Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-02-21

ling down, part falling on the floor.
stopped to pick it up, when the elder
ady dropped several more pieces into
he woman's lap and followed her CON-
oanion. The poor woman looked up,
1umb with amazement, then covering the
money with one hand, dropped her face
'n the baby's head and sobbed - she
shook from head to foot. The little girl,
seeing her mothers distress, crept I'd
close beside her, and with her little arms
'bout her neck and her cheek nestled
against hers tried to comfort her.
"'Don't kwy, mamma she pleaded,
III be SO dood, don't kwy.'
81 don't believe there was dry eve
the car; the women didn't hesi-
ate to carry their handkerchiefs to their
Eyes, but the men looked out of the win
lows, drew their hats down over their
Eyes, and some blew their noses ~vigor-
ously, the President giving the strongest
blast of all. AS for myself, just rung
n a fare out of my own pocket and went
out on the platform, thankful that it was
cold day could use my handkerchief
reely.
cat the next street the President got
out, and as he passed the little girl he
stopped and patted her rosy cheeks, with
some pleasant word, and slipped some
hing into her hand. A moment later.
when | had occasion to pass through the
>ar again, the little puss held out her
chubby hand: 'Seer she crled, with her
pretty face radiant with delight :: % see
ny bright, new penny' l looked, it
was FIVE dollar gold piece. -.
"The mother noticed it for the first
Where did you get lt2' she asked,
n astonishment.
"'E big man div it to me, the little
one answered.
"'Oh, sir, do you know who it VASE
the mother said, appealing to me. 1T
must be a mistake
";Not bit of it, I answered, almost
as delighted as the child, herself, it was
the President of this load; he could give
her thousand such pieces and never
feel it.. -
My friends little Elsie had been sit
ting very quietly in his lap listening at
tentively to his story, and now as he
paused eagerly.
"'And the little girl-did you ever
see her again, papal'
":Yes, Pussie, l think I've seen her
several times since then, he said, with a
merry twinkle in his eyes and peculiar
smile under his heavy moustache. i
think see her now catching up Elsie
and giving her hug and kiss, you're
the little girl, yourself, Puss!'
acme, papa" she cried, bounding to
her feet and catching her father by the
shoulders, and was the lady my
mammal
"'Just your mamma and no one else,
was the reply, with smile at the child s
amazement. She used to ride fre.
lucntly on my car after that, and l al
ways carried Il pocket full of bonbons
:or YOU, Pussie we soon got to bt
the best Of friends and of course mamm
had to get acquainted httt
with me on your account. Then learned
she had been widow for year and wa
trying to support herself and two chill
dren by doing plain sewing, which hardl
gave her enough to keep soul and bod,
mamma had a long illness from the grie
and over-work: just then l received N
appointment to the office with twice N,
old salary, and finally persuaded mann
ma to let me take care Of both of you
tIOu0u UdluIud say CQuIteu SOu III
stead of her, and married her SO as t
get YOU"
caught the quick interchange {
glances, the look of pride and adectio
which took in wife and baby, and tt
the happy content in the face OF the wifi
and felt sure there was room in ID
friends heart for all his treasures.
.tWell, now that's nice little story,
Elsie cried dellghtedly, putting h
plump hand, on either cheek and draw
ing her fathers face down until ST
could kiss it. land you're the darlinge
old papa IN the whole world ''-Aeo Yo'
P5st.
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