The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26

GLOSSY'S PRISON CELL.


Ebenezcr and Ilcpsabina were twins.
Backs towards you. or faces down.
they did not look much alike. but that
was because one was boy and the
other a girl.
The fact is they were alike in their
likes and dislilSes. and were together
almost as constantly as the Siamese
twins. They always held everything in
common. just as they did their papa.
Mamma went away when they came.
and the poor papa was almost heart
broken.
The neighbors all knew he was too
poor to hire a nurse for the babies. SO
the mothers of the neighborhood
planned to look after the twins day
times. leaving them for the hard
worked but faithful father to care for
nights.
80 they grew till they could run
around. and knew enough to do pretty
well without anyone to stay with them
through the day.
SO il was that when doll was given
10 them it was given to both. a rattle
was ratified by both. a whistle was
whistled by both. and a stick of candy
was divided between them.
One very happy day was that on
which the father brought home for his
..ba bies'' Il precious little present.
4 kind lady for whom he worked.
asking after his family. was much in
terested when she learned that he had
two little motherless ones. As he was
about to start for home after his day
work was done. Mrs. Tenderheart
handed him big basket and asked him
to take it with him. then she gave him
IL little basket. and asked him to give
that to the babies. with her love-"
The big basket had many nice things
in i.-nicc enough to have made thes.
little folks wild with delight. if it had
not been for the little basket and what
was in it.
This took their attention from every
thing else SO completely that they could
hardly stop to eat a pretty little bow
full of ice cream. which you know woul6
not keep.
What was in the little basket Why
the prettiest. silkiest. sweetest. Gun
ningest little puppy that anybody evel
saw.
1t could play. and make little bits o.
banks. and hear every word you said
though suppose it could not under
stand it all.
How could they leave it and stop t.
Eat when it had not even been named
yeto Mrs. Tendcrheart had not SEN
the name with the dog.
How they loved this little fellow
And he seemed to love them almost IA
much.
lie ate with them. slept with them
played with them and grew up witt
them.
do not know why there should bt
any bad boys. do You? yet there az.
some here and there.
Ebenezer and Hepsa bina had a neigh
Dor. "A boy little older and much large
than they. This boy. Sam--that wa
his name--came along one day ant
stopped to look at Glossy, the little dog
Then he began to tease.
First he threatened to shear the dog
then to cut his ears off. and finally RAJ
with him little way. then forced hin
through the CRATE in the sidewalk
where he fell upon a pile of coal. lit
tie hurt. much frightened. and lay ther'
begging as best he could for his maste
and mistress to help him out.
They understood his plea. but all lit
tie Ebenezer could do was to thrust hi
! hand down as far as his short arm
could reach and try to comfort TIN
prisoner
poor little fellow" they said. III,
hasn't done any thing to be put in pris
on for" and then they both joine.
Glossy in good cry: all this did no
help the case i'm the least.
| But these twins were true and faith
| full to their little friend. 1t was SOM
time in the forenoon when Sam put hin
through the CRATE, and never did the.
leave the spot till their father cam
home again after his days work an
found them there.
Even then they could not bear to g
q step until their father found tn
owner of the cellar and got the key t
the prison: then all went home yer
happy-much happier, ! think, tina
Sam.-Pansy.