Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-09-21

! The dull, foggy shades of London
? winter eFening had gathered, and two
} big aud two little faces were pressed
: tightly against the grimy top window
of a house in a Westminster street, rs
! Il cab drove up.
go and bring her up stairs, Clara, "
said Tom. II cant go in my slip
pers. =
Yes but I'm so afraid of hertz
All fears were obliged to disappear,
however, for the object of them had
not waited to be brought up, She had
intimidated the landlady by the COM
manding voice in which she had de-
sired to be shown to the apartments of
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Greybrook
Craven; and that fat and lazy person
had preceded the strange lady rapidly
up so many flights that on reaching
the top landing Miss Greybrook stood
silent and stately, for she could not
speak. She waved the landlady down
again, just as the latter wanted to look
in and see what would happen next.
Then Tom advanced, and his god
mother kissed him first, then his wife.
Then observing Robby and BERTHE, she
grimly smiled, and remarked aloud,
but to herself, evidently;
"Children, of course being as poor
as church mice.
/ Looking around the wretched room,
and shaking tire three chairs, she
chose the least rickety and sat down.
''Pack up-hayen't rot much to
! pack that | can see. You must all
come back with me TO night
Frnr, T,,,.,,, 49,. ~ I. 4
Chances, and at last Tom deferentially
ventured TO speak:
You see, dear godmother we've
need few things to make us pre-
sentable at your house.
"EL! what? My house Is my own.
Come as you are.
''The worst must be said, then But
please excuse such state of mat
tiers, but--l've got no boots.
Boots my godson without boots! I
Here, Clara that's your name | be- !
lieve, run out and buy all YOU need /
for everybody, and let us get out of /
this place, for can't breathe"
Away ran poor Clara, holding the
fat purse Miss Greybrook pushed into
her hand, and all unconscious what I
she carried in it. 1t felt so full, how
ever, that she took cab and drove
first TO a boot shop, where she pur-
chased for her children, her husband
and herself.
Then came big overcoat for Tom,
and wraps for the little ones, and she
told the eabman to drive home fast.
She had paid for her purchases with
gold, and bank notes cracked as she
closed the purse.
Miss Greybrook carried out her in
tentiOn and hustled them all to the
station. The children slept an the
way in the comfortable first class car.
riage. 1t was eleven o'clock " hen
they drove up to the door of the old
lady's house, and she grizzly counted
five heads in nightcaps thrust out in
to the night air from her neighbors'
windows, among them the rector's
with flannel rolled round as an ex-
ira protection.
Inside the house all was done in the
right way as soon as tine word was
given.
"My godson and his wife and chill
dren have come to live with me. LIGHT
large fires in the two best rooms, and
get supper.
Three years had passed. Tom was
fourishing in large firm in sea
port town where his rodmotber's
money had bought him partnership.
~ was only a short daily railway
Journey to his work, and he and his
family were still happy inmates Of 7
Miss Greybrook's house. One day Z
Clara accompanied her husband to a
this seaport town, and, before taking o
leave OF him at his Office door. and
proceeding to make the purchase which 4
was her ostensible reason for bringing
her bonnie face and fresh winter cos f
tune through the grimy streets, She d
waited while he went in for book 10 y
wanted her to change
While she was standing outside. a
great crowds Of poor, respectable Iook- Il
ng people came in and passed on TO a L
large room beyond She was told they o.
were emigrants, just about to start for "
New Zealand. Size watched their o.
aces with kindly interest as youno al
md old passed by, and presently a X
woman who seemed too old TO be mal,. "
NC the journey, dropped her purse /,
ust In front of Clara, who stopped to
'ick 1t up. In returning it she saw i
what made her stop the woman and f.
eagerly question her. Yes, it was her !,
elbow ledger in the old Westminster
treet, and with face OF quiet happi-
Tess she told the lady that a Young l.
on, who had gone to New Zealand i ia
hree years before, had sent her money y
0 join him. "He is my only one. y
na am, and was trouble to me once. ny
mt praise God, he is doing well X
ow. y 800 az
Then Clara, in gentle tones, wished al
er well, and, when her husband came
ack to her, she reminded him OF the m
vent OF that miserable night which tl'
ecmed 50 far, so very far, from the nc
rosperous to-day. and in hushed and IN
everent tone she said: by
Thank God, Tom. we never had IN
1at lifty pounds sterling rewardr'-
he ATgoSy. in
Needed in his Business. lei
A Brooklyn lady found the follow. ~