Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-01-01
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pocket and began jinglmg the pennies
there
"Onc, two, three. FOUR he said.
''Oh, dear, but there ought to be five.
For pen-wiper cost five, and the old
lady won't take cent lcss!'
The house opposite had u tall green
bush showing at the window, and the
three little Smiths were dancing
around it, making faces and becoming
across to Bobbic.
"No, WON'T said Bobbie, as
though they could hear him, 81 amt
going to come over. I'm going to stay
here till sister Mary comes. -
Just then tall girl turned the cor
ncr of the street and came mcrrily up
the Court. She had hair as yellow rs
Bobbie's, and the same eyes OF startled
brown. Bobbic rushed down the
rickety stairs and opened the door for
her.
"Did you see the butcher man,
round the corner, and his little pigs
with the holly in their mouths? And
the candy store with the pink and
white Kriss Kringlcs, and the gro
ccry-'
"Yes, yes, Bobbic,' she said, patting
his eager head; "now let me sit down
awhile and rest myself, and then I'll
tell you Of all the fine sights I've seen
to day"
So Bobbie pulled out the big chair
by the window, and ran TO hang up
her hat and coat. Staying in the lone
some house all day long by himself,
had made him as tidy and thoughtful
as a girl.
Then Mary sat down in the chair
with Bobbie at ncr feet, and told him
of all the wonderful things in the up
town shop windows
Bobbic's eyes grew like stars; he
sighed softly TO himself, and in his eX-
citement pulled out the pennies from
his pocket, and began counting them
over once more.
1t was poor little room; the carpet
was so patched that it looked like a
coat of many colors, and the curtains
were threadbarc. The paper on the
wall that had once been full of gay
colored boughs, and blossoms, now
showed only few sickly leaves
sprawling against diugy white.
But the rosy little lire llickcred and
lluttercd, and the sun falling in n
patch upon the floor brought the pop
lar shadows with it; and BobbiG's yell
low hair and Mary's together, made
warmth and color for what would else
have been dull picture.
So Mary came TO the end of the
sights she had seen, and Bobbic asked:
"Is that all? And it's most like the
| Prince, amt it, Nary"
"a little" said Mary, smiling to her.
, self, for she knew what was coming
, next.
"Once there was n Prince began
D Bobbie; twas it long time ago,
Mary?"
He always asked this question here,
1 and Mary always gave him the same
D answer, and sighed:
r "a long time ago, BObbc."
n "And he was tall and handsome
: and young; and he dearly loved the
S Princess"
"And he was going to marry her, "
s said Mary, "and give her everything
o she wanted, and then"
n "And then he went away" inter-
/ rupted Bobbie, ''and never came back
s any more.
Though as long as she lived, the
= Princess thought he would and waited
+ for him." said Mary.
y Bobbie always looked solemn when
|. they came to this part OF the story. In
i some inexplicablc way he thought that
d he could remember the Princess, and
r that he had known her. And had moi
l. her eyes been brown as his Mary's?
o "I feel sorry for the Princess he
II said. Then Mary kissed him.
lie jingled hispennies once more.
@ "Do you think pcn-wipcrs are nice
1t Mary?"
IT "Very NICE" said his sister; "anC
IL those little red and black ones around
IT the corner are Just beautiful.
d "Ain't theyP" cried the delighted
q Bobbie. "lwo little black blocks anC
% one little red one. Oh, Mary, bu
% they're five cents, and I've only go
le four ~
n- She held out the coveted penny.
,t ~ think Katie Smith might like one
g for Christmas gift"
st "Oh, no, no, no !" shouted Bobbie
10 "but it's not for Katie Smith; it,
it for" Then he put both hands ovel
ID his foolish little mouth and chucklcC
softly.
70 you'd better go away, or you nigh
i'd tell mo secrets, -" laughed Mary.
s. And Bobbic, chuckling harder thar
/, aver ran ont into the street
st The little old lady who kept the littl,
in old shop where he had spied the pen
wipers, was very busy that afternoon
rs The tiny place was full of old-fash
er ioned people who were buying he
I'd scarlet mittens, or her dainty tasseleC
10 hoods and jackets, or even the glass
D. eyed canton-fannel elephants tina
er stood in her windows and stared on
We at the naughty world.
as Bobbie Slipped into corner, ava,
from the crowd of bustling people
rs and looked on.
,g Presently the door-bell tinkled, an,
q, another customer came in. He was
on tall man with very brown face, and h
ur wore shaggy coat that fell down t
in his heels. He stood there at the doc
ut and scanned the faces of the buyer,
* one by one. Then he caught Bobbio'
as eyes, and smiled down at him.
ed I'm looking for somebody" h
to said, "but can't find her after all.
III! Now the smile died out Of his face an
las a sad look came instead.
A queer idea was in Bobbie's heat
,re He looked up at the shaggy man an
ite said wistfully:
"Arey you the PrinceP Are You lool