South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-09-04

; "s~S tcet ht0u Oh mool
70 STAND up an Say before 'sm all.
couldn't DO ve:y much, but tied q,
hsie Ryan's arm when she hit il. an
gave iaiy back the purse she los
In the s'orc--I wanted It aufully too
IAN ] took Maggie Fiynn's work IL
NY nooc hour. cause she had = head.
ache, an running hur. her, an gave
winnie Shea bali my dinner cause i,
raineo too hard for her to 60 out an
get some. am che was too near late "a
stop Tor 1t in the mornin'. I'd Iook
nice sayin' all that to 'em, wouIdn',
l, nowl That's the kind u thing
they told, though-settin' the table
when Mary had bsadsche, an pick
In the baby out o the gutter. an ty-
ms up bis leg where be hurt i'll l
don't see the sence o. tellia' things
ike that. Any on u do 'em> an /
don see the use o makin' such fuss
ABOUT 1t. Pm bound to be a priu-
cess, an ! can't be the other kind.
so I'll oe this kind, but III be /, Oh
my own hook. an not GO bra,piny
ABOUT II to any ten! / guess The
kingll know all ahout it. il do all
the things can. I'll have a badge
though, an wear IL round nv neck
on string. It'll be Just the first
sunny ten cent piece get, nice new
one. PAIL put a hole through it for
me at the blacksmith's shop. 1 shan't
have any fees. so III just have to do
the things that don't cot money.
There's lot of 'em. I can help the
little Cashes. and not sass the clerks,
an be quick, an careful not to knock
into folks. Oh, there'll be WAYS
enough, and after little Cash Twen-
ty-seven was asleep, dreaming of be.
Ing turned into golden princess.
who was always setting tables and
eating thick pieces of pie.
In the morning she awoke with a
sense Of something new and pleasan,
that was going to happen, and in a
moment she remembered her plan Of
being a princess and she began to
practice it at once by dressing quick.
ly and helping her mother get the
scant breakfas'. Then she hurried
away TO the shop and worked hard all
day to keep pleasant and not answer
back when the tired salesmen and
women scolled or blamed unnecessa
rily. She helped the other girls as
much as she could. but had done
nothing that seemed to be worthy of
q princess.
Several days passed thus, and she
began to think that she couldn't be
this kind of princess either, when,
one rainy Saturday; her chance came .
A lady, who was hurvying for her
train. dropped her purse and q small
parcel Just as Caoh twenty -seven was
passing with some change and saw
them fall. Picking them up she ran
after the lady sad reached her at the
door, Stumbling and falling against q
sharp corner as she did so. The lad v
was very grateful. and, seeing that the
childs arm was grazed, she said :
Take this and get some plaster for
yourself. cannot stop to do it up
for you, as 1 should lose my train,
but am very sorry you hurt yourself
on my account.
30 saying she gave Cash q bright
new dime and hurried away.
There's my badge said Cash low
fully, and wrapping II in bit OF La,
per she put 1t into her pocket until
Pat should put hole through it.
Atthe noon hour a small. timid,
sick looking Cash came M to her
and said, Say, Twenty.seyen will Won
lend me ten cents ?
Ten cents Do you take me fo,
Jordan and Marsh What do Won
want OF Zen cents. anyhow ? asked
the princess.
Maggie Murphy an me, we amt
had no breakfast. nor no supper Las,
night, an we amt got a cent to gel
any dinner with. an you're somehow
different to others, an says to Mag
gle, I'm going 10 ask Twenty-seven
to lend me ten cent?: She kin.
der'n the other girls. An Maggie
she says to me. wouldn't then, says
she Twenty seven's one of the bic
ones. au' she'll only jaw yer, says she
But knew you'd speak easy, even If
you wouldn't lend me the dime, an
80 came.
Cash Twenty .seven looked into the
appealing eyes turned up 10 hers aud
her hand went TO Ter pocket went
very slowly, but IL went-and after a
moments silence she said: ant gol
any but one dime, but you can have
that, A lady gave il to me for fad
log hor purse this morning.
The little girl ran away 10 fnd
Maggie Murphy AMI Cash Twenty
seven was left alone with a very emp
ty feeling pocket.
Well, she said 10 herself at last,
guess us all right. Il I was the 9th,
er kind OF princess ia have to havo O
crown SOS people would know, bul
bein' I'm this kind - Why I dom
really need = badge. Henknow. an
| know. IL was kind o nice To have
a badge though, hut il was nicer Il
give 1t 10 the little Cashes, / guess
IT is awful TO be hungry. / can pc
along without the badge better'n the,
could without dinner, an / guess Ia,
Kings Daughter would have done 1t
Afer this plenty Of chances cam,
to Princess Cash TweBty-seven, auC
she did so yell With them the sales,
men, the walker and even one Of th,
partners noticed how gentle. careful