The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-03
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Detroit Free Press.
How Tint north wind whistled aud stunR
the other day! II was the first signal Of u
long, dreary winter, aud even men In over.
coats turned sharp corners TO get out Of the
biting blast. Two children, . boy and girl,
neither over nine yeats old, stood Shiver.
lug In doorway on Monroe avenue, wish
Ing to 20 to their lowly home, but drcadirg
the wind. They crrpt closer and closer 10
each other, aud their Chins quivered and
their noses grew red as they grew colder.
Hundreds Of men and women passed up
and down without care, but BY and by
along came whistling, joyial lad Of four.
teen, who was swing his bootblaCk's kit
by a strap and picking up the steps Of some
clog dance. He saw the shivering bits Of
humanity where others were blind, and
hating before them With a "clig.j igger.
riggerh Of his heels and toss oil his box,
he called out:-.
"Kin borrow them ERE chins o yours
about an hour?e
dYes, ma'am," demurely replied the girl.
II kin, eh?-hol ho!-Thats give.away
on mel Be you chickens coldP" a
AYES, mSam," she answered again.
."And that ere cub Is your brother, l
spose? Well, when Pm cold git warm.
What do you do-ireeze?"
AYES, ma'ar, Il you please" she replied.
1If | please-ha! hal-'nother giye.away
on me! Well, you autumn leaves, come
along with me. ! hain,t got no influence
on the weather, but kin smell hot stove
as fur of as the next sinner In this town.
Come right over to this store."
He led the way across thestreot and into
an office where there was tire. He bad
placed chairs for them when man came
Ia from back room and sald:-
"What do you children want here" >.
%Want some OF this waste hotness,"
bluntly replied the sinner. "These ere
cubs Is nigh froze to death, and / brought
'em here TO thaw out."
"And we won't even look at you, nor
cough, nor sneeze!" added the little girl as
she saw irown on the mans face.
'.That's richness; there's innocencel"
laughed the sinner, and the mans face
cleared and he poked up the fire and said
they could sit nearer.
"S'pose men you chip In and buy EN-
someihin' TO stay their stomachs?' sug'
gested sinner, all Of a sudden. "Tell you
what, some OF the children in this town
don't have square meal any more'n you'n
me wear diamonds. Little gal, are you
hungry"
"Yes, ma'am, II you wont be mad at u.s."
she replied.
went down into his pocket, ratified around
Here's ten cents that says they're
hungryl" 4,
"Weli, I'll give as much replied the man,
"Yon so and buy something and they
can sit here and eat It."
Sinner bought crackers and cheese, and
tho children ate until he felt Obliged TO
aNow, you cubs go lOetle slow aud
save the rtst'tor supper. Kin ye find the
way home alone2'
dyes, ma'am.n -
nAnd do ou feel rs warm as 'tater-buss
rolled up in woolH"
"Yes, ma'am.p -..
"All right, then. We're dead 10 rights
Obliged TO this man, and I'll black his
boots besides. You'd better run along
home now. What's ye goin' TO tell yer
motlierp
"l'll tell her we came awful near going
to heaven, and my little brother lie thanks
you, too, and now we'll go, Rnd-and thank
you, ma'am ,ever,so many times, good.by"
The man looked after them through the
window with softer lines In his face than
had been there for months. The boy stood
outside on the walk aud watched until they
had turned corner and then exclaimed
"Phew! but l most feel that l was Ell.
gagged to that gall"