Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-09-06
Tou's OIsriag.
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There Was loud knock heard upon She door, aud Ess tte very door. too, upon which @ GIece cf black crape flat | tered.
 The Indies within tue house were a lit tie startled, for ,, was an unusual occur renee for any one Co knock upon the l front door. There Was a bell in plain | sight, and ,, Was customary for people | to ring 1t very softly when the sign of death was placed SD near Go t. Indeed, l II seemed almost irrevcreut for any one to knock lD that way upon the door, while little AnulJ. the household idol, was lylng stlil and cold in the room close tO the door.
 'Somc tramp, ! gucss.' one of the ladies said. ''t vii tell LIm Co go to the back door, she added, going toward the place where She knocks were heard. To her surprise sLN found little ragged boy standing there with a few wild tloWers in his hand.
 Be you Arnie's mother?' he asked in an eager voice.
 No the lady answered. and then she asked: "Who are ycu."
 "I am Tom Brady, and ] want to see her, he answered quickly.
 The lady he-ItCtci, and was about to say to him that Auuie'5 mother was in deep aiiiicuou and could not see him, when the lady iI question came to the door herself.
 What do you wlDt htt.c boy?7 she asked kindly.
 "Be you her" asked tbe little fellow, with tea-5 in hia eyes. "i mean, be you Anulc's mother. Le explained
 "G5s, was Che low answer.
 Well, [ Lc.ti that she died, and brought tlesc loNce- Co put upon her cohin,' Ae s-iI. while tis tears came larger and brighter into his eyes.
 "N hat made you u.lg them, little boy? the mother asked, while the tears came Into her own eyes.
 Cause sue always said 'good-morn- n tO lac when she went past our house upon Der way Go school, and she never called mo ragged Tom like the other giEls. She gave no t-is cap and coat, and they were good and whole when sho gave tECu Go me; UI tLon when our httlo Jean died. she brought us a bunch of flowers tu put Ou his coffin, and some Co hold m ts hands. 10 was winter then, and don't know where sue got tLO flowers. 1Lgy looked very pretty in Jeans hand, and he uId not look dead ottNi tlitslf At. "tt" t'-Ar biiHAeus buu we buried hIu down among the apple trees. 1 cG@Id not get such pretty flowers as she brought Co us, but | went all over tle big mountain youder, and only fOuUd thCe few. NOu see it IS too early for them, hg. ! found two or three upon hiEl rock where it was warm and sunny. Wal yoC put them IpOn her coffin: and tho l--is follow reached out the haii-hlowu wIij flowers that had cost him such a long, weary tramp.
 "1cs, and We will piacc some of them Iu her hand, tul, tL3 mother answered in broken voice.
 Could ! s.e Annie just momont!' the boy asked, almost p.eadiucly.
 "Ics, come ID, Ht,Ia boy" the mother aEaln answered, ls she Led the way to the httie dead girl
 The boy looked u. the sweet face very earnestly, and ;hen h9 took from his torn coat pocket another half-blown flower and placed it il the shiny golden hair of little AauIc.
 "Will you 10 it bs ,here:~ he asked in Q sObb.ng voice.
 "fos,' was the Culy answer.
 He went out softly, and the sweet sprinC violet remained ju5s where his trembling hand had left it. The others were placed in tLo H.,lo white hand and upon the collin Surely, tho ragged Irish boy could mot have expressed hIs gratitude Go L. little friend iB any bet ter Wl!.