Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-21

THEM IN SHOW THEM IN
Tell him Its Johnny Duffy and young
lady"
The servant shut the door upon them
and went with this curious message 60
the master OF the house, who was calmly
reading the evening paper IN his dress
ing-gown and slippers,
Johnny Duffy and young ladyl" he
repeated, looking under and then over
his eyeglasses ut the servant, with Just
the faintest suspicion that she had sud
denly become demented Johnny Duffy
and young ladyl Who the devil Is
johnny Duffy Idon't know any Johnny
Duffy or young lady! It's piece OF i'm.
pudencel Did you look after the over
coats in the hallf
The servant explained to him that the
mysterious visitors were two children
one of them hunchbacked newsboy.
"EhY "Whatl" cried Toby oxcitedly,
scratching his leg very nervously the
while. $50 II isl SO IL Isl Show them
in Show them inl"
The servant hesitated.
"Welpn said Mr.. Chiyington, impa-
! tiently.
81 beg your pardon, sir; but they are
so very ragged and dirty that"
"Show them iuin rogred Toby.
IL would have been study for q
painter--the entrance OF these wretched
little creatures In the warm luxurious
sittlng-room OF the wealthy broker.
johnny was dazzlcd; but as for little Til
| lie she was so amazed by the splendor OF
everything about her, and especially by
! the Oriental ierOcity Of MFR. Chiylngton's
| dressing gown that she Immediately be-
gan to cry in the most piteous manner
few soothing words expressed by the
kind-hearted broker with the real sympa-
thy soon put her more at her ease, how.
ever, aud from that time until the end OF
! the interview she stared with her bic
violet eyes all over the room from one
ornament 60 another, without cessation
"God bless my soull', cried Toby sud
! denly; "they're both barefooted, Here
tthis was somewhat Illogical, hht kindly
T, you must be hungfyln
"0h, she's had bully superb an
swered Mr.. Duffy.
"Never mind that, you can pick BIZ
| I've no doubt"
Having ordered the ''bit,n which proyet
to be substantial repast such as Johnny
had often dreamed Of but never seen, Mr.
ChIviugton told him to go ahead with hii
story
"What is It you want, my lad7n
"yVn're The gen'Pman as wuz ter give
me two dollars, amt your said Mr.,
Duffy, bluutly.
Eyes, ye--that's all right" answered
Mr.. ChiYington, little uneasy, for his
conscience smote, aud as he recalled the
circumstances Of the railroad station he
muttered under his breath, "d--n that
parsonin
"welI, sir, 1t amt fer me,o continue
Johnny, "it's fer herr
sis she your slsierY"
"Ain't got no sister, only one hradder.
Now, he's nliern wot am.r
In answer 10 questions, and between
bites, the hunchback told the story 0f bis
injecting with little Title Walker, aud how
in sheer desperation he had determined
rather than let her etarye to ring Mr.
Chlvington's door bell.
"Cos seen you cum out OF the house
dat night said Johnny, explanatorily.
Chgiugton looked ut the two children
with amazed interest.
"You say she h6d good supper my
lad2 Where did she get iIfn
johnny gave It 10 me, sir" broke IN
little Title; "and-and he took the
money--for his papers sir--to buy u.
Oh. Ohv
And 1illie began 10 cry again, a. though
she had done something crimp0l.
"That amt noih'nl" exclaimed Mr..
Duffy with an air Of superior Indifference.
'Bu was so hungry, sir, and tainted,
sirl' continued Tiliie.
Don't cry Tillie,n whlmpered the bold
Duffy, VINO was getting dangerously near
the watery stage himself.
Mr. Chiyington stfected 10 look very
sternly az the stock market quotations,
then took of his eye glasses, an wiped
them, then poked The fire very savagely as
though this were all its fault, and then
But why go lntp details
Johnny Duffy, the hnnchback OF Union
square, will tell yon the rest himself u
you are any sort Of decent fellow, for he
never dIsguises the fact tist 70 Mr.. Toby
Kindness be owes the start
In life that gave him the hOurishlng news
stand that nov occupies conspicuous
position on the square. All the actors
and newspaper men know him, he has a