Connecticut western news., 1892-08-04
'---A CANAAN, CONN, THURSDAY AUGUST A..
soon as it opened for the first time in his


 life.
 "Mr. George" he said timidly to the overseer, "how much will you pay me if I work hard all day?"
 "I have already told you twenty cents," answered the man in surprise, and Monkeyfaee worked indefatigably until night. The overseer, amazed and delighted at the change, paid the boy for his work and even gave him twenty cents in advance in order to encourage him.
 That night Monkeyface was again ab- sent from his home, and his cousin, the fish peddler, went to the factory the next evening, lay in wait for him and dragged him home in spite of his strug- gles, administering thrashing on the way. But 1t was no use. AS soon as the old woman turned her back to cook the soup for dinner the boy slipped out of the house and did not return.
 The factory overseer, having been in- formed of the state of affairs, made up his mind to settle the matter at once by finding out where Monkeyface spent his nights, and for this purpose watched the lad as he left the factory. Mir. George, in company with one of the workmen, followed the wanderer short distance and observed him enter bakery and buy small loaf of bread; next he went into dairy and came out carrying bottle of milk, and then turned his steps toward lonely, deserted quarter near theriver.
 Suddenly his followers saw him plunge into a muddy alley. The place having no lamps was as dark as an oven, but Monkeyface was dimly visi- ble as he stopped before board fence. The next minute he had scaled it with the agility of the animal that was his namesake and was lost to sight.
 The two men, determined to discover his hiding place, climbed over the wall and found themselves in large vacant lot, surrounded by weeds and rubbish, but of Monkeyface there was not a sign.
 At last they espied in the farthest cor her low wooden shed, which had evil dently once served as fowl house, and through the cracks of which faint light was shining. They approached it noiselessly and peered through crack. Great was their astonishment. In the middle of the wretched hut, in which man would not have been able to stand upright, sat the young runaway, can dle end stuck in the ground beside him; he was gravely pouring milk into feed ing bottle, and in corner on a bed of dried leaves baby was sleeping soundly, wrapped up in an old blanket.
 Zizi Monkeyface transformed into nursel
 "What the deuce are yon doing here?' asked the overseer, throwing open the door of the cabin suddenly, and the boy, startled at first by the intrusion, soon re- covered himself and answered slowly:
 Haven't got right to have little sister?'
 Then after pause he added grandly: "I earn twenty cents day. That is enough for us both, and we don't ask any one for anythingp'
 The narrator paused, smiled softly and added:
 "The next day the owner of the fac tory, being informed of the matter, raised my pay to forty cents just double"
 "What." cried, ''it was you?"
 "Ah, I have betrayed myself" said Durand; 'Yes, I was the young rascal who was ill a fair way to come to the gallows, and, thanks to the blue eyes of that little girl, became good work man and afterward set up for myself. Now you understand why keep that little blue cap; she had it on when we found her."
 And what has become of herP' 1 asked eagerly.
 The old man answered, "We have never parted;" then smiling, he looked at his wife and added, ''have we, my dear?"
 She smiled in return, but Her eyes were moist as she looked at him, and under her eyeids 1 saw a teardrop glistening .-Translated for Epoch.