The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-20

'Ta-ta-ta ta-ta-ta ta-ta-ta -
| This in a shrill whistle assembled pierce
ingly and almost appealingly from Chat
finch Ike. 1t was Immediately followed
by the same from Hetty, whose face
blazed as redly as her crimson scarf from
her great effort.
| Pelham knew this was the imperative
signal of the coster; and he raised the
window and softly replied with the whis
tied cOster answer of
''Ta-ta-ta ia, tar
He also motioned for the two TO ascend
TO their apartments, where the Pelhams
had often received them for little treats
before but Chafinch Ike, with an i'm
pressive curve of the thumb and still.
more eloquent grimace Of the face toward
the area entrance below, indicated that
unexpected opposition had already been
| encountered in that quarter. This sent
the Pelhams Indignantly to the street
After a short parley with the landlady-
one of the humiliating evidences of their
changed condition-they led the costers
in triumph to their rooms.
Hetty and Ike were in a state OF
mingled pride and sympathy. Hetty be-
gan blubbering with, "Oh, an whatever
! iigger as struck yel''
"Doan't mind 'er" interrupted Ike.
| TIL donah 'asn't a ounce of bloomin'
grammer in 'er But 'er art is as right
as Tn monument: MT is ~
Then Chaffinch Ike looked about the
| apartments ruefully.
play hit gently, governor" he con
tinued addressing Pelham, but wat as
you an tn missus run up agin, hany VOW
| Strike me lucky hit quite puts bout me
! heyes, so it does!n
| Then Mercy Pelham came and sat be-
tween the two costers, taking a rough
! hand of each in her own, while George
glowered out across the river to the
| darkening Surrey hills.
! She told them simply and in a straight
| forward womanly way of their utter loss
and ruin, while Hetty blubbered harder
than before and Chafiuch Ike frowned
down the demonstrations of his wife, APP
pealing to her, like the valiant coster that
he was. to strike himslucky and git more
bloomin' grammar in 'er, afore mussin' up
! a lady's pallus, to hide the mists in his
own eyes, as Mercy finished her recital
with:
so you see, good friends. much as we
would like, we can be no further help to
| you
'Elp to hus2-'Elp to hus?' almost
| shouted Chaffinch Ike. in a desperate
wriggle to find adequate sympathetic
words Cor bli me, lady, an governor
! likewise, hits tn tother way we wants
hit. Strike me lucky! Them's TIL Ian
gwidge as we uttered oily T. tn hold puss
below, Wen we com'd afore to-
o. houting-down in Kent along
o. tn ops She says, they as no
need o. wegetab les nor either good-byes
| They's done fur All tn more need o.
friends, says Hetty. Go long, says she,
! or Hill ave We summonsed.' At that,
says |, Easy does it, missus. Hactiona-
| BILE langwidge kicks both ways, like my
yo' A HHy'ich loft . \
| 'eads as Ugh as St. Pauls clock. Now
we're ere agin Z give DER tn houtin', an
t. take We T. our 'ome Strike me lucky,
faint no lud mayors pallus; but if We can
put up long o. Hetty's avin' no bloomin'
grammar in 'er, hits yours as long as
Hetty can boiler or Hi can shove cart!
Lady an governor likewise, is hit go,p
He said this in an almost pitiful tone of
appeal, as Pelham and his sister, touched
by his genuine magnanimity, showered
thanks and blessings upon them both.
You spoke of going to Kent on little
outing. Did you mean among the hop
gardens, Ike2"
Didn't Hi, thought
Chow were you going2" continued
Mercy with unusual earnestness.
Same as all O. huS Z Yarmouth, last
year In our wan, TO be sure"
what can each of you earn per week,
and how many weeks work are there ?"
Thirty bob (shillings) fur four
weeks"
That is six pounds each2"
''Gor bli me, lady, them S the figures ~
Ike" and the handsome young
woman regarded the coster with kindling
eyes, can we-my brother and I-go with
you and Hetty in the van2"
Ike gave such a fierce whistle that
Mercy laughingly stopped her ears against
IL 1o1prpino ChrialT WHOM a
ting several ecstatic pigeon-wings about
the apartment, loosened his neck cloth
"kingsmann as if to express the almost
choking nature of his JOY Hetty blub-
bered and gurgled radiantly at the unex-
pected turn of events, while Pelham
turned from the window, laughing at the
hubbub, but with an anxious, what
| crazy scheme is this of yours now,
Merce2"
Nothing crazy about it! You and |
picked hops, George, back there on the
| dear old Mohawk Valley farm with our
neighbors' children, year after year.
There was nothing crazy about it then
We thought it the treat of the year And
how proud father was because we-you
and |, George-could I'LL more sacks than
other children of our age! Why, if we
didn't need the money, I'd enjoy it again.
Just for auld lang syne. We do need the
money; and Ike and Hetty-bless them
for their goodness will give us a chance
to earn it. Besides, l want to see Kent,
just once, if-only as hop-picker!" she
concluded determinedly.
You are the bravest sister man ever
had" exclaimed Pelham rapturously.
Cor bli me, she's hevery inch a queen ~
murmured Hetty rapturously
"A queen" added Ike scornfully at the
| undergraduates of the title. Strike
me lucky, she's a hempress, hout an
hout!t
Bright and early the next morning,
Ike, Hetty and their van. drawn by their
wonderful donkey, Bolivar" resplen-
dent in the newly polished corohets of
his secondhand harness, were in wait
ing in the historic precincts of Cheyne
Row.
The Pelhams had stored their remain
ing belongings with their landlady, leav-
/ ing instructions to forward any letters
that might arrive in their absence to
Maidstone, the metropolis of the Kentish
hop country, and, having provided a sin
gle change of garments, with some neces-
sary additions of food to the already gen
erous coster supply, were ready for the
extraordinary Journey into Kent.
While busy about the van with the final
preparations, Ike with genuine feeling
/ Contded to Pelham, that all provisions
against the ladies" wants had been
looked to. For" he said with almost a
tinge of bitterness in his argum ent