The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-08-27

There on the pavement, with the hot sun STREAMING,
down upon her, lay little girl in brown dress
ana olue glngham apron, sobbing as if her heart
YOU'D break ana beside her large broken
pitcher from which quantity of milk was leaking,
whitening the pavement around her.
Bonnie gazed at this little heap of misery for q
moment and then walked over to the little girl, He
was only eight years old, but he was a gentleman.
even though ne was little, and the moment that he
saw her ne 1elt sorry for the unfortunate little
maid. Besides he called himself AMMAN and wanted
to show how strong he was and how much he
could do
What's the mattcr!' he asked, looking plying
ly at the little girl.
She tossed aside her tangled golden curls in or
der to see who was speaking to her.
I've broken my-pitcher, and--I--don't
Know what to do she sobbed. Il stumbled and fell
and m afraid to go home" she added when Ben
me asked her how she had broken it.
Haven't you any more pitchers at home 2" ques-
toned Bennie.
None as big as that she answered.
Bonnie thought for moment of all his moth
or pretty pitchers at home, and wondered If she
would be willing to give him one.
What's your name z" he asked.
Nellie she said sitting up and looking at
DO you know how much il cost" asked Bennic.
m not sure, but ! think it cost a dollar" an
swered Nellie, trying to dry her tears with her
apron
Did that cost Il whole dollarr' exclaimed Ben
ME. Then he became thoughtful He thrust his
hands into his pockets, softly whstled tune and
gazed at the pavement, while Nellie wondered why
he did not say something.
Bonnie was fighting little battle all by himself
but Nellie did not know it, Something he did not
know what said to him, Eyes, do it." and some
thing else said, mo, don't do it, He thought of
the five dollars which he had so carefully saved
Should he give one of them to this little girl and
let her buy another pitcher! If he did he would
have only four left, and he wanted to show his
paymates that he had five to spend Just as he
pleased. 81 didn't break her pitcher and I'm not
the one to get her one" he thought But
then something seemed to say to him: "Of course
you don't have to- but she's poor little girl and
has no money, and you have, and you ought to help
her"
suddenly Bonnie raised his eyes and saw that
Nellie was watching him closely
Il like your face" she said at is nice. even
if it is frecked."
"All right, Nellie" said Bonnie Don't cry
any more. You just come with me. [ know where
there's store where they sell pitchers, and I'll
give you dollar to get one"
Nellie's face beamed. 'Do you really mean t?"
she asked in surprise.
Eyes; come on" said Bonnie as he led the wav.
Hope shone again in Nellie's blue eyes, and she
regarded her little benefactor as a kind angel that
had come to her in her distress
When they reached the store Bonnie told her to
select the pretticst pitcher she saw, and when it
handed to her. Nellie held it close
Bonnie going to leave her then, but he hap
pcned to think of something else.
How much milk did you have in your other
ptcher:" he asked.
"A quart" said Nellie.
"All right. Well go and buy another quart"
When they leaving the store Bonnie asked
her how far it was to her home.
Give blocks" said Nellie.
That's too far for you to carry this milk BY
yourself" said Bennie "I'll take it for you"
Nellie showed him the way, and at the gate he
gave her the pitcher
"Oh, I do think that you're the very, most kind
est boy that ever lived" she said, with look of
pleasure and gratitude. won't you come in and
let me tell mamma what you've done for me 2"
No." said Bennic; 81 have to go. Now don't
you go in until I'm out of sight"
They'd make baby, of me if l were to so in"
he said to himself as he started a run down the
street
About half an hour later, when Bonnie was dis
playing his four remaining dollars to the admirng
gaze of his playmaes the grateful look that Nellie
had given him seemed to make up for the missing
dollar which he had so nobly sacrificed.
CARRIE CRADDOCK