The Somerset reporter., 1893-02-09

very pathetic Christina, ,toiN LII
.n>l beel made public. 1t La, too, lust
! smack of that something which tie
liuhl, nn,rli,tS aud forms the ground
work of hcro-m and the iir-i upward
step in the ladder TT prosperity IN lnven-
lie fiction.
H.. other side j. ,ul, sudden aud
gloomy. while the closing chapter tells
IF Il widow whose dark aud drearN
Dhristmas " : frightened up = bit by
the gratitude and generosity i oht al
the bravc-t old soldiers III the var.
Eyeryhod, in New York know. General
Roger Swavnr. Hi title wa- not ac-
aured lhrorgl courtesy, hut by hard
work on the battlefield. coupled WITH 10
small degree of hardship. hetoi-m anu
self sacrifice. An evidence al Ia, leNt
for hi, country lie ia the iaet that he
i, compelled to 20 90 about on cr'itches'
having left one of lii lcg- Oh the battle
field at Gettysburg.
Dne night -umc tinr hcture irlstinar.
General Swayuc WAS down town and
hoar,led a Fourth avenue ear Ia flut
homc. After lac had ridden -ome blocks
liz conductor came in Ia collect hi- 1are.
With thu confidence born uf over halt
century Of practice. the old soldier put
In hand in his trousers pocket 10 gel
cain. lie fumhl,d around Tor i moment,
but found nothing. Then he tried an
nfhrr rocket. hut with the -.lne result.
Tn. conductor Ma getting impatient
and the general dove hi, hand first INTO
one pocket and then iutuanother flnaliA
he hlnrted out
WHY. bless me, haven't Il penny in
change about me
The ill-runCcalcd. hooking .milt Of
neredulHv that appeared on tile lace OF
thu conductor Wa sufficiently cNasptf-
afing in it elf, but Il moment latef NJ
,aid rather brutally; well, yer know
the rules; SEE" The most Interested spec
tator of this little affair IN the ear WAS Il
oue-lenged new sb0y. lie had "atcht'i
The litiir scene from the beginning and
had lost nothing. The boy WIS mol
overly strong. but there WAS that about
him which " pitc- the New ork street
Arab. and i. found in no other boy III any
part of the world but the metropolis
AIert. Il lex, impul.ive, generous, SEN
-iatiye 10 touches Of human nature anu
judgement far beyond his years
General Swavnc's position "ls humil-
iating enough withougt the conductor ;
coarse reminder that he would have TO
DAY or walk. and just a. he gathered
IN hi, crutch' = to leave the ear the one
legged new ,hoy opposite called out
kindly; -,
lend YOU a niCkle.
Tn boy hand va, stretched out
toward the cripple veteran and ms
whole manner indicated that he dld
not want to see the old man walk. Who
who. like himself, was cripple Inc
general. touched by the boys natural
GOOD hcartcdnes, aud his instructive de
Sire to spare the old soldiers pride by
calling il Il loan, took the money, ana
paving his fare, took II seal beside the
boy.
There il "A masonic fraternity among
cripplcs that is entirely intuitlVe, ana Ill
"A few minutes the child and the old man
were the warmest of friends. The TWO
talked on several subjects, III "ilieii Tue
boys life on the streets seemed to he Inc
nonular theme. The little fello" took a
great liking to the old man whom he llhd
hcfriended, but he was very shy regard
inc any reference to himself OF family
that he had a widowed mother and ne
supported her by selling papers 40,
he never got sick. "fadn time UT
Finally By dint of questioning, the
general secured the boy address ana
the two separated.
ON his arrival home General s"aNhe
related the circumstance TO his VIE anu
they agreed that on Christmas day t'leS
would pay the boy the nickle aud bright
en- up the Christmas day for INN. lhen
il was that the pathetic part OF this story
came out. La st Friday Mr.. swayn'
drove to the house Designated by tht
little fellow rs his home, With tie III
tention of making the day Il happy one
for him. Imagine her shock When she
VA. told that the bright litile cripple
who not mruy day before had heiriend-
ed The general was dead AID bnrir l.
Mr.. Swalnr was deeply Affected The
boy, mother VA, in need, aud though
dead. he still wa. aiding his mother, tor
tLr nirllr he .loancd" the general prov~
ed the mean, OF Frightening up the
,noilcl'- life aud home. past