St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-04


srooPED 10 PICK n UP. r.
and 1 felt rs IL his cold eyes wers
piercing me through and through rs il
he delighted in the test I was passing
through. -f-,i -. ti - r.
"'rm sorry, madam 4. tried to say.
firmly, but the sad, pleading look q
most broke me down, the rules must
be obeyod,' and reached up to pull
the bell rope; but u IN instant tho
younger of the two women, Of whom J
have before spoken, caught my arm.t
".No, no" 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. 4
perfect shower Of coin-several dollars
1t least. fell fattling down, . part fall
ing on the floor. l stopped 10 pick IL
up, when the elder lady dropped several
more pieces into the woman's lap and
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 50 she shook
from head to foot The little girl. see.
ing her mothers distress, crept mp 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 shc pleaded.
''I'll be SO dood. don't kwy.' -
..At the next street the president got
out, and as he passed the little girl he
stopped and patted her rosy cheeks.
Nith some pleasant word. and slipped
something into her hand. A moment
later, when I had occasion cb pess
through the. car sgain. the little pas1
held out her chubby hand: See: she
cried, with her pretty face. fairly r.
lixnt with delight, o see my bright,
new penny: Hooked; it was . ave dol.
lar gold piece.
THE. mother noticed itfor the first
time. ~~
Where did you set.itS she asked, in
establishment. -ef-if
".'E big man div it TO me- the little
,one'answered.
80 sir, do you know who IL was?' the
mother said, appealing 70 me. 1t must
BE- mistake -
sse(4 . bit Of it. I answered. almost
% delighted as the child herself, .itwas
the president of this road; he could givs
her . Thousand such pieces and never
feel it,"
NV friends little Elsie had been sit
ting very quietly IN his lap listening at
tentivsly to- his story, and now as hs
paused said eagerly: a ai.'.|
/, ',And the little girl-did yen ever sec
her again, papa:" - 80 '.--Ey :
"Yes, Pussie. I think I've seen, hei
several times since then. he said, with
. merry twinalls in his eyes and = pecul.
ias smile under his heavy moustaehe.
az think I see her new" catching up
Elsie and giving her . hng and kiss,
sJoa're the little girl, yourself. Pnssv
"Me, papa!' she cried. bounding to
her 4eet and catching her father BY the
shopl6lers, ''and ~1As the lady my nam
MAJ .ss9 1lF.i'7s' - ''.'.
your namlAs and NO coe eise.'
was the reply; with , smile at tho
child's amazement.- ''She used to rid0
frequently on my car after that, end i
alwaysi carried ! pocket full Of bonbons
for YOU. Pussie; We soon got TO be the
ihess Of friends, and Of course msmma
had to get sequafnSed o 1ittle With me
On vour accounA Thea lsaRned she
had been . widow IL. = year' 30 W.
trying to support .hsrself -and tvo ehik
dfshs, by doing plaiR sewing, vhisA
hardly gave her enough TO keep ,sopl
md 6odv together, At last the baby
dSed and mSinrittA had. . long illness
from lie grief ana over-wcrk; ju9t then
! received NJ yappolntnenS tothe' '6mce
with tviee ny Old .Salasy, 1hd'1 AnAlly
pessuadsa maDn1ty1D bti0atakN css0
oe botb ufyou; though mamma says I
eourseay6a instead ,ef ,AeNt sAnd IaRaS
ms<fied her . - TO Get x9k II u.
HsY cateat the qpick @terci6nas 81
rl.ndeS ths iook u teids. and i4ec1SR
tHicb took iliwneseAf dhfS. Ard tnS
Sanpx ccnteuEia - sf6cea a6t the W..
"a .fclta sure ,GhGG w4sasdpdn A1lt6
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: .ssUvsaA-aow, that's . nice little story,
-RsleI cfied, ,deligbtsdlIy pptAio4sAeP
rNumD Aaaads on either cheek e1a drnH
ihe her fathers face. down until ShA ,l|
co6id liss IT, I:..and you're the aof4pg
a Ola. paparflf Ne Wide k6l1d!e
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