The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-12-02
A Darling.

were all young and evidently belong
ed to families of wealth and culture
that is intellectual cultures they
conversed well. Each carried very
deliberately decorated lunch basket
and each was attired in q very be-
coming spring suit. Doubtless they
too, were going to the park for a
spring picnic. They seemed very
happy and amiable until the car
stopped again, this time letting in
pale faced girl ofabout eleven and a
sick boy of four. These children
were stability dressed, and upon their
faces were looks of distress mingled
with some expectancy. Were they,
too, on their way to the park? The
gentleman thought so so did the
girls, for he heard one of them say
with look of disdain
81 suppose those ragamufins are
on an excursion, too"
81 shouldn't want to leave my door
if l had to look like that Would
YOU" This from another girl.
"No, indeed! But there's no ac-
counting for tastes. l think there
ought to be special line of cars for
the lower classes"
All this conversation went on in a
low tone, but the gentleman had
heard it. Had the child, too? He
glanced at the pale face and saw tears
tears glistening in the eyes. Then he
looked at the group of finely dressed
girls who moved as far from the pie,
beians as the car would allow. He
was angry. He longed to tell them
they were vain and heartless, as they
drew their costly trappings closer
about them, as if fearing to contact
with pOverty's children.
Just then an exclamation: "Why,
there is Nettie! Wonder where she is
going?" caused him TO look out upon
the corner where a sweet-faced young
girl stop I'd beckoning to the car-driver.
When she entered the car she was
warmly greeted by the five, and they
made room for her beside them.
They were profuse in their exclama'
tions and questions.
"Where are you goine?" asked one.
"Oh, what lovely fOwersl Who
are they for?" questioned another.
"T'm on nv way to Belle Clark's
She's sick, you know, and the flowers,
are for her"
She answered both questions, and
E then. glencing toward the door of the
car she saw the pale girl looking
waistfully at her. She smiled at the
child. tender look beaming from
her beautiful ewes; and then forgetting
that she, too, wore handsome velvet
skirt and costly jacket, and that hel
shapely hands were covered with
well-fttiug gloves, she left her sea-
and crossed over TO the little one
She laid one hand caressingly on the
bows thin cheek as she asked interest
edly of his sister.
s:The little boy is sick, is he not
And he is your brother, am sure; hi
, clings so to you.
1t seems hard for the little girl t.
answer, but finally she said:
Yes. miss, he is sick. Freddy
never has been well. Yes, miss, h'
IS nv brother. We are going to tn
park to see if it won't make Fredd!
BETTER
81 am glad you are going" tn
young girl replied, in a low voice
meant for no ones ears except thos
of the child addressed, 81 feel sur
, it will do him good; it is lovely there
; with the spring flowers all in bloom
But where is your lunch! fo'
ought to have lunch after so long
drive
Over the little girls face came
flush.
Eyes, miss, mebbe We ought to
) for Freddy's sake: but you see, W
: didn't have any lunch to bring. Hin
he's our brother-he saved thes
pennies purpose SO as Freddy coul
ride to the park and back. L CUES
mebby Freddy will for get about be
r ing hungry when he gets to tn
beautiful park"
!. sWere there tears in the lovely girl
q eyesY Yes, there certainly were
and very soon she asked the girl wher
e they lived, and wrote the addres