Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-10

h,r, 10 xras q hoot- biack and had earneu
ano,gb To eat till somebody stole MS
brnsh. and now nobody seemed TO want
him to work and he had got SO hungry.
inst at this point Gerty. who had gone
| To sret some food, came back with rue,
fnl face. and said that Bridget nau
locked mn the pantries and Sammy ha0
eaten the last cracker from the iuncn
| lar. and mamma had gone to sleep anu
ought not to be wakened-and, "nat
shon d they do?
Got any money!" asked Fred. rather
| obviously, of his sisters; 1t was hotori-
Gus that his own allowance was Always
speedily spent. Unfortunately the sir.s
| were no better off this time. so TINS
feeble hope proved futile. Tho sudden,
! " straitened hosts looked dismayed, ana
| the poor little waits hungry eyes ios1
the hopeful look that had gathered IN
them.
.Don't you think Mr.. Osborn would
trust YOU for a loaf of breads? suggested
| Gerry. hestatingiy.
II suppose he would" said Fred,
.sbut I don't think mamma would ike
us to do that without telling her-ano
yet =
Here Essie. who had been watching
the boy, and observed that he was star
inc about the room with somewhaS
puzzled expression. suddenly remem-
bered something and whispered to FRED
To-BE-SUREv calculated he,
ending the remark in yell, and dart
inc wildly out of the back door. de
RET turned in a second with the two plates
of forgotten candy, and presented one.
with a knife, to the hungry child
Never was candy known to disappear
so rapidly, and in an incredibly short
space of time tie plate stood empty,
and the urchin was gazing wistfully at
the other half which the children in
their establishment had forgotten even
to t.ste.
do YOU want more Of that?' asked
Gerty.
"Ihayen' eat my fill yet. responded
the boy, eagerly.
Then don't step yetr" said Fred.
showing the remaining plate toward
him. the contents of which began to
vanish as quickly as the first. esther.
remembering numerous warnings called
forth by her own taste for sweets, grew
alarmed.
Pred she whispered solemnly.
lido YOU suppose he'll die if lie eats all
that at onceo'
tie considered the matter 1oT IIO-
mont NO said he. II don't think;
he viii. And anyway. if he Goes guess
he'd die happier of butter-scotch than
OF starvation This reasoning was
conclusive. and Joe ate on wnmolested.
Moreover he did not die. But on the
contrary seemed considerably refreshed
by his novel meal, though in nowise
untitled for another and more substan-
tial repast of bread and meat, when
Bridget came home. Then, Bridget
having invited him to return for some
breakfast in the morning, he went hap
PLY enough away to the little corner
which his brother had hired snd where
he still claimed home.
At dinner the whole adventure was re-
lated in graphic language TO Mr.. Farm
ham. who. taking up the matter with
interest. succeeded in finding, work and
safe nome for the boy. 1t was weeks
before the missing brother Tesn. against
whose good faith Joe would not hear a
word, returned, pale and thin from
long illness in hospital of neighbor-
ing city, and worn with anxiety for his
little brothers safety. He found Joe's
new friends very glad to think well of
him, and ready also to lend him q help
ing hand, and no. all the candy the
Farnham children ever ate. gave them
half the pleasure that came through tho
two plates of butter-scotch which they
failed to get a taste ok. y. Exam
liner.