The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-01

with YOU. You can have ahim pdcn at any
time, if you want him.
She said this for two reasons. one was
because she knew his mother was not hhely
TO want him back because he would anyways
be a source of small revenue. anu theh
she herself was not a person OF the aliec-
tions and il the woman maze SherSeih III
the least tiresome she was not hheiy 10
feel il a grief to part with the chilo. one
only wanted him TO amuse her.
How it was all arranged Picclno dld not
in the least know As he stood by the dom
key mis- mother and the neighbors, ms
father and Beppo and the illustrous laoy
all talked together. lie knew they were
talking of him, because he heard ms OWN
name but he was too little to listen or care.
Maria listened 10 good purpose, however
She was wildly excited and eXfllarateo.
Before the bargain was half concluded she
slipped over to Piccino's side and tried to
make him understand
1.-The signora is going to buy back the
donkey" she said, and give us money
besides. and you are going pack in her
beautiful carriage to San Reno to live in
her magnificent villa and be a siSnorine
and have everything you want You VIII De
dressed like kings son and have ser
wants. You will De as rlch as the Tor
estier'
Piccino gave her rather tirnid look. He
was not beloved nursery darling; he was
only a pretty little animal, who was only
noticed because he was another mouth to
feed. He was not of half as mucn conse-
quence as the donkey. But the dirty place
where he ate and slept was his home and
it gave him a queer feeling to think OF tuln-
bling about in a strange house.
But Maria was so delighted and seemed
to think he had such luck, and everybody
got up a sort of excitement about him.
and he did not want the donkey TO De SOLD
and he was too young to realize that ne
could not come back as often as ne liked.
And in the end when the matter was act
ualy settled, he found himself part OF a
sort of triumphal procession, which escorted
him back to the place where the carriages
Vere. His mother and Maria and several
of the neighbOrS walked quite proudly
along the road with him, and even old
BeppO followed at distance, ana the uoD-
key, having been freed from the halter
and taking an interest i'll her friends, lott
cred along also. cropping grass as she went
Lady Allen and Mr.. Gordon had gone on
Before them. When they reached-tne place
where the rest OF the party was waiting.
Lady Aileen explained the rather renarha-
BILE thing she had done. and dlt SO with
her usual direct GOODNESS.
II have bought the child with the eye
lashes," she said land l am going 10 take
him back TO san Reno on the box with
the coachman. He is too dirty 10 come
near US until he is washed
She was a person whom nobody thought
of questioning, because she never que5-
toned herself. She simply did what 1t oc-
CURED to her to do. and felt her own wish
quite enough reason. She did not care IN
the least whether people thought her eX-
traordinary or not. That-was their affair,
and not hers.
You have bought Piccinor' one of her
friends exclaimed Does that mean you
are going to adopt him?'
81 have not thought of ii seriously as
that" said Lady Aileen. Il am going 10
take him home and have him thoroughly
washed however. When he is clean L Will
decide what l shall do next. The thing
that interests me at present IS that | am
curious to see what he viii look Ike when
he has had a warm bath all over ana has
been Pulled with violet powder and had his
hair combcd. / want to see it dore. Won
der what ne will think is happening? Mich
olson will have TO take care of him until |
, find him a nurse. Look at his relatives and
friends esccrting him in procession down
the road! They have already begun TO re-
gard him with veneration.
She beckoned to one of the men servants
.'Gresgs," she said. you ard Hepburn
strist put the child between YOU on the box.
He is going back TO San Reno with me.
See that he does not fall off
C;rea-cs went TO the cOachman with
queer expression of the nostrils.
..yya'va got a nice bunch OF narcissuses
TO carry back between us. Her ladyship
saws the boy is to go with US on the box"
"a nice go that is for two men that's a
bit particular themselves" said the coach
man Lets hope he won't give US Doth
typhus fever"
forth to his strange experience.
ITO be Continued