The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11

nounccd: 'Ive got something splen.
ana to tell you. Jimmie" The little
fellow was all attention In a minute.
ana she went on: ''Pm not going to
the factory toll morrow morning. nor
any morning for two whole weeks. :"
Jimmie stared at her; she looked very
happy but he could not understand.
Why sis. " he asked. what will
we do for something TO eat?"
Katie laughed as Jimmie had not
heard her for many long month.
1--WE are going to have nice white
bread and sweet butter and milk and
straw berries and'-
Katie be We crazyp" asked jim
ME- In alarm. What makes ye talk
like that What do We meanp"
land we won't have any rent to
pay. cause we'll be in a big house out
In the country. with who'd fed to
play in. with lots OF grass and flowers
and birds and trees and oh, Jimmie,
I'm so happyp'
Katie please tell me what you
mean. " pleaded Jimmie.
well. will. Jimmie. You see.
the good people all over the country
have given money for what they call
"A Fresh-Air Fund This money is
to take such as us out in the country
Tor little while. One of the gentle
men came to tho factory to-day and
asked for Katie Lane. and then he
told me that the young lady who
brought the flowers had given him
our names and that he would come
Tor us tomorrow morning."
But Katie can't walk" faltered
Jimmie.
They know that, said Katie ..but
they are going to take you all the
same"
The happy children could hardly
sleep that night for joy; and. sure
enough. early the next morning two
strong men came up with cot on
which they carefully carried Jimmie
down all the stairs to the wagon. and
the next thing he knew he was lying
on his cot on the deck of steamer
sailing away down the bay. The salt
breeze. and the cool. fresh air were
such a change from the hot corner un &.
der the tenement house roof that when
Jimmie closed his eyes he almost
imagined that he had died and gone
to heaven. At last the steamer landed
and he was carried ashore and over a
wide. green lawn into a big beauti-
full house with porches and hammocks.
There were vines and flowers and
birds everywhere. and lady with a
kind. motherly face came to greet
them. Jimmie's cot was set In cool
place where he could look at the sea.
A big glass of milk was given him and
as soon as he was rested he was nicely
bathed and clean white night-gown
put on him.
What a luxury 1t was! Jimmie fell
asleep and dreamed that he was fairy
lying asleep in the heart OF great
white lily.
Those two weeks were very short
Jimmie was happy every minute. but
at last the day came for them to go,
and the kind lady said 1.-The time was
up" and she was sorry.
Poor little Jimmie was sad enough
now. To go back to that dark, lone
some room with the heat and the dirt
and the rats after all this luxury.
seemed very bad and the poor little
fellow hid his face in the pillow and
sobbed.
The doctor came in and found him
crying.
What's the mattor little man" he
asked. kindly. In broken way jim
mic told him. The doctor listened
very gravely. thought moment and
then said:
Jimmie. would you like to be well.
so you could walk?"
'Oh. yes, sir =" he answered eagerly.
We'll. my little fellow. I'm going
TO give you a chance. I'm going to
take you to one OF the big hospitals in
tho city and see what can be done"
but what about Katie?"
We'll. l guess my wife can make a
place for her at home. What do you
think Of the PLAN"
Instead OF answering Jimmie looked
steadily ut him for q whole minute
and then asked in a sort OF awed
whisper:
please, sir. will you tell me your
name?"
why Jimmie. what makes you ask
me that"
..Causc sir. "said the boy hesitating-
ly, "a long time ago l heard story
bout somebody who went about maxi
ing poor folks like US happy. He
made blind people see and lame ones
walk. and sick ones well. and sorry
ones glad. and. sir l thought as how
maybe he sent you to us. New York
World.
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