Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07

"Ycs. sir" declared Tommy, eSult.
hgly. "No make b'licvc bout them.
Five dro-doiiar golders an two silver
hafs-oiful black the hats Is, but 1
knows EN-. Let's sec wot their mum.
Der is. They're oil crlike; 1880, an
now It's 1888. Them golders is-lct's
scc--you keep count Of Their tens, Cad.
Thirty an ten Is forty, am forty an
ten Is fifty. an fifty an ten Is sixty, an
sixty an ten is seventy, an seventy
an ten is eighty. How many tens,
Cad'"
Five said Caddic, adding in an adj.
hiring tone: "My, Tommy, amt YOU q
figgcrcr!"
"Fivc tens Is fifty. an there's @,
three" Tommy went on. "Thcm gold.
ers Is ffiy.threc years ole. An this
box" polishing away at II with tho
sleeve of his jacket, 81 guess. Is silver,
too. Hello, here's some printin' on II.
'T-o'-,.to -'g.r.a.n.d'- grand --'m.o-
t-h.e.r'-mothcr- ON onter-'h-c.r'
-her-'7.s' -75 - 'b.l.r.t.h'-birth -
d.a.y'-day 'J.a-n'--Janc, no, that
amt IL; J-a.n'-Jan. Oh, that's fur
January like Cad for Caddic. JAN,
.l-s.3-l. Five fivc-dollar goldcrs an
two hats. Cad, an now you're goin'
ter have Their doll. an Their Mother
dubbed dress. and Their fresh crullcrs,
an all them things You wants. An
I'll cit Their sinner set up an we'll have
or home, nm yon'll 20 ter school an
learn how ter read iiggcrs an printin'
Jest rs good rs do, an no thanks ter
Their white.whiskered ole chap wot for
go, u.s."
"An' how glad tina, beyutiful baby'l
be- cause us was cstry good, Tommy.
H., a. much rs we could he, wan us,
Tommy hut Tommy" and shade
CAME over her face, "0ughtn't us find
that ole lady. that grandmother, an
give her her box an money back
again?'
Tommy burst out laughing.
ivy she'd be-, lets see, she'd he et
hundcrt an er lot more years ole If
she was or Twin now. So | ghcss she
amt. But I'll tell Yer wot III do, sis,
SOS ter make things all square, I'll
ask Their lady at thcr Mission about it
tcr.morrr. But I'm goin' ter spend
one Of them hats, anyhow. on,cr 81
feed fur you an me an Their cat. Come
along. Hot-cakc 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 Mis-
sion School and Tommy, after the
Christmas dinner was over, had a 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 to him again. 81
have advertised them for three days"
she said. '.in the principal city papers,
hut no one has come to claim them. So
now they are honestly yours"
And all the poor brother aud sister
wished for on that bleak, cold, starlcSs
December night came speedily to pass.
For the story Of the rescued kitten. the
finding Of the treasure, and the honesty
of the homeless orphans spread quickly
about. 81 quickly, in fact, and with
sucl, ,ood effect that in Two week,
time Tommy, being unable to attend to
all hi, patrons himself. was obliged to
take u partner!
Aud, oh. how many. many other de.
ligh,ful things might come to pass II
everybody really would-as these un-
taught. uncarcd for children did-try
at the blessed Christmas time to III
little "cxtry good."-.Nargaret Ey-
hnge. ia Detroit Free Press.