Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-12-27

When an the box.s 'eaf gone she took j
rharge Of Pete. butksok him ont Of her
sitting room. much i,is snrprise. bid
ding him wait ill II, ev should come /
home: 50 he PLAYED n outa contentedly |
for while.
"Does Won know here the CITY OF \
David is?' be asked ss,ftstnlv. II heard |
about II Las NIGHT. ,. H. said II think il |
was = angel chat eu,,.-.t~
Mrs Brown rss bssv inst then. and
! she gave little hcoa ) the ch1ld's nrat-
tie And he said no md =. but in his mind
was a vague idea th4 should like to
End the place t,cs,,s.. thnt beautiful lit
he eirl had sn,,ls a. Ii II. and 40 il
( nust La very r,,c.,.
WHOM palsev c,.ns k he looked in \
| .nirinrlv at Mrs 81 Ia. and She said
/ It once. Come into az sitting room.
! bows. have soneths, 10 show YOU
J Patsev'e asto,,ishtn,sst WAS nearly as
great ms Pe4f's for ne fl,s,s,,i,r the small 4
tree would NOT have ,nuch On It. There
II was. wen filed. ami as Mrs. Brown
I gave Pete the thin,rs ssls told who each
donor was. Both btxs were wild with
delieht. bst as II wa yearly NOON when
the tree was bare. thy bereed a place
10 mt the treasures 81. and started ont.
Pete with his red Athens on proud
hands. 20 the srestvurtns.
1 "Patsev do YOU know where the city
of David isf.' asked Fee. as they walked
gavlv along.
Now. Pete. what makes yer talk so
sillvs No. don't. ar what's more, |
don't want ter" said Passey decidedly.
This city suits me wtH enough
Didn't We hear bout it las night,
Patsev. when the angel were singinfg
"That were a gill Pete: but she did
look like a angel. sato 'nouph. / don't
remember the city OF David. though"
pete tr,,deed on WIT, SIGH. He was
used to having his asr,stions remain I'M
answered. After a tsossd dinner the boys
started back TO the lone. but as they
rsared the Marc y Jrl,nn Of patsevis
cl,,,,os came nm AMI a~led him 70 ;ofn
tho,n IN some f,n thev had manned
The ba,,,e was n hlo,.lrl sor 90 away. and
pete said he conl1 O., IN. rest 81 the xpav
alone 60 Palsy left llir,, ana, went with
; the bovs. The little Follow troited ON.
,ooh;ng 90 haprv n, xT,ite 81 his worn
clothes and cheap. ,lIn,nsv shoes tbai
9 manv whom he met s,,iled AZ him.
A fragment of iA.t beautiful soma
again sounded IA his ears. The CITY al
David BE would c,.t it himself Pet,
tbonoht and tbourh IL Was INT sfes
further Il, Tho no, ~. i. ,.,rned ana wen
: M smother street re- we'd "a ask a no
|, lieeman. None as;..sa.rs.3 and ne wall,es
= on and on. slinl.fk that pcrhaps Ia
city he sought was :sest to his own city
and If he co.ild ot,l, outside az tina
ere..4 plnce he coul 8, 4 hat he sought
Ssoxe sad 49, = sS.s III. si.s.tt
anu ST last. friehsanl.a and chilled. h,
stumbled on crossisa ;. Just rs a tlaslsin.
team driven by one IL four young mel
ia the carriage behind came around tn
corner. II struck shs chill and threv
him to one side. the carriage never stop
! ninu.
Z There was rush of bystanders 70
the little figure. aud when picked nj
Pete was very limp and weak, but con
scious. and he begged them to take hin
TO the homo. OF course this could NO
be done, and Pete was carried in an aln
bulance to the nearest hospital, afte
which word was sent 20 Mrs Brown
did not take her and Patsey long to I'm
their way to the place where Pete lay
and she mourned over the sick child a
t. il he were one OF her cwn. Patsey's gyit
3 when he saw Pete lying in the hospits
IS, cot knew no bounds, and he remors,
lg fully blamed himselS for leaving h
te brother alone; but tho boy tried to col
1t sole him by saying: Il amt hurried mucl
sc Patsey. Don't we mird.
"What fur did ye go of, Peter" aske
as Patsey
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