Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-10-28

For some reasnr or other Ebcn had
worked him,elf into an unusually hap
py mood. Not for months had he been
aa cheerful rs then. When he CROPPED
his way down the dark staircase his
heart was so light that he began tc
hum a familiar air, AID by the time ho
reached the sidewalk he was whistling
like boy.
A little youngster and his sister
stared at him and Eben thrust his hand
in his pocket and drew out couple of
nickels. I'm going to do this job" he
said, according to Hoyle. Here, my
10y, don't you want some applesp"
The little chap hung his head shyly,
hut the girl looked at him with her
great round eyes, thinking, perhaps,
that he was Santa Claus, and answered,
AS she held out her tiny hands, both of
them: Eyes, sir!''
In another minute they had scam
pered across the street aud were busily
engaged in decker with the apple
woman.
SIT doesn't take much to brighten the
life of children" thought Eben, as he
watched them. 1.-TWO nickels, and for
ten minutes they are in Paradise. Bless
me, wish could run like that But
this cursed govt Is too much for me-"
When he reached the grocer's he had
list of purchases already in his mind.
II want sack of coal, and four
bundles of kindlings," he began. "By
the way, you'd better take down my
order for l want q good many other
things And can you send them round
the corner at once? I'm in hurry"
How soon?" asked the man.
"Within quarter of an hour" was
his answer Just as 5000 as you can
get them there"
The man nodded, and then wet his
lead pencil in his mouth. A bag of coal,
four bundles of kindlings, half a bushel
of potatoes, pound of tea, three
pounds of sugar, two loaves of bread,
ten pounds Indian meal, three pounds
portland SO the list increased until it
filed page of the notebook.
"Where to?" asked the storekeeper.
"The widow Maloney's,' was the an
swer.
Gan right, sin. Seven dollars and
twenty-three cents"
In half an hour all this wealth had
been safely deposited on the floor of
Mrs. Moloney's room, And when Eben
returned to see that his order had been
properly carried out, he found the
woman sitting on the edge of chair,
her head buried in her bingham apron.
She was swaying to and fro, and sob
bling like child. At his entrance she
looked up, and, as he said afterward
there was an expression of gratitude
in her face which was almost too much
for him.
1.-THE Holy Mother protect vel" she
cried II niver expected to see thi:
! day. Ye remind me, SO We do, of my
J Pat"
The child was munching big slice
of bread, and in an ecstasy of deliGl>
shouted; 'Papa~
WELL" thought Eben, 81 must draw
: the old woman lilSen me to her red
, haired husband, but l object to the
papa business"
Krumble walked home that after
noon with light, elastic step. As 1t
stood before the glass to arrange hi
} cravat, he surveyed himself in hi
7 dress suit and remarked: "Eben, M
boy, you are rather good-looking fel
, low" When his toilet was complete,
he actually took dozen steps of
: dance about the room.
1 "Hullo, Ebep, what's the matter witt
D you?" he said. Are you growing younI
e again? You seem to feel particular,
l jolly. l wonder why?"-Georgc Hep
G worth, in N. Y. Independent.