Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-08-13

presented to Arthur Chace, who hat
been plnlng TO see the child his fathe
had rescued from the wretchedness O
Jail Alley.
Mr.. Chace's household consisted o
himself, his motherless boy Arthur. anC
Miss Aurelia Chace. Miss Aurelia wa!
aged sixty was high nosed, high-mind
ed, bigoted, dogmatic, skinny, ant
spectacled, Mr.. Chace's sister ant
housekeeper.
To Arthur, Dinky at once becam,
the source of an endless succession OF
delights. Such tales as Dinky told AR
thur about Jail Alley How Arthur.
eyes sparkled, and how he loved his vel
low Sprite
DlAky stole everything he wanted. il
Is true, and had not the slightest regard
for the truth he had not the first idea
OF law or order. What subject to be
introduced into a prim, well-ordered
Yankee family J One day the handsom.
est vase In the parlor was found smashed
Who did it ? Dinky, of course. Why ;
10 gam possession of a large painted
red rose, Its 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 10 freeze itself in the
snow The spirit of mischief was RAM
pant in Dinky, who was as slippery as
an eel, as adroit as Cartouche, and as
unrepentant aS-Dinky.
To Mr.. Chace, he was the incarnate
representative of a national enigma to
Arthur, deep delight TO Miss Azure
Liza, the object she had chosen to convert.
To MI. Chace, Dinky was affectionately
respectful to Arthur, an adoring slave;
but to Miss Aurelia's admonItions he
turned a deaf ear and a smiling face.
When Miss Aurelia began to read the
Bible to him, and tired to teach him the
difference between right and wrong, he
was not very attentive but when Ar
thur relieved his aunt of her pupil,
Dinky 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 him.
1t was indeed some time before Dinky
grew really interested in Arthur's read.
ing from the good book. One morning
Arthur CHANGED to read that cantIcle of
Solomon's which begins, BLACK am /,
though comely, ye daughters of Jerusa-
lem.' When Arthur had finished his
reading Dlnky gave a sigh of pleasure
and relief. ''Mars Atty" he said, Use
mighty glad you read me bout dat BIZ
bic nigger dat was king of de Jews.
Aunt Sally said dere was no place in de
Bible fer niggers, An now Use monsuous
glad TO hear you read out of de white
IolkS' Bible 'Dout de nigger king"
Every day after that he listened at
tentlvely 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 more moral DISPOSE
tion."
Some time previous, Miss Aurelia had
lost 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," said Dinky confden-
tally, when he found himself alone with
the lame boy, lis Mss Rely gwine ter
heaben 2"
Yes" replied Arthur, ''of course
she is.r
Den 1 doesn't want ter CO." replied
Dinky firmly.
''Oh, Dinky. dear !" said Arthur,
patting Dinky's curly head, which lay
against the bed as he crouched beside
it. II hope that am gong to heaven,
and there are many little children
there"
:What, nlgger chillun ?" inquired
Dinky.
"Yes, indeed, - replied Arthur eager
ly; ''all sorts of children"
II specks de colored chilluns hev ter
pick up trash en- run roun waltin on de
quality. 1 reckon III stay here wild
Mars Joe. Does you speck Miss Rely
gwine ter start soonp Mars Arty," con-
tinued Dinky rehectively, Miss Rely
all de time 'cusin me o. sumthin. Dis
time u is de money. Now L nebber
stole dat money. L was jes a-standin
by de table, en- de little yaller thing
kept up sech a shinin' jes put my fin
ger on it, en- all at onct de shiny piece
pintedly riZ up EN- stuck ter my hand"
''Oh, Dinky give aunt Aurelia her
1t is not right for you to keep
it."
s'Mars Arty, hopes 1 may nebber
fall down eff I'se got Miss 'Rely's mo-
ney," and Dnky walked away from
Arthur's pleading eyes and entreating
hands.
Months afterwards Mr.. Chace heard
that Dinky had given the
money to Sadly Small, the poor, half
starved, wretched daughter of drunken
cobbler. Mr.. Chace also heard the rea-
son of Dinky's usual hatless and shoe
less condition, and how the child was
always ready to distribute his clothes
among the poor children IN the neigh |
borhood. Generous, warm hearted, un- |
DInky,-Dinky, who had
never entirely recovered from the fever,
which had left him with hollow cough; |
Dinky, who told stories, and smiled |
,weetly as he gave his last Stolen treas
lre away Dinky, whose big black eyes
got bigger and blacker as his little yell
ow face became thin and worn Dinky,
who came home weekly almost naked
through frost and snow, to which his
leet were little accustomed, and refused
20 account for the lack of yesture un-
luiet, restless Dinky; Dinky, on whose
little frame the Northern winter was
,ellIng hardly; in a word, naughty
Dinky, whom everybody loved.
There was large coiored photograph
If Christ blessing little children which
lung beside Arthur's bed. Dinky al
ways arranged his little chair so that he
night face the picture during his lessons
md the Bible reading.
MARS Arty," he said one evening,
when everything was quite still, and
,nly the pickering wood fire lent its
light to the room, "dat's a monstous
gentlemun up dar in dat
picture frame. l likes him nightly,
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