, 1885-09-13

The vicllnds nut Of her W Mouth 50 rs TO
feed en- L. th.i child. and II was you as
shovel tle lid on her. Maybe tod Il he
hunting around for more babies to knock
with bricks. you go,d ior.noihing
longing Purtpguee.
Wbc lin had called himself a Portu
guesc he had poured the last drop from
private vial Of wrath on his own head.
} III he'll ed 10 lead he sioop with brick at
Hayerslraw. ard although IL was a hot.
81 Try day aud the work was heavy, lie
never took a drill The other hands
come tack smacSing their lips and
bantering aim. but he slo ii firm
NO use boys, " said lii II did the
for that baby-and On g "a
enough ! ave got TO take kyer 0 him.
II stand, 10 reason. Nonp Of you ia
iamii mnu Ike me. | Kin stand as much
running as the TEST OF you. but d you
tfy .drub il n too sleep 4 hahn / the
re uiAi n OF beng sweet tempered. and
mcube { lsin tea n s'me Of you manners =
1t must be d ed that there lea " was
no necessity forlii's c cttd wo d.. for
the la ds on the slO p SCENE 10 take in
the situation at 90 {, and rather res ccted
the way bul assumes his self imposed
duties.
W the river Bill was thinking what
Ahllf ~ Cniia UutnA " nhNt- Z nOu u II
he george " Arlington. 4 lysses Sra /. or
Mose.f ne knew all the names OF the
steamboats, going up to Albany. aud to
call the child Albany or 81 ib0ard was
suggested 10 him ~ last lie made up his
mimi that Molly should have tue naming
Of the child ~She s. got most rights TO
him auywayA" hen he lelt Kind Of
me nncholy with the idea that somebody
might ,omc later and cam the child.
J iii had never read a story book In his
life. so no roman, OF a rich father and
her coming in "A carriage to demand
heir lost bRuy presented itself to his
Imagination.
Bill became parsimonious. and that
week saved q most every cent Of his
wage. He begrudged himself even the
tobacco lie chewed TIC only kept suli-
Gent money for his most meagre wants
lie never took n drink aud declined being
treated To molly he gave his money.
ure enough the little by. when Sill
next saw him, had on n new frock. and
with what pride Molly exhibited him TO
her brother
~Ho Just looks like n daisy. Molly. Isn't
he pretty hind of sleepy, ain he.
Mo
-he does sleepa good deal. but that's
natural, Bill. Much you know about
babies But, Iili. whats this pile +
money fory | ain is e t oil you gave me
yet. ] don't want il and the child don I.
his cost for keep IS so little. Ii mighty
good " yau. Bill and now and then you
can give him . bit Of clothes As you
say. when winter comes the poor | tile
lamb will want thicker til ngs. and the
C 81 more money. Here. / ain t going to
take tbs de irving you Of your hard
- -A..4 - NIAFf.. ...r 81 &C.,.
ton Us If to return the hand u of silv r.
But. Mol just hold hard a minute.
c ma MT want II now. Supposin work
was slack aud didu't earn moth ng
on have got 10 keep the cash for u {
lime the boy grows Hes got to 20 t
school. and has got 10 look as nee as All
other bov. tie 10 be hedd cated-know
something more nor handling bricks
Don he do a 1t of sleeping. Molly -
n ruired Bill anx ously.
- h don I y keep worrying about
him He's be n PLAYING ever so sweet
a he he's one OF them children wha,
axis late In life. a d they, so | near tel
is always the smartest in the long run
Fact Is. Bill. | have n surprise Tor you
He never said a wnid 1efore Yesterday
was afraid myself ne was kind of dumb.
Kill averiod his face and then looked oui
on INC KultFs LOT llt nIolltI anu NNltl
were talking on he dock.
"Rut-but, to-day. i'll he said mud
der sp sweet. and then he said 1t over anu
over again. and held out his pretty | tue
mouth TO be- kissed. Oh. Bill. his sense
is coming back to him. slow. but sure
aid Molly cuddled the sleeping child
closer 10 her breast.
Bill kc7t right nn in the good way he
had planned for himself. and never
swerved a hairs breadth. Mol was his
savings bank. Brother and sister con
tribuied to the child support. In a.
month Bill was richer than he had ever
been in his life. Then he insisted thai
Nolig should rent a better room. Tn
one she lived in. he sad. 90 ed out on Il
Il my. dreary back yard. " lands I
reason sad i'll that a bah should Sc
horses q d trucks and things II NOV ~
lhout in the streets. II makes theu
ii,c.y -
Molly insisting that her bro hers namt
too slowly for big Bill. The
pol &c surgeon was called in hi J
Fors err Insisting on laying him u
fee The o ininn the doctor CAV
was % guarded one There is man
fest in afo ement nj, pc haps as rap
as sh uld W sh GU are n ca Ita
nurse. ma'hm, ind | am sure your kind
ness and attention will help the chid He
will come round. / LeievG
The Col weather came. and with lower.
. temperatures the doctlr h ped the
child would gain strength. The cica rice
on the head had quite healed. Slow y the
little DO, seemed to acquire new words.
Molly wondered al them at times. and
thought that she had taught them to lht
chud hut ihen again The Little fellows
adopted mother was startled by words she
fe I quite oerta n the child had picked up
somewhere else. These new words came
10 the chud at first vaguely. lie would
re, eat them over and over again. at first
hesitutingly. hen giving them a sight
emphasis, as ii TO TX them on his mind,
some h ng like a little bird that pipes the
trsi fam tune it has heard.
The child was more awake now. This
change delighted Molly. Ii never was
irctiul. The chi d would lay quiet. with
its blue eyes wide opeh for hours. without
"A whimper.
o went on for another week or two.
IL who was always coming and going.
When he left New York for o trip u the
river. wus happy. for the child was letter
ny fast, so he leiieved
10 was an ctober evening when. rs the
brick sloop was being brought up To the
wharf. IN saw Molly leaning AGAINST one
( the big wooden nosts oil the dock. bitl
was busy with the hawser. but ut orc he
saw that his sister did not hate the child
IN her arms more than that, shu was cry.
ing
N choked down his griof-he .cencd
TO know at on c what had happened one
last hope there was Maybe il was 10
cool that NJ, ~ lad beer afraid to bring
the child with her.
bill. r. said Molly. sobbing -lhe POOR
little fellow has gore To hca cn. Ii
was last night lie called TO me aud said:
Good night. mud der; good night far-der
now ! am going walk ny IN n garden -
good-gand-night I'll Bill. he had
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