The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07

with q wide application In view, puD-
licans and policemen would be very
badly of were 1t not for Little Make
Believes father. Half Of them would
have TO shut up shop, for II is fact
that, under Providence, he is the princi-
pal means OF supplying them with
their daily bread. IL they have spark
OF gratitude IN them they ought 10 30
down upon their knees every night OF
their lives and thank God for sending
them Little Make Believes father.
She had 10 mother. Perhaps she
ought 10 have thanked God for that.
| Notwithstanding the fondnes OF pub.
licans and policemen for her father,
Little Make Believe did not live alone.
She had a sister, a year and half
younger than herself. This sisters
name was originally Sarah Anne.
| Now, by a singularly happy twist
Little Make-Believe had invested this
! somewhat plebeian name with quite
an aristocratic flavor. She called her
sister Saranne. Beat that, IL you can,
You Smiths and you swythes.
II is a fact that Little Make Believe
was always pretending and living Tor
a great portion Of her time an inner
life, as il were; she did not envy the
Queen.
There was one advantage In having
a father. 1t devOlyed Oh him 70 pro-
vide a home for his children.
This home, in the matter OF rent,
cost him on an average about eighteen
pence a week, which he sometimes
paid and sometimes didn't Generally
didn't.
1t was invariably either at the very
top or the very bottom OF the house;
never In the middle. Now 1t was
garret, now cellar.
At the present time il was cellar.
Having provided this home, be pro.
vded nothing else.
That was Little Make Believes az.
fair. lie hired a roof for his daughters
to sleep under, and then, metaphori.
calIy, he washed his hands Of them.
Otherwise, he seldom washed has
hands.
But, although he gave his children a
roof by a strange oversight he did not
give them a bed. The builder did that
the bare boards.
Saranne was a beautiful child, with
a lovely mouth, curly hair, large, gray,
wistful eyes, and skin as smooth as
new velvet.
When she was a baby another baby,
a few months older than herself, who
was fond Of carrying her about, let her
fan downstairs, and she had hurt her
spine.
She grew up very delicate and was
nearly always lying on the boards OF
the cellar, or the garret, as the case
happened 10 be, resting herself into
strength.
This was Little Make Believes strict
Injunction, the inspiration Of which she
had derived from n friend who had
been kind TO her for little while, ana
who might have remained her friend
had not death claimed him.
lie was a doctor who, on 4 missiot
of charity, had found his way into
her neighborhOod.
She waited for him outside the house
I'm which he was engaged, and when he /
appeared she went close TO him anJ F.
touched his arm.
lie looked down and saw this small
morsel OF humanity looking pleadingly
up at him.
He saw. the struggle in her eyes, in
which trembling courage was striving
To conquer her. IL was no light task
this little girl had set herself; he was
50 high, she so low; he was SO rich, she
so poor; lie was so great, she so insiS'
nhCant.
But when the chord OF sweet hu
manity is struck and finds its way 10
the heart these contrasts merge into a .
heavenly equality.
You are the great doctor, sir:' in .
quired Little Make Believe.
Il am a doctor, child he replied,
kindly.
II hardly dare TO arsk yer, SIR said .
Little Make Believe, but I've got q
little sister with n weak back and II /
you'd come and see her there's nothing
| wouldn't do for yer. 1t amt fur, sir,
Jest around the corner
lie looked at his watch; he had ten
minutes TO spare. lie opened the door
ol his carriage and Little Make-Be .
lcve clung to the skirts Of his coat
fearing that he was about to leave her /
Il will see your little sister, ne
said. Jump in"
oh" cried Little Make Believe, "the .
kcrridge can't set up our court. Its
only a stones throw, sir
Walk quickly, them he said; 81
have but 4 few minutes l can call NY
own"
To be continued.
often.
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