The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-06

the mothers eyes were fixed on him.
and only respect for his evident good
intentions prevented the flash of def
ant anger from them. They were
splendid eyes, as Uncle Charlie has
to say still.
"This is very awkward" she said at
length. II could cry, but it is better
tolaugh. You must be aware that lean
not, under such peculiar circumstanc.
es, make confident of q stranger.
And can mean no disrespect to one
whom I never saw before, il / say
that I can not become indebted to
you, sir, for anything. Ihope am
still entitled to think myself q lady,"
"Every inch lady," thought Uncle
Charlie.
"And must therefore thank you
for the kindness you intended"
"Poor and proud" thought Uncle
Charlie.
"And bid you good morning"
"Dono like a queen" thought Uncle
Charlie, as he rose, and found his
watch and money still safe. 81 have
two requests to make OF you," he
said, ''slnce you will rtceive nothing
OF me-"
II am ready to hear. sho said.
That much, she thought, is due to
your good intentions,if if you had them,
and you do not look like u bad man.
Uncle Charlie looked like anything
else. He said:
"One is that you shall not reprimand
or punish my enigma for bringing me
here"
"Grantcd."
"The other that you will allow me
to call again."
The lady shook her head.
"With my sister this afternoon"
The lady considered % moment. II
am very much embarrassed" she
said, Eat this remarkable interview.
But you may call; it will not do to
suspect everybody, though heaven
knows Ihavo reason enough" Ashade
of deep sadness came over her face.
"You arecertalnly very handsome -
thought Uncle Charlie, MS he took his
leave, "and most interesting. 1t is
quite a New Years adventure" He
did not feel for his watch and purse
till he was clear OF the court. Still
finding the integrity OF his pockets
preserved, he walked briskly away.
full of curiosity, and determined to
satisfy it, il possible.
1t is an agreeable amusement, as you
walk alorg tho streets, to speculate
npon the inhabitants of the houses,
and to people them with folks of your
own fancying; to imagine who ought
to live in this house. and who in that,
| to preserve the unlties. Uncle Charlie
would, no doubt, have indulged in
such day dreams if his head had not
been full OF the wonderful place he had
just left, wonderful for its simplicity,
as fairy bower; with its re.
markable child, and the
quite, lady-like self-possesscd
mother. The tenement had, to q
Philadelphian, nothing noticeable
about it. 1t was one of those small
houses peculiar to the Quaker City
with the street door opening directly
into the best room, with q very mar
row front and not much depth. But
it was one house, q whole house
though small for ono family; such &
tenement rs widow could have al
to herself at small cost, or n clerk o
other man of modest means might
occupy, and not be forced into {
! mixed residence with other people.
And the furniture had evidently
been removed here from u place more
commodious. The piano took vi
moro than its fair share of one side o
tire room; and other articles said
as plainly as they could speak, tina
they were never purchased for thei
present quarters. These thing
were not the puzzle OF tn
place fol- Uncle Charlie. What di'
that chilo, mean by taking him hom
with her? And what did the mothe
mean by saying that she had NJ
friends? II abe had only entertaine
HIM with O plausible story, he woul
have un derstood ut once that th
whole tn, ug was palpab!y u trap.
While u, lcle Charlie walks and wor
ders we will slip on before him to TIL
house where he would nave been Ion
before. il the little enigma had not b.
guiled him out OF his way.
SOLVING TIE RID NITs-NEw SURPRISE
Here, too, were the evidences tina
the inmates had 'es,n more cheeri!
days. But none , # the thousand
who passed the II. 'osaes,t mansion
scrupulously neat, could ha,
guessed that anyth ing but pro
perity was within. TIE wei
washed marble steps wei e kept SO b
compromise with the Insle woma
of all work. That functi unn,y too
n turn at street sweepil y, wil,do
washing and passenger 6 azlns "'ni
her mistress supplied tor u time, ~
place within doors. And thus II
house was managed. as m any sa:
are in the "Quaker City,"
1t is a paradise for people Of limite
income. and for the poor nm, respec
able, where by decent fictions lnhous
keeping, and laudable hyp, scrisy,
good appearance may still c mad
and honest self-rcspect may nb pr
served, after the wealth viii III ont
made oil things easy had alippe
away.
In that house cheerful vol ce ha
broken cyerybody's slumber be tin ne
with "Happy New Year! lial p
New Year!" OF course it was
child's voice. Children arc this ia
to learn that it is proper aa
sensible to mar our presen
by regrets over the past. And it VIA
hoy's voice; for n little girls, lilss
our strange friend Edith, will somo-
times acquire u prococious and un--
child-like knowledge of the world'a
cares and perplexitles. Girls are mor:s
discerning in many things-more wis 8,
more prudent. than boys. They E re
admitted behind the scenes in the ut
tie drama OF domestic acting, IL
which the family "weep us tho usi
they wept not" Boys know less .lar
girls. And so do men than womc n,
think. But then am q woman.
Uncle Charlie called this little boy
his mothers Sunshine" And so he
was. All children, in some degree, de.
serve the name, but it was little Geor.
dies pre-eminently. God, in His wis.
dom, has made these little ones
angels in the house. They will
see only the bright side. Little
SORROWS aiilict them, but their tears
pass over like April showers, and they
will not be defrauded OF the happiness
that is left, and are willing to be
pleased still, after all llreverses and dis.
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