Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-30


nan lse axesi. = yoa tAe hEtle collaael's
sarssrFr al Z strikes sIn ally Il tkey
al. mad. Led THY eossf
49, smiling tro4dly II his picIur-
~ ,t.s ADD animated relation e the Esss
Fec hours' adventures. rs cesEss~i look-
inx a., sE.a do~n the Street and caught
M "a lie middle 4 fab blown sEaile
Up wenf thc black paw. on went tbs
cap. tatsere,i znd terra. and nay ihquisi-
t<r exclaimed. Say, LAZY, ~ hean's her;
D. w"
You've found y0ur man" slid Il
an the coloslsls pArfnsr SOw tel me
v haf message he ssres BY you
The colonel am very sick. he dors
toie rae 20 fetch 20 Il 30 would come.
An q 20 had no time 60 tel 20 nebe,
inin. bat dAt he'd tote himself down tsi
tslssness a. &c trsg particular opporta-
MY when b. can set oaten has bed :
Can you take ne % himS
The boy was WONDERFULLY solemn ,,
this tins and hustled 81 10 lead the way
In dsnhle quick time.
III 70 Is tired. he said thoughtfuily
'-,o' naisht tex a ear. The line runs RI i
near his hou~s III run behind. Yo' LIN
yet ~ II - street.
You come. too" said; get on tks
platform III pay your fare"
was lost IN dreaias about my sick lit
fls friesld Wbfn was aroused by tie CT
ooining % a sudden st4ndstili. and my
guide came ana tcsiche,l iay arm gently.
Following hira 81 tire rear platform we
turned into little damp alleyway and
stopped in frout If tumble down frame
cottage
''Poor little colonel thought. 1--WE
vii have 10 get aim cut OF this place ~
soon as b. can b. moved"
/ On either side Of the elleyway stood a
mass Il httle woolly headed urchins.
male and female l stepped over the
threshold IN the open doorway. for IL " -
May. and the day. outside Of the alley.
| az least. wss warm. Ny guide followed
IN my wake. A pale faced woman met
ME and elAsped both my extended hands
| in hers There was sorrow. far deeper
| than tears would tell Of. in that quiet,
| drawn face There was a bed in the
farther corner. and one little folded and
psrchmentlike hand rested on thedarned
coserlet.
| stepped To the side Of the bed. The
little hight brown head was thrown back
ca the pillows. the blue eyes were more
magical than ever in their hue. The
mouth. with its shrewd. old lines was
open. and the breath came unsteadily
through tho even rows Of small white
teeth
Ny throat filed up and l could not
sfeak. Ny poor little partner; my brave
little colonel. His mother began tanning
him gently and evenly again from the
other side Of the bed His eyes Frightened
when he saw me and his hand was lifted
10 greet rue.
Had 10 give up business for a spell.
said the colonel falteringly.
''Oh. darling" ! cried. forgetting my
part in THIS strange scene. II cannot bear
To see ECU look SO III. What can get
your
\ radiant smile lighted his face and
he pointed upward I'm afraid can't
do business IN the old stand" he said
family. but I've got place up there.
and hope can keep my bunch on my
back. cause If l don't when you come
along you won't know the little colo
nell
He ceased speaking 10 rest. passed
him some wine and water mixed that
stood az hand His eyes fell on his little
colored friend standing back by the door
twisting his hat in both hands nervously
and shifting noisclessly from one foot TO
tine other.
You found her by her smile, didn't
YOU said the little colonel. II told you
you could tell it. Ny partner has the
sweetest smile in the world"
The temporary stimulus afforded by
the wine and water began to wear away
ever 80 quickly.
The shouting Of the children came in
az tho door and window. and smile
IassCd over the face Of the little colonel.
They are mostly black. bat they
were always good to me. /" be whispered.
Then suddenly he rose mp on one thin
little elbow and cried excitedly, Collar
buttons. two Tor a cent: needles and pa
per. twenty-five cents pack. waving
an imaginary bundle ia his hand 4
change. sudden and awful. passed over
lis face. his hand frightened It's grasp
over my own. h. sank slowly back an
lis pillow. there was gentle fiuttering
II the eyelids. some long drawn strug-
cling breails. and tho little colonel had
moved 20 his new stand. Helen Corinne
( Bergen.