The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-08
Sand where do you livei"
SIN the city, to-be-sure."


Miss Nancy's perplexcd face, "and
Twinkle, twinkle, little STAR"
"Oh, yes, 1 dare sayl" SAID the an
cient splnsrer, irritably rubbing the side
of her nose. ''But where's the use o.
teaching child such jingle jangles as
that, when she can't tell her own name,
nor where she livesl I've no patience
with folks. Fanny, that fires blazin'
up real good now. Put the little mite
in front ont. She's fairly blue with
cold; and I'll open the basket and see
what there is for her to eat"
But the child offered her poor rem
nants OF dry sandwiches and bakers cake
to the two women.
'I-Tm not hungry !" said she, with
a quivering lip. 81 wish Johnny would
come back"
Fanny and her aunt exchanged pity
ing glances, and the latter cuddled Little
Daisy close to her in the cheerful fire.
shine.
''Don't be afraid, Daisy" said she.
''We'll stay here with you. It'll be fair
weather pretty soon, and then Wen all
go home"
The storm ragged pitilessiy until sun
set. Black waves roared, hoarse winds
whistled, and sheets of spray came fly
ing up the beach like spectres.
Asa Litchfeld, in his stout
wagon, came for the two women as soon
as the tempest had abated sufficiently for
horse to make any Roadway against it.
al reckoned likely you'd take shelter
here" said he. II am awfully worried
about you"
He looked down at the child who lay
sleeping in Aunt Nancy's lap.
land what are we to do about the
little 'unin said he. "Where does she
belong7"
"Why, nowhere" said Fanny.
Aud she told the strange history of
the little waif.
Asa whistled under his breath.
"There's been two wrecks below,
said he. zone was an orange-boat from
Florida. Cut to splinterS on the rocks;
but the cappen an the crew managed to
get ashore all right. T'other was a lit.
tie sailboat flung up on ROSTERS Reefs
like a sheet o paper, with a yellow
haired young chap all tangled up IN the
riggin'"
Miss Nancy mechanically stroke
Daisy's fiaxen locks.
"Deadl" whispered she.
"Dead!" nodded Asa Litchfeld.
at must be Johnny" said Miss Dear
born, her old lip quivering. Don't let
her know"
Asa turned away, with a lump in his
throat.
1.-The wagons ready" said he. "Aud
if we calculate to get ahead of the tide,
we'd better be startin' pretty lively"
"Aunt Nancy, let me take her" said
Fanny.
The old woman drew back.
'No one shan't touch her but me, J" she
muttered, almost augriIy.
Aud Fanny said no more.
Little Daisy slept that night in a trun-
dle-bed which had been Miss Nancy's as
a child and Fanny Sweets afterward.
And as the old woman sat reeding her
'schapter" by the fire, and heard the wind
shrek down the chimney aud the waves
thun Ter aloug the beach, she whispered
many a secret prayer.
And toward daybreak, when the gale
shook the loosely-fitting font door like
touch of human hand, she got up, and
creeping out into the hall, softly opened
it.
''Ef that's you, Johnny" said she,
''you needn't worry no more. She shall
be took care Off
And after that, strange to say, the
wind suddenly went down, and the door
shook and trembled no more.
With sunrise tine great storm-as it
was afterward known along the coast
seemed to abate its rigor little.
Aunt Nancy was up bright and early,
cooking ham and eggs and frying frit-
tiers for breakfast. The fragrance of the
coffee already flied the room when Fanny
Sweet came in.
"Yes, know" said Aunt Nancy, as
she saw her nlece's eyes turn toward the
open bedroom door beyond-'T know
Jest exactly what you're thinking of, and
you may as well know what I've made
up my mind to do. I'm going to keep
that pretty little girl and adopt her for
my own"
'oh, I'm SO gladl" cried Fanny,
bursting into tears-she scarcely knew
why
"Yes, be-" said Aunt Nancy, flour
ishing the tin skinner. 81 never had
no one--not even you, Fanny, when you
was little chick and your mother died
take holt O. me heart as she's done.
know I'm an old fool, and know folks'll
laugh at me, but I don't care twopence
for that. mean to keep her. And,
Fanny"
'Yes, Aunt Nancyr
81 was sort o. thinkin' when you're
married to Asa Litchfeld, and have them
two little gals come to live with you,
they'll be lots o company for Daisy
Fanny's eyes spsrkled.
''Yes, said she, "they will"
Anu; Ndnny-
"Yes, Aunt Nancyi"
"Why couldn't they come here right
away" rather sheepishly questioned
Aunt Nancy, "and stay a spell! with me.
Daisy Il be lonely jest at first, and"
Fanny threw both her arms around
Miss Dearborn.
"You are the dearest aunty in the
world, " said she. CHOW feel free to
tell you that Asa wants me to be married
right away-and Kitty and Rosy shall
come here while we are gone to Bridge
port for our wedding trip"
So the arrangement was made. They
never knew what Daisy's other name was,
nor whether the fair-haired boy who per-
ished in the great storm was in reality
any relation of hers. But at all events
she was never claimed, and her little life
frightened into a sunshine that cast
equal light on Aunt Nancy's fading
down hill of existence.
al always knew there was a warm cor
ner in Aunt Nancy's heart" said Fanny.
"But l never could tell quite how to
reach it.
81 guess the Lord understood human