Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-01-07

"Who is Else, and why must you sell
themf"
Elise is my sister, and she and l came
to this America to meet our uncle, but We
have never found him, and our money is
gone, and Else is very, very i'll. Oh,
please buy my guinea-pigs that may get
her some good food. She eats nothing,
and cries all day.
TOO bad! too bad" said grandfather,
hurriedly, and feeling in one pocket, then
in another, and finally from third bring
ing a we'll wallet. But" he said,
by. way Of precaution, for he had often
been cheated, "where do you live, little
girl?"
Just over there" answered the child
pointing to house near at hand. will
you come and see Else. She would be
not glad, for that she never is now-but l
would be, and we are SO lonely, and when
: have sold my pets it will be worse"
81 am sorry, but l don't think have
time. Some other day. Here"-and he
pulled ont biil-"will that be enough for
the pigs? And how will you carry them
/ home, Horry?"
He may have the basket, sir; it is the
one ] brought them in over the ocean,"
Every well. Now come On, Horny" But
Horny, glad as he was to have his wish
granted fet so sorry for the fearful little
! girl that be paused TO whisper:
"iou shall come and sae them when l
] get n nice house built for them, and
/ But what are their nameS?"
"Jinka and Blinka," answered Tina.
smiling through Ler tears, and thinking
with JOY of all the good things she would
! carry ONE to Else-poor sick Else.
What funny names" exclaimed Horny,
/ as he nodded "good-by" and hurried to
/ Join grandfather.
What did You say about your pets?"
asked the tall young German whom Hor-
rvs grandfather had engaged to work for
him, and who already wa' doing SO well in
the carpenters shop.
/ 81 SAID they had such funny names. But
| Just show me how to make this door open,"
replied Horny, busily engaged on the pretty
! box which the new workman had helped
| him put together.
The man did as requested, and Horny
/ then turned TO bring forward the basket
containing his pets.
What are their names?"
'jinka and Blinka. Aren't they funnyf'
( Tie man stared as if something had
/ struck him; then he said, as if to himself,
1T must be; mv horses had those names.
/ And where did this come FROM be said,
/ Suddenly Selling the basket and pushing
Off the cover.
"IoOk!" lie cried, there is the
name printed inside Ii from Fritz. D."
1T is the basket they came in from over
The ocean; so the girl said who sold them"
/ And shc-whcre is she?'
Il think | can find her. 1 promised to
ict her see my box.
Come" said the man; come, show me
/ the place. Ach. der Himmel list schon, if
l can but find my Else"
In1 to .l,,l Il,
man asked, but be had TO run to keep pace
with the long. impatient strides of his
companion.
They found the house-a dingy, dark
! place it was-and they mounted to the top
floor, and there they found pale faced
/ girl looking lougingly out Of the mar
row window, and u smaller girl be-
side Der coaxing her to taste the
broth she had prepared. But Horny never
will forget the look OF JOY which came
upon those two faces as Fritz stood before
them. Il was like the sun breaking
through clouds on n stormy day.
"AIein lieber Fritz" cried ina, SPRING
ing into his arms, and Else's low voice re-
peated the same phrase as she gave him
her thin white hand.
II was indeed joyful reunion. They
had spent ali their little hoard when Tina
pMted with her pets, and Else had been
too i'll to find friends or employment.
Their uncle was dead. Fritz and Else had
been betrothed a long while, but in some
/ foolish little quarrel had become estranged.
! Glad enough were they now to forget and
forgive.
In snug little Louise in Hoboken,
/ Christina now lives with Fritz and his
wife, and in fine big box which resembles
Il castle, with turrets and towers, are Jinka
and Blinka, for Horny SAID any other
! Suinea-pigs would suit him Just as we'll,
and Fritz gave him not only another pair,
but two beautiful doves and dove-co