Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1888-08-18

l come back?" 2
An affirmative answer being &c.
took the child's hand and set out for the
low farmhouse half mile distant, whose
| western windows were all aglow with the
rays of the setting sun.
As they neared it, the little girl looked
eagerly around to see what her new home
was like. Some ducks and geese at play
in II clear brook caused her to clap her
hands
They entered neat yard, and passed
up a narrow stone walk that led around
the house, the girl looking with evident
satisfaction at the beds of bright flowers
on either side.
An open door gave them the view of
tidy kitchen, where a couple of women
were arranging bountiful repast, and
two hired men were performing their alb
! lutions at IL spout in the rear. The ped
| der knocked.softly.
as Miss Wagner imp
eyes. What do you want?"
And the elder woman stepped to the
| door. She was tall, and very energetic i'll
| her movements.
"I'ye brought you u little girl for COM
| pany ma'am."
I me? Brought me little girl for com
| panyi What do you mean, siri pve no
| time for joking"
| "But perhaps you have time to greet
| yor r brother Fred's little orphan child"
Miss Dorothy staggered against the door
post.
| "Fr,ds" she gasped, HE is"
| I'D I'D! and has sent his little girl to
| yon. -
For moment the lady seemed over
| IaI Inf
TO the child.
'What is your nameS" she asked
"Gias ,, ma'am."
"What an outlandish namel Betsey, d id
you ever hear the likeS"
''Neverr' exclaimed the maid of all
work advancing with uplifted hands.
My papa called me so, and OH he's
dead" And breaking from the OBTAINING
hand of her friend, she dashed down into
he orchard, and i'll moment was en-
sconced in u large apple tree up among
the thick branches, much to the constcr-
nation of II couple of robins, who had
settled down 70 housekeeping close to the
little girls perch
The mother bird, as she brooded over
the four Iii tie eggs peeped over the side
of the nest AZ prehensvely, while her
mate, on n twie close by, cooked his head
on one side To watch the intruder, bu.
never IL chirp or iustle of feathers betok-
ened their prcselics.
did cvrr!' exclaimed Betsey, as the
trio watched he flight and the nilnble
spring into the tr.e.
''Oh, dear, she'll be the plague of my
life," murmured Miss Dorothy
s'Sht'li he At comfort and ~ blessing to
you, mn ann, if you've onlya mind to have
itso She has a loving little heart Only
to think how she waited upon her her,
soothing and tending MIN to the last like
n won,nul"
He then told the lady how he met her
brother ut Al lowly cottage, where his
strength had fnie,l, ils he was trying to
make his way home to his friends; but he
was III tn last stages Of assumption,
and died in two days. He entrusted his
child and Il few papers to the care of the
kind-hcltcd peddler, who naw drew the
latter from his pocket aud handed them
to the lady, who was Weeping quietly.
Hethen weutdo throtJ.h tleorchard
to the tree where the litiic cirl was.
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!. asight issc. Eis led her back. 10 The
l.ous,'
Hernin,e Is Gertrude, snu s,tl. but her
father called shet G psy. hope you will