The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-06-21

reply GIVE me i've Of inru. We "A. e
going Ia have cole tiVn taken up in
our church tomorrow for the suppoi /
of our pastor, so want bran new cop
per To put on the plate when the co..
lector comes around. You know lac Is "a
little blind. and Twill say Put me down
for one dollar and he will never know
the difference, as he will think il is IA
gold dollar ! never said word about
this deceit, because | would even have
been little deceitful myself to g't
away from that place
1--WE all went TO church the next
morning, and, of course, IL being my
first trip To church, | did not behave
myself as well as some; for, when MIR.
Brown took his knife ont to clean his
| finger nails during the minister's SER
mon, | came out with il and, not being
accustomed To seeing SO many people,
fell right down on the floor and rolled
under the seat OF the minister's wife.
She stopped down aud picked me up
kindly and handed me back to MIR.
Brown, but you may be sure he did not
use me kindly. He put me in an old
pocket among some nails, keys, tobacco
and cloves. | suppose he uses those
cloves when he comes home at night
lIOtu lilt CluD. Dul Il tell you Dtu
revenge when heard him give snch "a
sigh as he put IA silver dollar on the
plate; and his wife, she nearly tainted,
for heard her tell him before we came
to church that his scheme was the
to make. For she said, i can buy
that new face bleach that | saw at RiX's
Saturday
han oh 4
could not help but feel sorry for MIR.
Brown, and | half wished ! had not
come out of his pocket, because never
in my life heard such scolding as his
wife gave him. She called him every
thing she could think of, and finished
up by saying she would have To stay at
home from Mrs. Kingstons reception,
because she wouldn't go there and have
the ladies say, How old Mrs. Brown is
getting | should think her husband
would buy her some face powder, or
something to make her look better.
"As soon as dinner was over, Mr.
Brown, not being in very good humor,
went down town and, of course, took
me with him. As we were passing
poor hOvel on l. street, a child of not
more than five summers came out and
i'm sweet voice asked, please give me
one penny to buy some bread for my
poor, sick mamma Let me see, said
Mr.. Brown; Yes, here is a penny, and
hope you may have better luck from ii
than i did
"Oh, my! | was so happy To think
| was at last going To be OF some good,
and that | was going TO assist IA poor
person; and when the little girl took
me into the house and showed me to
her poor, wasted mother, | just cried,
and wished | were worth IA dollar, SO
we could get some nice oranges for her
mamma We went to the store and the
little girl said, please give me IA loaf
of bread and he did; aud he did some
thing else, too. When the little girl
handed me over TO him, | began TO
shine very bright, and he looked at me
and said. We'll, this is luck; just what
wanted To give my little girl on her
birthday, next Monday and he handed
over to the little girl ninety-nine cents,
and as she went away you ought to have
seen me! Well, | was never so happy
in my life, and when he thrust me down
into his old dark pocket, | never said Il
word
But | did not stay in his pocket very
long. and | will tell you how it happen
ed: You see he had to make a trip to
the south side, and when he was run
ming at good gait, found a little hole
in his pocket and jumped out on the
ground They say he was sorry 10
lose his gold dollar, but was glad, be-
cause he would have soon found out his
mistake, and then probably | would
have had To take another scoding.
Now, | think | have told you all
about my good and i'll fortunes. So |
think will close. | will only add that
am now in great hopes that no one
will pick me up, and then | will be per
mitted to enjoya long and peaceful life,
undisturbed by the whirl of society"