The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-04-28
RUN ALONG, NOW!"
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and an expression of matured concern, as though some one had ever been de- pendent on him, and pale faced little girl-wandered around the streets of a western city, They had been left by an immigrant train, having fallen asleep in the barn-like waiting room, aud owing to the hurry incident upon the departure, no one thought of them. They begged the station keeper to allow them to remain by the fire, but he discredited their story--je- clared that they had not been left by train; that they had been in the city, and were changing around" to steal something. Everybody hurried along No one had kind look for the waifs. They went into the warm corridor of hotel, but a man said
 "Run along, now. You don't want to be stopping here"
 "We are nearly frozen" the boy re- piled, "and we want to get warm"
 "Children ought to be at home such weather as this. Your mother ought to know better than to send you out"
 "Our mother Is dead, sir. She died two weeks ago, and we came away with people who are going south where it's warm, but the train has Jeff us, and the man won't let us stay in the depot"
 "Very good story, young fellow but run along home. Parents that would send their children out to beg such weather as this should be pun ished."
 I've are not begging"
 "Run along with you," and he opened the door and they passed out into the cutting wind. The fierce blast seemed to blow the darkness close up to the lamps; the tired teams seemed 10 blow chilling mists from their nostrlls; and the heavy wagon wheels seemed 10 sink deep into tho darkness and pulverize the gloom. The children went into drug store.
 "Run along there"
 They went into restaurant.
 "Run along there."
 They went into saloon, where merry revelers sang wild songs, and where the maudlin man dropped tear into his glass.
 "Run along there," said the bar tender. "This is no place for chill dren."
 "Let us warm ourselves" implored the boy, and he repeated his story.
 That's all very well, young man, but haven't l seen you around the streets begging many timer"
 "No, sir"
 I think I have. I'll bet you haven't taken no less than ten dollars home to-day. Run along"
 Again they were in the freezing gloom.
 "Oh, where will we wake in the morDingf" came from the saloon and died on the air as the boy and his sis- ter turned corner.
 Don't cry, my little pet"
 "Im SO cold"
 "Yes, but we may find some place. Let us go back to the depot, and may be we can get on train"
 They wandered around in the blind ing sleet.
 "Wc are long time getting there," said the girl.
 "I believe we are lost," the brother replied. "Let us turn in here," and they went into a narrow alley and crouched down by a wall.
 An, Mir Humanity, because you have sometimes shown pity and after wards found that 1t was Ill., bestowed, you have hardened your heart.
 An, MT. Churchman, whose knees press the soft velvet at the time of prayer; you who see suffering with dry eyes and read with moisture the simple annals of the poor" scratch from your bibles the heart warming sentence, "Sufier little children to come unto me"-scratch 1t out, or you are a hypocrite.
 "If could smell the dogwood blos- soms by the porch, wouldn't be so cold" said the little girl.
 "It will be long time before they bloom again, my little pet"
 "Will this cold weather kill the tree2"
 "No, but 1t will be a long time be- fore the summer comes.1
 "Can people in heaven look down and see the people on the earth?"
 "Yes, think so."
 "I wish they couldn't"
 Why, PetI"
 Because, If mamma looks down md sees us, she wouldn't be happy my more"
 He drew her closer to him. Tine peighborS lights went out one by one. l The sieet seemed 10 be conquering 1 everything. The dog that had parked | over on the hill was silent. A cheer- less, freezing morning broke in. In | Tn alley sat two rigid forms. The boy was in his shirt sleeves. He had i put his tattered jacket around his little sister and tnfh were dead =