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

tleman was er-comin ter put suinpin
orfnl nice inter L."
"Hsng up our stockin'sf" repeated
the boy, with . sort OF snort. IVY
we amt got none. But we might
have. may be, II we'd or father an er
mother an or reel home with cr fire an
CT bed ter sleep in, an"
Didn't We never have no father or
no mother'" again interrupted Caddic.
Course we did" was the reply.
"They's dead, both Of 'em. You was
err little shaver on'y five years ole wen
they went away an then Aunt Caddlc
let us stay by her I'LL she up an died.
too. An we've had purity hard lines since
then, sis, an don't you forget it. Bu,
II that thief OF er bcggar boy hadn't
hooked all Their money I csrnt ter-day
or-runnin' Grants. we wouldn't er-becn
er-Squattin' here ter.nigh,, We'd or
been In hot-cakc Johnny's er-snorin'
erway after tatin' stude tripc with
inions inter ii, an buckw'cat cakos
with lasses onter 'em. am"
Tommy; oh! dear; Tommyw eS-
claimed poor Caddic,
BLAMED 10 I don't forget all the
time, sis, You see Use useter ter bein'
hungry than wot YOU II. But I say.
Cad. s'posc We make b'lievc we're or
hayin' er supper, an vile we're or
maxim 'b'lievc p'raps YOU kin so ter
sleep"
I'll kin make b'lieve or good 'eal,"
replied Caddie solemnly, "brt | can't.
Tommy; l casf make b'licve as hard
as that"
"Wcll. let's tell wot we'd like ter
have IL that ole gentleman, the pigs
foot, woman's gal tole YOU erbout wos
or comm this way. seen er plcter Of
him in er book-shop winder. an he's
err queer lookin' ole chap, with long
wife w'iskcrs an or Jolly red face"
"Shocs an slockin's an Mother
dubbed dress an er picter book. You
could have Their printin' part, cause you
kin spell il out 50 nice, Tommy; an or
hat an fodder an er doll, an, oh! six
candy hearts an four fresh crullcrs,'
said Caddie, speaking as fast as she
could, her pale face flushing in spite Of
the cold.
"An' I'd take or sinner set up" said
Tommy. III Kin shine ckeal ter any of
them rrg'lsrs il on'y had er chance,
an then I'd make lots of money an'fd
get IA place iurus ter live in an YOU could
20 ter school. Caddie, an learn ter
read an write. Hello! wot's that?' he
broke OF to ask ~ faint little cry Of
distress reached their ears. Aud he
crcpt out from behind the lumber pile
and, going to the edge Of the wharf.
pecrcd over into the darkness below.
The sound was repeated-a little gasp
Ing meow.
Somebody's throwed kitten OH
Their dock. but can't see il cause it,
dark ~ pitch down there" said he.
Poor ,hinsr said his sister, who
had followed him, al don't think who
ever done that was er-tryin' ter be eN-
try good. Oh! dear, hear il cry. II
makes me have er pain jist over Their
place ware Their hungry is. Can't we
git il out?' )
"Git il out? Wot you want ter git it
out fur? It'll soon stop cr-ycllin'.'
"Yes, cause it'll be drowned"
sobbed Caddie. "Oh! Tommy, dear,
do cit II out II you kin. Us won't have
no other chance ter be- extry good-i
knows us won't. u don't know any
body ter be cNtry good to yet; an il us
did Us amt got nothin' ter be- cNtry
good with. But us kin be or little cN-
try good ter Their poor kitten. an II Us
saves its life | guess that beautiful baby
will be glad an laugh like any,hin'
wen lie hears about Us tishin' il outer
Their water onter His birthday"
We'll. here goes" said Tommy,
who loved this poor little sister dearly,
and had often gone without dinner
that she might have one, "an' II gifts
it I'll give il ter you fur your ChriSs-
muss. But how am l to see7 Wish
that street lamp'd hop over here. Its
legs long enough to hop here in two
or three hops IL II was loose. Oh! my
eye. IL didn't forgit them tapers. The
feller that sells 'em fur Their Chrissmuss
tree give me two an box Of wax
matches fur fetchin' him er sangwitch,
an here they is in my pocket" SO
saving he took them out, lighted one
and holding his cap before it to shield
ii from the wind, dropped on his knees,
and leaning forward a far as he dared.
looked down in the direction from
which the cry had come. "Ther tides
firlcr out than ever seen II before,
he said, "and there's nothin' but mud
there. an' ther kittens er-stickin' inter
II. l kin git down 'nough. but how'm
| ter git up agin3 S'pose l should stick
in the mud, too2 Then thcre'd be two
stick-in.,her-mud stead Of one"
"Ohl you won't, Tommy" said Cad
die. confidently. you're so usetcr
mud. An Tommy" she went OH,
eagerly, "there's sumpin' like or lad
der clost ter ware Us was er settin'.
Er long board with sticks nailed acrost
1t. Can't you git up onter thate"
''Well. III can't, nobody kin, de-.
cslcd Tommy. wrp a iitfs sSaggef,
and back to tho.pilc Of lumber the!
both trottcd for tia "sumpin' like a
ladder" Tugging and pulling with
all their might they managed to drag
1t to the edge Of the wharf aud then
lower it until one end rested in the
mud below. Take my cap an Their
light" said Tommy, Fan wen I'm
comm up stick Their taper somewhere
an holt onter Their board with both
hans as hard as you kin" Down he
went as nimbly Us o squirrel, and 1t
wasn't long before he called ont: III
got it, an foun' sumpin' else right