The Globe-republican., 1891-04-08

ments of the mistress Of the establish
ment.
In the darkest corner of the room was
. high, calico-curtained bedstead, from
beneath which projected one end of
low trundle-bed. In this could just be dis
tinguished two little woolly heads, from
which two pairs of vide-open black eyes
gazed wonderingly at the strangers and
the busy scene about the stove.
When Uncle Phin inquired, with an
air Of well-feigned interest, if those
were her children, Aunt Charity paused
in her work for a moment, and. standing
with arms akimbo. regarded them with
great complacency. as she answered.:
'No. Mista Phin Dale, dey's not my
ownly chillun; but dey's my gram
chillun, once remobed. You see, deir
NAV, she my ole mans fustes wife's gal.
by her fustes husban. So when dey
kun to be twins an Orfuns at de same
time, l wuz deir mex oh kin, an dey
nacherly fell to my sheer OBJ de
estate. Now, Use gwine glib 'em
edicashun. an train 'em up
ness
Warm and dry. strengthened and re-
freshed by their supper. of which little
Rusty had eaten his full share and
would now have greatly preferred lying
under the stove to going out in the
stormy night. our travellers again set
forth on their journey Had Aunt Char
ity's mite of a house afforded spare
room. she would have invited them to
occupy it until morning: but it did not.
and she had no place to offer them.
Then. too. Uncle Phin was most anxious
to start on at once, now that they had
money, in hopes that it would last until
they reached their journeys end. SO
interested had Aunt Charity become in
the little chap who was SO bravely seek
ing distant home. in place OF the one
where he had been cruelty and unjustly
treated-for Uncle Phin had told her
the whole of Arthur's history-that she
at first refused to receive any pay
for their supper. Both Arthur and
Uncle Phin insisted so strongly that
she should, however. that 1T length she
consented 10 take twenty-five cents but
no more She also forced into Uncle
Phin's hands Il paper bag full of rolls
and cakes for Arthur just as they left.
and she stood in the doorway watching
them until they were lost 20 sight in
the dimly-lighted street.
Aunt Charity had given them direc-
tions for reaching the railway station, so
hat bny ho1 in
Here they were greatly bewildered by
the hurrying throngs of people. the
great trucks of baggage that were being
trundled up and down the platform. the
putting and snorting of engines and the
dazzling white light of the electric
lamps.
At length Uncle Phin ventured to
address a man in cap and blue coat.
whom he took to &c one of the railway
officials.
"Please, sah," said the old man, bow
ing humbly and pulling at the brim of
his tattered hat, (which OBJ de kyars is
er gwine ter Firginny?"
(Which way are you bound?" asked
the official, sharply. East or West?'
Uncle Phin did not know.
Let me see your tickets?'
Uncle Phin had none. DE man
hain't passen OBJ 'em down get" he said.
care you going TO Richmond. Vir-
ginia?'
Near by dar, sab. Clus onto it"
cried the old man, eagerly, delighted at
hearing the familiar name.
well. then. you want to take the
first through train going East. and it
won't be along until midnight"
With that the busy railroad man hur-
ried on. leaving our friends gazing at
each other in dismay. Midnight. and
now it was only seven o'clock. What
should they do and where should they
90 to pass those five hours? They did
not dare 70 very far from the railway
station. and so they wandered aimlessly
about in the darkness near it, growing
more weary. more vet. cold a2d uncom
Portable with each moment.
A. length they paused before an
empty freight car, one door Of which
was partly open. Why not seek shelter
from the storm n it?
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