The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-29

is, !" exclaimed .,
John, and geth ser her
off with him"
"0h, no he wo mt get excited,
Rothie; let's see Nnat the little witch is
going to do. Just as likely as not she is
telling him to go to mothers to get
rested. She was very much interested
in the man. That child's got heart of
gold"
''Humphl" came sharply from Sarah
Boston's lips, ga heart like John Moses,
you had better say; she's a chip of the
old block. II she belonged to ne I
wouldn't have her running off down the
road with that ragged tramp, know. F."
"Well, Sally John knew she dis
liked to be called Sally, do hope for
one that your children viii be brought up
all right, and no mistakes made. Ali
here comes Flossy now; wen see what
she has to say about it" Flossy ran up
to them with glowing cheeks and spark
ling eyes, and soon confirmed her father S
statement concerning the tramp being
told to go to grandma's for rest. Her
father laughed and said: well, Flossy,
we shall have to go up and see about it
after supper. l have not doubt but my
mother viii take him in, and it will not
be the first one, either. She has an idea
that what she does for wayfarers will be
meted out to William, and I do hope if
VIII is in the land of the living that he
will come home before great while; but
l doubt if we shall ever see the dear old
fellow again. and Farmer John looked
very sober.
Coming in, Sarahl" he called to
Miss Boston, who was running away.
''No, am on my way to the mission
circle. 1 took an early tea tonight, as
there is a lot to do at the meeting to-
night; you had better join our circle, Mr..
Moses, and assist US in our efforts for
helping the poor heather.
"Wel, Sarah, I amt quite ready for
that, John replied; ''there are quite a
lot of suffering poor in our own country
that must try to help first.
Goodnight, Mrs. Moses, said Sarah,
completely ignoring John, who laughed
good naturally as he passed into the
house with Flossy. Those two, John
and Sarah, never got on well together.
As Flossy and her father entered at one
door, Roy, the oldest child of John and
Ruth Moses, came into the house By
another Two bright boys had been laid
at rest in the old church-yard. .'Well,
Roy, ," said his father, u don't know but
you will have to go up and stay with
grandma tonight" "
"Why, fatherl" asked the young man.
He was told of the strange man, and that
Flossy had sent him up to grandma's, and
that after tea his father and sister would
go up and make a call, and see if the man
was there. Every well, I will go if he is
there, said Roy. Ibid Sarah call here
to-night2'' ''Yes, she did" exclaimed
Flossy, ''and she scolded that poor man. "
eyes, she got quite excited over the
tramp said Mr.. Moses.
Il met her, said Roy. ''Report has
it that she is after that missionary now,
and if she manages to catch him he'll
have a harder time converting her than
the poor heather, am thinking Sup
per over and chores done up, Flossy and
her father made preparations for Gallon
grandma.
We will precede them, reader, and see
how the tramp was received.
As he neared the low-roofed farm house,
he drew the slouched hat lower over his
forehead, then stepped up and raped
upon the door. 1t was opened almost i'm
mediately by one who must have been
Flossy's Grace Seyton; a slight figure,
with goodness written in every feature of
the