The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-01-31
.RUN ALONG NoW".
BY oP1E P. READ.
From Texas siftings.

The evening was bitterly cold.
Two children-a boy with a manly
face, an expression of matured con-
Germ, as though some one had ever
been dependent on him, and a pale
faced little girl-wandered around
the streets Of a Western city. They
had been left by an immigrant train,
having fallen asleep in the barn .
like waiting room, and, owing to
the hurry incident upon departure,
no one thought of them. They
begged the station keeper to allow
them to remain by the fire, bat he
discredited their story-declared
that they had not been left by a
train; that they lived in the city,
and were only hanging around to
steal something. Everybody hur-
ried along. No one had a kind
look for the waits. They went In
to the warm corridor Of a hotel,
but man said: I
"Run along now. You don't
want to be stopping here"
eve are nearly frozen" the boy
replied, sand we want to get
warm"
children ought to be at home
such weather as this. Your mother
ought to know better than to send
you out"
e'our mother is dead, sir. She
died two weeks ago, and we came
laway with people that are going
| south where it's warm, but the
train has left US, and the man
| wont let us stayIin the depot
| Every good story, young fellow;
| but run along now. Parents that
would send their children out to beg
such weather as this should be
punished"
eve are not begging"
'Run along with you," and he
topened the door and they passed
! out into the cutting wind. The
fierce blast seemed to blow the
darkness close up to the lamp; the
tired teams seemed TO blow chill
Ting mists from their nostrils; and
the heavy wagon wheels seemedsS
sink deep into the darkness anes
pulyerize the gloom. The ehildrea
Invent into a drug store.
"Run along there
| They went into restaurant.
/ sRun along there,
They went into saloon where
merry revelers sang wild songs,
and where the maudlin man dropped
a tear in his glass.
..Run along there" said the
bartender. sThis is no place for
children"
/ .Let us warm ourselves" I'M
lplored the boy, and he repeated his
story.
chats all very well, young man,
but haven't. seen you around the
streets, begging, many a time p
mo, SIR
! 81 think I have. I'll bet you
| haven't taken no less than SO
home today. Run alohg."
/ Again they were in the freezing
| gloom.
aoh, where will we wake in the
morning % came from the saloon
and died on the cold air, as the
boy and his sister turned q corner.
/ "Don't cry, my little pet
"Pm SO cold"
"Yes; but we may find some
place. Let US go back to the de-
pot, and may be we can get on q
train"
They wandered around in the
binding sleet.
1--WE are a long time getting
there" said the girl.
81 believe we are lost" the
| brother replied. .sLet US turn in
here,' and they went into narrow
alley and crouched down by q
wall.
All, Mr.. Humanity, because you
have been few times deceived;
because you have sometimes shown
pity, and afterwards found that it
| was ill-bestowed, you have hardened
your heart.
All, Mr.. Churchman, whose knees
press the soft velvet at the time Of
prayer; you who see suffering with
| dry eyes, and read, with moisture,
the asimple annals of the poor"
| scratch from your Bibles the heart
warming sentence, ''Sufer little
| children to come unto me"-scratch
it out, or you are hypocrite.
"If I could smell the dog-wood
| blossoms by the porch, wouldn't
| be SO cold,' said the little girl.
..It will be a long time before
they bloom again, my pet.
"Will this cold weather kill the
tree ?n
mo, but it viii be a long time
before summer comes
/ "Can people in heaven look down
and see people on the earth Z"
eyes, ] think So"
81 wish they couldn't
aWhy, pet e
Because, if mamma looks down
and sees us. she wouldn't be happy
any more.''
He drew her closer to him. The
neighboring lights went out one by
lone. The sleet seemed to be con-
quering everything. The dog that
| had barked over On the hill was
silent.