie up in business again. Ellen, how
ever, who was always cheerful, thought
that the great feast would bring gener-
osity to all hearts, and that Tessis would
be sure to do well.
She washed the little things face care
fully, and combed out her fair hair, so