The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-29
cHILDHooD.s CHARMING SPELL.
Amusing Prattis or . Little Daviiax o.,
Made Everybody Happy.

| Amushg frasue OF . Lstle wariSa4 that
Made Everybody Happy.
While the snowhakes were falling thick and
fast In BROOKLYN on Tuesday afternoon rosy
checked three-year-old. trying to drag her
mother BY the hand got aboard an elevated train
at Sumner avenue She had rod winter jacket
on and mass OF soft brown curls that tumblsd
overher shoulders The healthy young woman
ofthirtY yenrs.of whose winsoms face the child
was perfect miniature, dropped into seat
nearest the double cross seats. and hold out
her hand to help the younestsr to climb up
beside her. "Bsby's dot snow on hor SOC"
the little ono said. and stopped 10 kick her
shoe on the car rug until tho snow fell Of
Then she clambcred UP into the empty seat
beside hor mother. and sat down.
Use doing to New 'Ork." tho cherub pro.
| claimed as she cooked her head on one side
and looked roguishly ut young man who sat
directly opposite. and had o little daughter OF
his own at home
How do" she llsped an instant later. nodded
hor curls at the young man. and let out some
more Of the,silvery laugh that had frst reached
the S ears Of , shS pHSs sSns . ,, A.,
man. who was won im@sai atsis ~ by the ss 90.
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ain R Sa on ny sos. the child SAID sn den
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hold her 70 save her from topDiine oil ths seat
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alton to little 6ertio.
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sovsraI men had droppsd thslr nsxspapers
iong before that. and wore Watching the pig IN
prs,; fSss H. 5sse SrS:F| ssrs
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s%ss;sSss y skE$SSoa tS:s : ,%eossSls 3!
can comprehend
lh hEe and Sur unsS IN the . car cut
GSrtIe under her chubby chin.
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hss sn hs ISs! Ds'Ans
st1a Gf t scS solemn snG shs Locked
though she had never hoard 50 many bis
S9Seks Nth With her fnrc against the Shs
apparently to make out what that string Of liz
words meant: Presently she briEhtcned up
louder and insiiy changed into sWeet fittIs
song: It wasn't exactly grand operx. but It Is
s1fo to say that no strain Of magnificent mel
tho hearts Of listensrs quicker. II was q "a.
nous composition that the little curly head
sung. 1t began:
little Dnck lorner tat In q toruer
x: pa, Sl q. a sSsa n. nd, pSi@ out Dum'
The business men stuffed their newspapers
In their oycrcoat pockets. Reading was Inn
possible with that chi Id voice warbling The
young man opnosite slapped Ms hands softly
stopp"d talking to listen to the melody. The
handsome woman who hold the singers hand
SSin 4 , .s Tn
Tb sj Tr sak s1a sSs,
but nobody heard the rest Of the sentence.
The brown-haired young woman stopped over
OF kissos. When the train stopped at the
sS ~ ss Tssrsss
it was no old. Old incident that is ever new.
and will Ie effective as long as the world has
Gnd q, II Il It was NEST dsliEhti9 work
under spell Just as the good fairies Do H IN tss