The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-08-14

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her face. There were nine children,
with not clothing enough for four on
them all. There were two rooms, and
just inside the second lay the father in
a drunken sleep.
There was a pile of yellow-covered
books on the shelf. l picket up one
"The Primrose Princess of the Painless
I Prairie" Another-"The Imprisoned
Earl and His Faithless Bride" Anoth-
er-"Lord Mounttower's Haunted Cas-
tie"
"You read these? ?" I asked the wom-
90. yes" she answered, frightening
up, that is, I don't know how to read,
but DOME and Prince Albert read 'em
to me. He-indicating the drunken
sleeper-didn't want EN- to go to school,
but I made him blve they could earn
more money bvmby eff they went to
school sum fust, and DOME she ken
read all them books just splendid. He
says I've made EN- ,bove Their stations
givin' on EN- good names an sendin'
'em to school"
My soul tainted within me as an
swered;
1T is right to send them &c sehee!,
but you won't have to spend any more
money for books; books you will like, I
am sure. I will send them by Donna if
you'll let me, and she can read them to
you"
yes, I had to take the money I got
fer the milk, that is some oY it, fer
these. | thought eff he spent so much
fer drink, it wouldn't dc no hurt fer me
to get books ter eddicate the children,
though they need cloes bad, too.
Prince Albert's pants are patched all
over, and George the Third has only
one dress, n l wash it nights when he's
asleep. n Henry the Eighth hasn't
nothing to wear"
"Who?" 7 asked, my hair almost
standing on end.
Henry the Eighth. DOME, she said
you thought one Nv 'em ousht to be
named Henry the Eighth, so I named
baby that"
What could I say? 1t was too awful.
II think" I at last faltered. that
Henry is a nice name, but l would leave
off the rest of it. / must say l don't
like the rest of it,"
Don't you? Well, I'll leave it off
then, though Henry's rather plain
alone"
II like it for that" I said, "and if
you'll call him so I'll send him a pretty
dress for a present"
When / started home my heart sank
within me and tears would come. /
had never been in such a place before,
and the dark cloud of ignorance and
the darker cloud Of intemperance that
brooded over that home seemed so very,
very pitiful to me. The next day I
sent them the books-pure, good, useful
books-and a lot of bright calico for
dresses for the children, and I felt that 1
was doing a little. for Gods sake.
why did I not 10 ii long ago?" /
asked, sorrowfully. but Louis said,
"Neyer mind that, love; only let as re-
solve never to forget again"
A few weeks more passed away, when
n afternoon my next door neighbor
cam rushing IN In great excitement.
"Do you know" she cried, shat that
famiIy-the royal family, as you call
them-have had scarlet fever in their
house for a week, and that DOME has
been bringing us milk just the same?"
"Oh," I said, lit can't be possible,
can it?"
at is possible. 1t is true. One can
never tell what such people will do.
Have you ever had ii?
"No,"I said. and ] felt myself grow
ing faint and cold.
"You poor. little thing" she said,
compassionatelv, 'sand there are three
little ones too"
There was a ring at the door. "H it's
Louis" / said, don't say a word just
yet"
1t was Louis, and he looked i'll.
Darling, I've just received a telegram.
Brother Sam is dying. I must go to
him. Throw a few things into my
yalise. There's adear wife,"
I did so mechanically, and he en-
braced me and was gone.
II did not tell him. / said, as I re-
turned to the dining rooEl. "His broth
err is dying, and he has gone to him.
One thing at q time is Ell enough
"Come over and stay with me tonight.
You cannot stay here alone"
Eyes [ will co. / said. Just then
Denies knock sounded on the kitchen
door. My neighbor flew to open it, and
I conld hear the bitter torrent of words
she poured forth.
Never show your face here again,
you awful creature. How could You
right from a pest house into our homes.
bringing disease with you? Go of, and