The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-25

IL
Bon wcr she hsrs urged &c .u on ne time me-
turn; ;von ro', Se u satisfied with worms and
n BUGS w0 BY that time he'll begin to banker hank
after bread and butter like other s to,xs
The little girl reasoned win ,r hs,se 10
All in the time with sewing, ETC.; as
mauaiI but an occasional tear would nave
to be wiped away. and she many Rus
everything aside and wai'eu na wbile
thew were washing themselves near the
pump they laughed and talked In g,ea.
glee. DAME couldn't even snne; ,sntion
once her sober face attr &c snvs as1
fear o'f He'll Come Come back. / never see a
him time. DAME; mebby he's afeard OF
ways mann be around again, and ne
just means to be out o'siSht.
he was here-he might have done so.
n 7 only knew and DAME broke down
completely and, sobbing aloud, wiped her
tears on her calico apron.
Peter the hired man, had come 10 see
what the. trouble was. and made the
poor child almost frantic by adding:
"Shouldn't Notwithstanding wonder!
Two or three OF the chickens got away
put 'em back Seems as II l remember
one on 'em was uncommon tame and
sassy-like." 40,
DANES grief was inconsolable; oh.
I know they've killed him! My poor
Polycarp! How can they DO sueh
Uncle Caleb was hopeful. Don't you
worry, DAME. Thew won't want more
than three or four at a time: They'll
kepp the rest till they need 'em, and
that won't be tomorrow or next day,
Folks don't give boarders chickens 10
"put poIvcarp might he the very first
one. oh. II only knew he wasn't Killed!
It's so wicked-so wicked"
carp any more to be killed than the
We'll" sobbed DAME, 81 wouldn't kin
any of them. nor I'd never have chick
Poor things! ! tell you. l believe what
Aunt Deborah said. what blessed time
the Judgment-Day will be for the poor
dumb BEAST wish the Judgment-Day
could come today ,sId do % so g3! o. scared
IL IL should come" Uncle Caleb argued.
you mean me, and 1 know ia be
scared. But I'm willing to take VIVA what aIdi !
and thousands of poor creatures could
be happy ,-...
Here's a Handkerchief. child. wipe your
eyes now and don't cry any more. HUI
dan is going to take Old Billy and go
down to the postoffice, just as soon as
she can get her supper dishes washed
and she'll stop and see II that Ot"ay
"oh. / am so afraid! Dear! dear!
Can't she do up the work after she comes
back? 1t seems as If l can't wait
Yes, yes. DAME; if it makes any, difter-
eating her supper, Peter can hltcn up
Billy, and then she'll start as quick as
ever she can
Uuldah was gone more than two hours.
no a between
and fear Supper over and the men all
off TO their work again, the mousse was
painfully quiet. Grandma yam rye
table and swept up the kitchen floor
oh sing of His mighty love,
Sing of His mighty love-
Sing of His mighty love,
Mighty to save
DAME could keep still no longer. Why
don't He save everything everything
Grandma? 1t seems as II He Just for
gets some of u.s." and DAME returned 10
her tears and her pocket handkerchief.
The living things around her We're SO
loved and had become the subject OF SO
many of her thoughts she had inVolun-
tarily Joined their lives with her own
and spoke of them all as us
mo, no, DAME; He can't forget us
Don't you remember about the Lord
knowing when even the sparrows fall?
He won't forget the birds nor the beasts,
and believe he'll make everything right
with EN- IN some way sppltitl4hito' 1
know, things do look bad; but He's low
niger than any of us, and Hell make
Things better sooner or later. ! think
He'll help the poor, dumb animals by
making folks better. and so kinder to
them. That's the way He works and tie
wants everybody to help Him-and DAME.
folks are kinder to them than they used
to be. There comes Huldah now. III
Just step out and see if she's got POLY
carp" ,,, -,
A moment later, DAME was holding her
lost pet in her arms. Poor Polly Poor
darlingl Was his heart most broken Tor
his MISTRESS" She did not tell him the
condition of her own poor little heart.
He had not had delightful time. HIS
glossy plumage had suffered from rough
handling. and there were unmlstakable
evidences on his comb and other parts
of his head that there had been differ
ences of opinion between him and his
brother companions in captivity.
What do YOU suppose said Huldah.
that ridiculous bird did when was
carryin' him to the buggy. by all them
folks in the porch and door-yard? He
crowed."
DAME had not laughed so for many
day. I'm going 10 write story right
away, Grandma. I'll begin it tomorrow,
and tn call 1t zone OF Polycarp's
Friends. >"