The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-04

GlNAH lNNALlS.
lots of money, and he and Sir John are
great friends now. He is "a sick man or he
would have como 20 America with me.
came for Lady Maud 3 sake. Sho said il |
would find Ia she would give me tho old
sistory affection l told her / would be
knight Of the round table and find the
holy grail--a cup, you know"
oh, ! says, 'sorter prize winner eh?'
Though that is n cOmical comparison
for Ed, who looks like rough. / havo
been watching him, but women generally
llko big stupid bears"
Thank you, says Ed, gitting up ~
didn't save your miserable life 10 BE
abused. Lucky for you, you were littia
fellow or you wouldn't be here
Game, though, puts i'm. 1.-The grit
of him starting alone up these mount'ins." :"
Ed and him looked at each other then
lilSo two animals bout 20 fight Then
seen Cm lock hands and knowed their
eyes was dim
II brought you her photograph She
sent It, says ingalls,, hunting around,
"but-but l must have lost it, "
Here lis, ! says. lit dropped outer
your coat last night and set il by the fire
TO dry. The heat and wet had mussed it
80 you couldn't tell what the picter was
Too bad sighs Ingalls,. II meant 10
give it 10 you brought it all the way. A"
II carry her face in my heart, " laugh.
Ed, and then he fell to singing:
"Come into the garden, Maud,
For tho black bat, night. has flown,
Come into the garden, Maud,
am here at the gate alone
While pard was setting the tablo ingalls,
who had all our bedding pled'on him.
crawled out and got ON his clothes
You live high for miners" he sass
"This Is Christmas day" says Ed, and
then they shook hand ag'in. THE dear
old day, Larry, aud Wen spend next
Chris SINUS at home, and Lady Maud, my
wife, Larry-don' that make you hate mo
will welcome you under tho mstletoo.
Perhaps I'll let you kiss her then. 4"
She Is my sister, answers tho other.
not bit OF meanncss left in hinl, land
the world is full of fair women. Is it not
so. Mr.. Day?"
"They don't trouble me none" SAYS.
"But, pard, look at this pudding" lie
crossed the room still a-slnging:
my heart would hear her and beat
Wero II earth in an earthly bed"
"Ho never could carry a tune, " prins
Larry.
Ed turned the water outer the kittle and
ripped open tho bag. A round. warty
looking thing, like "a small cannon bali
and pretty near as hard, rolled out IL
was grayish color, spcckcd with raisins
and ms vicious appearing compound rs
ever see Tho plum pudding of old Eng
land, SINCE Ingalls,, and then we roared
with laughter But the turkey roasted
I'm an oven slider the fire, was good and the
vegetables splendid, and the young fellers
was the best company / ever sec, and you
kin bet the dorg didn't go hungry He
was Lady Maud's pup, and Ed had brought
him clear from England That was the
jolliest meal / ever eat, and il was as good
as sunshine to sec them two, friends now
and forever.
Where am l going now2 Oh, down to
hall, where pard lives with his
uncle and Lady Maud. OF course I'll mar
ried her Sir John and Ingalls,, who pard
wrote, has got gal of his own, is going
20 be there I've sold the mine for "a good
,um, and I'm carrying Ed his share
Queer. though, fngaiis would Davc never |
found Ed but for Poker Sam so the old |
villain did good turn once, not knowing !
IL. Yes, I'm pretty well fixed. rich enough |
to drink champagne out Of pail--which |
Is western-and I'm going 10 spend tho |
Chris'mus holidays with pard. I've !
brought the dorg way across the ocean |
with me 20 show to Lady Maud forgot
20 tell you that when the young follers
went away the pup wouldn't 3 quit me, and
s minc now Wei probably have n good
Inner Chris'nus day, but the vittles
won & taste no better, nor the crowd be no
nclricr than IL was last year in Colorado
n tho Rockies, 5000 feet above tho sca.
About the plum pudding-waal, hayo
iothing 10 say. That subjects n tender
'no 'twixt pard and me.
PATIENCE SrArLEroN,