The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-06-10


Seba Brown is deaCF
The Black Eyed Susan and ell
aboard of her was wrecked off Cape
Hatteras last month, said the squire
mpressiveiy. And here's this child
with no one to care for him; and the
parson. says he, If this oin't cl'ar
pintin' o Providence | dunno what ISL
he says, says he 60 you. says he,
and see if Brother and Sister Enmons
won't take him and bring him up. So
here be.
Eliphalet EInInons looked kindly at
the cherry checked little lad, with the
hazel eyes and curling brown hair.
Would We like to come and live with
me, sonny?'' said he.
Eyes, ! would" promptly answered
the child, putting his plump hand in
the farmers horny palm.
What's your name" said Mr.. En-
mons.
Benjamin Brown" answered the
boy.
Speaks up like man, don't he2"
chuckled Mr.. Emmons. well, O
course, squire, couldn't do nothin'
without consultin' Sarah about it. But
| guess you may leave him here over
night, and we'll take the matter into
consideration -
So the squire drew away. Little Ben
jamin Struggled close up to his new
friend.
II think you are very nice, " said he.
''Have you dot any picture books"
At that moment the door burst open,
and in walked Mrs Emmons, grim as
Stonehenge.
"Eliphalet, said she. ''hev ye took
leave of your sensesg
"Eh2" stammered the farmer
What do we want of great, hun.
CRY, crockery breaking, orchard roh-
bing boy2 Hain't l got enough to do
a'ready9 And hain't you got plenty
O. use for your money without adoptin
every young pauper in town2 Send
that child away before he is am hour
older"
''Whereg' asked Eliphalet.
''That's your business, not mine.
didn't take him in.
II don't know of no place unless it's
back to Squire Perkins, and that's two
miles of. "
II guess it won't hurt him to walk
two mile, !" said Mrs Emmons crisply.
but he don't know the way"
Let him ask it then. He's got q
tongue in his head hain't he"
wait till after supper, Sarah, and
I'll 60 with him, interceded Mr.. En-
mons.
Support We've had all the supper
we're gg.a, to hev in this housol''
snapped Mrs. Emmona
"Well, well, said the husband, ''let
him set down and rest a spell, and I'll
60 out and pick some o them yaller
Antwerp raspberries and wen give him
a bowl O bread and milk.
THE pans is all set for cream"
'"Twont do no hurt to disturb just
one"
Mrs. Emmons stood watching as her
husband took little splint basket and
went off toward the stone walled gar
den beyond the well. Then she turned
to the little boy who sat in the big
chair, swinging his plump legs and sol
EMMY regarding her.
Are you going to be my mammal"
said he inquisitively.
mo" she answered-and yet there
was u something that stirred strangely
in her heart at the soft, maternal word
mo, amt.
Don't you like little boysT he asked.
II don't think nothin' about it one
way or the other" retorted she.
"Whero's your cap2 Just you take it,
and go back along the road as straight
as you can go, and don't stop till you
git to Squire Perkins, and tell him we
don't want no boys here"
Little Benjamin hesitated.
I'D like TO stay" said he, "and play
with that nice yellow eyed cat. I'm
tired-and Tin pretty hungry, too. l
wish | had a mother somewheres!
Here's q slice o bread and butter
for you, said Mrs. Emmons, with a
taste q currant jell atop Of it. Now got
Because, she said to herself as the
little fellow trudged down the path
toward tho road, biting into his slice of
bread and butter as he went, "Elipha-
let's that fond o children he won't
never give up tho notion of keepin' tho
child till he's gone for good and all "
When Mr.. Emmons came in. the little
basket heaped high with golden can't