The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-24

On this occasion Maria, seeing what ef
feet he had produced. wanted to lift him
down from the wall and put him the
grass and make him so among the sisnor
and hold out his hand
But he ching to her and shook his head
and stuck out his vermil.on under lip and
would not so.
1t was when he was doing this and Maria
was whispering to him and scoding and
coaxing, that Lady Aileen called to one OF
her footmen ana told him 10 bring her a
patcful of cakes and some i1aIrons glaces.
Does your ladyship wish me to take
them to TIE beggar children" asked
Thomas. his distaste suppressed by re-
spectful civity.
No" Lady Aieen answered. rising to
her feet. II am going to take them my
self
Yes my lady" said Thomas. and step
pea back. 1T would have been safer to
have let me do it." he remarked In a. dis
Greet undertone, when he returned to his
fellC vs.. Ladies dresses are more liable
to touch them by accident And one
woultn't want TO touch them"
Lady Aiieen carried her plate TO the line
OF spectators the wall. Mr.. Gordon and
two or three others of the party followed
her. All along the row eyes began to gis-
ten and mouths to water, but Lady Ailcen
went straight to Piccino. She spoke to him
in Italian.
what is your name2" she asked
He hung back a little, keeping close to
Maria. This was Just what he did not like
at all-that they would come and ask him
his name and try to make him talk. He
had nothing to say TO people like them
He could talk to the donkey, but then the
donkey was of his world and they
knew cath others language.
TELL the signora your name" whispered
Maria, furtively pushing him.
"Piccino," he said at length the word
coming through a little reluctant pout.
Lady Ailecn laughed.
"He says his name is Piccino," she said
to her companions. '"That means little
one so l suppose 1T is sort OF pet name.
How old Is hep she asked Maria.
Piccino so tired of hearing that
They always asked 1t. He never asked
how old they were. He did not want to
know.
HE will be six in three months" said
Maria.
'Nyill you have some cakes?" said Lady
Aileen Piccino held out his horribly dirty
dimpled hands. but Maria took off his hat
with the tulips around it and held 1T out
for him.
IF the illustrissima will put them in
here" she said, 'he can carry them pct
ter"
Lady Aileen gave a little shudder, but
she emptied the plate.
'What an awful hat!' she said to her
friends. They are quite like little pigs;
but he looks almost prcttier without it.
Look how wonderful his hair is. 1t has
dark red lights in it and is thick as a
mat. The curis are like the cherubS of the
Sistne Madonna. If it were not so dirty
/ should have liked to put my hand on
it,"
She spoke in English and Piccino wonder
Sh. inn
knew il was about him and he looked at
her from under his veil of lashes.
ut would please me to have a child as
handsome as that about me-" she said.
"Why don't you buy him. said Mr. Ger
don. You spoke Of buying one just now.
1t would be like buying masterpiece"
so it would" said Lady Aileen. That's
an idea / think 1 will buy him. 1 believe
he would amuse me-"
''For while at least" said Mr.. Gordon
"He would always be well taken care Of"
said her ladyship with q practical air He
would be infinitely better off than he is
now"