The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-05

inside the screen door, was the sweet.
est, cieanest. prettiest girl baby you
ever saw. All dressed up In a white
lawn suit, with blue sash, white
half-hose Chat showed her dimpied
knees aud fnt little logs, white shoes,
and white bonnet with a lace frill
around the front. tied under her din.
pled chin With a big white ribbon.
Geei but she was the prettiest little
Thing that ever struck Arizona, bar
none. I took one look and said:
Angel, angel" You see. went daffy
az once.
"Hellol" she repeated AZ she looked
round the room 1T IL a gamer Oh
I see. ! spy" Then she padded over
TO the end Of the bar, pointed one fat
little finger at Pap johnson behind
the ice-box. shouted gieefuily: Il
spyi" and ran 10 mn Jernigan. She
slapped old Bill on his empowered
legs and said:
One. two. free for youl Now you
are ~ All the res Ia home free"
Then she threw both arms around
Bilfs left leg and waited for the boys
10 come home" You ought 20 have
seen NH He looked nj me sort Of
dazed like. then looked down at the
baby, then looked away far on some
where. and said IN a faint WHISPER:
well. I'm darnedw And n he said Il
once. he said II 20. times Just stood
there like a human hitching.post and
] HhAnnnWunh
Well. I'm darnedl"
The boys ALI. gathered round from
their safety corners. looking as sheep.
iEh a. N the teacher had caught them
chewing gum, but was too much In.
terested IN Angel 10 pay any atten-
ton 10 them then. / always was fond
OF dogs and children and things like
that. ! knet down. so ~ TO get some
where near on level with that little
white bonnet. and asked:
Whose little sirl are you. honeyr'
'Mamma's." was the prompt reply
I'D bet n stack Of blue on that"
said I. But what's your name!"
Anna Louise. thank you"
You're, welcome. All right m
believe that. even. Anna Louise goes
with me. but Anna Louise whatY"
'Nuffin. Jes' Anna Louise"
And where IL mammnf~
"oh. she's right over there" and
she waved her hand vaguely around
10 embrace most three quarters OF the
compass. Then she proposed breath
lessly: Les play Lunnon bridge
It's the mos'est fuhi-
We told her We would like 20 but
that we had forgotten how.
biil then swung her up on the bar
and gravely asked her what she would
have 20 drink She wanted soda wa.
ter and we all took the same. although
some Of the boys objected
When the drinks were all In hand /
got on a chair and made an eloquent.
ornate and highly popular speech. in
which | said that never before had
seen the wisdom OF naming our
thriving municipality Paradise" and
that at times AZ had seemed to me
the party OF parties naming II must
have gotten mixed on their Scripture
or else have waxed sarcastic: but that
now a great light. the bright white
light OF truth, had busted In, on my
alleged intellect and illuminated the
inmost recesses OF an ever sluggish
mind Clear. heart" from the boys).
An Angel had come 20 Paradise. said,
a sweet little angel straight from
heaven. OF Sc Louis. or Somewhere.
Her given name might be Anna Louise,
AZ. she told us. bot II so Il was a mis-
take. Angel she was, and Angel she
must be. And tnasmuch as she had
no other name. according 10 her own
statement. a statement presumed no
gentleman present would doubt cloud
cries OF mo. nor from the boys). |
took the liberty OF giving her the
name OF the fair city she had honoreo
With her presence. and proposed
toast 10 Angel Paradise"
Well. you never saw n toast excite
such enthusiasm-certainly not one
drunk In soda-water. f,af-
As we finished the drink, the door
opened with some violence, and chap
rushed In. clad IL spats. a white waist
coat. a stin collar. a derby hat, and
some other useless outer habilimeIts.
His glance fell on Angel. and he
yelped; Me child, me child"
Angel stood there on the bar. way-
ing a chubby hand. and said: Hello.
popl"
After he had Gained down. he IN.
troduced himself as Mr.. Hawthorne OF
Boston. who Was touring Arizona for
his wife's health. lie explained they
had stopped at the Cowboys Retreat
for a few hours rest, and Angel had
wandered away
SO Bill turned 10 Angel and said
Come. sister. get ON my shoulder, and
it's us for mamma" Then ne swung
Angel up and strobe out OF the saloon.
Papa introduced us 20 mamma and
explained We were friends of his that
had found Angel and looked after her.
They were just starting for Tucson In |
the hotel Furry and we were SOOn