The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-02
Where s the brother?" he asked.
''Sick, sir, but | guess he'll be ont ar,i,

"si!ck, sir, but guess he'll be out again
.soon.'' >'s7'''''
BUY him something good with this"
the kindly congressman said, and pressed
some change into her hand
THANK You, sir; I'll tell Bonnie, and
when he's well he'll thank you HIMSELF
II wish the President would come by
today; l haven't seen him in two months
! and papa always asks about him when I
go home; but maybe he's too busy to
walk the way he used to, and" Her
thoughts We're interrupted by a Senate
page with terrible appetite, who wanted
two chicken sandwiches in hurry.
Soon the, clerks from the different de-
partmentS began to pass by on their Way
home to dinner: Some of them stopped
| to buy sandwich from Madge and then
passed on, talking and laughing
| well, little Madge. where's that broth
er of yours today? 1t seems strange to
see you here without him. tall news
paper correspondent said as he picked out
| large apple.
| 'Bennie's not we'll, and so l thought
! ia come alone, l knew I'd get along all
For the next half-hour she was kent
busy, as all the clerks and messengers
needed waiting on. Then there came Il
little rest and Madgc looked up and
down the long avenue.
| AS she looked up a second time, she
caught sight of tall form coming her
way. Madge knew it we'll, for no other
man in Washington walked like Lincoln.
! she Kept her eyes fastened on him as
ne drew nearer, so as to nave lots to tell
her father when she returned home.
! Her little heart was beating with eX-
| element. "Oh! If he would only stop,
Just for minute, so l could speak to
him. lie looks so sad. l wonder why
Just then boy stopped to buy an APP
PIE. He gave her lO-cent piece and
Madge did not have pennies enough to
make change.
| wait minute. please, and I'll get it,
she sald, and started to run across the
str E,e TO the news stand for change.
She had only covered half the distance
when team of carriage horses swung
around the corner.
loo late the coachman saw her. There
was little scream, two horses jcrked
pack on their launches and Madge lay Oil
the pavement, unconscious with one lit
tie arm broken.
torn was ahead of them all: Lincoln,
with all the tenderness in his great heart
aroused, stopped and picked the little
form up in his arms.
'Where does she live?" he asked. and a
man standing at his side. with Madge' S
the way to her home.
Llncoln could have called an ambulance
or sent her home in carriage, but that
| was not this great mans way. Where
help was needed he gave it himself and
so it was that those who were on Penn
sylvanla avenue that Lincoln's birthday
saw the President pass along with a lit.
tie injured girl in his arms.
A short walk and they reached the
house, where Madge's father, steadyinu
himself on clutches, met them at the
door.
"Your little girl has been injured: show
me bed and I'll place her on IT, Lin
coin said.
doctor was called and soon Madge
opened her eyes and said
"Papa, the PRESIDENT
Yes, dear, the President is here anl
only waits to know you're all right, be-
fore leaving"
Lincoln bent over the bed and placin.
one arm around little Madge said, "Won'
you give the President kiss before he
goes?''
Madge raised her head and Lincoln
loyer of all children, kissed her and said
'Goodby, little one. l shall look for yo,
when I pass down Pennsylvania avenu,
again."
Many times after Madge was we'll tn.
President passed and gave her pleasan
greeting. Then came the night of tn,
14th of April, when the news sprea(
like wild6re that Lincoln had been shot
and when the story of his death was tOl(
the next morning, one pair of eyes wer,
filled with tears and one little heart wa
full of sadness at the passing away O
the great, kindly man, whose heart wa
filed with love and tenderness for al
mankind.--Wilfred Mortimer Pease il
Brooklyn Eagle.