Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-12-30

the outeast, shocked at the others sus-
piclou.
II think I'll like ye pretty well, said
the other, "but yen ba sick ei ye stay
here an night Come with me; I'll snow
ys where ys kin have a warm room an
bed. "
But I have no money TO pay for
them"
81 have" said the bootblack,
proudly exhibiting handful OF
copDers and nicksls; I'll pay yer
way, sonny, an then ter-mor-
row I'm tx ys out with full shinin' out
fit, an when ye make a raise ye kin
pay me back. Shinin's hard work an
there's little In &c; thievn's easy work
an there's a heap In il, but the 'ligious
folks told ne il WAS wrong TO thieve,
so l quit it long ago. Come"
Cheered by the kind manner OF the
bootOlack aud at the prospect OF COM
Portable quarters for the remainder Of
the night. the eutcast followed his
neWly-acQuaintsd companion from the
ruin, and IL wac not long before be
was in deep sleep In Baxter street
garrett. The next morning the boot
black promptly appeared with the
promised outfit, and after lnStructing
the outcast relative 20 the 0OOtblScking
profession. the two set out on a busi-
ness round.
AT the close Of 4 week the little out
cast became tired OF his unpleasant oc-
cuDation and Of the noise and hustle OF
the great city, ana one afternoon he
went over on the Jersey side in search
OF fresh air and trees, which be liked
so we'll. While wandering about he
came 70 az old battle-ground, " which,
had it not been for the OeWly-made
grave Of child, he would have sup
posed had long since been abandoned
as a place OF sepulture. The little
stoneleSs grave WAS suggestive OF in
trusi0n and sacrileee, for it seemed as
though it could not have been dug
without disturbing one o. more
Of the peaceabIe sleepers who
had rested there for so many
long years. The grass had
not bad time 90 spring upon
M but there we're bouquets and
wreatbes lying upon it and fresh foot
prints about, al telling Of loving mem
cries, aud the boy grew sad. IL was
lonely place thai the noise Of the town
did not reach, full Of bushes and briars,
and .here was number of gigantic
sycamores, elms and oaks whose knarled
roots twined about the gravestoOes and
from whose great spreading limbs came
the m0urnlul cooling Of doves.
Tue boy walked lsisurely about,read-
ing the inscriptions on the crumbling
stones and monuments, sometimes COM
putting the ages Of those thas tEeY com
memorated and the time since they had
died. &c interesting him 20 know how
long they had lived and how long they
had been dead. Some had lived only
few months, but had been dead hun
dred years, some even longer. This he
thought was very strange, for il had
never before occurred 60 MIN that NOR
tails are logger in death than Ia lie.
After awhile he came 90 q small grave
with a plain stone bearing an iRScrip-
zion that az once interested him very
deeply. II was simply Little Un-
known" Hs knelt aud read the words
again and again, wondering who the
child was, where it had lived, what had
caused It's death. why no one had
known &c, and many other things re-
sDecting it Presently ne saw q gen.
tleman, and a lady in deep mourning
leading a little girl, all carrying hOw-
ers. ENTER the enclosure aud proceed
directly 90 the DeWlY-made grave where
they remained some time talk
ing and arranging the h0Wres
about 90; then they walked
about looking 81 dlfiereRt tombs which
the BOY supposed cents I'd the remains
az their relatives or irllds, ana fnally
they came 90 where be- 70eit The lady
ana Che gsatieman spoke kindly 70 him
sad told tm shat the new grave con-
taina1 beit Eonrgegt chlld llltle giFl
ho sad bnt rsk helore: bat