St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

D"eo nlm Il DON'T mink whoever done
that was er-tryin' ter be e1try good. OH
dear, hear II cry. It makes me have er pain
Jist over the place ware Their hungry Is. Can't
We git IL out TommYF'
"Git Il outl Wot YOU want ter Git II out
fur! lrn soon stop er-yellen."
'.Yes, cause it'll be drowned sobbed
Caddie. ''0h Tommy, dear, do 20 git II CUB
II You kin. Us won't have no other chance
ter be extry good knows US won't. Us
don't know anybody TO be extry good to yet;
an II us did rs 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 by will be glad
and laugh like anythiu' wen He hears
about US fshin' It outer ther water onter His
birthday"
well, here goes" said Tommy, who loved
this poor little sister dearly, and had ofts q
gone without dinner that she might have
one. ''an' II gifts 1t I'n give II to YOU fur
your Chrssmuss. But how am To serl Wish
that street lamp'd bop over here. Its legs
long enough to hop here in two or three hops
II II was loose. On my eye, II didn't forgit
them tapers. The Teller that sells 'em fur Their
ChrissmCss tree give me two an box OF wax
matches fer frtchin' him er sangwiteh, IAN
here they is In my pocket" so saying he look
them out, lighted one aud holding his cap be-
fore it TO shield II from the wind, dropped on
bis knees, and leaning forward as far as ne
dared, looked down in the direction from
which the cry had come. ''Ther tides furder
out than ever l seen 1t before,n he said,
''and there's nothin' but mud there, an
ther Kittens er stickIni inter it,. Kin git
down easy 'nough, but how'm Err git up
aginl S'pose should stick in the mud. tool
Then there'd be two stick-in -ther-muds stead
Of one"
''Ohi you won't, Tommy" said Caddie,
confidently. YOU'RE so useter mud. AM,
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 II. Can't you git up onter thatli
"Well, II can't, nobody KIM" declared
Tommy, with little swagger, and back 10
the pile of lumber they both trottsd for the
''sumpiu like a ladder" Tugging and pull
ing with all their might they managed to
drag 1t to the edge Of the wharf and then
lower II until one end rested In the mud be-
low. Take my cap an Their light" said
Tommy, ''an wen Pm comm up stick Their
taper somewhere an bolt onter Their board
With both hans as hard you kin" Down he
went as nimbly asa squirrel, and It wasn't
long before be called out, ~ got ii, an !
foun' suthin' else right by it. Hold hard,
sis, here ! comes" And up be came again
not quite as nimbly as he bad gone down
-claspirg half-smothered kitten to his
breast and holding small metal box In bis
hand aspect my bran-new fash'noble
suits all spilled SOS can't 60 er-makIni
New Years calls" he said, shut there's
your Chrissmuss present, sis, an now we'lI
git back ter our lOdgin's an see wot mine
isn
The little girl took the kitten teuderly I'm
her arms and then both youngsters hurried
70 their retreat behind the lumber pile.
"Ain't she dear little thingln said Caddie.
few moments after they had got there, as
she tried to wipe the mud from her Christmas
present with the piece Of old carpet that
served her for a shawl.
''Yes, sir. An amt them dear little
thiugsi' replied her brother, holding out five
gold aud two silver coins which be had Ia
ken, after some trouble It getting II open,
from the box he had found. Caddie's ewes
grew big and round with wonder.
''Is 'em real money!" 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 hats Is, but / knows 'em. Let's see wot
their number Is. They're all alike, 1880,
an now it's 1883. Them golders is
let's see--you keep count Of ther tens, Cad
Thirty an ten is forty, an forty an ten is
htty, an ffty an ten Is sixty, an sixty an
ten is seventy, an seventy an ten Is eighty.
How many tens, Csdf'
Five" said Csddie, adding In an admir-
ing tone, "my, Tommy, amt you 6g-
gererl"
Five tens is fifty, am there's er three"
Tommy went on. Them gnlders Is fifty
three year ole. An this box,r polishing
sway AZ It with the sleeve Of mis- jacket, 81
guess is silver, too. Hello, here's some
printin' onter t. T-o'-toe-;g-r nd
graud-'m-o-t-h-e-r'--m other-'o-D'-o nter
her her-s7-5'-75 --'b-i-r-t-h'-birth
--'d-a-y'--day-'J-a-n no, that amt
1t; JAN Jan. Oh, that's Eur January like
Cad for Caddie. Jan. 1881. Five IS
golders an two hats, Cad, an now you're
gUin' ter have Their doll, an ther Mother
Hubbed dress, an Their fresh cullers, an all
them things you wants. An III git Their
sinner set up an wen have er home, an
you'll go ter school an learn how ter read
hggrrs an printin' Jest as good as / do, an
no thanks ter Their wife wiskered ole chap
Wot forgot Us.
SAN how glad that beyutiful baby'n be
'csuss Us was extry good, Tommy, fist as
much as We could be, want Us, Tommyi But
Tommy" and q. shade came over her face,
"oughtn't US ind that ole lady, that grand
mother, an give her herbox an money back
agaInlu
Tommy burst out laughing.
"W'y she'd be, let's see, she'd be er hun
dert an er lot more years ole II she was ere
llyin' now. So guess she amt But III
tell yer wUt III do, sis, SOS TO make things
all square, III ask tner lady ter Their Mission
about IL termorrer. But I'm goin' ter spend
one Of them hats, anyhow onter er feed fur
you En- me an rher cat Come along. Hot
Cake Johnny's open yet He'll keep open all
night ter night, yer bet, COS it's Merry
Chrissmuss-"
The next day the teacher of the Mission
school and Tommy, after the
Christmas dinner was over, had
long talk together at the
end OF which she took charge Of the silver
box, the five gold pieces and the half dollar.
But in less than 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 TO claim them. So now they are
honestly yours"
And al the poor brother and sister wished
for on that bleak, cold, starIess December
night came speedily to pass. For the story
Of the rescued kitten, the finding Of the
treasure, and he 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 his patrons himself, was obliged to take
partner.
And. obi how many, many other delight
full things might cos ito pass II everybody
really would--as thee unfaughf, uncared for
children diG-try \ the blessed Christmas
Tine to be little ''extry good"