Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-11-13
MIR INTENTIONS WERE GOOD.
ME D~Atrvsd Bitter ke>nl's, but Her
l1nrlA we're 0is0ittcOa.

I6"r.A we're Aisdittc..a.
New York Tribune!
A pat! IT pale faced but brig ht>
eyed children filed q car OH the RE
Rsii'oad o"r day last summer ~ t, .
team sped away fn m the h., .t,+ cts
Of New York vp sm, ny the cool. fresh
fields OF the center If the state.
Their cloth 8 shower T. 1T tn. VIE
poor, aud III. Il cay. r, wondering looks
a. the trees aud the streams Aasht d
ny, proved that they were un,,s. d 20
th~ country. They had been gather Ell
up from the slum. and 70, k-r.es Of
the swe't-r'ng city, and were b. ing
sent ny the Tribune Fresh al, Fund
to kind people in tie country, who
hat agreed to give them \ two. We. Ks
holiday.
The delight d chatter Of thu little
wa'fs filled the car. Anh made i,.el,
heard xbo.e the clat,-r If the wheels
All were wild with xiee Ut the ..ros
pect Ut good times, AID they kept the
Individual j" cha e. ., tn m busy
attending to Tn If nnce>san, quest on.
anc k-eu.ng t cir head. Inside the
windows. O.ly one little ch,,d,
TO. o' perhaps ten years. with n sweet
aud mour"fl arr. sat by himself,
perfectly silent. None Of his &, m.
'Anes spek- t. him, and he kept to
tace glued 10 win ow pane and
his tn. K turned to the merry rout.
At one # th.. wa, stations ! warm
n. xrt.-d W H.an got on the tsa,,., anh
h. ar.ns thai there WAS u party If h,,l.
''t'r-sh AIRS" on board, SIC mad. her
way int" their car and let her good.
m"'herly heart warm up vt tho rig 1T
Of :" much happ,n.ss VIII r. TO haIp,.
"-ss han been before. B-Er re 10.
her ->es fell uron the one si,pnt lat
Of the party AID her w".nan's .. m
pathy mt nut to INN 1T once. H.
was Violently one If Those unt. r,u,at-
h-i"g> who even i" tn. II chiluho,d
had not the faculty Of msA,,.g fri-,ds
and VII" s"ff"r untold psn,s at lone.
''ness because Of III, If rsp-IIant man
hrr. which Is only t'mi,ity. Others
had by their gifts Of mo"-y male all
in the car happy but this one; here
WINS her Opportunity to make This one
RI ice, too, b. little PERSONAL Eff 1T
So she sat d',wn beside him ant
o. gan to talk to him. What was his
name? Wer- WAS h- going? What
would h. do in the fields! DID he
love the wo"ds? And 70 on, bu. to
all these thu lad made M reply; .,d
""t even turn around. She pepr+
INTO his face and saw tears on h.
she. K. "Poor little man." she SAID.
lean your head ther-;" and she put
Ter arm around him and gatt err
lis curly h, I'D on her bosom The
title fellow locked up at her IN
tut seeing only kindness IN
'er face, nestled on her shoulder aud
. I his ev-li IL close
"Sleenv, are you?" she ask. d.
Shall tell you stor, p No
answer. "l'i' t Il you onp Of n hoy
Who dreamed h. vas n butterfly" So
h- It'd h'm l"ng story, AID rs h..
Vas not vet asleep when .he finished.
he asked HIM if he liked it. The
10, manc n" reply, hut lm ked hlankly
/ her. Then .he told HIM ,annv
tory that ~oul, mike a craven imag.
.iggle The lad never relaxed al
muscle. bu, locked rs sad and gloomy
8 hf.re.
"Wha, is the matter with RE little
rllo~?" she Inquired Of child who
al h, h. r in aisle. .sIs h- always
nd? Does he never chattrr with his
la, mntes?"
NO, please 'nm," answered tn. .
hid. "He's deaf mute"
Then the lady went into forward