The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10

, isf { ne 4 6Y9 fez1dwf he ana / are
goin' to be mighty good friends, yov
bet What's your name. Mr.. Dogf
Ny names jim" And he put his arms
around the brute's neck, which wagged
its tail in response to the hug.
John Brown went into the Kitchen,
where he found Cora.
"This is the most rascally imposition
ever met WITH" he said. ''Thc little
rascal is making himself at home just
as IL he belonged here. And yet I'm
only going to keep him overnight"
"For Lord sskesl What yo' goin' to
do with him, Mars BrownY
Turn him over to the asylum folks"
The dialogue was interrupted by the
boy, who came In with the dog.
"Tve told him my name" said Jim,
"but he can't tell me his. What is it7'
"He's Buck" said Cora.
"Buckl Buck. What funny namev'
Then, seeing that he was in kitchen,
he added, "Golly, I'm hungry
"Yo' sit down there by that table,"
said Cora, "and I'll get yo' piece O.
bread and butter. We don't hab lunch
fo' more'n an hour yet"
The boy did as he was commanded,
and when handed big piece Of bread
and butter covered with sugar he d.
vided It with Buck, who watched ear
nestly for alternate mouthfuls. Dur
ing the refreshments Jim asked Cora
many questions about his new home
and received n number Of kind words
from her. When he had finished his
bread and butter he rushed into the
adjoining room like, a whirlwind and,
finding Mr.. Brown, sitting before the
fire, threw himself upon him like an
avalanche, clasping his hands behind
the old mans neck.
In the afternoon Brown went out to
an orphan asylum and made arrange
ments for Jim to be transferred the
next day. He returned to his home in
time for dinner, and for the first time
in years a human being sat opposite
him Mt table. Jim chatted, asked all
manner Of questions, made comments,
and Brown found himself eating a bet
ter dinner than usual. Then the two
went into the sitting room, and Jim
forced his host, willy nilly, to tell him
stories till Cora had finished her even
| ing work, when she came In to put
him to bed. Giving Brown a good
hug, he threw himself into her arms,
and she carried him upstairs. When
she came down she handed Brown a
piece of paper she had found pinned
| to the child's waist under his blouse.
Brown read 1t and, looking up, ex-
claimed.
"My gracious. the boy is my grand
son! He's Edgar's, who left me ten
years ago. These directions were writ
ten by the mother Just before her
death month ago., ..,..
When Brown went up to bed, there
In a crib that his children had slept
In years agone lay Jim in the sweet
sleep of childhood. The old man
looked at him, bent over him and
kissed him. Then he went to bed, but
not to sleep. He lay awake till mid
night, when the bedclothes were raised
and a tiny figure got in beside him.
| A pair of little arms encircled him,
one little leg was thrown over him,
and little cheek rested against his.
The next morning there were sounds
in the house that had not been heard
there for generation-the sound of a
child shouting, splashing in a bath
and then the old man helped Jim to
dress. remembering when he had per
formed similar service for the boys
father. When the last button was in
place Jim grasped his grandfather's
hand, and together they went down
to breakfast.
Before sitting down to table Brown
telephoned to the asylum that they
needn't send for Jim.
MARY A. BOWES.