The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-20
WINNIE.

WINNIE.
Within 100 miles of my town Their
: ives a girl. Her age is somewhere be
: 'ween IL and 10 years. She Is no
Exactly pretty, though she comes very
lear being so when she smiles; Meth
n is she exactly homely wher she |.
lot smiling, though none of her fea
ares Is classical and she Is slight,
Teckled. She does not dress In the
leight or fashion, nor, on the Other
land, does she ever look shabby or old.
fashioned, though she does sometimes
wear made-over dresses and trimmed
,ver hats. She cannot really be called
accomplished, thot gh she can sing in
Inherently well, play a very little ON
ne piano and write an interesting let
@r. In company she quite often can
lot think of anything to say, though
Nhen with the girls she is sometimes
iccused OF talking too much. She is
aot brilliant scholar and she Is NOT
ny any means n dull, one. In short
'ne just common, everyday kind
u girl, like dozens you see every time
Fou go where there are MANY girls to
DO seen.
lerhaps should not give the i'm
preston that she Is exactly like other
girls, for she does have one peculiar
sift and yet, after all, the only pecu-
aar thing about it Is that she chooses
20 use 1t right along, while a GOO many
'ther girls-and boys and grown peo-
'ie' Tor that matter-though they have
Ihe same gift, keep it locked up most
r the time, and use it only on very mar
Icuar occasions.
The only thing ! can comnora tbio
gift to, at the moment Is n BIT Of tbo
'un, and 1t might be called a pocket
,uhshine generator, though a pocket is
me worst possible place for it.
10 snow how useful this little pift
nay be made in cloudy weather IS NV
reason for Introducing you to Winnie
'or that Is the name of this evorvdov
'.nd or girl-Winnie Smith.
Winnies life has not been marked Inv
my startling events, and certain win.
er day, not long ago, will serve NV
purpose as well as any other.
she rose, then, little later than usn-
! that morning. 1t was cold in ho.
oom' and she laughed to hear her teeth
natter together as she made n ouick
'iiet' ana tlien ran downstairs TO
breakfast wasn't quite ready. The
any was crying. his fists doubled nm
M very red In the face; Mrs Smith
'ith an anxious brow, was trying TO
merry MIN, while Mr.. Smith was re-
'adlhg the last nights newspaper with
moody expression of countenance
lie instant Winnie appeared ON TN,
enc there was change. thougb all
lie SAID was Good morning" ,rba
10y stopped crying and held out his
ms TO Winnie, who took him ana he
III talking to him; Mrs. Smiths brow
'e"mc smooth and tranquil as she
sc 10 hnlsh setting the food ON tbo
pie' ana Mr.. Smith smiled over tho
OF his newspaper. In less tbon tivo
'nutes the baby was sitting in his ',
gu chair pounding the tray with his !
o niue lists and growing, while tbe
81 OF the family were laughing at bis {
ergy aud good spirits MS thew alto
sir breakfast and cheerfuIly dis.
sseu their plans for the day. q
~ about 5 o'clock Winnie st,rtaa .. G
1901 Tor there was an Grand TO Ina "
ne on the way at a store. The oirl II
the counter had sat up nearlv nh Il
ht nursing sick brother and looked u
! lelt as cross as two sticks. BEFORE II
nhie had fairly told her errand tho
looked pleasanter; before tbe nor II
was done up she smiled and ms
hnie disappeared through the door 81
giri really looked as though she IL
ught the world very nice place III
no all that Winnie had done was to u
he few pleasant remarks about Is
weather and prevent the girl from, lie
ing down lot of unnecessary boxes !.
N the shelves. because she saw m. nj
was tired, and to smile and nod q us
u py when she turned to 20.
winnie came out of the store sha tr'
ght sight of little ragged boy sit. SO
on the curbstone. A l1rpa ,e.r
rolling down his grlmy cheek and De
cooked the picture of woe. Winnie ry
'ped and spoke to him and ones.
ca him, and found out that he was co
!. yes, and hungry. Gle
'ear me. this will never dor" so,d me
ME. Come with me. nv littla on
l. ana she led him across The street no
tue grocery store. As her school dir
AT considerable distance from {
nome, Winnie usually rode N the AM
one way, and so she had inst Wi
$ with her With the cents She oui
INT puffy mince turnover AMI n no
y pun, and when she had asked the der
'keeper to let the boy sit beside the wo
ltor while he ate these ,elicacies. wa
went on her way rejoicing. ha,
g little boy gazed after her his hat
ks distended with pastry, and n "
OF perfect content Oh lis dirty lit fon
ice. so''
storekeeper. too, wao had boon na,,
ing his chore boy in n frightful led
ler when Winnie opened the door. von
looked as-mfld as any lamb, quite fin
VIOLENT. In fact. ana the chore boy ING
whlstilng softly 10 himseif us he vor
4 the dust from n shelf. W.,
nnie walked brlskly along, for it tho,
getting near school time. A good sam
OF the people she met glanced at II