The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-10


"Na-na," dissented the child, waving
it aside.
Look at the pretty tail wagging."
But no, the horse was hut wooden,
1t could not glitter like little disk of
sunshine.
The hucolic-looling doll, the tin en-
giHr. even Tuo Tattway truciS=morc
dearly loved for its lack OF wheels
could not compensate for the vanished
hall-penny. They we're but the com
panions OF earth, the weIl-knoSvn
common joys of every day; the half
penty was vision, miracle, no earth
ly thing.
Tin afraid he's not very we'll" said
Mrs. Jameson, anxiously; II don't like
him 10 look so heavy about the eyes"
''les, aud don't you remember he
looked like that just before he had the
ineasles?' added Caroline,
Hes been so quiet all the morn
ing" said the maid, Its not lika him.
"Gi-gi!" cried the child,
AT this POINT Nir. Jameson entered,
and attention was diverted tow;irs.
dinner, This WAS OF she ,isu9l .,y,isl,
day order a Uncomfortable spread OF
remnants. eaten haphazard 20 n scent
of soap sutls. The hungry man glanced
nnpaticnily around. slight shude Of
annoyance passing across his features.
The molc mind cannot readily gras!
the invvar'fRess oi wash St,iy, aud NJ.
Jameson vSs no exception. WHY can
not these things be altered somehow
nc thought. Never mind; one of these
days!"
The dream frightened his face once
again. lie bent uffectionateiy and
isjsscd hIa zyiie
Sister Caroiine poor, ugly, helpful
old sister, lookgd on and sighed quiet
". She, too, had had her dream.
After dinner The busy wash sim con
tinued, but by now its back was wei
broken, and signs of its eventual sub
sidence We're in the air. The white
linen was all cut on the line, drying
us fast us steady breeze and fair sun
could manage; the "coloreds"-that
distressful after-dribble OF wash days
tide-were well ON TO completion; the
tradesmen were less frequent and,
surest sign of ali, there were hints OF
potato cake for tea. Even, wash DAY
can find compensation in potato cake.
And the little mamie shall have n
wee brown cake all to himself!"
crooned Mrs. jameson, imparting TO
baby's dumpy body an affectionate
wriggle only known of mothers!
"Gi-Ri!" The clustering eyes still
held the dazzle Of that sometime glory
they had caught.
I'm sure he is sickening for some
thing" said Mrs. Jameson; Il DON'T like
this flush en- his poor little checks" !"
The child moved restlessly. His head
ached and there was Il hot sense of dis
comfort about his eyes. All day he had
felt III, but not being able TO correctly
sort out his little sensations he had re-
lopscd into that pathetic abstrnctior
which seems TO be the refuge Of baby
hood under such circumstances. Then
had come the glitiering CONAN incar-
nate thing Of desire, giving point and
form to his distress; and now, amid thesi
feverfsh restlessucss that WAS growing
upon him, it still shone out in
determinatcly upon his imngina-
tion as Che thing hoped for, the
dream goal, the resolution of
liis suffering. Child epitomc OF
grown munkind, he little guessed his
kinsiIip viii every woniun tlfilt uoFe
babe. every pnet that ever sang from
breaking heart. every weary worker,
man and woman, that ever lived, and
desired and struggled and seemed to
lcse; nay. he did not know that at the
portals of his tiny heart were bea ting
the strong wings of the Son of God
Himself.
K ~ H.
all the clothes were gathered in from
the drying, ready for the mGngle; TIE
kitrhon. freshly cleaned and sanded,
became cheerful once again, and the
long looked for tea time arrived--po-
tato eekes aad all
But baby by now was i'll indeed. and
the doctor had been sent for. 1t was
not o very serious ailment only one
of the TIMER tragedies Of babyhood
which mean few days hectic checks
n cough. Il tired mothers slcepless
niehts-little things get these little
things press 5orely upon the heart.
"Gi gir' Still the piaintiye cry.
It vas n short time after this that
Mrs. jameson. having occasion 20 60
orce more 10 the small box of change
IN the cupboard, brought out the very
half peuny OF the clild'sd desire. In the
amali-ht it ahone like a star. Baby
asd refused every other Offering in
ended TO divert him; with motherly
craft Mrs. jameson made one other
venture.
See, baby she said, holding up tlic
glcaining treasure, 'see, a pretty hal
penny!'
The child surned a slow, large eye
upon the brightness; lifting up his
hand he took it fcebly; for moment
he seemed to wayer between desire
and weariness, then, with petulant
gesture, he put ii away front linn.
"Na-uni" he said