Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18
"Don't be afraid, dearie; old Ka

niver let thin hurt ye.
/ Thus treasured the little bov clo..
his sisters hand and they entered N
almshouse.
In the parlor, seated on the sofa ,
a richly dressed woman, who survs,1
the children with cold, critical eve,
iii take the boy" she said. att,
moment. MY husband is fond
boys, but, as for me, | detest child,.]
But Won know how it is, Mrs. Burn
Mrs. Burns assented. Edith, putS|
one arm tenderly around her brotS1
stood looking in dismay from one to h
other.
what do you mean9" she ask,|
family.
"r6is good lady wishes to ad,
Harry" replied the matron; she v
give him Il nice home and everytbil
he wants-yes, everything"
but II must go, too falte,]
Edith; you know mamma told ,ns1
always take care of Harry, and l mpa'
Nonsense. G..id the rich lady n
patiently; Il do not want you botIl
know nice lady who wants ljt1
girl. I think she will take you. ln1
want Harry. / will come for him
Wednesday, Mrs. Burns"
| ooh, Mrs. Burns," cried Eds
"please. please let us stay until Uu,
John comes. Oh, [ will work so Ia,
if you only will keep us. Won't,
-please?" The little child buried h
face in her hands, sobbing bitterly.
Mrs. Burns turned doubtfully toS
rich lady, who rose and said: "Ys
must attend to them, Mrs. Burns 81
will soon forget it, I daresay. III
be here again Wednesday" And
swept out of the house.
| In vain did Edith plead after
lady had gone, but, although
Burns had o tender spot in her .hey
she saw the advantage of letting Ha|
! go.
Wednesday morning came, brigI
warm, sunshiny day. The child,11
we're sitting on a bench out under d
apple-trees. "Oh. Harry, I can't /
you go. / can't. 1 can't, I can't sd
bed Edith, hugging the dear little bo
who stood gazing at her with sorro,
full eyes.
II wanth to sthay with you, Eide
he said. Suddenly Edith jumped U
You shall, Harry, darling, you shall
she said; come, let's run away whs
| they won't find u.s..
Harry did not fully understal
Edith's sorrow, but he felt that
wanted to remain with his dear sists
Quietly the children stole out of Il
garden into the dusty road. The
without turning to see if any one ss
them. ran as fast as they could dow
the hill. Almost at the foot they III,
a jolly old man who asked them VIII
the matter was. Edith liked the LODI
OF the old man, so she told him b
trouble, adding, IF dear Uncle Ja|
would only come back from the 81
He would take care of us"
"Come, lit down under this tree, al
tell me about Uncle john" said 4
man. But Edith was afraid Mi
Burns would catch them and bril-
them back to the almshouse.
NO. she WON'T" said the jolly Q
man; I'll take care of you now"
"oh, will you:" cried Edith; Nv
you really take care of us until I'm
John comes. We pray God eve
night to send him home, and we
| lieve he will soon, don't you?"
A tear glistened in the jolly {
mans eye.
Look at me, children" he sal
"don't you know me?"
Edith gazed long and earnestly
the lronzed face with the gray hs
and whiskers and kindly blue eyes.
Il almost believe you are Unc
John" she began, when suddenly tt
old man clasped the children to
heart, saying:
Il am Uncle John, you dear lits
things. God told me you wanted q
SO l have come to carry you away
ooh! oh! are you truly Uncle john
cried the children, but they did nd
doubt it. Edith put both her am
about the jolly old mans neck, an
cried for very happiness. II am 5
Slau, she SoDDeO, Il knew GOu W0ul
send you home.
Uncle Johns voice was little husk
when he returned with the children
the almshouse, and informed Mr.
Burns that he would now take care
Edith and Harry.
On wednesday noon they drove ava
with good old Uncle John, to live vii
him in his lovely home in the city.
-Lor' bless their purity faces sal
old Kate, wiping her eyes on the co
ner of her apron. 1--WE shall miss then
won't we, ma'am?"
Mrs. Burns nodded her head as Sd
wiped stray tear from her eye, an
entered the alinshouse.
Made Him Indignant.
An old fellow stood leaning on