The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-09-12

afternoon. aud Biicu is hungry. Imust
get hr some milk.
Sho took away lhe brick, but there was
nofmoney there. Where had it zone ?
| or she remembered now. Sh, had
given it to Mag. and Mag had struck her
Sic picked up the bit OF looking glass.
] Yes, there was the mark acr0ss her CHECK.
It,vas all black-and yellow, but the rest
of the face was white and thin. Bijou
was thin, too, and cried pitilully.
"Til go out and egfor you, Kitty; you
cian't be hungry"
When she got mp 'Liz'beth found that
-ao was very weak She could hardly
-taud, but she ed to get out on lie
cidcwalk. A woman noticed her whito
face and gave her drink.
"What day is it," asked 'L'z'beth
Saturday.
Saturday? Why, then I've been
1sleep two days. Isnt That funny? 80
wonder Bijou is huiaty She nu4thaye
eonething to cat riSh, away.
win you please give me a PENNY,
sir2" she asked OF sonR one who had q
face which seemed kinder to her tlan
That Of most men.
A penny? Here you are, Andin
| her hand fell bright new nickel.
a man stood by the counter whom
'Liz'bet had never seen there before.
lie was not like the other folks whocamc
! there ordinarily From long habit the
child glanced at his shoes. Yes, they
were patent leather, aud the clothes were
not like those the baber wore The face
was handsome one, ii spite Of the fact
that il was red and swollen and lad
neither been shaved nor washed that day.
'Liz'beth forgot her hunger and stood
loo:ing at him.
Well, little one, what do you think Of
mes wouldn't take prize, would ?"
'Liz'beth started; there was something
about that voice. What was il! Your
mouth, your hair, your eyes--I wonderif
that is what makes me love her SOP
"Sir?" said 'Liz'beth, looking up again.
II didn't speak. You were talking to
yourself. What ails you?"
Please, sir, don't know felt queer
when l went to sleep, and l slept for two
days, and hain't had nothin' to cal
Nothing to eat for two days! Wen,
1 haven't had anything to eat for "A
week.
'Liz'beth looked at him. "Nothin' to
eat for week. Why, he must . awful
hungry, she thought
She looked at tie bright new nickel.
She turned it over in her dirty little lin
gers. Then she looked at the man again.
He had not taken lis eyes off her.
Poor man, he does look awful hun
CRY, she said to herself. And then, with
a sudden impulse, she held out her pre-
cious money.
" A weeks lots worse'n two days. /
can stan it little longer, ! guess, but I'd
like cent to get some milk for Bijou
IN you can have tie rest.
The stranger started. His dull eyes
opened wide and something glistened id
them.
why, you poor little beggar," he
said brokenly, and then he stopped.
Here was lesson in giving which many
self righteous ones might copy to advan'
tage did you think didn't eat be
cause hadn't money, baby?"
The child looked at him in wonder
She knew Of no other reason why people
didn't eat, and her eyes widened still
more when the strange man put his hand
in his pocket and drew out big handful
of silver
There, said he, "take this and buy
barrel of milk if you like. I'll take q
drink Of milk myself. 1t will be better
than what I've been taking for the past
10 days"
'Liz'beth got her milk and pie. She
was rich now She hurried back to the
cellar. Bijou had ceased crying and lay
on the bit of old blanket in the corne1
quite still.
Come here, Kitty, and get your milk,
called 'Liz'beth. But the kitten was dead
No amount of coaxing would make i
stir, and the little girl was heartbrolken
She forgot her pie and sat looking drear
lily out of the window through her tears
The feet went by as usual Suddenly
came quick step, flash of paten
leather; some one peered down through
the grating, and moment later the mar
who had given her the money was beside
her. The next moment she was in hi
arms and was being carried swiftly up
stairs, and then she was in a carriage ridin.
away. 'Liz'beth did not struggle no
scream. Why should she? The stranger
meant her no harm, else he would no
hold her so close and kiss her so wildly
saying over and over:
"Thank God! Thank God!"
The carriage flew along the street, anC
before 'Liz'beth could recover her wit
had stopped in front of beautiful house
How the gentleman hurried up thest
and how he rang the bell, and when tin
door opened how he flew up the stairs
crying:
Maud, Maud, my darling, come here
have found our baby!"
There was the. story all told in
minute-all but the part about a care
less nurse having left her charge aslee
in a carriage while she firled with
policeman. When she returned bot
baby and carriage were gone. That wa
five years ago, when 'Lizbeth was only
wee toddler.
Close against her mothers heart tina
night lay a happy child. 1t was no
fancy this time A real voice, tremblin
with happy tears, crooned an Old lullaby
And in the next room a strong ma
, sobbed as he promised God from theme
forward to conquer his weakness.-MaI
garet Mau,on
A Quaint OId watch.
"What sort of a watch is this?" aslSe
Duzealury, picking up a curious oil
timepiyca from an Austin matchmaker
showcase THAT, replied the watcl
maker, - is a real curiosity. 1t isawatc
that belonged to Alexander the Grea
when he died on the barren island of 81
Helena. "Why, man alive, in the day
: of Alexander the Great they didn't hav
any watches. "That's just what make
it such q rarity md alexander th
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