Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-01


ner eyes and said, is that you, daddyr I
b'lieve l amt hurt. l don't feel nothin''
THE madame. as I spoke of, sent her
own kerredge fur doctor and when he
came he looked so grave knowed it wuz
somethin bad. So up and asked him to
tell me the truth. And he did in the
feelingest way he could Ny little gal
had broken her back, and if she lived
would be cripple. l thought as how
couldn't bear it at fust; she had been SO
'andsome and spry, with SIGH pretty
figure. Dan got off with broken arm
and few bruises. never see er teller
so cut up as he wuz about Mamie. He
sot there on that cheer and cried like
baby, and when my little gal put out
her arms to him one day and SEE. Dan,
don't you want to take me to see the
iorses?-I think it wuz her way of show
ing him she didn't blame him-he made
pretense of going arter some candy fust;
but it wuz to ide his feelings, sir. I
think as how he spent morn half his
salary er buying toys and things for my
little gal. And there was the madame,
too. er fotching hall sorts of nice things
to eat and er ter talkin' to Mamie by the
hour. Mamie used to like to play with
madame's ring and SIGH. She wuz main
fond Of jewelry, wuz my little gal. And
between the madame and Dan there
wasn't much in that line she didn't ave,
even to watch. l got 'em hall slowed
away in a box, hexcept her ring she give
to Dan. He wears it on his watch chain
now.
well, sir, arter long while Mamie
was liable to git round on crutches, but
she was still pale and weakly like. The
madame, when she wuz here, took her
out Almost livery day er ridin' away into
the country, er tryin' to put bit O color
into her cheeks, but it never stayed there
long. She used ter lay ON that ere old
soffy there and hold wot l called her
DRAWN room. Yer see, hall the boys
used to drop in and chat with her, and
the wimmin folk, too, fur that matter.
Everybody loved little Mamie.
about year arter the haccident,
Mamie seS to me one night: Daddy, Mrs.
Green (that was the wardrobe woman.
sir 'ses there's little girl a-going to ride
tonight, just like used. should so like
to see her Would yer, deary?" ses l,
then Daddy 'ull take yer in 'front.' But
/ was angry with the woman fur 'aving
told the child.
''Carryin' Mamie in my arms 1 went
IOunU 10 TIE ring entrance. WIN ner
eyes er shinin' like stars, she watched the
act through, then as she put her cad
down on my shoulder, sorter weary like,
she ses: Daddy. want that little girl to
have my whip
Il sot down here with her on my lap,
er strokin' O her pretty hair. Hall to
onct she put up her little arms and pulled
my face down to hers. Daddy ses she,
kiss NO. then she cuddled close up to
ne and seemed to sleep. l sot fur quite
a while as still as l could fur fear O
wakin' her, but some one comm to the
door | had to lay her down. She was
dead, sirl My little Mamie, dead in my
arms
Everybody was that kind and feeling,
but they couldn't take the pain outer my
art. There amt nothing wot can do
that. She's buried at Finchley, sir, with
as beautiful a stone as yer'd wish ter see.
Almost livery Sunday l goes out there.
It's not often l speaks about her, sir; but
my little girl is alters here" and the old
man placed his trembling hand upon his
heart. There was choking sensation in
my throat, SO without word l shook
hands and left him. Turning at the
outer door, saw old Jim unlock q cup
board and take down a little pair of
clutches tied together with a faded blue
ribbon. He touched them gently with
his horny hand, then raised them rever-
emily to lis lips.-Florence Revere Pen
Oar in Boston Budget.