Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-04-17

AN INNOCENT PRISONER.
Story of the Twins, Their Pretty Little
Dog and a Cruel Boy.

story of the Twins, Their Pretty Little
Dog and Cruel Boy.
Ebenezer and Hepsabina were twins.
Backs towards you, or faces down,
they did not look much alike, but that
was because one was a boy and the
other girl.
The fact is they were alike in their
likes and dislihes, and were together
almost as constantly as the Siamese
twins. They always held everythingi in
common, Just as they did their papa.
Mamma went away when they came,
and the poor papa was almost heart
broken.
The neighbors all knew he was too
poor to hire nurse for the babies, so
the mothers of the neighborhood
planned to look after the twins day
times, leaving them for the hard
worked but faithful father to care for
nights.
SO they grew till they could run
around, and knew enough to do pretty
well without anyone to stay with them
through the day.
So it was that when doll was given
to them it was given to both, a rattle
was ratified by both, whistle was
whistled by both, and stick of candy
was divided between them.
One very happy day was that on
which the father brought home for his
"babies" precious little present.
A kind lady for whom he worked,
asking after his family, was much in
terested when she learned that he had
two little motherless ones. AS he was
about to start for home after his days.
work was done, Mrs. Tenderheart
handed him big basket and asked him
to take it with him, then she gave him
little basket, and asked him to give
that to the babies, with her love-"
The big basket had many nice things
in it-nice enough to have made these
little folks wild with delight, if it had
not been for the little basket and what
was in it.
This took their attention from every
thing else so completely that they could
hardly stop to eat a pretty little bowl
full of ice cream, which you know would
not keep.
What was in the little basket? Why,
the prettiest, sillSiest, sweetest, cum
ningest little puppy that anybody ever
saw.
1t could play, and make little bits OF
barks, and hear every word you said,
though suppose it could not under
stand it all.
How could they leave it and stop to
eat when it had not even been named
yet2 Mrs. Tenderheart had not sent
the name with the dog.
How they loved this little fellow!
And he seemed to love them almost as
much.
He ate with them, slept with them,
played with them and grew up with
them.
do not know why there should be
any bad boys, do you? yet there are
some, here and there.
Ebenezer and Hepsabina had neigh
Dor, boy little older and much larger
than they. This boy, Sam-that was
his name-came along one day and
stopped to look at Glossy, the little dog
Then he began to tease.
First he threatened to shear the dog
then to cut his ears off, and finally rar
with him little way, then forced him
through the CRATE in the sidewalk
where he fell upon pile of coal, lit
tie hurt, much frightened, and lay there
begging as best he could for his master
and mistress to help him out.
They understood his plea, but all lit
tie Ebenezer could do was to thrust hi
hand down as far as his short arm
could reach and try to comfort th'
prisoner
"Poor little fellow" they said, "H'
hasn't done any thing to be put in pris
en- for" and then they both JONES
Glossy in good cry; all this did no
help the case in the least
But these twins were true and faith
full to their little friend. 1t was som
time in the forenoon when Sam put hir
through the CRATE, and never did the
leave the spot til their father cam
home again after bis days work an
found them there.
Even then they could not bear t. 6
. step until their father tound q