The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-23

! piano and began k.cking that ana shuf.
fling. Mr.. Bowscr seized his arm and
hauled him away and twisted him
around and said.
eve mustn't Judge him too hnrshly.
| lie IN hardly old enough yet to lsnow
whether wcsnrc his friends or enemies.
Isiti II sad case that a9chlld of his
age Is without home, perhaps with
out father OF mother, ~ T.
Kicks at Howssr.
every sad, indeed. but still he ought
70 Behave himself answered Mrs.
Bowscr us the boy kicked nj Mr.. Bow
ser and Just missed one of his shins.
"IIc. win he all right MS SOON as he
| knows VIC are his friends. lie may
imvc father who came home ana beat
| him. and ne has got in the habit of
| fighting back. Bubhy, come here. Now
| look Mt me. ain your friend. am
going 10 give yo, more 10 cH ami II
warm bed 10 sleep in tonight. like
boys. Perhaps | shall adopt you and
| send you 10 school and let YOU live
| with me all The time. What isa your
| namcf"
| Cheese IT," impudcnily exclaimed
| the lad after moment.
'What. What's thatY
ale said Cheese it," explained Mrs.
Bowscr AZ she laughed behind her
| hand.
"And you are si2gling over II. Of
course. You can't understand that pow
crty and the want OF human sympathy
/; havcymadc him what lie Is. Where do
you live, sonny"
"leiS."
!. "Ilpy, what do you mean by that!
Don't you understand what | mean?
Writ stree; do YOU live ony'
"ph. come off.' answered the boy as
he turned away Ia chase the cat back
.down'in the basement.
MrS' Bowscl' had 10 giggle. No wo-
inan''coud have helped it, The first
! ,giggie sci Mr.. Bowsers ca:s 10 work.
| ing M,ck and forth. and at the second
\ Yic rose AMI shouted:
"Yes, @gglc and gigglc and gigglc.
ana he hanged TO you. You can't see
that you are encouraging the, child in
his impudcncc You are disappointed
bccause he wasn't found dead or cold
and hunger at the gate. The hoy is all
right, only lie is afraid of you" sa ...
''rhen I'll go upstairs and you may
question him some more"
sonny" said Mr.. Bowser after she
had disappeared. II want you TO un-
dersiand that am your friend. I
have some pennies In my pocket, and If
you viii tel lnc where you live ! will
give them 10 YOU Wha; is the street,
"Eaif%.' glimed the boy.
Look here. you young cub, but you
are inclined 10 be lmpudent. ! want
you to answer me straight or out you
go. What IL your namei'
"Eug house"
Draws Him Over His knee.
Alr Bowser reached FOR him and
about adoption ana human sympathy
He was about 10 perform The old fash
ionc.l soanking act when Two things
happenet NJ once. The kid fastened
his tcctli In the hlImanitarinn's leg with
a grip like that of an alligator, ana the
front door bell rang. and somebody
drummed on the glass panel OF The
door outside. The hoy was twisted
down on the floor and The bell answer
ed. The callers were man and wo.
man man and wife. They We're not
yet Inside the hall When the man bran
dished his fists and shouted:
"iou old child stcaler. Where IL my
boy"
"Yes. you villain. where is our Pc
terI' added the woman.
'W-wllat does all this mcan?" asked
Mr.. Bowser rs he stared ut them.
at means that we live five doors
above here aud that tonight you en-.
ticed or little son into your house.
What have you done with him? Where
is he? Ering him out at once or III
knock lhat bald head on your shoul-
ders.' ft
CIawc the Air.
".tnd If lie can't I'm the woman wllo
CAM added the wife as she clawed the
air
Before Mr. Bowser could get things
straight the boy came running past
him into his mothers arms and gave
him Kick to he remembered by, and
then the three fled down the steps.
When Mr.. Bowscr shut the door and
turned round Mrs. Bowser was on the
stairs. 4 smile OF human sympathy
was on her face. aud as he 6ourished
his arms urOuu1 and ttinI IN utfnr