Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-04-03

fgentleman, striding rapidly towarl
his cara smile in his eyes as ht
Thought of the box of French bon
aN6ons in his pocketre for Milly'l
Esearching fingers--felt a gentle
Epull at his sleeve and such a plead
ling, "Oh! please, sir, buy q paper
lS-please dol" that he Involuntary
(stopped.
I|s 1t was a little fellow who held
1Them eagerly forward, a little fel.
low with smiling, fear. streaked
s1face, and q vivid bit of scarlet
about his throat that made the
|bther think of Milly, SO he said, in
her own brisk way:
4 .4All right! Got a "TranscriptY'
That's it! here-neyer mind the
EElange; there's my carl" and, with
lArush forward, lie had swung him
8Eself lightly abroad, leaving a silver
quarter. in the boys hand, exactly
assfill yshad prop hesied.
4 ksnowit SO 81 mutt ell Che child
gazing latter him with shining eyes;
.I II, sknoWed twas her pa7n But an.
I[impaticnt "Paper, boyl" brought
ihiim to his senses, and in a short
.Fdme, with arms empty but heart
]hnd pocket full, lie rushed in upon
.lfiis brother, cold and hunger alike
forgotten.
I'll done it, Tom! I sold every
lone. Here's the money!" and
| quite a shower of coppers and nick
ILLS, to say nothing of the silver
filne and quarter, ratified out upon
The bed.
Toms wan face frightened at
1.-The sight.
Why, you little Clipper he cri
gSd gayly, "who'd ~ thought it!
NCome, reel of your yarn, quick, and
[ then let's have grub; Pm as hungry
Is a dolphin"
[s"Well, twas all the little lady's
doin's, you see began Jimmy, and |
tfpld the story you already know,
displaying the red comforter as tri-
umphantly as a cOnqueror displays
his trophies.
AT the very minute Milly sat,
bon bon, upon the arm
af her fathers easy char before the
Nate, while he, lying back luxuri-
dlSly ID dress gown aud slippers.
.fith the "Transcript" across his
Knee, looked teasingly into her face.
"Whom did buy my paper or
Bless the Child wllatGuriosity! How
,an | tell now, Id like to know
cts see, thougll-hem! lie was lit
JIG, and pathetic, and dirty, with
Dig blue eyes, and a beautiful red
comforter, much like yours"
He glances laughingly at his wife
lere, for this comforter was one of
hose things they liked to joke
sboutin private: but Milly jumped /
,ericcSlty splendid!" and 49,, noM
,reath, she told the pleasant story
# the afternoon, while her fathers
yes grew tender, and the glances
with his wife were so
ull Of love and happiness that
neither could be quite content un
il she had perched upon the other
,rm, while the happy man embodied
hem both in what he merrily call
ID q triple hug"
"You can earn enough to pay the
rent, jimmy said his brother, as
hey talked it all over, "and Moth
,r jenkins says you shall share her
bite and sup SO long as they last,
and I'll pay when we drop anchor
in the bay again. There, there, boy!
keep up a good heart: it won't be
for long, you know" But Jimmy
cried nearly all night; it was so
lonesome with Tom gone. Then a
bright thought checked the tears
and he slept peacefully. Next morn
ing the thought returned, and act
ing upon it, he crept out Of bed,
took tile precious red comforter
from his own little shelf, and, fold
ing it, with a loving touch, laid 1t,
in TOMS sea-cllest, which, packed,
but not yet corded, stood by the
bed.
ats all I've got to give him.
thourht Jimmy, sadly, "dnd it'll
keep him warm when he stands
watch these cold nights"
So, all unknown to Tom, the
warm, red length of comfort Went
with him, to help the battle against
cold and storm, While Jimmy was
left to fight the colder world and
stormicr fate at home.
Another great vessel, very differ
emf from the clumsy concern Tom
sailed in, lay in the bay week
later-a steamship, with flying peu:
mons, decks gay with people, and
enough shiny wood, gliding, and
mirrors to have furnished q dozen
houses; all ocean passenger steamer
bound for Havre, and freightcd
with thousand souls, and the ten
thousand things necessary to their
comfort. Upon one of its decks
stood Mr.. and Mrs. Wentworth and
Milly. They were going to France
for Jhe lady's health, while Mllly
was to have an outing, and learn
from Natures great school for a
while.
About three days out of the
weather became very unpleasant;
rain and chilling fog We'd With tenn
pestuuus wind and storm to delay
their course; but the luxurious ship
IA world in itself-laughed at old
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