The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-03-11

chickens, and spot--all were telling how glad they
Little Ragamufin could hear hi at the end of his
song. SOld rags, old rags any - rage" 1t was
such a contented comfortable laugh that every
time she heard it Little Ragamufin Struggled up
closer TO Popp, and looked up in his kind face and
smiled in her still little way.
"Old rags old rags, any old rags"
It was nice white house, big and high, and out
ran little girl in scarlet frock waving her arms
and looking, Little Ragamufin thought, like big
robin Tapping its wings
Here mister-here, mister" the little girl
shouted and oppee cried, 'Whoo-a"
The girl was dancing back to the house behind
Poppee when she spied the still little bunch on the
wagon seat Even the fun of seeing Mr.. Ragamuf-
lin tumble the rags into his bag and weigh them
with his big iron scales was not SO fascinating as
the sight of new little GIRL SO the red froek
danced back again to the wagon and a sweet little
voice called Good morning, little girl. :"
iMorning" came the answer
whats your name, little girl"
Little Ragamufin."
What funny name! Mines Resale. Who
named you that name"
"oppee. boy called me that once, and Poppee
said, That's right fine name; III have to dept
it.. My other name is Sylvia
as Poppee your papa, and you Mr. Rag
mans little girl!
Yes
'Ob, how lovely And you can go riding every
day | wish my papa ragman" said Rosalie
Little Ragamuffins eyes began to sparkle. Yes,
and Poppee lets me hold the rens while he is gone,
and sometimes he lets me drive"
"O-h-o"
"And we take our dinner in box, and when
it's dinner time Poppee ties Spot under tree and
we sit in the sun, and we sing, Molly Darling and
", 10; and nic adj
out of the house and says, Come III little girl! And
then she gives cookie"
<And where do you live"
1--WE live in Clark's alley. We live way to the
top Poppee says it's good place to be- cause
can see the sky out of the windows. You ought to
see the big beautiful heap of rags my Poppee has
in the corner And he lets me pick out all of the
pretty pieces And sometimes there's dresses just
right for me; and sometimes big ones, and Pop
pee gets lot of money for them. Then we have
some milk and organges."
Does your mamma ride out, too, sometimes! I" l
"There amt mamma; there's only Poppee
and me. [ mean, you can't see her. One day she
went out of sight Now nobody can see her, or hear
her, but Poppee she's with us just the same And
she's helping to bring all the nice things to And
mamma knows we are near her, just we know
that she is near us"
You must be lonesome when your papa leaves
+ou at home alone"
ooh, no. I pick out the pretty bits, and make
dresses for my doll. | have really, truly doll;
Poppee Whitfield it out of piece of wood Maggie
Dennis has only clothespin Have you really.
truly dol!!"
yes; and [ will show her to you. and let you
play with her, if you will come to see me some day,
and bring your doll. My dolls name is .enibell,
what is yours.'
"Evangeline. Poppee read it out of book
And | will come, if Poppee thinks best, and bring
my doll. And maybe you can come to see me some
day, and [ will let you pick out some pretty bits
in the rag heap | sort them out for Poppee, too,
when they mixed. Sometimes there's shoes in
them, and then Poppee is glad. We play game
Shoe, Shoe where's the shoe" And the one that |
finds it first gets the biggest piece of bread for
supper. But if Poppee gets it, he always gives me |
part of his bread, and if [ get it. give him part
of mine It's great fun
'Ilere comes your papa. Mr., Ragman, will you
let Little Ragamutin come to see me some day."
well see we'll see, little Redbrd"
Little Ragamuthn leaned down to say, almost |
under her breath. maybe I'll bring my dishes,
too really, truly dishes. Poppee Whitfield EN- out;
and orange-we'l cut it all into little bits and
play party"
'[That will be lovely" said RosaEe DO come
the first pleasant day"
"Geddap" said Poppec.-1Iildred Norman in. s.
s. Times.
a MISHAP