Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04


CARNAGE that an explanation took
place Alice's father, who had been quietly
watching the boys pretty ways; told him that
he ought not to stand IN the cold without his
'oyercost;; and then the nurse explained what
Dick was too proud to- tell, that be had no
oyercoat, and, indeed, haa not meant Is leave
New York. Mr. Hume took the boy backsinto
theawarmer station house, and Dick told him
frankly that he had run away from gambling
house, had slept in the Pullman, and by mis-,
take had come away from the city. Whatever
the boys faults were, he was always straight
forward, and told the, wholeof his story,
. Mr. Hulme called his brother-in- law. 'sNa-
hum, here is q stowaWav whom we have
brought by mistake from NewiYark And in
twenty more Words he told the whole story %5
4 Zone boy more or less will not tbe Felt ct
called out to one Of the drivers, .'rake ont au-
other blanket, aud let this boy wrap himself up
in it" And Dick was tum blsd inlo the fourth
atarryall of the great corlege, and Is his JOY
found that it was the one into which Alice and
the good-natured nurae had mounted already,
14@ HL-DIcK'ss CHRISTMAS ..
In the radiant Christmas hospiIalities OF
Mrs: Ihroop there was indeed room enough
for DICK, as there would have been for dozen
more OF his kind had fate chosen to- bring
them. And in the easy interchanges between
sitting room and Kitchen, and the simple rela-
iions which governed the intercourse oil those
household Dick die" not find his unexpected
visit q bore tosanybody- Nobody was worried
by his arrival, aud nobody asked where he be-
aiOuged or why he was there. He had d knack
5of making himself 'usefuL5as had heen@ seen,
and he had, a. has been seen also, that other
knack, less usual, Of getting out Of the way
when he WAS not wanted. E''5t
All parties were better for their nights
sleep, and early on Christmas morning, high
festivities began. TO his, real SURPRISE Dick
found hanging on the inside OF the door of bis
little bedrooms, a large blue yarn stocking, big
ger ten-fold than his Own, and in it were all
sorts Of funny gingerbread mon and horses,
barley candy sta uettes, jumning jacks, and
other droll little Inexpensive toys. Such
minor gifts i'll the Throop- Hulme household
were lntrnsted TO Santa Claus at midnight
After two or three breakfasts had been served
In various rooms for the enormous party of
COUSINS. after family prayers had been
gone through NTH after a fashion, one joyous
procession was made into the best psrlor"
place reverent even with certain superstition
and here were stacked great heaps of whito
paper parcels, from the tail dres 4iug glass on
TWO legs, which was drapel in whit. domino,
down to the diamond ring for grandma, which
also was enveopeu III a parcel s., large that
grandma conld never guass. ''lhree hundred
and fifty Que presents, if you will believe me, ~
said Amt Sybil. There arc thirty-two Il fer
cut people to receive, and como OF ths III have
more than twenty
Aud among the presents Dick also was re-
memhered. He had followed the gay process
sion little doubtful]y, but because every
other nlemoe Of the household did. And When
"lls piles we're called :" as the phrase went
quite early, indeed, Dicks name WAS called.
What his last name wa. no onA knew. Alice
had promptly changed some Of her plans, e.,
that she had backgammon board for him. II
Was, Of, made TO-. resemble two impossible
BOOKS and they were lettered to Dick's admira-
ton, 'History Of the Shah Of Persia y
Mr.. Hulmo knew tho tx gencies of Christ-
mas we'll enough 10 ALWAYS buy DOZEN extra
pocket knives for boys, AID one ofthese found
i:s way to Dick; aud Jules Verne books, aud
home-knit mltteDs, and other timely gifts
mado up good 'sp 10" for tine stowaway.
Il The bow had never before received a present
in his life. He had been sstipped" oft l,
enough, as by Bastide, when he gave him tue
fatal twenty five cents. Buta tip WAS some
thing he earned. He had had kicks and cuffs
given him, which he had not earned But till
now nobody had ever given him anything lie
l. want~d, merely for loves sake. 10 see thirty
people, together, giving to each other such
beautiful shings, to find that he shad bean re-
metabered also. ingthe rush Of all nights pre-
aration, all this made the tears cone TO poor
Dicks EYES, as Mick ISIS brutality orAths oathe
of the cross gamblers would never have sum
moned them The whole fsto was delightful
tie him, none the lass AMI wien, of stftld4lJ
he becamesquito the'heroof it fora minnie,
because he could It IN g cestsin psrlor GRO
h auet board, Of which tho ni;clIa nisn epnzztea
C',cle Nahum, Dick received very prettily the
friendly, compliments Of his hoat!.
And row it was made cl"ar why, after The
rlotTon, OF the Stockings befure daylight
! breakfast had been so cary, and 10. ono lad
been allowed a second NOR ing MIR. The time
/ Church. going, aud at IL o'clock the t'w.,ole
baodle Of them, as Uncle Nahum called the
!; caravan, fg'om grand mamma down to iitele
| Tom Roussillon, had to boot and spur for
{ church. The carriages apresred for thu Old
/ rters, and the youngsters went on foot Mrs
| IIuine= hsa found o ii, ov-resat for Dick, and
ne and Alice trudged along together.
| Church-going was q matter with which Die;
| was not so familiar az card playing Or billiard
! marking. There was certain mission Sundlv
| school, 70 which o certain Swedish bow 1nred
/ MIN when thers5was 8 good bounty for re:
;cruits: But attendance There did not involve
! attendance on the more stately services ni the
church ITSELF The boy Was only shs mqrt
| ready 40 listen and Ito feel A IL happened
7 from bad luck" or good luck, the minister sooh
! Homesfor his subject.
| .He might well have been fred ip his treat
nent of il, as he saw the a 1mHabIe family
| gathering in ana around the Hume and
Tbroop and sRouesillon pewss :Near as he was
! in friendship TO half that party, he may vol
| have thought that when he spoka of a happy
| home az Chriss'a best Chris faas@gft toathe
world, they were al, in the fashion of children
or OF men, in sympathy viii him. Alas. there
was oueEan'ong that happy party to whom every
| boy knew we'll enough. He had seen II last
night and this morning. But it was just what
! he I seemed to&42have 3 mo- place nor part
| H. He, remembered Christmas q year
I ago, though to him the year had Bsou
| almost qinterminable Then he was ii runner
IN hofo he aSu1 hon ba~1 %I,c
pull on the boys was before people were willing
| TO 30 TO bed. But the boy was brave. And he
words. half comprehentled, Of the preacher,
gave HIM sonnstting to think ct. At least he
could look forward, and what he would look
forwardto was aomething like what was around
him here. Some time or other be. would know
how to make little fellows happy, Us this clever
Uncle Nahum knew sowell. Some time. Yes.
Where? Why, New York, of course. He
should be lost here in an hour, In New York
he Knew every turn and corner He loved New
York, and New York loved him. afs g1&ats
And 50, a. they went home from church
and Alice made him listen to the new chimes
which her father had given to the congregation
for his Christmas present, although the bell
ringers played Antioch and q Christmas, IL
seemed to the hoHesiek Dick to be the same
sound he heard at Harlem, which babe hin
lanot to- be frightened away from the city thai
was yet to be@his home. Z ~" '%S&% g Us ~
'aS&1Sf3s e..>ss nv. WHITTIER NOW? * 3.
1t was, therefore, the sermon which gov,
I erned Dicks thought in an Interview he had
with Mr. Nahum gfhroop and Mr.. Hulule the
next morning. Hume had given himself MOI
only Christmas taay bpt St ss7phen's. day aIse
|,iife,Showeysr, he did nor forget the little stow
away. He had an eariy council with Mr.
Throap, and they ssentsfor Dick even before
1 breakfast. The boy came laughing, anc
bringing with him his precious backgammon
board IT, 81 S.2r. 4 $ 81 s5x ,s<
.sWhat have you there?n said u ncIe Nahum
seeing bow care fully the boy carried it vi III
TITS full Of mice, sir, said the boy, The,
rattled about in MY bedroom Id the nigh ane
/ caught them . And be 1ellsthe way, with tl,e
/ wondering Tom aud Alice, to the ever-runnins