The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-04


of his fancy painted Drums,
Ao5 his tin horn loudly loetlhs'
AN I,, - a. enough the hall ne comes
AID his little painted wagon
Laden with a juicy tart,
sill keep up the reputation
M his little noisy cart
In tbe silent midnight hours
on my bed, l often dream
oe how we all are floating
Down nfe's swift and muddy stream
And we see the dark DAY eohllLls
when we two must drift apart
And IN hear no more the ratue
of that noisy little cart
An TOO soon the day is coming
When these toys will all be stlll'
We viii grow to sturdy manhooo'
And /, alas soon viii
drift out upon the current
Where the dark waves chill the heart
And I'M hear no more the rattle
OF this little noisy cart.
Plav on, play on, my darling,
While your life is young in years.
While YOUR heart is soft and mellow
With glad sunshine, and your tears
Are like the dews of summer.
That in sunshine soon depart;
Play on, play on, my DARING,
With your little noisy cart.
All dear Lord, if on some ev'ning
When he puts these toys away,
Tells them, in his childish prattle,
They must wander not away,
Should he never wake to claim them
Never pull this little cart,
There would never more be music
In the gloom around my heart.
PARKWAY Moses, in Williamsport Grit.
stuck straight ont
over the broad street car seat says the
Chicago News. Her eyes were the color
of her frlled sunbonnet and of the stripes
in her pretty little gown. Tiny, moist
curls of reddish-gold clustered over her
forehead. In one hot, chubby hand she
held a faded bunch of flowers almost
wilted out of shape, but dandelions and
mustard when she had pulled them hours
before. In the other hand was one an
cient daudelion, with its long stem wad-
ded up between her little fingers-cherish-
ed most of them all, as babies will.
The car was crowded and her mother
sat with a lady friend across the aisle.
quite absorbed in conversation. But she
was such a good little dot and sat as
4ulet as could be.
On the other side of the child sat
man, typical of the sporting world. He
was chewing a cigar and it served to in
crease his remarkable resemblance to a
pug dog One felt an irresistible impulse
10 muzzle him, as il was, for he seemed
extremely Il-natured. Possibly he had
lost money-a good deal of it-judging by
the savage way his heavy jaws moved,
and his eyes looked ugly.
He turned his head with fierce impa-
thence upon feeling his arm touched. Per-
haps there were many things he had need
TO fear. But it was only little, blue
frilled sunbonnet humping irregularly
against him. He glanced about quickly
10 see if any one belonged to the baby.
But the conversation across the aisle had
grown into a most important exchage of
condolences and apparently the little one
was alone.
Thump went the little bonnet again and
then rolled on down until-wel he just
had to catch her The next thing, he
hung his cigar away, for this was a mat
ter he seemed better able to consider with
out IT, for the first time in his life. He
was supporting her awkwardly; what
should he do next? He didn't know
Then she flung her little body back
against him, tossing one arm, with its
laded blossoms held fast, across his knee;
ana suddenly, as the car lurched, she
seemed to roll into his lap-anyhow, she
was there
None paid any attention to him. After
thinking hard a moment he made a clumsy
attempt to make her more comfortable
ne succeeded in wadding up her fresh,
n n,ue uress and twisting the sun-bonnet
UEe, her face. At that she moved rest
4eSsiy and ne hurried to undo the bonnet
strings Her face was flushed and rosy.
S,e ltue curls were damp. He took out
MS handkerchief. 1t was clean, but he
1uIusi 1t back and took from his breast
pocNel silk one with colored border and
9 WIN u gently mopped her face
enc opened her eyelids heavily and he
laa glimpse Of the loveliest things-a
"aoy blue eyes, full of dreams. She clos
~ mem. One little arm she stretched up
across his breast, till the tiny hand caught
d. me top of his waistcoat the faded dam
"tLohs ana wild mustard rested on his
pala shirt bosom and the big diamond
'.uu twinkled through them. The man
'duRhi his breath hard and his arms went
,o1na her little closer. His eyes were
NNe4 on the fingers resting so conddinglv
W nus breast Presently he touched the
l'le hand very softly-just touched Il. as
10 make sure II was real Then he
I'M long breath and looked away.
''9slns his eyes for a moment.
Suddenly an idea seemed to come 20 him
lo started and pressed the child closer 10
nm looking down at her intently. He
h.aNeea swiftly about and his eyes grew
~ ana cunning. Some one had signaled
el. car TO stop. He started forward. II
as as ! 1t mad been done for him. His
'are mad lost the red flush
o. ne confidence across the aisle came to
on abrupt end.
res this next Is ours. Beth. dear
sH'le Us the child? Mercy met The dear
was so sleepy! It was very kind in
sog' sir III Just take her IN nv arms
4 XIV nor waken her. Oh! DO Won want
III. .9' oll daodelion Kiss herr Whv. well
4i you eVerY' to her friend across the
r,'' ne Old Il. anyway and where ala
80 must hurry Good-by. Mary
bV o1ie over soon-do. Yes, / viii. Good.
,Is, 'e cropped IN to call the other evening
~. neIore dewfall says a writer In t5s
rf,," VIleans Times Democrat an anna
uo S9m 'n white and green which / feared
Gou.u vanish before I could aetermine
iuailty Of her voice. Don't be fr,ght-
t.Naf lA . only mo -. ..l...s