The Magnolia gazette., 1888-10-13
LITTLE KISSES .
BY ,. L. STANTON.

WuH h|A ilbNb LhuApt but htttI uGE ilbtl-
J or died hhe was all the world to old Bill,
and nothing was too good for her and no
name too sweet.
Bill was q hard worker-used 10 cut
cord wood for Brown, the station agent,
aud very scant living be made at il.
Didn't have much ii an education; iu
fact, no. much Of euylhiog-only Little
Kisses; but she made up Tor everything
else, and he was very happy "a only the
poor father Of that sWesi lllile child,
Well, Tor "s9oiabiliiyis" sake. let's ID
her "Listle Kisses" too.
The snnhght was never 50 golden as
Ler hsir nor tue skies so blue as her
eyes nor the reddesi rose es red as her
sweei lips, ami iar her smile. jus, think
Of sea 'hioe, ami yoa have her picture.
Sixyears old when her mother died.
she tcemei = rssliac her loss as deeply
as the iA,asr 3id, for she vas much older
thau her yesss; aud at pisn,, his hard
dsy's uOsk ead-i. saen old Sill would
take DIS iissis eifi % htS kuee by she
agssiie snd make naaeA q her. sue would
ikik aboai iae dead no.hsr 10 real
Vcnaniy wsy uailale tsAsszouli fsih
e "a TIE o.1 szAas ewes and his voice
esaE aasky - G Srswers3 Ser.
-'Faeft. aou. Aa asnl1 SAY. ssrakins
oss bead seassriy vgA bls harI, yst
ssai.s AAz, isssoa les.s TAX about the
zzasass AZ mare. Lssais Kisses; like
susrgas SHE'S ,is1sx s.s' anl she'd be sad
e i1asE vs wRs4 srsaviz. 't.o1; Der siisl. -
''Aoi4tss Aagsl. aow, aias she..'
~ .sAnas31't wea1ss.~ cd Bili'an-
svgrA '-zrif 1ask siys So
-l'a wna5srizz Isss5s Kisses ssys
tAsuri4u :. ~HAtt God w11sei v,sl, her
vhat hs Sad 5 zssy asssls already"
e EanHs de se,a1srs, Z. replies the ia
1irw. @ihsv e s7ss caasa 10 lot her slip
sviE isslr AsrrsA So say with them al
aiana sis'HHvs hE 80 Io1g. He's ouly
shliad ilr tlnnf uAere abs belongs"
sSd EsTi l.ss-;4 hssta 10 fail aud Lit.
tir 1sHRt lihf - s;ay a. horse aud uaIzo
inn nHv- Esss work sod exposure 10
fiia v'artls'ss ANS aa.ss broken him down,
Gn5 sru vpsft AZ same be con,i do no
vsss rs 1i1. 80 { vss aesisei. sue should
insss Enlasd.
Ataui tias tiuas, and annns one os
4iiil4 s'iiaumuiar tPsils. party q SUI
grynrr nams SO 1he iowa. Anaar then
Hla . EnupE nun Arfhuf WBliuB, iusi
avseifls Easrs % nes una Cnaa iaakHrg.
llnt evening S'i,gr -iIaif Gisses was
'izawmF sumo wsiar d ahs Hsll. ibis
TnmR uinr af llad Esnuusrns unuser
~ Ter Iiila.rHHT isr iirEv,inr vrirf lie
fIra aluaa uIslIsniy lstIls-s assr and v-iti
. guaiis siaE ias1al ass ilrua 81 vItiaf
16 arE 71E zsy'iaisa8 n,s &. a.i,f aui1
siiuadax Hsd lsnAg lar Ellssl rnsis
1aeMvnrn
~Ean ir-its.s awy ll.s russ1r Inn.
Z Eazi41 lEsa iaa. .saaalisE lia s.ir..i.
aisf. tls.ss Tua saaian's aagza alllrslssi az
1frssiiY e Z Emi1st
.'iF1sg's 7S1r aaua saw E.sitie
Aisses. lesuiag g-sces.siiF ga giie ~asI
zlai 1nEl1z zt 4isn ziiu szses sauiEs-.
cpris = ler lrss
''Esm szira Mss not aesr 81 1rsssq as
r0urs-it's lnlF &r.aar vs.sar
M, the EsSa sava. nuaaa.v u..t
tgiriiug asa sud ag i.ie Fesi srps q ser
Aaad 'E.ss ait as aiEs Is Etus. sfnsss
Litile Kisasn
Th= T0uaa nas laae...F
'sEaers. rasw 4 = - srsF naaE
saas nsne sas AaE sssaf es.sasa ~
you."
II kaov ~ says Es Z Eiass us
e3asscsiaa "EtAss naas ez.rrsr..r
says. Bar nsasa Ca gssax. c5gssa,s :
"Oh. I'n ggssE ~sia yez. = ssys vr4t.
tos, "L@i ms carry tie buakss ~ -
WON'T yong.'
"No--oh, yo1dcF cons f4saer Tnr.
right here is's only siep 10 tie as1s. :.
Here old Bill came habbling up. his
OK on his ehoulder-for be Lnd raassgsd
to'get 70 his work that day. as looked
at the stranger aud then at Little K,sses:
then. throwing down BIS ~, With homes.
emphasis. said.
whats you. business, stranger"
II came here 10 get a elass Of ua,sr.
Which this yoSug lady was KIND enough
to favor me with" replied Walton.
"Ihat's all you wanied7"
Yes, l happened to be psssiug.'
Bill dids't wait for him 10 linisi bis
sentence. Shouldsring bis OK aud taking
The bucket from his daughter, he merely
said:
Come hoIne, Kisses. the old nsn's
tired out. aud without even b.diings,he
stranger good evening. they wept iaso
the house.
"An old sorshe4d. " vas wAlloa.s res
maik az lie nuoT<i away.
Not a word on the lncident Of the
meeting with tue young man wa said
by either rs they sat down 70 their frn.
gal meal that night. Bill was strangely
silent aud tue daughter talked less than
usual, Bot The next evenisg Iatiie
Kisses was at the wen again. aud strange
to relate. the young man was there. too.
Aud another pleasant caai they had and
Little Kisses went away delighted-tris
tine uninterrupted by the presence Of
her father.