The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-02-11

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-@ quietly at this
enthusiastic, enigmatical appeal, and
glanced at the child by her side, who,
with head dropping until it fairly
touched her plump shoulder, and half
concealed it in a furry Of chestnut
waves and ringlets, was rolling bits OF
freshly-baked bread between her club
by, dimpled hands dropping them, one
by one. into her bowl of bread and milk
to see them finn about.
Again he rallied her:
'.FT Jiggs! Pa says you're the squint-
Test young 'un he ever did see!-and pa
knows! sor'
Didn't hear? OF course not.
Suddenly baby gave start forward,
clasped her hands in a posture of in
tense interest, and exclaimed:
Papa, what's 'squinty' mean?
'Oh,Fi' Jiggs, it means just perfectly
-lorely''
The brown eyes opened wider at this
revelation. and the sweet baby-lips
parted with a big. round ''O"-which
always meant: "I'll think about it.
anu Size uitl Vic NdS Oh" .
at loss to tell whether the round.
sweet baby-face was the more captivat-
ing when flashing with brightness, or
Swallowed by clouds of thoughtfulness.
Papa. Papa. l fink 'Onesomes Ire
a-ly's squinty," exclaimed FL Jiggs,
clapping her hands in a burst of enthu-
siasm.
80. NV Sweet was the fathers inn
petuous response ''Who is 'Onesome
'Ive-a-ly?'"
Him the best boy him tan be.''
When the burst of laughter which
greeted this quaint description had sub
sided, Reverend Dearborn found voice
to inquire:
Mamma, what does that child mean"
co. responded the wife. ''she means
one of the hands in the saw-mill. across
the way, whom they call Lonesome
Lively 1 wish you could have seen
them" she continued. 1.-The other morn
ing, Alfred,-the first day we came.
Fl Jiggs stood out at the gate,
and. as he went by he said:
Hello, little chicken and reached
into one of those square tin pals
topof it, which he carried, and took out
a big red apple and dropped it into her
hands,
Now. my love, what did you do?"
interrupted the father.
Nom, did" replied Fl Jiggs, with
an emphatic nod.
did what, my precious?"
''She just said or" explained the
mother.
To this FL Jiggs assented with an
other .'mom," which was an original
Authorization of the respectful yes,
ma am"
This was, in short, the history of the
beginning of the friendship between
Fililda Jiggs and the young mill-hand,-
a lad of some seventeen years-whose
.shyneSs and dreaminesS had earned for
him, among his fellow-workmen, the
nickname of Lonesome Lively"
Each day the Young man passed to
and from his work at the mill and
never. save in stormy weather. did he
miss finding the sweet baby face at the
parsonage gate, or fail to greet it with
a bright smile and CHEEKY word: and
many were the apples that found their
way over the gate, into the small up
stretched hands.
So the weeks slipped by and spring
time glided into summer: and through
out her long bright days the buzz-saw.
in the busy mill. hummed its drowsy
tune to the little village across the
race" but to none did its song tell
half the peace. the JOY. the hope as to
those two friends. whose love and con-
.stancy grew daily more strong and
tender.
At noon-time. as soon as she saw the
hands leave for dinner, she would come
tripping across the logs, with her
favorite doll under her arm. to where
Lonesome was seated ON a log. wait
ing to share with her the contents of
his dinner pail.
What wonderful stories she told him
on these occasions! But most wonder
full of ALTO her-was the promised
trip to grandpa's: and when he was
called aside by some task, she would
sit and prattle, with mods and gestures,
upon ''tars-and drampa, an drama
an Uncle VIII an Auntie May
As the day grew near when the
child was to take this wonderful
journey, she could think and talk of
nothing else.
Much to the regret of the devoted
friend whom Fl Jiggs was to leave be-
hind. the mill was just at that time
crowded with work and was kept in
constant operation during the noon
hour. This seriously interrupted their
accustomed visits.
The day before her iong-talked-of de-
parture FL Jiggs appeared in high
spirits to spend the whole noon-time
with Lonesome" in last rehearsal of
the delights of the morrow.
With her biggest doll held tightly in