Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-02-26

and felt as if his cold eyes were
piercing me TIN ough and through as if
he delighted in the test | was passing
through.
"I'm sorry, madam, | tried to say,
firmly, but the sad, pleading look al
most broke me down, the rules must
be obeyed,' and | reached up to pull
the bell rope; but in an instant the
younger of the two women, of whom
have before spoken, caught my arm.
emo, MOI she cried, with flushed
cheeks and indignant eyes, and
before knew what she intended, she
emptied her purse into the woman's lap
and passed quickly out of the car. il
perfect shower of coin-several dollars
at least fell rafting down, a part fall
ing on the floor. | stepped TO pick it
up, when the elder lady dropped several
followed her companion. The poor
woman looked up, dumb with amaze
ment, then covering the money with
one hand, dropped her face on the
baby's head and sobbed so she shook
from head to foot The little girl, see
ing her mothers distress, crept up close
beside her, and with her little arms
about her neck, and her cheek nestled
against hers, tried to comfort her.
Don't kwy, mamma she pleaded.
"I'll be so dood, don't kwy.'
cat the next street the president got
out, and as he passed the little girl he
stopped and patted her rosy cheeks,
with some pleasant word, and slipped
something into her hand. A moment
later, when | had occasion to pass
through the car again, the little puss
held out her chubby hand: 'See!' she
cried, with her pretty face fairly RAJ
diant with delight, % see my bright,
new penny | looked it was five dol
lar gold piece.
The mother noticed it for the first
time.
Where did you get it?' she asked, in
establishment.
Il big man div it to me, the little
one answered.
$50 sir, do you know who it wasp the
mother said, appealing to me. Unjust
be mistake.
"'Not a bit of it, | answered, almost
as delighted as the child herself, itwas
the president of this road; he could give
her thousand such pieces and never
feel it. "
My friends little Elsie had been sit
ting very quietly in his lap listening at
tentively to his story, and now as he
paused said eagerly:
"And the little girl-did you ever see
her again. papa?"
Eyes, Pussie, | think I've seen her
several times since then" he said with
a merry twinkle in his eyes and a pecul-
lar smile under his heavy moustache.
81 think / see her now" catching up
Elsie and giving her hug and a kiss,
you're the little girl, yourself, Pussr
"Nle, papa!'' she cried, bounding to
her feet and catching her father by the
shoulders, land was the lady my NAM
map"
Just your mamma and no one else"
was the reply, with smile at the
child's amazement "She used to ride
frequently on my car after that, and
always carried pocket full of bonbons
for you, Pussie; we soon got to be the
best of friends, and of course mamma
had to get acquainted little with me
on your account. Then | learned she
had been widow for a year and was
trying to support herself and two chill
dren by doing plain sewing, which
hardly gave her enough to keep soul
and body together. At last the baby
died and mamma had long illness
from the grief and overworl1; just then
l received my appointment to the office
with twice my old salary, and finally
persuaded mamma to let me take care
of both of you; though mamma says
courted you instead of her, and only
married her so as to get you"
l caught the quick interchange OF
glances, the look of pride and affection
which took in wife and baby, and the
happy content in the face of the wife,
and felt sure there was room in my
friends heart for all his treasures.
'Well, now, that's a nice little story,
Elsie cried, delightedly, putting her
plump hands on either cheek and draw
ing her fathers face down until she
could kiss it, land you're the darling
est old papa in the whole world"-
lJennie Porter Arnold, in n. Y. Post.