Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-09-06

ult, sunny Saiu ht'
''Yes, l would" promptly answered
the child, putting his plump hand in
the farmers horny palm.
What's your namef' said Mr.. EN-
mons.
'iBenjamin Brown" answered the
boy.
Speaks mp like a man, don't her.
chuckled Mr.. Emmons. well, o.
course, squire, | couldn't do nothin'
without consultin' Sarah about it. But
l guess you may leave him here over
night, and well take the matter into
consideration"
So the squire drew away. Little Ben.
jamin snuggled close up to his new
friend.
Il think you are very nice" said he.
'Have you dot any picture books"
At hat moment the door burst open,
and in walked Mrs. Emmons, grim as
Stonehenge.
"Eliphalet," said she, ''hev ye took
leave of your sensesf'
"Ehg' stammered the farmer.
"What do we want of a great, hun.
cry, crockery breaking, orchard roh-
bling boyi Hain't | got enough to do
already! And hain't you got plenty
o. use for your money without adoptin'
every young pauper in town. Send
that child away before he is an hour
older"
Where" asked Eliphalet.
That's your business, not mine. ]
didn't take him in"
Il don't know of no place unless it's
back To Squire Perkins, and that's two
miles of"
IL guess it won't hurt him to walk
two mile" said Mrs. Emmons crisply.
But he don't know the way"
''Let him ask it then. He's got a
tongue In his head, hain't he!'
wait till after supper, Sarah, and
I'll go with him." interceded Mr.. En-
mons.
supper, We've had all the supper
we're goin' 10 hev in this housed"
snapped Mrs. Emmons,
well. we'll" said the husband, ''let
him set down and rest a spell, and I'll
go out and pick some o them yaller
Antwerp raspberries and well give him
a bowl o bread and milk"
The pans is all set for cream"
"Twon't do no hurt to disturb just
one"
Mrs. Emmons stood watching as her
husband took a little splint basket and
went OF toward the stone walled gar
den beyond the well. Then she turned
to the little boy who sat in the big
chair, swinging his p!rmp legs and SOL
emily regarding her.
Are you going to be my mammal"
said he inquisitively.
NO" she answe:cG-and yet there
was a something that stirred strangely
in her heart M the soft. maternal word
mo, aih't."
Don't .oui H. HtS.2 boys! he asked.
Il don't th.la. n9ti.n' about il one
way or the other" retorted she.
''Wlere's yyuf cap: Just you take it,
and 60 back along the road as straight
as you Fan %. and don't stop till you
git 10 Squire Perkins, and tell him we
don't want lao boys here
Little Benjamin. hesitated.
I'D Ike Ia STAY said he, ''and play
with thar nice yclIpw eyed cat. I'm
tired-and I'm pretty hungry, TOO. !
wish ] had Il 'lath"r sp'Hewhercs.'
Heres - s'."p - lyAd and butter
for You" .4I, ..r. ..Inmy2>, with "A
tastco 'cuaTlu5 au-tJp oi il. Now go!
"ByraH. " - l.nf-alf as the
little fellow tf:i down the path
toward the road. bring iu;p his slice Of
bread and Ju;.'rG, he went, ''Elipha-
let's that fond o eli. irgn he won't
never give up the nDiiun ~ Eeypin' the
child till hes gone frr good and all
When Mr.. Emmo:G came in, the little
basket heapei high with golden ANT
werps," his vie sat knitting by the
window and there was no one else in
the room.
Where's the boy Z ne asked, looking
around.
"Gone."
"Gone where
Back to Squire pcrkin, q course.
Where else should he go! can't hev
him here
Emmons .ct down the basket and
heaved a deep sigh. He knew from
year. Of experience that all remon-
STRANGE would he IN vain.
Its jet as you say, Sarah" said he.
Mrs. EmnDns was n little disap-
pointed. She had not expected Eliph-
alet to give up the matter 81 p%eaceably.
"He was IA bright lookin' child" said
she.
Yes. lac was, acquiesced Emmons.
But children are II sight O. trouble
Il spOse they be-
"Capn Seba Brown was a clever sort
o'feller, said Mrs. Emmons. Il knowed
linn when he was a boy, He married n
pretty black eyed girl up Edinburgh
way. How bad they would a felt IL
they'd knowed their little boy was on
the town.
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