St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28
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lowed him; II don't think whoever done
that was er-tryin' ter be extry good. Oh.
dear, hear ii cry. II makes me have er pain
Jist over the place ware Their hungry Is. Can't
We cit II out, Tommyp'
cit il QUIT Wot you want ter git It out
turf TN soon stop er-yellen.''
Yes, cause mn be drowned" sobbed
Caddie. "Oh Tommy, dear, do 90 git it out
II you kin. Us won't have no other chance
ter be extry gOod-I knows US won't Us
don't know anybody 10 be extry good to vet;
an II US did Us amt got nothin TO be extry
good with. But US kin be er little extry good
ter Their poor kitten, an II us saves its life
guess that beautiful little b sby will be glad
and laugh like suytlin' wen He hears
about Us hshin' 1t outer Their water onter His
birthday"
"Well, here goes" said Tommy, who loved
this poor little sister dearly, and had often
gone without dinner that she might have
one, IAN II gifts 1t I'll give Il 10 you fur
your Chrissmuss. But how am to sect Wish
that street lamp'd hop over here. Its legs
long enough TO hop here In two or three hops
II u was loose OH my eye, il / didn't forgit
them tapers. The feller that sells 'em fur ther
Christmas tree give me two an box Of wax
matches fer fstchin' him er sangwilch, IAN
here they Is In my pocket" So saying hetook
them out, lighted one aud holding his cap be-
fore It TO shield 1t from the wind, dropped on
his knees, and leaning forward as far as be
dared, looked down in the direction from
which the cry had come. ''Ther tides furder
out than ever seen It before, he said,
land there's nOthin' but mud there, an
Their Kittens er stickin' inter it. kin git
down easy 'nOugh, but how'm ter git up
agini S'pose should stick In the mud, tool
Then there'd be two stiek-in Their uds stead
of one"
''Oh! you won't Tommy" said Caddie,
confidently. 'You're so usrter mud. An,
Tommy" she went on, eagerly, there's
sumpin' Ike er ladder clost ter ware US was
er-sittin'. Err long board with sticks nailed
acrost it. Can't you git up outer thati''
''Well, II I can't, nobody kim" declared
Tommy, with little swagger, and back 10
the pile Of lumber they both trotted for the
''sumpin' like ladder" Tugging and pull
ing with all their might they managed 10
drag II TO the edge Of the wharf and then
lower 1t until one end rested in the mud be-
low. Take my cap an Their light" said
Tommy, ian wen Pm comm up stick ther
taper somew'are an holt onter Their board
With both hans as bard you kin :" Down he
went as nimbly as a squirrel, and 1t wasn't
long before be called out, 81 got It, an /
foun' suthin' else right BY H. Hold hard,
sis, here comes" And up be came again
not quite as nImbly as be bad gone down
! -claspipg half-smothered kitten TO his
breast and holding small metal box in his
hand. aspect my bran-new fashinobe
suits all spilled SOS can't 60 er-makin'
New Years calls he said, shut there's
your Chrissmuss present, sis, an now wen
git back ter our lodgin's an see wot mine
isn
The little girl took the kitten tenderly In
her arms and then both youngsters hurried
to their retreat behind the lumber pile.
''Ain't she dear little thingfr said Caddie.
few moments after they had got there, as
she tried tn wipe the mud from her Christmas
present with the piece Of old carpet that
served her for shawl
'-Yes, sir. An amt them dear little
thingsP replied her brother, holding out five
gold and two silver coins which be had Ia
ken, after some trouble 1t getting II open,
from the box he had found. Caddie's eyes
grew big and round with wonder
''Is 'em real moneyl'' she asked
"Yes, SIR" declared Tommy exultingly
mo make b'lieve bout them. Five five dol
lar golders and two silver hafs-orful black
the bats Is, bat knows 'em. Let's see wot
their number is. They're all alike, 1850,
an now it's 1-S-S-3. Them golders is
let's see--you keep count Of Their tens, Cad.
Thirty an ten is forty, an forty an ten is
fifty, an fifty an ten is sixty. an sixty an
ten is seventy, an seventy an ten is eighty
How many tens, Csdl"
Five" said Caddie, adding In an admir-
ing tone, ''my, Tommy, amt you a fig
gerers'
Five tens is fifty, an there's er three"
Tommy went on. Then goiders is fifty
three year ole. An this box" polishing
sway al il with the sleeve Of his jacket, 81
guess IS silver, too. Hello, here's some
priutin' onter it 'T-o'-toe-ig-r-a nd
grand-'m- e-r'--mother-'O-n'-o nter
her her-'7-5'-75 --sb-i-r-t-h'-birth
'd-a-y'-day-J-a no, that amt
IL; JAM Jan. On, that's fur January like
Cad for Caddie. Jan. 1851. Five SIS
golders an two hats, Cad, an now you're
gOin' ter have Their doll, an ther Mother
Hubbed dress, an ther fresh eullers, an all
them things you wants. An III git Their
sinner set up an wen have er home, an
you'll 60 ter school an learn how ter read
iiggrrs an printin' jest as good as do, an
no thanks.ter Their wife Wiskered ole chap
wot forgot us.
'An' how glad that beyutful baby'n be
'causS Us was extry good, Tommy, jist as
much as We could be, want US, Tommy But
Tommy" and shade came over her face,
''oughtn't US find that ole lady, that grand
mother, an give her her box an money back
againl''
Tommy burst out laughing.
IVY she'd be, let's see, she'd be er hun
dert an er lot more years ole II she Was ere
hvin' now. So guess she amt. But I'll
tell yer wet I'D do, sis, SOS to make things
all square, III ask tner lady ter Their Mission
about IL termorrer. But Pm goIn' ter spend
one Of them hats. anyhow onteF er feed fur
you nn' me an Their cat Come along. Hot
Cake JohDny's open yet. He'll keep open all
night ter night, ger bet, COS it's Merry
Christmas"
The next day the teacher of the Mission
school and Tommy, after the
Christmas dinner was over, had
a long Talk together at the
endof which she took charge Of the silver
box, the five gold pieces and the half dollar.
But in less than a week she sent for the boy
and gave them back 70 him again. 81 have
advertised them for three days, +" she said, sin
the principal city papers, but no one has
come 10 claim them. So now they are
honestly yours.''
And all the poor brother and sister wished
for on that bleak, cold, starless December
night came speedily TO pass For the story
Of the rescued kitten, the finding Of the
treasure, and The honesty OF. the homeless
orphans spread quickly about. $50 quickly,
In fact. and with such good effect that in two
weeks time Tommy, being unable to attend
to all mis- patrons himself, was obliged to take
gpsrtner.
And, OIL how many, many other delight
full things might come to pass II everybody
really would-ss these untanght, uneared for
children did-try at the blessed Christmas
time to be little ''extry good"