The Penn's Grove record., 1884-08-09

! nation Of abolition sentiment, meriting
the rough handling Of a mob, perhaps.
Mr.. Chace held a long CollOquy with
the negro haCkmau. The result was
that DinEy was lifted into the carriage
and securely covered with a shawl. Mr.
Chace went to his hotel, paid his bill,
and drove straight to the railroad sta
ton. The Northern-bOund train started
a few minutes after he entered the car.
No ones attention was specially di-
rected TO the child, who lay swathed in
the shawl. When Dinky Js4,fered
consciousness he ate rayenously - the
food which Mr.. Chace had thourhtfully
secured and then he sank into q heavy
sleep which lasted many hours. When
they had passed through Baltimore Mr..
Chace breathed more freely. He had
no desiretO be arraigned fOrkidnapping
In Philadelphia he stopped long enough
to provide Dinky with clothes and more
food. The child was stupid with illness.
fatigue, and the unwonted excitement
of travel. \ few days after his arrival
in NewtoWn, when he was somewhat
recovered from his illness, Dinky "a
presented to Arthur Chace, who had
been pining to see the child his father
had rescued from the y~retchedneSs of
Jail Alley.
Mr.. Chace's household consisted of
himself, his motherless boy Arthur, and
Miss Aurelia Chace. Miss Aurelia was
aged sixty ; was ~high.nOsed, high-mind-
ed, bigoted, dogmatic, skinny, and
specialized, Mr.. Chace's sister and
~housekeepeT.
To Arthur, Dinky at ace became
the source of an endless succession of
delights. Such tales as Dinky told Ar
thur about Jail Alley How Arthur's
eyes sparkled, and how he loved his yell
low sprite !
Dinky stole everything he wanted, it
is true, and had not the slightest regard
for the truth he had not the first idea
of law or order. What a subject to be
introduced into a prim, well-ordered
Yankee family ! One day the handsOm-
est vase in the parloT was found smashed.
Who did it =? Dinky, of course. Why ?
To gain possession Of a large painted
red rose, It's central ornament. He
broke the eighth commandment when
ever he saw anything that he thought
Arthur would fancy and he presented
his stolen treasures with graceless limo
cence of virtue and ignorance of vice.
DInky's most skillful depredatiOns were
committed upon the neighbOrs. Woe
betide the housewife who left her jelly
cooling in the basement window, or put
her custard out to freeze itself in the
snowI The spirit OF mischief was ram.
pant in Dinky, who was as slippery as
an eel, as adrOit as CartOuche, and as
unrepentant as-Dmky.
To Mr.. Chace, he was the incarnate
representative of a national enigma to
Arthur, a deep delight to Miss Azure
liza. the object she hid chosen to convert.
To MI. Chace, Dinky was atfectionately
respectful to Arthur, an adoring slave;
but to Miss Aurelia'S admonltions he
turned a deaf ear and a smiling face.
When Miss Aurelia began to read the
Bible to him, and trle to teach him the
difference between right and wrong, he
not very attentive but when Ar
thur relieved his aunt of her pupil,
Dnky became all alive with attention
and regard. Every morning for two
hours Arthur struggled with Dinky,
teaching him his letters, reading to him,
and trying to interest INN.
1t was indeed some time before Dinky
really interested in Arthur's read.
ing from the good book, One morning
Arthur CHANGED TO read that cantIcle of
which begins, ''Black am |,
though cOmely, ye daughters of Jerusa-
lem.' When Arthur mad finished his
reading Dlnky gave a sigh of pleasure
and relief. MARS Arty, he said, ''l'se
glad you read me bout dat BIZ
bic Niger dat was king of de Jews.
Aunt Sally said dere was no place in de
Bible fer niggers, an now I'se monstous
glad to hear you read out of de white
folks Bible bout de Niger king .
Every day after that he listened at
tentively and when, under Mr'Chace's
direction, Arthur read those portions of
the Testament most Ineligible
and interesting to children, Dinky was
really impressed, and, to quote Miss
Aurelia, showed a more moral DISPOSE
Some time previous, Miss Aurelia had
lost a ten-dOllar gold piece. She had
taxed Dinky with the theft, and he had
rolled his eyes up and sworn that he
did not have the money. Miss Aurelia
turned his pockets inside out, and found
nothing. You little wretch, you will
never go to heaven" she SAID, as she
banged the door behind her.
MARS Arty,n said Dinky confiden-
italy, when he found himself alone with
the lame boy, lis Mss Rely gwme ter
heaben 2"
Eyes" replied Arthur, ''of course
she Is"
''Den | doesn't want ter CO." replied
Dinky firmly.
''Oh, Dinky, dear ~ said Arthur,
patting Dinkys curly head, which lay
against the bed as he crouched beside
it. 'Ihope that am gong to heaven,
and there are many little children
there"
HWhat ulggpr chillun Y,' inuulred