The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19

her companions sd'hei'N |
was soon conscious OF the a"k"
anproach of the dwarf, vino placed
laroo leaf filled with chiaquapiEs "a
her side.
"Tenkye. missus, fur bcin' 50 ';'ne 'S'
po boy" 49,,
Alice smiled and mntionei 70 ~.
With a backward pull or scrape 81 :.
right foot and sort OF jerk I'll LIS
front hair he obeyed.
What is your Nance:
Tony. Ina'anl. g.,
"What is the matter Win you! ~.
do Won live OH nuts and say you ~
M MACE 10 spend money: the ci'E =
very near. ana you can walk IN Il !'','
can come out.
The boy hesitated-
~ 'fraid fur tell you &c trut, cause
! you r.out tell way | =
Alice ,astened to reassrre him
.0b nissus. you ane know wat
hard tiua u no niger kin have. II!
! mudder love me. do l j. got q hump
hack. an she nebber lick me- ''-ls
aehbcr bin strong nuf ter wuk, an %
use ter help her vat | could. '@.iS
hin much l could 10. After she de'id
ore know no time [ are cit KICKS "a
knocks from my daddy. 'cause 9 say
cen . way an Z aac Swine ieed = ''7
hov Ink ne. Sometimes | goes days
.vi1our n cryls' or bread. an one Gay
heat me 50 an t'row me az III dc VIII
dat neabcg know nutt.n'. CT
wake M. it WIZ mos mite, an c.-i'
siam no mo-. 50 git up ter 60 IN
. fine my aims an back 50 hut nis
kin hardly walk. / was cumin odt He
n,,ca wen I see Il hunk or bread an
. niece er bacon cen de closet do. aA
missus. | bin 81 hongry TEX uAl IN
\ sneak off. l know I WE wrong h'i'
t WIZ 50 weak an honcry couldn't htii
: II Den I sneak an hide an sneak IN
, hide till cum yeah, an | bin yeah -
/ long now dat I gittiri' berry sick.
are had all dis time ting ter eat c'p
u de nuts an berries. | beGs de G"os
e Lord cherry mite ter tex me befo IL.
daddy cum, cause l can't lei uin ~
me. an 1 too little an too weak Z
= help myself.
n The poor little fellow burst lG4
/ ,aars Alice was not ashamed te le
her own tears flll freely, and seen
/" hand of syInpathizers stood around =
l. unfortunate child. \ basket oI 100
N Intended for lunch was quick
f opened. and Tony made royal nlsa
Before leaving Alice said;
"ronv. do y0U know the city: We
y live on Rutledee avenue near Siir;A
h street and if You will come 10 m
bouse I think we may find job Il
s you"
r. "Oh. missus, I 'fraid ter 30 cen {
re town less / know fur sure ~
gwine meet my daddy
n Alice saiu one OF the larger boy
n. "let him stay here tonight. and tonlo
row T viii come out with an ci1e
he and bring Tony in under his proie
~ tion. IL that brute shows IN, he y
he be arrested
to This suggestion meeting with :
70 nrova, the picnicaers soon after {
ed parted.
er: After prayers of thanks to God I
IN his deliyeranee Tony lay down q
in sIept the sweet. untroubled sleep
childish faith in the eagerly expect
/ ..to,norrow." In the morning he aim'
forgot in his joy his past enforced
he lence and played happily in the wco
are for some time. The sun was hot. Il
the he soon became tired and hungry. I
ing to the hollow tree which served
IA his storehCuse he and the squirrel w
III soon enjoying the remnants of the e
IA things of the day before. Suddenly
"a pa,ed, and his heart stopped In fe
s5 He heard steaithy steps behind L
~ and. looking round quickly was just
~ time tn save himself from an uprai
VI stick In the hands OF his enraged
IN ther.
s.M FLYING up the first tree he saw, II
.ai failed to notice until too late thai
RI was not strong enough to bear
iI weight; so, holding on as tightly as
hI could. he trembied for his safety eli
ill way. A storm OF wild abuse came Il
81 the man. who was in n fury. He
IA lently shock the tree, which almos'
IA once dislodged his victim. No sot
II had Tony touched the earth than
II was seized by the ruiiian. VINO
II bored him, accompanying each b
Al with the yilest language and 4
"a frishtful kicks. Scream after ser
~ filed the air until, with one pier
III: shrek. the sufferer sank into bic
Inconsistencies. Rapidly approac
I'll footsteps were heard. and the wrt
M hurting the little PROSTATE form az:
M a tree, took To his heels. He was
MN late, howevoP. An officer and two "
tsSi men seized him, and wild fight
N freedom followed. The coward
. soon conquered and was with Il
,Nps. trouble taken to the station h
while the unconscious boy was c
go for by persons attracted by the no
AS soon as Tony was allie to al
court the wretch who caused his
ferings was tried and sentenced
o term of years ut hard labor in the
Tertiary.
Tony soon after became stable l.
the home of Alice Brewster. The