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LITTLE CAPTAIN.
a t̂rnpttanir Sill.
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I .YSl 'K PA1 I
rmualf iDiT TBK
bund.* AXiMtCA* n u c r •ocnrrr.
tm ma Omit (*•. •> <h narirt OnR * MM I « ~ i •
CONTENTS.
I. TltK WnilTKB IH Ti l l GABDKX I
ii. m m n ru»ct* w ill . iii.irrim r u e * eonore io « IV. 0BU«IHO tun* » ) '
M.w HUNK fer
VI. TUB CArtAiour TUB COLD W x m A M T M VII. TUB G*T»t»*B F«o*onox w
VHL T m l b u m . *n»" Ill U. TUB I;IIAIX «X.J*U m
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THE LITTLE CAPTAIN.
I H A P T K R I .
T i l t WIIl-l'Elf U THE OABDEN.
.Nil.nr w u dosing early U|»on the com-IbnK'M niiiuinn day, a n d heavy d rops were beginning to Tall from Ibr rlomU which had Jong bei-n mmbUfug BDdv command of the CUU B M Wind.
> d r u a r y l r i o , — the night, and Uie wind. itinl ilie rain,'•and they no mined tin.IiiiiL'Iti BpM a Bttta cottage bum-Wy e«urto*ying buck from the mod. Ba t it •food out bravi-ly. ft. nxwey roof bowed U>w t« itn pattering viriuwf, and r
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(innlv in ilir roOgbttJuteofUtfi Noith-eaM-t f l and a s for tbf m y A / — t h e o t t dews ttlioH-cd a bright fire and candlelight
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•mile that dimpled out into the darkno*M willi a rl i mid limited uf ill. comfort lying behind the MIOWV rurtiiin -.
For wftfaJO, the titooaa Are b land and rnirklrd MI merrily, nn.i | putd-d. and •trained, and BJMBttsrad in ii« cheerful roup. lluit one would think they
I wager n« to which eould make ! . table m
tpread before t in fire, and t hen v.. ant odor in the air of " wim-lliii' .-lea."
Harry and Kiltv, and - Qwvi. Wo,"— in OUM r word* n *|wk gnu
coronet upon b«r forehead,--*ot on one ride, eagerly wperinlrtidirip the Inking of a shortcake before the glowing coaJa, waft jraa engaged In tbi doable i-vupallon of
•"• Bilk haby brother, ami
log the education of •-''. ral Waal a rather small rrprt'wntalive of il. Specie*, but, a* Jaime would linvc told v.HI. with ami**/vi-rydi-pn.]- | Mother biutliNl around, patting < very thing
THE wTIISrSB l.f TUB OAIIDKX. <
in order, m d maJttag the -nul l kitchen u pleasant iu a palace- At la-i ever} thing was ready, and Kilty exclaimed again mid aga in ,—
odor whtl can keep i IUM P I I '• in luinllr aver so We-"
1 lurry, Jamir , and thr " outer door,
hut only reported, with I that "nothing waa earning except tin- triad •Ad ili' ruin."
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will have a dreary walk after hi* hard day's w o r k ; " and she lighted u e.uidii I tin- window thai looked down the darken-lag rand
"I'lit old Diii.h olook in the eon •
half In.um passed without bringing the •Mod of i.LNiilior fboUlrpa.
Little I'oui, the baby brother, fretted and oontphdoeA) waa fed, mid laid away coo* tatedry in tbo little wooden rradlo with hi* pink thumb in h i , mouth. T h e " Q a c e n "
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•J'-pt royally in the chimney corner, and Kiuy followed her . \Aiuple; while the
'- ere* winked and doted in sympathy Willi In* master"*. Still "(kiln f " diil BM MOW.
" W«n, rlul.lnn," said M i * Grey, aadly, "Ton need not wait any lungrr; you muit 1U"B your •upper, and g>> lc
liin-n row with disappointed foe**,
i tln'y alway* lookfvl fcrwanl «iih ^i
aim to Saturday right, v h n, I work U-uig endtd. he ragtdod i n m y-ung
I nearly fto i ; - ' - «nd Ilarry wm just dolefully exclaiming. " No -lory <°-
.. IKII llioy caught the tound of
"TberOaflOlwrl" OrJod Kiuy. joyfully. Ni II. li iliim-,"* wiid .I.iin".
tapped lit*- iluu — that'* N O W old man.'"
" W--11. the gnu, is opening," peiatlMj Kiuy.
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•.< n a voice withmiuhmk'' forth i»io .
..1 ininilJi ! " - i t ikm man."«r t
and Horry ik-w ui boll iltf nincr door. •• [ MM JU-I i: • . m o r n i n g
wild ii rwl 1MB. M J M bear liii" pounding I- ->r."
! t:iili'T wiu home," HiiiJ Kitiy. begbmiog :
• t •torm of blow*
bini vi"i>'nt bwgnagBi Md • M n n g d j !:'-miliur roiee effcd, * H'lmi do you mean,
Are you going to keep me <«u i ? "
Mr- Q n g i:. r n..! death!; pa l* -f;,. np
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pur father, hut I think I bS l>d ; be will not «: .
Harry and Bitty (moed, ba) J u n t a lingered nnxioii-U while bid tootha I
boll. * *\ Urn do you mean, woman ?" cried
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Jmmm Graf. Kaggering in, and tmu-wifii roughly by the •bouldar.
: • i i i i m r BttfetOB, .Inin-percd Mr*, ( i n v . while Jm
' i f ' " with »urh ftfrony in hit *oice, thru Jwiww Gray partly attu< wntM, Mid Mid, abnoM iruderly. —
- Vol <l*iln't ifiink I'd hurt your mother—did you ? Thai w v a l l in fun."
•Umlo nobbed . . .! threw '.• hi* rnilirro wnii-. while Jiyne*
Grey toothed and OBTOMd the • I tiild. for wham he had nlwnya
fell a preulinr l< ii.l
rW, Maggie," said he, looking nl hiii wh>. who ml with tearful eye*. I hands lulirii hopelewly arrow her lap. • are
. IMVSUMS I ju*l 'i
n i a till I wa* in n perfect ehiil. 1 I'll 10 -tmn^.-ly, I flunk I
n Inula nwh of blood to I and didn't ijuilo know what I wiu aboui."
l i l t : WlllHI'Kn IN Till: SaJUMM l l
" O h , wiu lliol wluii innde yoa ael ao
queer, d u l l e r ? " Mid Jamie, miximudy.
- V.'ur fim afoai look *wy red todce*!!*1
•-I. ninl, n - m - (
•DBM ilrv olothtHi i f l UlUa J u n k lo bed.
" Vnu nmy (HeU "ll ii (aid J tun i - (Jr->• " Fva jur t cume from (lie
i Miii>l,ii hai had a great Mn-uk of lurlt ihU
i baa g i roa all l>i« awn a dinner •
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i HUB to drink. Oli. w.- ha I •
r, if you'll agar."
" J u n e * , " raid Ml -. G hand •odiy on bJi ihovka p, •• 1 drink a d rop ; nnd oh .my daaroM h
• i -. " if I oould only make you m
me thai uiiwmlile buiiU-, and Irl me throw
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the poison all wny. Oh. think what the end may b e ! Slinll we let lUl >ii"l '!•-• ii-.v tin- happln I" oh* pla—M lire-tide, and ahall our Utile hWOoBal .-liildren IK*
•faery, ami liln-li l« own " *• l l i . r r . ill- f- . M
1 .lame*, a l i n k augrily. • I • . :
tragto)/ isn't in your line- 11 Inlnkr a l iu l r -mif l l i in^nf t r r a l u l l
to keep up lii- spirits, and as a tort u( medicine which lie milly needs, I think ii i* prvitv hard lfi«t hi* wife should (.ill into ihf -nil.- ii...- iiiiuuii'hocome*home, and talk lo him as if hfl had just been
ill id'' gutter. You know I only lake It once in a great while, on mKne such
ll,i.." ••Oh. .lame*." said Mrs. Ci -y . ••%,„,
lake It oftener than <j Bd I y»nr agot and, don't be angry, but I'IU M afraid tbo
" iwing upon you. You can not see the evil of it aoa\ "out by an.i l
Ins p » J medicine. a s you call ft, ,-
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will 'bile like a serpen!, and itil
. quota Scripture *• well :i- VUH, Haggis- Didn't CbriM m m water
and probably drink ii loo ' ^ bai do you s a j io il«u ? "
• I u n Mid Mrf- Grey, smlly, " b u l 1 know id. • Saviour nwdfl BUM PaTC DUBD H I from the poi-on mon .̂ '11 DOW — |-
-' bodies and souls. Let mc lell you. James, how I bal totac of tlicM famous wines arid I •• or brandies arc made."
— Si -ITT. Maggie," mid dame-. good-naturedly. "SuppCM WO drop ibe subject. It 'a rotbrr i io make moon* tains out of nohblus . Women are easily
They l i a - n i out - Ini i^ tb of character. Wby, Magpie. you ought to BuTC more ii>iiiidi-nw in m e ; and now, in •how you bow much 1 ran t»k'. At] ii in the least. Til ju»t finish (hU
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Mr*. Grey looked u p Imploringly, tml nil in v»iii i mid -illing down by the lira eho i f nyyd her brad low In her himda,
Bra you thinking of, Majrgfe ? ' ho mud. after n long nnu«-, during whirh lie ripped lii* gtaM in aDrnce, and thn fire Imnifi! km <*i ilw hntrlh.
•• I'm thinking of my brother John." she . i-liout rai*ing h*r head.
m l" eScbiimed I«\ »!.•• .-ily. "Why «ititf yna bo m pro
voking lo-nighl I 1 hope you don't think of comparing niu with th*l Will IIMMW brother of your*. Ho couldn't *tnnd any trmp«i«ion. He died as much of i dninkcnneaa.'*
• Js inns" cried Mr*. Grey. quickly, "yon -;mik **> of my only brother. He-
•idea, yea have i»o right to pam meb judg. n e a t Voti did not know him a l lir-t. * ba i he wa* Uw priaV of Urn family, and when, with hi* uncommon taJrnta, Wfl i t might ri*eio any position- Ihit o m H*H. nd and icnmt.-d h im; and when yo«
TUT. n o s r m w MM OABDEM. U
k0M bin M bdd t ill! n. — fnJten,— his Itfight intellect WM el.HiiM./'i* mn in his
•od wb< ii ha died—Oh, Jamesl" • W.-ll. Maggie," mill I
Ida gbvu, "ynuV* ju-t ipoiled tb I'nr n& I barao'l Itiul any peacaoftny life.
. In"- liild y«u how poliii'U Mr.
MnM.it spoto U i.-iii'.-lii. Ho showed ii'f bow 1 (Mid DMIM rui UQtJknl investment of my link -.nine's iad BWB liiniH
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Miw.]«. ii i e n r got tiivtl of ibvring *;>r that 'slow riMU'li,' i>lt| I'uroly. An«l the fart of it a, Maggie, I Ihmk I ought t.i !•• coming morv. Til ire doings
Beat, tod growing mora and more profitahlt' Kvrry year. I bajfera if MnLI.il makm nw a good offor, I'll ck*-' in. .Iti-t
gfo'eootinood be, '\liilini-
tion of Uls hue draught; *• we Jinll yet ridn m our own carriage; wo will ntovv oat of tboae auburn* down inin the afar I row -liull •awe acrranta. fine drcsx, STOI want. Wluu do you amy to thai -"
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Mr-. Grig >•;,;..,] bw baadi iVrv.'Mly. " 1 sar, God grant that yon may hare nothing to d o with ilmi A'Mittery l"
M T b « n H • again," mtt hr, frtdtihr. •i|..iiiv. ibex li
nothing Imi opposition nn'f flllll B*IM11IUJ I nev.-r kn«w vmi Ml iilin—nnanal i *«n1 M rrtin-il -iillcjilv to hi* room-
iii- mi, r-.•.IUIH.I m e p i n g m d praying
by thr fin', thinking of hot oM home. and llw dnulT-l<ivcd but muguided brother who wrecked it* prace anal hnpinnrax, urn] brtWKBt her father'* gray hair* in Borrow to UHJ grave. Surely Jame* miwt remember thai father » dying word*; how -olemnlv ho warned him of the horrible .nan-. laid lor to innny un*u>|MHting fofC Ye*, and did not .lam.* make him many pmaiUes, and trfl him liter* should br no inorr broken henna in bio family for *Aof can now *1HI fi'lt ilt« old abadc
;!i. Ala*] »luu could she do lo n»ert i]i>
Jamea Grey wa» thinking, too, in the
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r,i; but ili'-v were " " S T i
• m ihuiigliU.
i I* to nil Moggie's
Pm a man, strong, ,1 mv-.li". A fotle """•
nml then can so re ] / do inc no luinn. I • ta l ly think J fed I- Uer for it."
[| *raa the old I ; ting voirSf that nuidn nil P a r a .
4bc to sfauddi r, and they were thy old w o r d s t i n same old w o r d s powerfitl :i- in ilir Brat
i — •• Ye »ludl not flwrWi
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PI i r iKj ; t 1'l.ACCS.
T H E storm nod the ni'ght passed away together, and the - i n . ttroggliiu with il.u Tog wreath*, throw juuhi of Jitiui glurv
J o n e s Grey lnul riM-n witli bloodidtot
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eye* and A thn>M»mt h u d . Ill braakfli t b id }•••- ••' imia-n-.i. }..-r.< v.viY' ngw of trokme, and fair, otiulrviclicd anna, li.ul (ml
boraring "loin lii- .-hiiir. - J i m * " Mid Mr*. Grey, breaking a long
tikiicc, " will JOU go to rhurch. u^lay ?" . . . i . • . • • • , .
" V / o j , fiuber?" uked Kin , . timidly. "Don't bother i»'-, fluid," returned b*\
•btl |dy. • Sly head aclw» horribly." Kiitj Looked grieved) bat Jamie, taking
"i.i-l- nd confident! d)y f -I> i.'i • tad ii. Kiiiv. I'll u-ll _'<>ii «ii..i'- il».' iitnt-lar. Fatter luul n ru*h of blood to thv bead but nighl, and wa. dn ,-IIU1U I aan*l ihtak be MM qobe | 0 | ovor n y -Poor fatlnT! b« wurka *o hard for us all 1"
• l ie uV. look tUk," odd K,nv. in a sym-pat luring whuferi and i. softly on tiptoe* adjaanat; cap* and tJppeU, and stole liko mice Iron lb* outer door, to laTU UH it way I" rliimli.
When liny returned. fulhcr wan lying
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ttptm Iba loooga in R II - • ' : • » ' " ' n»«ili-
OT w U rrv ,• I I"'1 " " '
« j j fli; L«J Hurry.
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hiii] linn- In - | - . i l . , lit-r Im-Uiii'I r o i w l from hi* IplLui- . u t iuud with hi- old,
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i i l i inyh. running to throw I,i111-• • 11~ into hia . . • i , .
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more ilw Hid Im-lwiid. Tin:
i happily, En ll
Bible stork*,— for ftltfaougfl Jaj
• " <** * member of m j respected rcli/iuii, and li:ul gretf ftdiafrfctioii of hi* wife1! gentle and
mi. u t n . r CAI-TAIK.
-IK; had l«. .-a-ily (riven way lo dr«poi> I i-"iod 0* hrr fino-l.-Juiu. owrgwk lni-l>ir,.|, mi<l .imiiaivJ
iffi oil would ycl 1- right. Il H'njt riol iK».-ili|.' iti.u *« ooold
dnuribud John bad bwffl exdbtble, atfd natty l--d away; Uit .l.'iiin • had -tnuii;i-r common AUMF. and 100 rmn- i I K> low.
All, "hut a happy family ifaaj wen) that ling around the COST firv. in (be
. .:-mom, halfKiti!. tli-y nil liked «» mti.L I- i
l>arlor! " I'll ii'll you what/*
i iir» tohcd." I think m b a n I • . -. >\\ the mrioV
da I." arid Km?, "escapl when be lias nuhft."
HMTTJ and Janta langhi • •
in- liiili' Irhrhrn. J t m r t Gray .-aid, * ] a n lulc cMldnn, Haaj
- You limy will lay tltal." n - j - »
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;., '-.Mr. Bmwn
( l . ] ] . mo il . Itular n lp i i i l j . IIIKI
.\ l->; of
hia age in liifl wfcool." • .id iln-v ihall I m . .-vi-ry nd»nn-
• iiii'l walking itn floor witli JI q u i d (top. " 1/ 1 | • ' • ' - 1 - • ' • •' I bofW, (hOT
•ome day. Wlio km>ug j Kuddi'iily turn "Hi • ri ' l i nuui?
Willi - IKII n il.. Slid) g*"-l | i r - | - Ctl Bi •
• y, a -li^lit (flood |KL— ing ovi-r lit-r liuv, n iinjiniw mi» you " i l l DM enter <!' ic U.T how Ijri^-lil lln
ti r r i b k (MYwotimt-m il.... will !»c ruin." :
linn- iii t i .-i luivul 't
«ny *oofld<-n..- in yoor husband, and think he'» nucli » BUM of Hrmw, tdoivu ;a*>w \>y
v for me." be Miid, boll md iiok your God
to keep me all atnugltu"
if'J TUT LITTLK GafTAflr.
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• : 1 do "••* fhtnfc wc tiaro niirli ln'l|i whpn nr prnv,
• I-.nl u ibrtl wnlk ri^lit in OBTMdvCa, with OOl •
M • nrvt. vm lulu- |m nriuOl a virw (Mag* O M *Mld tiiinU I ww
piinj; (o join • (CU>X *** ihirves, ur In In- la n-inii rfiiiii]^' in'n" v. IVm'l ytai fcn *• dial
• men an- engnp-d IS tlii*
,i Ur. • • i.'g cttiync gallon."
" I don't car* if he i«." Mid Mi "or r v n if In- beloogsd
i inn- li. AmtMii: ihe twelve diwiji!-Saviour, MM l- imyrd him; und i*-rlm|>«
il-? wuno pnijwrtiou of Iniiiom •MMj til—- now profe*»inj* to be hu fol-iMrofBi I nm n r a , iloims !«• • I
i tUi worH "i the n itt • H • •I rink.'"
. cxi-ilrd. I ilon'l limit: flull MM a w r y cWilaUc >pu«cb fur a Cliriataui."
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" I V r l i ; i | " it wasn't," the returned, Itum-. ; go into thi* busi
ness, I shall feel nil ili.- timo a s if you were walking, to
ILII |» rluips the next step WOttld plunge yon Into denth. and de-
'i one thing eer-
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.,• mu te r , and I'll promise you not in niuku any ba»iy decision.
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for my ::
Mr-. Grey Ktoki'd np with n -mile of glad the heavy harden
ErBng leaves nml leaden rains of autumn gave plan- to snowdrift* and icicles, and J a m a G r e y Mill walked pn.ii.11y n his
. stopped once in n while ni the m-w d a b room, where every thing was so bright and pleasant, where they sang such merry songs and told such good stories. But M his wife
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hod wnra.il biin tluit llii. WW another "ififnery phaCI," he cuncraled ibf : bor, abboogfa 1 brewdlj •Mpagfcfri' ibM »he IIAII maiiv uiM'twr doubt* .<' "bmioe**" which ileuiined him » Uic nt right
Hiii it ww now Chrfaca B* Pb» inhiritv in llir kilrlii-n.
•.:••* hail l- en do> i—"l ii, iii.- in..--, ftdvantagwoi p lu«a ,uk l s r m Q t Demi Waafabigtofl had been balocad
m i n d the lumping of one of baby1* •oclu, with ibe, protnuw llml il •booM ;-illlnl with mgtr pttuns, of wUob I i
general hiul grown very fond. Bm DOW the little voices bod gradually
died away, u>d in the silent room H nwaili'd brr biflund, W)H> bad pnv return early, with lib pockets full of pna* SDBI from Ibe eity. Hut th i bOOd OBj ami ;i t tnoge pram mum nl of > w\ bf • BntoopanMher, I -twelve. What could have happened? And wild u beating bean *he nnbolled the on and peered oat into the darkness.
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• m u in tight, but »he heard through the d e a r u i r * diwant nound ..t
made he r heart fains. I
DmriT, and 11.-- GtfncrnTi low gmwl* .. quick, angry barking. Tb«?y
reached iba gale V.-. d n i Jam and ho wn- M u g led bon • itxu, not much batter ..(Vihan himM'lf.
I I . .. m l . as ho
nto the house- " Givo '* y'r hand. • r i . l m u . Hi im'rnl i.irnl
oornl In i 'Lw»l .ml . till your ( l imingbow]; '" and. ban t ing into an idiotic laugh, U fell
Into a cliair. <>!> again, ami ad-
lock, called out, . what l l vim u k e !•• drink ?
band, i n looral oonuV Pogt Maggie laid her head ujon the table, and
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with a sun of stupid v o i d e r , und winking mlt-midy to l)>" old clock, mid. comidciitinlly. "Seema to fed bad aboal n th in ' . Curous
2C Til* LITTLI CAPTAIN*.
niii'l it? Wi'H. if- -world •>!' trail nidi th" UtU« lawdi room, ho full
upon dm bed. . followed him, and thn-w
bar arm- fr;iiitim.liy nnmnH hi* neck. O James, speak 10 me, apeak to mo i I con not b c u i i ! "
DM h<- liiul nlrrroly dropped off into ibnglo "!-•]». iod was dfaf i<> nil
the ajntiy and •,.«•• of ibfl wif.- hr had to l"Vf nnd pnwert. All B%M
(gag -lie wak-hod beside him, willi rmi>nt mw-rv. H' wirh rlwdied for* and heavy, labored bonthinv, be lay in bnifi-h
through. oil ihc solemn hour*. Hut »iili (lie Ilrrt streak of daylight. the MM
:i>|-|>y V«ieei — likf the I.iW twil-1 "rams' hinL- just awaking in iht-ir
Deal— omu"cd h w from her apathy. She Marled, and TvmcmtH'nnl thai II " I mil* raoniinjr. and tin' DUk •tuekings had
mtfrnOcil, She arose and eagerly I I..T hiHbsauft pockets. Not«toy
i"*r P*|RT of confivlionrry was to be fbuitd.
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Ho had forgotten Ui chihln a, and flunr shout tin-
njyMerw.il- • li would l'«n t lin-ir
i go li- their room, • r l.iu.-r dbappoint-
loo IiMc! A* *hi» hen door, a cry
I ill. r--. in the gray
Eng vu:li variotu ' » | ' " " i i .n- >.! ..
• r dJaappomtnoDl upon lh« Uuh tii p • I
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ih'TfV mother," erled •Inraie, «ud-driily, " nit'l >n,i . ; / . d-< | | . ., ,-. tiling
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T a t a Mr-. Grej loW l b uddeiwd little group tlmt frtth.-rl •irk. nnd iu»l DOt been aliiV t»
• • ' Till. I.ITTI.I; rxi-iAis.
preaeou. but if U«-y would l* palteM am) H -houlil ccrulnlj ' conn- . V. IT**, lnt*d lO b* NUioflii) »itli ll
I around the lirvakfiiM mule Uuil mat i Juc ic , peepbg in the bcdrooi door, r » POrt«d . ihat tiit|ltr had "another nub of Mood to the h a u l "
C l I A I ' T E K I I I .
si.iri'KKr I<LACU, w m n i D .
A VEH» unluip|iv man wiW Junes (Jrev whru, o p P i w o l with a blinding; lioadarlir he once irtore ramc to the cofuelouneai of IWW itrrililv Ul fcti had rfpfKd (I- r.. pMHfaertd it WM CarinUnfl*— a .in* <•! iTjoiciiiit /"ul iii!ii-'<in ininli in "thou»»inli ,.) l.|i|i_v faniihYn; 1>UI kit vifi* -IL! » ' l
li-'iit. wiMiitl upreariofl
BLUTEItf I'l
deiir one* ho had embittered the iluy which lUOUXl^l l i : ipj . l l l> —.
:
DI fiiiii f •
Innocent children — did Ihoy su*-
Ji-ui '•"" ' *»j|1l tiiniv,-. I T
hit hAnihs
•
;v A look • i!. daw DM) in hi*
not despuo me ,
IK'iik, bu t II HI of |pre '..•
urhia -i. rv ")' n i-:umUe» of IUI auictidrd
so TI1K LITTIE t u m i l
I I " ftlao QUida * greet «fturf. Ion i, lii walk ;•
. mill m rti twtlii-lit ibe fan I tal by iba fire, ib« room all ali> i n fin i n -t> -iil • "I' IIw i'liiUn-n, wbCNd •burt-
Eifvd -'• • • CM I " ' . J M M Greg il"'i.jiii with a -l
I II la* manhood to iwiH.
II< looked1 anxiiid UM f"'in. What U I » iv l HUITV n i
muling liU new book of uvrol*. .I.HIU.•. willi u brii;bt. illu-imt'il alphal-l, • i
•
Kiti_i. Qaeaa Wc, end r . G< bad ju>i
: jii|l In. ji.nt mi :
latter, wbjl pow Rluj OMU oolj teO
"crooked S" Irutn "round 0 . " and iba •
comfortably lit iIm foot jW;" mill .Iftinw, lixAiuji un front il, wbn wa» twiuii. •
arounJ lu» fatter'* net-k, " I bavc made uu
i u a PI lC«ft, I OKtlMl I
m>- miiifl; 1 n.i-. r_v inlo
I
liiued wiih •• How can you n'k surd
liould fcvl it a po
7%at « I M p ' t u[» wilv (br it i . rr i l i ly ItanJ castf* wht» havi-
• I. ;u»l need -oiin- kiii'J of n slniii jacket . I'm nol i i
:_"• nivvlf' ,i tin mber o
•_'. ' (I l l , l u w UKI
Why, In ". •
pledge ; ' mid tfai P lfl*-ho* " i l l
I «he has seen a
opinion b r l l end S ••• I IUII nblc to
82 TUE LITTLK CAITalX.
mr "onl. the Mixing, dctcnniii'<i word of a naif. I may take a nodal glaM now and ihM, iriUi • frtoad, ba t"—lw lo* v o i o — •• vim -liull never MO me iho woraa Cor lii|iior •
I . luii again upon llic « i | . , 1 ) i . • . .
. .ml.) - I i - l.-i-.
. / I . Wi l l i
•i•an, th.t ill- pranfl - | "" i whkfl
•
luul again fallrn, more ditgraorlully tlmn
That pleasant N«w Year'* day .lame* had • ugxT conversation "illi .Mr. M:ib-
liii. Every Ibbg tboM ill- bu been int.!. id an brilliant wrra iiic promecu opened beam bfan, tlmt bit
H.irrr.itY i i • "• 33
was wjiM. The • • • •
trawftrred i" Mr- MaW . in ilie hu-tim^-, and .1
«»lf had aivvjrtrd » ritiuufon in (ho old div
!.«rg»in wan fying mo*hv i h«*re *nw
taeh an c o s ? w a r to make hi* fortune, and •in* children in
Sorely -ho would .
Bai .•!- he
office, and wnlk--d dually hi*
• •
-I of tlif Borrow in Mag-
•
I «i the thought of ih. Ilia »tep get*
ffriag and be»taiing. and 8
M TIIK LITTLK CAIfAIK.
MaMiit'* men clap|>ed him on UK- hurk «rilh n hearty —
Hi ;.••:!. I til J I I.- ft go in. and dftnlf lo yow goud fortune," — June* mod* bat M M r—t-THK.-.
II- I-It kHT-OptriMd. H i didn'i think ho MUX w l L One gla*i would crriuinlr do Um good, and Maggie Deed never I Then, w hone*l old Fundr hail fc
but quarter** •alary, be would boy Maggie a new dr>---: be would gel • barrel of Hour, for llioy were j iu l c u t . and |>er-hapa a few oyrtcr*. to ma»i in the fore the* went to bed. With the** pearf.
Ibrougb with lb* disagreeable new* he w u Driaglog home with him.
JimM Qriff bod bad • good edarntioili rouId til! n i-apilal rtory. and more than all, bad a line tonorou* voioo, thai enme in with
• cboruaes wf the D M " ler, IJH n, iliat lw
reeeiTed a warm greeting a* lie ent. r. A the brilliantly-lighted room*. l ie w*. • (dlodj
Ftui'j'i in ri a i -• • ••>"M »i>. 33
and drank I roe ly : and ih • led cacti »'il-i-.M - i n n .
I< , " I li.1' • a rajiiinl Mory."
-. >ng*," 1*~ ipoa lii- mind.
•
• I-. Tli'-v
"f him, nml ••• •
r i o hurl lli.if fivl-
oughi of In- w i
' • •
kndl mid voices de-
ll»- party. (Jive li.* another K»ng, niid we'll n ili'- •~honn."
beaftaied. •• Hc ' i afraid .,i M m
•• W-H. r , „ thanfcftil I'm not lii
• ri. .1 • bloaicd, the other end of <n May a* IaE« a-
l pica.*,"
8 1 t l | « UTTI.K CAI-TAI**.
in I," mil ! J a m m G r e y , qu ick ly ,
mloriiiir Willi M M -hntne. ~ I'm
m y u « n n i a - n t H ivnv man h e r e j " nmt
ftgain Mtlinc i ! n » » . he KMO hecanw I b o
HMM i i j>n. i r i"i i - pf tit*- (KirtY.
• "M orgMft. a i m ©
•"!• I-ii'TH •>-'-. Rod I '
wi . t i i i l fin i u A M r w i . But
hi- « « • r»rkl'--« n o w , ami glass aftnr gloas
ing llnuii'
i into v i l l i aii-1
kXML urnl't' ilm
tii'l'* Uir n W a v y , in&iiimai<- i i u m , — w » it
i„an <<r l - 'us i? — » t h a n e for scornful %\b*a
I n . M .. j w a l r i w d
Unvogfa i lw a im" - br t no* 1 • i j'ifmlilo
olija-ct, « n l i c l o l l w M l l e n d ) h r u i w d f a r e ,
lioiit"-- A
b ( i »>'<-pinj.. and tulTrral
Iter t o l e m l l i im u i m - 4 - i i u ^ l j lo tin- b o A
M i l ' , " :
;. • •
rid .Mr-, ( i i . v . .,-a
. i i.i- lAimii / ':•• c, frli ilmi lioj"'
WU p*.nl, uinl thai
warn to I" loo grrai for outward druunx-iraiioD, and tbuugli abo hu'l tropl before, i( w « now
- thai the ilir-•
Whm again Jontu* G r c / raooi M1UC4, 111' ' I anco than i * c r b
md bi i boaaled Kreagth mid prin--o tailed him, IIMI lie won fillnl
with aiijrrv nluuni niu! HiUosnoss.
!!<• had brokeo bi i prao&en, ai doral nor visit*d u» make any more. Ho fi'li wretched and u d n e r r n l uu] :1 terrible yearning mint' orer him to poor down an-
tght, BUoug — */rw«y as it
59 . rr.wv
•
i ||y awny
• • •
elbdr down lii-lliroall The Ihonclu pre* "I**" I*'"1- SB
i> IK'CUIUO almoM naddcui'i.'- II'*
•
• red In". In* — ill" |>roud, rc'H-oonlliJr'itl Jamo* Grey — -hnik (.'iniiiiv in (lit- door. H'.ii toning a* ho reach) .i it. IK I'iiiiirlil » gliiii|»-<' of 111- -if-'n
«ill Jii. Mar«nnl!" IK- dried, an-• i si M von know I'm noi to bo
• i rloUp
» I didn't know ] i qjh to go •
"Thai's (ho very" rwuon why I A »»lk to the city ma\ c a n mj bend}
Mr*. Grey ughod, and «ddi<d, timiilly,
I fc imt t l I 'UtM. . - M I M H ' . 99
l lilllr money br-
. i if Boui i- all
h« well-flUcJ •••
.1 place. Wiih an
. , ,,,,. mi.) turned .-ill :'
II-- pi,: • iA, and iried to (hiitk. l ip
i mcmbercd, the night before, I>eing mitey loo.
t i e lott uii. bal ho had DOC rtak«l a// bis m m •
rogue h i t ' ' I it falkn I OUM n! id. m
• I I wap in I H i i band dropped from hi* pallid l a w . M l i i gon.-, „ll gone, Magpie, Hie whole
•alary. It** n heavy l o w ! " a n d he leaned despairingly ngain*t ibt-' duor BOM.
" Perhaps you will find it iiL-ain," BOggret-
•. taking hi- burning h a n d " \>o
40 TIIE LITTLE C*I-TAiy.
DOl b» to unlni|.|.. K w i If it i- li*4, » \ n o d no! • W< *»ll I**
namiad. I'll BMkfl ana Ifae .-lid-dnm'p clothi". iuid »•• a i ftvan ••II one or two arlif Irs we doo'l frollj need. I'll | I P « I * ue to fight rti« enemy, June*, if jou'll only lighl j,(«/-j .-" WJII -In- bun-l into I r an .
M m.ul.liJ. ilt> w»- al-m v l ready lo comfort ihe ii«'or, |«.*n •
g i n "!• •Jit]' looked (u wi-irublc 1 Tuvro m Mnggi« w Mil uinl f...rful. — Iti- IJii].- ttfh dxrn wooderinji. iu*l hnlf nfraid to cotno iliuibinj- into his vm*, — hi* money all gone, which would hate nude then »<• • U P ; and no MM to blame bm U n p II. fbt | came s vUioo of llw' hriffhl. wiinn rlub room, full of merry reveler*. There I M no trouble there, tuid whm u pJwnl come Utere would be, if be nude hu nnuenr-nnee ni ihl
(iraT w u i cowmLiinil 1. to himself, " I will forgel my trvuUloi this
nunr r u c n , GOJTOKCJ a. 41
our nlgin rrow I will look
:
!. mattering on* I hurried mil of" thr
p fought ibo scene
•
irith ;i forrhodirifi hrart. pattering hrr little rhlMrM nrouinl
bado them each pray for then I
•
" I am alnuil | •
log hw luiuu> lighilv over her Utile beating bear!
1 •
•I 11:., rv Pried, -"O mother, ilo send fur .M I>r. <
i"ii Qod coo do him any good." •aid Mn, Grey, tearfully.
THK u n i t O M U A
i n « S l M k him ri|[hl »" ,l«nlr, .1 i ...luii.n-l m Out M i the ktnitll dd*|«cJ hand*, mid *«ri>t,
.ml IH'UII llif tini|il-' pp. litioiu riling frum ll»- lullnr-. ,.i tln-jr inno* £BOL bout*. -Surviv," th will br*u itit -c JIIHVI•/•." And God ii"l l»«r lhan, wul Buwer ikon In hli -limr, Rhboujih, with a "inloui »•
•
hcBviamh-aloiri lo gniltcr nruund iltal |>Iuu> tutl Iwmr.
Wrll wii. h |br Mr-, iinj thai, HioiH the new ; a a
• •• wii- ni.rrihilli tlUod '• t>yr». Itdofv b*r, and tbow liiil'-. un. iria.il MIUIMTS in lite rti-ni Ian:-(lirrc IAJ n -grvai tight of aflii«'.J-
l>Att*. 48
CHAPTER IT.
• V I I * .
I M> | | i] 1 b o o n bod unfurled • i [he H.ntf
the land. In lite olid Kit '
• • • n i l [ J i i i r l i i i i .
!• -JIV criwl liltlr I..1 '
Uimken roan." H - . looted
Ifcmtcd by li-r 1 'mi i-n'i n drunken a
he, ibc Uood iii-liing ID h u hair; " thai • lnlh.-r."
»liiu if h h ? " cri«J Dick S ia -1: uuiT bt n drunken laao, for oil
Jo you mean?" criwl Harry, Sanely-
U i n * L i r t L K t A .
I ; i l l l l l l ' f •IrillV-, I
. ! . . • . . ' . . [ • - ! - - . • 1 . i f - l .u iy ."
N -• L--II i b i n g , " c r i e d J a m i e , b u b loc
•
nubcaof bkotl to tli hi'.rl H> luUl ui *o hiavrlf; and mother •ay» It's »ery d a a f ^ J ocu." And Jamie choki-d domi •
- l l n . ha, h a ! " Inuphiil I>i,k, i . iuntinM IT. • Tlml'* o good joke. Why, t hen i n W K boy in llio neighborhood ihai d w . n l know h" drink. hkn >> ii-L I <I. . h . f I..'- -lag. paring about DOW •» bad a. uM dnirikonj i
B u y -pnuiff like a young lion u|-in U u tormentor, w wild with •bame and b i t t f l pain that bo hardly knew wluu Dick."- brotlHT • * « tu hi. aariatBDi
I - i d 00 j lli.> tide of Harry, arUlfl I | „ General fi|<a orvu>ly attacked bit mauler'* em-iny in ihef rear.
" T a i i :y, wafflff Jamie, wixh bleeding uuu, bad m, i words.
0ROWINO DAHK. W
# 1 won'' I bfl door from th.- window."
BMd a voi'-i" full of • •
•
liar, In- kind li"-1 mil of griff nnd
j« #iood with dnwnm- i eye* mid
•
retreat/vl brhi'itl .' ping o u t .
did tlii* happen ? " a-ked Mr.
n Ify taking the hot liaii'I of liulr
Jamie*
I nh.TH.!niiikj1ni."(nvprd Jamii". * !„r
ry, witd •
•djred a w » r from t i c re-
! the two
ilon.' wild th- i ru Idf r i r iH l . lanric, " don't l.-.k
•o .nil. V>', know it K M r o r r wrong to
wo could noi help it when hr
16 Till: l.JJTI.I CMTXIS.
mllnl (Wlhor wen nam™. Yoa don'l know bow n i. i — " Itm .InmW broke ilciwn, while Harry »lood Ann nod <lf-finnt. niiiiiirihii.—
• i I in i _•! \ !'•! do '• u_-im. No O H ihtll call ••'/; T,.11.' r ,1 dnaJnaA'
«!• AT children," mid iln> ki-. ,1k orer iho matr
h u gone nil iiMray. Did van r'orfl the IcfMin lo *do Rood In llx>"- who ' "
•I 'i . I •• ii • nbaVf l fM l ln r ry .^xdu j f f l '•luit I .-mild not do il llukllimo. O S MM, wa*n*t ii n lie ?" h*> »-l"l ii|> •aid Jamie looked up with Oaf
The good old mti»'- Tuico wn« !•• with i !•• •> ."• a> "OP '1 H tub rly, " I'm afraid ii * v nut nil n lie. my |mni Your fat lirr hni changed i lM la-l fa* nvitiili*; hut I hope * r •hall yet be able Co nave him. W. -ill ill iry
"i'liil. inorvebr^H
llnrry'« brown oyt* were di-i-Uii proud young moulh quivered nainfafljfl
O K O W I . I O IIARK. 47
! in a IIMIT*'1 wbfaper, - It'« true, : i- n .inmknrd."
' " w b t a J Jamie, t p*Mion»Irlv upon the
ground.
U-gon SFr- Slawn, Li.ny u !*«-,• but Jomir i
in a k»W( M him, and knock in
•
•
•• II. or ii.-." :,.. with kind
authority. " Y«w BUM Bo* ^iv.* no jn I)• t— rfl U R great work fa
Harry lo do-" nkunTi children,"
- ! all Ihfl boyi «riH laughai u s atii! mi l u ' P a n h ' u d 'Wa t* .
u thvy do old Pcte ' i lioyn. I won't go l o school a n y mores and there**
trying to do any ll
Mr. Maaoa. - You are going too but. T V r e ore a great
M TltF tITTLK CAPTAIN.
mt iy good n*>j>lo Irft in ihr worM— tnen •nil hoy»—»l>o will never think *<f LuiRh-fa(f at you. Anil, beaHe*, I wanl j
[TO and otximflvou-. » little riilirtili' now and then, and )«*r)uipa you won't hnirt to hwir il . . r y long i'.r I think you can do a greai d*»l 10 help yoa»
- What?" ivkrd Jambe. tagvrly -Jinn^ing 1
•• In the fimt pliio', you con u k <JoJ H
' ' I '•! I.miio. in R dlv | •ppotplod lone, « we've done tlnu ever <inc*
afy, and ii don't terra 10 do a n / | good."
••You don't know llial." -aid .Mi ' IVrhar* God. ha* a plan no* |
lo make him your own kind hubrr ninths. | •
I i tin." half f . W . " ' * * ! ^ Junie.wnhBB |
inm-dulutM >mtlo. -Ye*. indeed," Mid Mr. Umon. »Qt i
OH0W1XO DARK.
coarse God eo*M i ilone, but W how> some of lu« work door 07
In, (idle 1 ...uii> to e tc b o «
••iMiiijr nnd n : i i y lb 'v nrr to cl<> mi* lliinQ IO [i|l'An«> hJ!II.~
•• u . 11. .Mr. UaaooVcriod J u s t a J ial l I d o ? " And. will.
ami parted m"ii(l). li« •earned' I'rinR inio jfii::
:tlk, which r e n b e d in the coodiuion thai II
• u id affectionate to ihfir poo 1 - 10 try nil
,!< in keep him in I • m U loll Mm liinny glories b* •ohoo] m d tbo '«.•,.. ilfirrj-
*hmiM wnnt lii-lp in M* MUD* ; and .fnmie
•
•
bfa throat l - m n n ' |wjvlit«d, a n d
• I.-'ii. wliilo fnthvr wa» gone \o l iu
tbe j hhould Mill Iff-p 00 '
4
50 TIIE u n i t rArtxm.
dORooi They .houM rail »me«-linK of *R tl*-litd. i-1?- iwdglrli i» thr »!•• i_-i and cuk ihi-m if tin'}- didn'i want lo join a eoM-valr-r army ; mid Uwy idmuld nil »ign
. drink any tiling but jmrr. cold water.
• I'm »urw /ne re r »hall!" luJOTPptln 1 lorry. villi rllnebul IIOIMII and burning Hor*.
" Bin. Mr. M i -• won't all the boya u r il*t a pntr j dninknr.;- b mr rny?
- wilL" • of A n " i l l lim^li 01 (ir-t,
but h won't Wi Ion*. I haflaii) n « f boy ha* a good f pot in lii» bi-im •omo"! I obouldn't wonder if own. Utile I1
pie* cane to aak your par,! Bui be careful, my dear Utile soldi-> K. • member thai ' be that i» plow to • better than ilm mighty. niid he thni mirth hi- «|iirii than he ihal t ab never forgrl to ink God*» bltmlng for* 'liritfi
• w Mr. Muon went on his way; and I lorry
QR0WIV1 I»illR. ."1
•nrf Jamie ODbavd tfw booM) ' i ' M ' i i " l bl I .-uid nJir iow w begin their good
worit.
rootu, ttiuir vming heart- wrr*< • hi impending • vil.
. (Jung the DtaU4 . Jamie, •inmbHrjg
•
•I over fan I
BUT/in.-ii i i .- t i ' fh I.L'h:.il ill. ifl I
ingngnin-i ih. n U K ^ » i ih n gha*lly, de -'|.ii:-/U- QlCO.
I 1W1 OBfl to lli.' OUMT En pitiful Jwirwa, * . no KKIDJ btolw
•* bail Ibo ftoJc-ian tkUl old dock :
n'miJh approtobfiig hk Qrtlwr, (.• , ploringlj ' ,—
u Uw nuiKcr, firfiwr? O w ' i ra
5* (in. I.ITIT i CUVtJOX.
•. r ? " fcmsnt-d J M « Grry. • Oh, i!i" ii.iii-r. .ml\ \\- mime& «iy
I'niuih, nii'l wo're '•" And
In- liin-i»^t » bind. Hurtling Uuph. H -<•••• ! ok) 'l Dpi Had ca
•t Bin* of the two bawMtwrf i hD-'In ii. '• >!• ]»-.r liulc -rti-." -In- crictt. fiir-
! • ' own miw* in ]>i'y I l "ill |,-H VIH, oil. Mr. MMiliil hit*
falkd, And JOUf fnllwr ha» lcmt Bftt • " « i | . •. l-nylii-
••iiin-. "• ' 1 nlwnyc haltd
mm I hat n-«-d io 1* around it. Now. m n l • i I "k i" Mi. Kimdy'*. w»d wc «U
1 your tongue, noy!" thumh't-cd.
J an - - . I . pale, und InoVrd
ni hit falh.T with n pitiful r»i>nwioO of 1 broken-brail**] «tiTii-i'.
1 *dl from fall fnthw." •aid Mr*. firry in n 1 tn
" I didn't in-aii to frifjhlrii him." **bl
CBOWfXU f».iii». 03
A U K * Iwlf •polufrrdoali..
B K « Wura no* lo I"-- iiiijwdrtiL Ami, M*£-I •
J towjvagMd O M Mtacliiix on tin: brink of ruin. I'm going & r i l r o o i i i - t r r«h!" And. wiih
«n iit-iint' Idii^Ii. ho Imrri'-il lo 1V1 dour. -." uapJorod M; G ' . u id cnlcbiag l iu arm.
ivpnncli you. U f l V i u — " Iltii IJIJ liurrinily ru
- nnwiv i- be -•
Hi
i try (o k«"p il il ullahoul
• W* •• i - " — lii- roice •link lo a fobbing wbliper— -n drunkard."
• ajMiihy, BOW lie Iia.4 gi/iiti fur tootv
;,i(i!.' |-»i*on." " " l.,«. mother," cried Jjuiiii-, - w i l l maj
M TIlli MTTLK Q&PMDfc
one be to wkkr.1 n.« to give it to Urn when be t ew bow wretched it ban nuule him already?"
M . Grey .inilM n HnniRO, wiui unile. "Oh, v.•-. my little Jnmie."
- lAdowl UJ il.....•>- loM WW ' - LI,.. Might » hf linn-.*' -!.»! Hurry.
•i>. 4 n w l a | »ii iii- m*l] the difference between killing •
m o t t o , n' h a • >•' • B I D , I n try to bo |m>.idti>t; on,] I'll make ii a law | |*1 who-i w - . l l - run. -lull Wltim- till lK-, i
| g7" A ^ 0 * rx.-it.il tfafld tllid bl* lirihl BpOH hi* mother's kiirt", nn-l » ' j ' l btlicrly.
j nil beenmc more •
!*»»© lb- •- 'i OM Aort "••'•V. nfld go to lin- in !l '
" W i n . IhU i-n't M luul, notifc Harry, with returning uiiii»uti>>n ^ -1 Dfca the city."
" O n»» poor child.™ returned hi.
roownffl nam*. W
-*wp ar r p in an/ of lb* fin" " :!,-• [iUumuit »m:«'U- but iu Mime
liaiTO" follf, i'l • '•' '"• '} l"-U.-. W|KT« fli-'i'1
«fs •Imuly Mr© or l i m e fiber fiunili<-». It ,-;i» afford ai ( • m e n ! /
" I'll n • lib .liuuir: looked mkltiiUf ar"un<I
•
" All. Kill vi.n inii«," Mid Mr*. Grey, Willi dUBeaUj • tage i s already told) »nil IIJ.' new j i ropk BID
•
* iliink I ran b^ar i<i atoti
• ' •
I fbr llir -:il«- .. . irfll MI \K W ».TV hard,
ullt-r nil. We will nil wot* togrlber, and •
AI and fH-rlmp* fiither will be m«ra h us, now ibat be ia done
r drrfcir.il di.iillcry."
fiti T U » LltTLa OATT-UX.
to b i i o ld «io*Mion, • w h y can't fidhf r go
back t o Mr. Kundy'rt?'
M r - . ( i roy hoti ialrd, but Jamii< ;-
• \ \ • II. niy child," mud »h*, with
fort," Mr. F u n d y bo* refined u» u k r h i m
back IX-TOMC - "
" Yuu iKt-dn'i i t l l the reaaoti. •
. ! . I l l . irrvi fiereely. " I d o n ' l want in kaoiK
O h , " crird lli'* '"tiilil, j o n p l s f j nj>. •
inj! both hand* t o hi* aching hrnd, - I Jos/I
Ibink (IUIHT luu any right t o make n
happy. I won't Uavo him lor my father. I
can't love him nay more."
- II irr> I* i i . . -uvinf-ryi
and Jamie b a j t m e d t o m y . —
- W i n , / a m hbBl I -hall rtAroy* tova
p o o r fa ther ; and y o a k n o w , H w r j
Wd wt i-o go ing t o do for hint- M i
ihou-h( God would Iw.lp him. if Wt o
what WI D
•• W . H , WP o n try" tnid pov'
- b u t 1 nm't r-ou-tlr BH :.••
f e e l a* i f c r o r y t h i n g W M gruwirig dark."
TUB lUfW »OH».
• r F. H v .
T « E I»-KW n o * * .
J r i n §1 the ct'm» of x wi lny .lav in June Ihkl Mr*. (lr*y clood, wilh JHT Utile rorjw of WdrKinrO, eonWmpiiUWp the CO
Of lli.'i'r | horor. Afir*r«lfl)-»ol'Iiiini««iHt It.i'.
.u-ii»mulal«-«l (ilili
• • 10 furfii-h ili. in t o y coni'brtobjt*. I nvr-wliila onnaioa in tin- (nun wjji.|...
d with llM I hail <-niii« down
•
• mp»niKoable, (hii old \h •
good fan I
jMoUircofrDriifurf. rat loo. hud not Uw furjgottct^
68 TIIK UTTLK r»l - t i l f .
but h-vl b»*n formally iuiruduerd to ihe new IMBM, b] ' • aflrmoon. II*
.1 *oem riuilP wtWii-d will) llir nrw i|iion.T-; but, after n NBpfcaOM -numnit around ihe whole ptvuiii**, be iiu Ki»vel*
. M if MUkoed thai
; imp* we •hall be my happy here," •aid Jamie.
: i , . l»M,-«udMr..<i^F..!i .-.rtr,llyi toaherHp«M.ta f.
below, -he heard the wund nf n dnmkeo brawl, and language ahe did noi reach ihe W of her innocent chil I
do** the window*, the wilirr, unwhol.-M.me air ri«e from the learning atreeta, and ahe nghed heavily, ra.
I .^thiu around ih>iriiltfi.ituu:--home •wrpl ihe p a n lw«e*,*w"'t wiili i
rote*. Abu! bow would < g Kowen ll.ru. in ll
p b n k a l wn-te, bow could ihey n n mid innocent, exposed lo the wntazninatMB
THE *KW HOKE- 0 9
HUM wiih the aliowi healbenUi eMtdn 'i HI ii.<- n»w.
r ,-liil.In-n iirouiwsj
•
R :iv wen uin-ndr •
•
h 10 **•• nrirj Ailimri'. Be-•ido*. thrr trcre von* iir'ttr (In- i
• : "
•
I
i n l l c i r i ••
•vorda, niul i l u u •
•
eyra, and : j «L B u t . , 1
tumuli. „„ . | ••!11>- kopt more W o - : .
*u* Juuii- nf their own peaceful i-ouuw.
60 Tiir i- iTtti c * n U K .
WhiMicvor Uifjf *<B* omclti timidly DAM. Ing ilirtiii):h I'"' ?'•••'- I'lUl-. iln'v no) -iili
..I aiinuj-aHn*. 1 n-ll-niiml"! -:irni<"l- fiXOlnJ t!
< it" i In- nipp-J n-guwiit Initialing tit* linlh anil riclw-ly •l*ira.
wlui a 'wel l ! erinl an bni»i»l»-loolring boy, » ah ,. b u d Ilk* • M f , EL* llarry wnl Juni'-, vfali 11
I then. wcro •leolm^ tpnoth; .i<.wo Uw nlain oa their wny lo lU.i Daw .StilttMlh
I without farther moh-*uii"iii: bgl
hum the bdore-roaWioned bajf brought Ihf whole buialian •>( n (miry fcnnuning in • drill >>>
•• u i.,.'. apt Wt • Wl ,r' .. known,
kl Im^lu m , IUH] |>iinia<d d a n • in ly i u iho newly-dad trio ju . t i
Ibe li.il! ilwtr. Sand** wa> • « • * •
iiPL.i.-,. nalag -"it. • W w i • • ' . . . .• "t-r aUcb NVouci Mlctp ' ili .
Till. M •* * fil
HM) •cnunWfd a l t o tha hapfiMl
'-•-I Hpon
:
md I l rnr r i um«L lii- whole (hone (taking with b
• • " • —
- Wl i i t l <!<> y o a m i i i n l " •!<> ?"* h
• ni-1 I t i m ,
•
•
D wv'll trv poo r '
S o l m r l Raj \\.iur wbifh
• •
.!• urged ilmi
•MB Wlirr f o l U < *
• d n n k w i
T i l l LITTLE CAITalK.
Jim,' who wa- lbs greatest waiter in the
Hurry clinched hi* (Ul*. and i • ruthed iin|w'iuiHiilr u|> Jamin'* pal* tmi ilnir raiqccd guard look • firm* mill a.lvi-cd them lo " 1m eaay."
Then •cntcncc WM pawed upon them. and , littt, in order lo "lake down
Iwd ptUatihalreowa ifaoaM ba torO| thenaiehc»ri|.i"di.t! ili.-irt.|bow» and knee*,
i l l : " 1
wa» carried into Immediate exccuti I :Tj j (huilic effon
detinue. Kutji •. Ktit, a* nhf WB» to very litllr ami •••• and ftccmed almott in convulsion* of fright. •tarda did not make the lean reaknaii"'; !-i(, a* Wrawl undertook hi ' oaw, be Mopped abort In ili« work of deatraetjon, and i • ed,
> , — i make* you look to at a fellow?" 1
** I'm i cry -orry lur J i Jamie, -lill looking al tiim »iiL nu --»[irc#r | •inn which hi- could not nndonaaad.
TIU: J.KW n o u n . B3
*AnJ why, j»my:-" a-W. il W . ;i-( 1.-li:.n>ly. " I mn'i wU," i*W Jnmi' lo*ly, "t*il I
AID. ffomil. b a n ;• DO got * uwxbcr ? " Tt» l**y g*vo a cry of euddon pain.
do thai for — eh? YtHi knew iluu would mi iin', yoo did-film'* d<;-i
now, if you over mlc mo apiin. I l l • •
•
.. il joa. \\ ii-.'-i
gave 1I10 wuril trt" . «lijrli M.!- nhmaaily utTvnl.
• • •
went alowly up I In- -iaii>, fiotleriofl u nirtiiy •
•
• our priii-rij.l.-. W , | ; ihow yoo I* 1 punc than thai."
Harry IIIHI JaiiiH-, dowdy (blloiv <1 by |1M
two ur lbrr« old tin pan* burriud
M TUB LITTLE CAITAItt.
« p iUirn, but not qu irk lr rn..u;Th t o *VoId
'. m i l iniiriuurinsi Trout ibe voting
tot.lilo l h a l i lwy wcn> not « l l n " . . l l o l w %
morrt fan out o f the - pHfl* '
- ( H i , Hio i lwr!" -TM-rf Harry . n a m i n g in ,
*n.l thron ing liimm-lf on llu- floor in • | - rfl -'i
nlxiniiiifintrnl ol" rago • m l sham*. " I M l
not , « m nor, l ive Iter*. D o tnk« mi- nw»y."
Mr*. Qfflji • « • a. miii-h J i - irv- .
l i l l lr onr-^ nnil for * Wttk ilt'-y nil wept
T l i m l io]-f i iL p*tJ*H| J w i u e « * -
c la imed. willi a bri_-
" W . 11. I'll i . l l v- i i DM il i ih- •
» t t h i l l hnvn m g r e a t c h n n w l o d o
• I ' l o n T j - bar had I
a good Hitot i n b i i b « r t •ODJCWIK'IT. nnil I
know Uuu Wi-Av l b u . A f l t o * r got (.. b *
M - W t J f H
w i n v u i h m g Ibo hoY*.™
\ • ' i i n e w r d o i C e r i ' , « l Hurry , In :rrr«i
d b g u N i - l u M / wouldn't --|-.nk (U tl>« d i r t j
nnpa."
mir, n i t l i n q i i k t I
•onto for b« thought lo W n u e l r , " (ioi »UI
ItOMfr * •
AI, M M M mn h<- alway* hf*n
| •
rwnr ui<l i: IjMiilv. Mil! r!:. ;
I j u d .IIIIIII". trJw all ilny, irvinv (.1 run "iVi-nUMb,**
Jw any UtUfl Wort "hji'li MmM In
•
lo i-P-tin* tome
eni«i any « w Bring down lIuH MMMCJOU*
| :.lfn(|v hegnn lo Inn*
cblldnn .• r.-.m-
' [mwfng w e e k l y , and h K M rfiiiHuIr lo -ay wl*i old
A
M TIIK LITTLE C.M-T.MS.
friendly ul>!.> or clmir could be l.-t . |«wd
Jamie mm" wearily honv, u ihe clow of an BQIIKMHAII tUr, ooly to lag fur btvml. and lo we lilUe P*ul nit* I'i" nlriHHl lrnn*p«uvnl lititfi-r- with a feeble Iialij waiL
I 1 mncdioatrUM him ; n d , taking Kitty t.v tbr lu.nl I "in of tlit- n m Hmatietd by bb who w*» wearily purine ' "" * » r «itli IM
- •
"Jamie," cried Kitt>. down ibe ulrral, " where arc you giving lo
Jam* ooly prruod l"*i I whilo ibey picked their way along thr dirty lane, lucking more full of ilUcomfort tfuin
Mi from tiiany • I liar hint nim-Uol" •! framed lurid-
- Don') they pouted befiwr DM of the low I M M from which proceeded .lioul* ami ilrunkMl
in iln- [illltv u n '
IMO room, full ..!
•
ntly Minn'
:-i l*np- mim with a pi.ul.
I
' •
IiU' a parfc
•
•
1IIB i rTTLB CAPTAISI.
roan to rhnbaffc i"wn by
tataa." " M > ••-.. ml ," MUJ « patient VOICT, - l lMU
I KrfC to •
your houara, and if ai M j • • •
•
HUM, ao i i ld y o u h a v e any th ing tO
NlVf"
*• N by( ('*• KM in • / , " •
• Onl, I iMBon." -Anil yon I hint it » right?" -««i tin HBO-
ilr-man. " U by, to br tun- I ')"• Il'- a n
. fata aguini »iii-l
•nt of >i»rr • * • PJMMlll I ('nnoVflfl I, pleMOBtly, " I
0 0 thowyuu oowfaufa Ir — I hare the «la-•
y<*n, b full a* uWnicliv« at ,i
UU XI « l i o n * 61
mora »knri>, to be lin — "
•
tag* an>"' i peak, if h<- ratu lo," «u<1
i i
ring. " VM'I h«-«f what bo ha* (o wr.* Aud. iiini'r l.i- potntrihl protect*)!), lit"
t :— •
•
— fomrtimtt — tu b , hiu not society n rijil i
i l i ii
« l l»e , it)
•
' Would il nol be * tnrrviliil thing ir :
•
•
' • oui.l oumc b«,-i
your | > k n »,. . , , . mm. nnd do
bratW
TO
•
•
Hmk» l b * Winn i' Vi»u r«i> j r < l i i- •
. . . . 1 |
1'itr" - no drank-
' >,. ..r M o ••*• lobed i n ••: m b •
M l fro. " C o w , !"•'.'
I rmrd j i . i i oi l r l iou^'lh. n i " l now it ' - i n your •
<|U»'Ii, we wim't ' inn. I lonir ** i |*dil<
(of n hay*
foot « iu i t i o . " •hrickeH n tofco
MOlOn i r r m l i M n id r l l t » f ilr«|<cUr. , E:I t o u r Ulk in j r . fl
kV« la H w m bell-Ore for ii <t.n>agli •
Tin HEW HOUR. 71
l^cnn Uio unUipr ntfiiin, *.*- S M
•
I lirii liiin
',•• not vi-ry tfboouraging' '
•
,-liil-It^n, with tli la fa**, K-ikisI oIin.»i A- murJi out
• a-krd ilw i» uiiamKfcjii* *ofttniiig
•
ihai i n / drink?"
ii your tfuhcr?" oud the m n ,
••Mi. J a m - i .
-l>runkeii Jim," explain,-.! one of 1)10 M. | J .
72 m i M i n i , A I T A I Y .
" UVII, I mppOM ii * . thru," «aU the
n a n . -* 1 botiev* llutrt »>'«*t a m l « d v rUo
- i . ' i i I manage 10 grt * job mi! of tiiin
!*>•• miti tbaa."
" r i i n ' » . -ir." -rti-l it/tia, t,*siln-riiiK «U
I li>» vuange, "don't itrll liini m t •
!•• ihnijiii fliwwii »»i 11 i:l> r n j I n - I * . 1 1 l i . i i ' l l a W M | . m i . r l i 111...1
I ' i l i gh l ^boulder. M U , * O a M t lililt*
on*. ifai* u B O filmv fur »mi- You ought t o
be b o o r , uuil in I- I "
• I - l IttC HIT .omethin/T • W , " J'ltrwW
Jamie . " O Mr. , wt oard N !*• • •
*«.rv hn|>|>r once, aiid bad tuch a kg
IIni l i e Ix'iraii (u drink. an'l thru »«W (fira
rj (Hwir; and now mr duu'l, l ialf | I H
!im«-. have may thin* (o n i l . K i n j - liwui'l
had a n i i l i n i T nor • p p j w r . " — mid I-' (ml
b l a a r m around ibv *obbrn|C rliibl, — " and,
mpTM than "IL B l U t l".iul. — (lini'a tba l a v
! , , . • • I.,- . , | . ! . . ; ,
I^llll I- -h - ; ; - . :r Ufa \..„.,U U i k iik* U l h .
I J • b o m into %»
faunteut grief.
DOME,
\y moTnUand mm
• r t»M |uu
•
•
i iiilifp-n.aro M»OV o d t r a i now run bum*,*
•'•iged ihrm w».jvrjv, ]
•wr|<4 (li'ia »*mj villi a prowl M I P . • you wan'i give
fnlhcr nitr n u n drink." •
"go hoim.' before •
•
i hi* MTUw, and led . 'mii i ' from <Ji'
tone no good!" «obhrd ilic lo fwhor nil the
M M . "
-iiiM. . ; be -J.:.,'' '.,•'.] p . , ,-t
•dmrtfhrnr eke , " u r | OM T i w r . in « con*
ti fin i u n • . \ITAIV.
"Ofc, bc'd find li »omtw lwn\ TOO m n r b *
. . ! t - " MOD f h i l l r - • .
10 DM I'd -ini-j l ln BfMIJ hard agsiu'l lbs
! . . . . . |;,| Midi, U 10 »ing a hidf dolUr
hi JamWg unwJIIlug luui.l, w«lkrd rapid!? »wa».
four Jonir ! hU |ibn had HII.TIJ & U « | f l
CHAPTER VI. T«« CAI-TAI* o r Tim r».i i..« • .
I T did no) " " i n pWtflilw dial it'
Brow much w « iu ( I f l i ' i k ftmilj of dw
i - IHII darker h n u n u r n ' v-f tiio>ifl<h
I Imi^uid lust* of •umiiu-i ', Uw efaltW
• . • • '
l—trTrifl • • ! havoc in UK- fair, i I >, •>.
Paul dro-ij-nl ,U>w\f, U i t • i n - ! . . t ~
< I IHWI Ui>d<ir«wvi a a d t B v d M a M f l
-
I IT. 1.1
I 1
1
1.. « fnrnU. ,rknl unllinrhinplv.
•
.l.'irnir'*
II il upon « tjtiirl rnrn-
J <' iron ihc ynnng*st
[ •!!• Tliwe w u «
raU»r ilmr, ini.i.
78 • •
l i u lo G r e y ' " AI-> I V I.i•
n j r rwd u> h t l c r a u il*f air> <rf t he i
a* i"»ir. pfOOd H a r r y • « * n l w i .
wii! In- j m - r i l to nnd fro wil
!- m . . . I - [.u ..i !. , . . - .1 , .!• r:-iv won)
A mvk o r l * >
ilio I M I r h a p f r r , M J a m i e w w hn»tflab((fl
h o m " o n e d » r . i n t i n g l a r e of noon. b M
(,, , i . | i l . U M rofal • "i lh. htil . I,.,.il«-n-
" W i n d faMM
l l u i Htmrlhi i t i ! I IHU>IM1 l i * l f»-iiiTi-<l i „ rwJM [
U r n r a f n n i miril i . P u r r i n g |
h k » • » ihnwjrfa cl.r r m w d . J - in i . - g r e w J
finnt t o w e Hie figure o f n w u m a u M T O B B I ^ H
« | . , n tin- g r o m d , n j i b lrwtr-n tjrm nnd Mt f fV
f a n - . — b r r t n t t o m l p i m » ' ( i | i c o v i n . ! « itl.
mod a n d flllb, nnd a 1-lilr • - lutr iwd iijhll*/
fai o<«- h a n d . J a m i e Iwd w « r r ! * * • » # ^ H
* i rvwon «n i l o y n i d n t ; n n d l o o k i n g • • • a ^ H
o n (lip t iuinir ri.tl .-r. Cult o f wiflifd rnMnflg^H
no «aa»Trd i.> BpMk, and Uir*t In to fllq
- Wnni 'a u)-, I • • .1 oHH j
t o u c h e d b y hi* e v i d e n t emo t ion .
' l .D-WATTB AllMY. 7?
ritnl an-
i ••. I*- j ' - l l v . " -oi-l
-,uJ u liille rural,
im inilij;. •
•
•
- nJt take )), out of
• •
•
ikn army wired bohl uj,on tho hetry mm*,
F U eniy •vmltiMr point. ami drawn bcr inu> 0»a •hadn, *I .MI nn uWm W*» p v . n — - I I i
nbuw m J IBM, U •
. *a? le f t alnrtr Wi l l i t h r wrHttfe-v «1 Woman. 1 i ly to itrnwr
•
IN. •!!• i -TII wan hmiflefi u ; ••d taking )r.« htil> m m hMdUrd I
• I •
glanced at t l ic (ace t-;.• if l.i- flii«. r. tad !••
: • I
-Hilt n -inuytv Mag*, *i;S R IDrlil id it. It *
•
Will WO-
for.'"
•
• ill \mir .;. or <f" nti) ihii a
I
I i* h : " ami -im:
X*re lijm a ling •'"I I.HII. utd wing, - Ml
*lw«i* ranembtf Uw lui.-ll.. r, l.i. i." ha >wn door-
iad Jamie wcnl Kcuil^ homo.
au Tim L i m x r»i-T»m.
Th» no™ day « M $«mby. Mid Mt%.
il" Italic Caul, •fan moaned MUI tUilcd (miiilully. a» lb#i atranU iii.tl •nwun* of ibf fJuldMa K M rnor" noi*ily ihnn ortr.
Harry, »iirt* pitifully upon di« IMlo OT0V
LHu H rhokv rrrery « f of t lu—B n*ad* t" Mid J anile PMC and wrw noftly odtfl
root*. - Hire « D D H liuln <Jfy mid OH* G M ^ H
t.Ul in ih.. jr.-M hall.
pko* for lli'm both." rontiBBHl tw, iJahfl^H luuul* «iib the (n-iicniJ, who jrmrei/ b a ^ H Kii hfa p«r .
lOlh make a fh'i-r. r«y lilllr broiler i» B |
I.J h a**," " I .W-" •
frith • goad 'i-'i »' hb pvM| iMavtt b d
- Hon* liule W Mid W M K L -take i
B MKMT. 8 1
! lo pour wmrlhinj;
-aid Jmnle, -tariinj; hftck. • I LVtbrnOaid; ,:' •
i-.f il in hi» fmth-*r*» m morning. onrf J go* lb* ••jfar « n
•
young- i ip j .br ; " i t ' - j ' i - i « w * l r vmu th<-• V
d (iiKtifj'-r boy, wnlrliing : .may«-t fte«s " I k m " Utile Gffy
W CTllIltv • • Q ntb
1 .rlli<% —
t*< h«*o any wni ' I to <lrjnk. go bark to your moth' r,
• w fun." " V»n't I ,| Jnnih-.
down, -litil.- iirry .drill .,.,-,v tf I,- »-nnta •o, m l 1 i»,_v u,iu
(!«, and Jamie bqfU hi-
fi
HU i i m
lti» own uwrhiii(f - « , o r i n / « lib fiuli' r find hcpmii lo Jrink, an-1 how ho boil dniuk up
tare; and now poor Harry wa» *> | mtftrrable, mull- i "I littla Pmil * u djinfi. •' Oh, with a quick, guping Invaili, -you oil IUM>* wliai ii I Meat a dmnkanL To- liavr two I
.. Jack. arv off on < -I — lia. . « » 4 r . Oh: '
lit.. Ian. ; v.w . (n j | we, too, hrgin lu drink, ami Ud iin.und Is p i i ' t r . wiili the pkjp i BtftU w.> •luriilila on-r cellar doom *nd brrok our l -v. a» BfffftbratJ l i U e U
Jack, and (*• aba) up in a gliwmy priMB for | yi>«r. f Slinll wo be loo o iuy lo find O H »*;" I'i'iii. odd winur iiiuhia, and IroflM | f l OlBla, U k e - — > "
•Ok, DO, n o ] " * ri'-l Iwo • -I ' l l Ml you wliai. boy*." uultawaflfl
Jjuiiie; " » . l j u.wr mjr d u r old Ixmic < N | f l
Ta* co t i> -"* t r : s AKU».
i . • Utile wood, Mid n^hl in it.- rni.i-l of
..in .IIUIIXIIMK 01, llwi* • i ' •
il liv,.- in
•
I horrid hi*
•
•
1
lake ou"
I* o f I
•
•
91 TUB LITTLE CAI-MIX.
•in'.-lr.li.,]-..'.iin thing b « coM walcri and t h a ». : i .in » . .nd « •
, ' l.nprlrf.promiw. C M W . I I O T I I " * T M .1. ?«,.-,, K.I,I^.' i n%or*. pr-.»«fmi?"
• /, fin I ' ' wloaWiurd larowb|[ out the liii-k l..i(|.\
tit low ciih a £"••«
i . ' . ike flr-i pin npsm*! King Al> •
•-r miunrt thai ill'- ihiiifj ML-II! I. tlofM -riplit IIJI iii tin- tiaiKlb,1* Jamie took not a pencil, and upon n dirty Kn\> of pafier. handed ii|. fniiii llir crowd,
'•> h f f l 1'riin. and nmulnl fowl murmur* of rfi*ariM
mot* llisn hrtlf ill itlW, in
rl.-m <i.uM "n!r 'L<7 evidently ftfl
liU|iOrMB« «f >!'<• «ep ihey w n d lAiving, Bad promoed to keep ibetr p M j H
Tllf < OLD-WAT** *M«V. N '
BMHI fiuil.i'ully. I V " «iv* much ™"*»' meat rmi#»il. »• t l» Gcnantl. Handing bi
pdw, IUH1
u ledugwM cntfiu-
-hall **> h a ' e fur a muw
:
••it * * T ? " L |imni|iilv.
. Ml nil old l-ix. mcWl Jo -
l l r ' l l m.ikv tlir bcrt rainuin of an?
urn Graf i" and allrr {Muuag a nMolution
fH' TIIE LITTL» CArTAlM
that the n-x l |tlni-niit i h y th*v »lwuU all
RiAivh init to C'oM SpHi ip . ami ji|i :
other In "'" |«ur«: draught, J u n k •prang o p
I t t f n « n l . i li^lii l»-art-
llni ii ictUB of unusual -lilliutM oppirtaad
hif» n- In- entered the mum. Thar* ira* »
i lmk | « | - t p i n n d t'Vir <nrb window 10
'.•- light | •ml aft i bO Im . U H M I All l b
: I In nn n p i n r «<" '1
lii< niuihcr lookitl - t iun^i lv happr,
«.-,. trllh
• | iliiink roti. dear lillh* ton. You ha**
kept il ri ..I- l--tti tender!*
• I'.itl. ami f j o i c J lo tit..:
I l l - l i t t l e n**tlr*a handi
M. hnawt, and
ueh • »niilo upoR hi- jmle
- Y»», m r little Janiie. * great <]••*! ,
•
* But," continued . lamia. u i v w i l v . - wluri
i« the mailer with H a r r y ? "
THK COl.t'-WATEk ARMT. 87
(.. with • bam-
lag u b , " nn' l jou tee wit liitlr bab/ Imtfber •
::rvn death); pale, boi bu mulbcr ...|. •• n
\ II' ia happier Iban a n / of u»
POW."
• ivy, fthuffliUK ii'.t 'l rlioy hail (0 <lnj»l hi-okr Upo
ibr Jour nrupf
!. «illi mi Uftlll. - ItJi
Uuu baty ..re aiij 1
•
•
-wi r l i i -
il Willi 11 •*•; bn laid bli
88 T U LIT* i.« c m t i M ,
around in hi* •roroiog ehiUran. bo Van* into firblo lean.
wn* quickly i t hi* «d>. awl * it* the •ft.iion. wtiK-h had never wholly died oat of lib fbrgninft bean, be maycd KJ comfort bim. Tli* wretched wan -nun.) bu arm* around him with •ontelltuig of the old inxIcriKM ; a milder look ilrni n- •! In hi.
l"»m'"* "J"**' WK* '"' brcqinr •" moved with (be child'* *imjilr. ph « q imm. ih»i Mrs. Ore* Mi „ .lii-l.t >;]jm-OM-rof hope lhal ! [hi not be
Hui abu! the demon of drink had •
old not louao the chain; and in loaa •ban an boor James t i n y , minirHn? «>ma paltry euuae . Mole out to drown la- »or-n.n . • ! : . . . - , in (!•• j . I j • i' " ih.ui
' I V <U* came when Utile Paul". body i • • • : : i ' i . ! • • ' • . ( . . I . > H ' . ; •
frthar *nw not to bo found. A frw lurnl]' neighbor* were lli-re. nod |<oor Wnaiahj evening in hue. with Imbed face, t-
TUB CAITAIJ*'* PROMOTION.
bad bMB on n lonft wwiry lnun| mm bud, wJiti*
• • •
| In* »1L' |>U| .-I^-•* 11
',»rk gK/QOi/ I vtn.- Lu,l in lid
waxen fingert.
i II A P T K B V I I .
•I :
•
•
MWW of opinluo aa u, wbpiacr Uie " C i
Beating* and Woamrl " ^ . i .
••" Tin i . ic l . i OUTAtfb
•ypMHif. VrMitiRiii«]U'niprr»m**p(wdi-,. made hj i&aeaC ihe M
and Jamic'< IBOIIMT mad* • . -fi n liule ml, white and I'.
II nrv tfir ruling nwal'up to now?" • • ' >.•] I • • . . l l \
down UM hue, one »«n<i BMIIWMW « r o .
frniniMo) lli. liur-kiTp*T, a t i S - i i ' - M M gtfOfiwr^f"! imnii-i."* of
i lu i CKJUII)'. HVII>' liali Gm« II"'« (.v'ting 1
pTOCWMion (MM Up, *•*! lli<- .!. l-f.-r IllU* I ' ii mp
- W W l oil llio b
>.'cried J ^ ^ ^ H Umbel! '"
, . . l-ralii'- • ' i dOfl
I.UI,I K in jj,-U<<lx>l»iilU'afraid
[•ihjitDoinlj «v«r lbs naggvd lutuliuo. 4
ran CAPTAW'H rnoMOTios. 91
•
• •" uked i-alion iu
i n acrub-•
ii (another. •
•.mi- all
Uw Ur-l. « r i ketils o f bo|
! . ru l a l l
I •
IliOg I lung, dunuil |wwL
Ji Tilt LI I ' I I
" H U M .-IHTM Atrcobl mrnimef J a n k ' : Mil in the mitUi of Lb •huui wlii.li followed, Mr. Sltoma *«* N « fclvnii' in,' >Hli a •N'Utiinjf lluid ; sinl the -nnn*"rrircau'd willi mora hula than dig* BilJ".
Ui-1 Wo- •<•»»." I I •liMtfl corner. " I>
•
hi* frrmU head nuuk uj-Jti Uf bran pahftil thawi.it
T V foil « *• now npi.|]v wlvanrin*. wilh untbl wiKda.;
H a n * ami Janiir .(ill wrnt lirm.l. lour pl* erran'l' annim! ihfl ill- -li.ll air pieranl inruugh dirir x a m i a ^ B
; •ion; Will wilh great il-llnu-v Iw hi*-' •! •>* a U-mpernmi' Hurting. (1ml lb | longer 10 allow Iheir captain to go on ttH
;•••>. t $
t,«l t),A: ; • nl t full-mi of lli ' ir pTOOBMioiM "f i! •
•
• f.-il /mrtt*,pro Um. Till* IIM-I wiili n h'(Kl.r rwpon**-. ninl .1 i
allowed lo walk upoti " i!siv .."
• u i » p w w wrak->r; and !•
i rowing I" I* likr baby ofrnrn, l i e didrt'l
p lw la/r , (mi IIP didnl moon »« poor Hum-, who was
working hfa
. .
•i[-l Itnrdlv ' .-ill i!).. l im, . , , •
nw-i bor fait ft. ill.- bona old Samlx. tix><] n. |>lm ) n
I I •
but. fmin i h - depth* <if \iU own j •
could n uManiial ccmmv latkiii- NritluT, fruni hi* h-ng • • .
Life « i > u i n ' * d k a w t e r , did ho dura l o r,ufap'M m certain raodc • • b o hinurl f reaorti-d in D d m r a U •<( ' l i t r ne-Weailjr. N o ; the capui i t would con
out blunt l ; , I,IH1 rail i l ' wan un ug ly name, and W e a a d * i hi* o w n .
S o Jamii' •• ' ! (! - l n i ^ ; ! i n ^ OB, 1"H n illi
ran niter ii iki.-lt! of KalleaNMM AIM) »«*unl from i l i . to liua
thai he ruuld yvc make one •arrilicr for tlia common g o o d ; and railing hit fa
General . in lb s
gray dawn o f W # f |
D N G I m i l d *
ull tl„- d W o m l b n , for no had l -*n n i>roU I
•I. nixj tui.t nmny a U u i c kindly ]iro*eMod f<" hi* «m«idrr»> |
Uon. Dc«id.'mt»i.twitli.lnii'liii^ J u n i
he did nut dUdain, now and
10*. 9S
•
ind inf l-•
ihomand UtUfl exeuroooft, »od y«-l
l^ng way down Into ihti ijemaiii Hid I te r s
• ' • •
llriuaii who «a> jiiL-nilip, "do »uu waid to
bo/ado imdedl*".
•
but HIII, no I Some look no
•
•
; midlj- entered KM . but * u order
aid n t . t U . i r t . . n m U any father MMMBpta.
TUB LITTLK CA1-TA1V.
- 1 d e d a l * old fellow." amid he. in » tow*
rf ndagWd nmfiotm nft-l raHaf, - I briievn
ii i- i i l rigfat fi* roe lo i / y la «0I y i » , after
#JL ( 'woe, we'll go IMWWV
T b e General wagged b « U l l joyfi.ll y , and
they wrrr ju«l inmitip, when a t o t
- Hallo, IHlki iui'! do y o u w m i hi &U llwt
* W ? "
J u n i e m m e d in dl inwy, and a H c m l *
fumi - tm"
T h * questioner n > a t o y not ran,;i
lliaii W e a w l . but wilh A «n-al anwtunl o f
III f-.ir.nl'. 1 m i r liis veat.
•• I d ADH1! - " i n lo b" mui-li of A dojj,"
d n w l n l tkt t*y- " »'h.-i'- be p e l '
• 'it.il lo .1-iwoJT
lil» good polflU. T b e poor, MHU-I
thoQxh i i f l w-ixl wi'i, | i t i - m l y
obeyed all hU l i n k matler'i own"••• -I •
t d | pnd beRgeti, and Mix-1
ln-ad, and finally picked ool l> n. •• I'mea
m>iiii! Utile b lor lu Jaui l" brought In b b t f
p-fti. " H > l l , l , n i j * » » . " » a i d l b o b o y , B d i u i r i n g l y .
" I'll l«X. i
F*-»
TDK CAIT4IN** rROUOTIOS. tl
Ida arm*. • I | • I • ..II."
. don't !-• » bob] I 111 s i v " T™
ibofaoftonlirMiiHli'initttii^rii'^lull. " W i n
wouldn't • poor, in- i l"v*e »
D »ii|i|-T. and #urA » Brel" - HfTV, M'v. 1 .
•l'i dirty
: ;w.'niU'ly
nwny. A In hi' .(in.j and,
•
of i!><- poor General1* renraaeHbJ Ihc ibocd-
.1- ni;w uusler. • O h , ii k loo Bochl" mobed J i
ling down tfombHnglf Qpoo t)„- rurbttooe. MDkWM il to him. jwur,
7
Tflt LITTI.I CIPTAIR.
.bar DM frD.- ! I maUn'i miml it iMlf M
Aft«r a !«"* lima ho roas, and. wkli »Mv. vtiaf limits orrjii •lowly b«n*ifant Ai the corner of ifa» lane, he •IO[»|T-1 « ibr |iltl« i-aiiii^ boMe oppnbe Mr. Kiiam*', and ordered *""ie b n * l and W*»i. Tlictuui liuknl at biro HM|ifcKHJ*]jr n» bo bruujjbl ib<- r«ni-rk*. iunl, u Jamie Lwilnl him llw bill, ox-cWn*rd. angrily. —
• Tbf re! I ibought «». V™. young vaffft-bood.do jou m a to p**> cuuitu-ifca uurfiey « • « / •
• b i> • *«1 bilL.ir?* falteml J M f..vilv i-.'ii,-'
1 flnaU limit )i «*s" -,.id too iiiwi, iiuii'ni|itin-i-l* ttaring ii in i" you know it. t.->. It ...u m n n ' i n e t i. lifflo Motfi W bai'O you ijju<u u|. ibi- i
11 -•** foaw old regno ha* art you «»• Wolf on JOB.-
Jiulli" -lowly passed blip lb-. •' *•» n*»» almoft uiyhi; lb* b<-n*y. dril l ing nun bad incriwfi . *ud Jaailo,lol)kla
the foggy ruwl.kii.'- U m i u li - l<> irv lo No. IK-
. . In—|M«r.
rnir l lv!
• :
•
atone. T V " rvrry llii'nji •
the General. Inn m u l l act
. IrtHlljr about it. •
1
•he," murmur.-.! poor Jamie <li..imilv; and hi* brad Mink •
I •ry roiwiwr.i i bit tnuicts
for the raplain of lh«- YoIunaBCrt.
« t i h a n you doing bum ? "
h
100 i ruK.
•w!" .wlWwwrl beat k m *
. I • nil ywr i.-iv m j , *> yoor
"ml rtin get mil; but lluu i»n't to "*y IMC**"
. • i n M ' i t 11 "fiiiv boota
-.•-nil, f^uUn?" bo •ifcHt in rlir Irnn-ii.
- frame. • bba." •
••jiptain. bow o a l d • I i n - BOW," raid . ' •
I thai. I'm
En tin- morning. Wl
! g <\dd.darfc mom, «ank wmtf
• • I - th..r yva>Jamfe?" triad Buy, ....
fully; ' l i u * , afraid father " . . . rommgI
1>D yi«i know Harry lia» found raw one, at)
IOW. I " l
• . 1 1 1 h : i -
,'oDO for bnaili B>H! Hurry ju-t lliiiilw
lire!"
•liflotl I'hu'rtiiHy, f » i . cultin •
be Are. •••uld nol rat a mo
liuw "ilit-lean caiue in rnW""*'* eyei WIMMI llw old
it ii'i-.l io .
•
sillily a- up ll*e crrukui^ •tain thaml'M ifc knew to
nlL don of dismay, n s
•
bea of tfw firv, wm.-d u> strike of -tui- ,|
• •
101
ofedk?" ...i --(•Ii. Bad •gain In
Hw*l • .t it<t.i"l.—
NM Mllfag me?* • •. j'un*." •olib.-d |>cwr, mnoCTin Kuir,
anxioui io altar iiw iiotDi "main»a p * a
p m g M h r lik" > tigwr. .- i. ii. UajgfeF" be <rir.i. huU-.. ,] i.. mn — y»i'ci.' l w i u f h « <
it." " You m a art liavr it.1" H M -hr, in n low,
drU-rmJruHl »ninr. " i l t» for tltr (hiliiirn j Ihty are *arvinjr.-
He irUmj M brr finn**T. <on tell DM wh*ro yon 'v ,
TIIP wont* ramo through hit art (wch.— -Thr . , m h . l l ».....-Mr . ( .
ItnXal arm wa» « l f J i bui Jam)-. «ii)i a wild try, ihrrw L and th*
UUirwwd blow fell lnwrilr upon hii u\-
M T A I S ' B raOMOTioK. 103
larncd l»eacL Th. cMM dropped a* if In .1 there wa» a otouient of . Then,»i lh a wail whose
horror thrJ winched ried,»luwly,—
" Y - i bar* killed him — your little »on! . ILC—„tir/i«/f Jomw!"«b«r tp rnU . »ilJ l.-mi-'ni-—, lilting |bfl Mpleas
r nnoa. Kilty ran wilh agoniud terrain* ball, ami a itirp- cuinpahi itl ihr •-. bended by Harry, c*mt- flying
t.iin.
i r " oried Ihcy. " T h e captain'* lather hn* kit!
iKirror-«(rirken voice; and Waaanl lathed fmnlMdl v p*»i, and out of the brow. In ait inrrrdihly »hott lime he relumed with
i.whu bad been iorced u.conwby Ihe ttrangv, wild eloquence of Uic balt'-cnucd
James Grey »iood by In *ullen deapalr while the variou* remedies were tried) and
'.vc, Jamie's Urge ey«* op<*cd, and
l'»( m i : 1.11 ii K ixrTMn.
JmlwAi.) •lennd who njm il ion, Juw-a rrird, anjtril;. —
"Tbrrv. i though) m nhfiin nUnv- innri* wared lh«n hurt. You want to atakr ma oU m m m of mc;" and, luni-in» aw a; . ' II d-wn in a rliair, add MOD •rftni-il to lull into a Inn'
for iDnfiriti" for ihp luffi-riiiy i n i .
'tucocm—rj naovy, ll»i-*> twining sac
fnniv.lv am) r W d a#u» tw-forc aht had turned. AU-. ll»t num cnu-i:
In the dead of nirhi, •ban. .Mr-- Q n ^ n n irfafa p i ! .r,.i —fcHrn, i..J uii-h
. i
»t"'liliil> SMtfal*. in-u;.. niindJul of hi* •taning fiimih •ltinir child, appruacbcd i(» -Hi* in iuMiii£ fwgeni •enu-d eap-rlv upon the 4011117 •'' «r, — UM> cnM>l» grwlj- flnrrra ! — BM • •«•
m i : CAM IW*I PBOMOTlOIt 1 " i
i «itl» :i Inw.fieiW :
OOP o f i!•
fbunilo|M'n ut nil boar ll«* cltjiriiiii'l |nvii»ii- of tin i. r-t' In I lntu\
may of Hi < • • • : her littl-
- ,<• learned
• •
Innocence and umpllcity "I* ilie hit liul.- UiMeml
fret, and notrd ihe mnken eje* wul ln.ll"* check*, and, mjinfi with « itrnl
•
r, thai " God would take I'im won; I Umy !-•
nwkrd wiih agony, btd IbM be n.
• Iroo-!<• ttmfef
111 re*/." Wa» ii en, unnniiiral pmj-cr for u molher>
int1- Tim H T T L « vxrrMS.
1 B ue» Jodgtv till hi- aliu hat wood ni fag imfiiWiiig hand*
fuMIl Mich • dimfU o f SBJCUith."
I'. . l i i i l^VolunlfTntwrroi i ' •
good oJBma. and i b r a g h o M ihc drvarv (kr>
wild tipPM u r w l and muffled > * " . ibrY
clualrrrd in i l * hail* to r w e i f
I rrf-irt . o f Ina •WU« o f U N I T belov.-.] luiltf
captain. i HTiMd .--.in- wiiii M
Oftffas; of a wk*. fai chick™. w*l Itro o r
Vohrnuwra Iwooghl a a a p * uf U « n l
anil •haling*.
- I l ' * to make the captain M*nt Ln*U,"
W t f t d haMiij vvpUfonJ, and n u b . d a « a y ,
•g to oornpromha fali manhood h» a>ud-
rtrn brr*kinj(dowfi«i tight of Jiuahrt ilu-h#d
fa™, and vnra.nl, wamlcriiig pj-fl*-
- K n u . ' aahl Wcaarl U> ibv full roncrvM
aaniiirig hi* rrturn in tin- lotrtr h a l l , - | o
M l (he i n i i h , I #"<*> thai chicken : and. if
• I'tiun knew it . I *upj.-•• i i would juat
hrcofc h u b r a n . Bo i y o u acv » i
dta far want of aowrtlunji iu <« i , and
. SIN*- raoMonoir. IM
„„, 1),,,,. | •now hiiw • till tuffl
hi ami tcorit till <*" jwy for ii." "Al l right." »a- ihr (•.-••l-r, Hi
> H nn«kw» to do aomeUilng to
• a n d W'ii-"! '• > ly wnlln-l i w i v , " 1 ''mi i«'l In thr
•
•
I B O M b b «-.V«> i " (Ml I > wouldn't »«iJ for liini j iu i yet."
Jaawa Grry W l a famous iprre. C W •denr* and reman* w e n effw-tually laid to
• numej « u nil •!• nt. »..: <mmed hfa bcwt at nmnnbra i iw
unilr. Ilui on tli-<d day. aa, nttrrona, rtoMmug. but
I " - TUB L I T " '
BIDM-I notvr, IK- I M»"n, Sr niniiiilir-P'l liit |i*"W>l. af*l ilwi Mow thai I'll on anoftVndiag Jamli willi -tranRr uo«fin' ,«. whi-i-n-d hudtiljr, -BtmUOmeUUt'
Mrs. Grey, with her h< hjUKb.i!nl rnii an .x ' r
« l l . i r r r : «'"! Wi of tin' I — !, *ilh lu« ivirv I.air in iba I
*iM—I dntonler. |(Utrcd uVflanllj- u|->n iba | (f,ini.|.r.
Aawift ruin »hol through Jam- i In-art, ai ho drew near ih« upon llw frail, wn-1,.1 frunw j hoi i . trtfrv did he frel tJw »tiup of rvmanr, u ho li-Km-d (o lltr iinnni'<KHi- ravingi of ih« chilil- Sui'h rmdotfiMMof atuTrrinjt, grr,und cold. and rui»w*hh> w u r i n n . j ihm hunt* of .tra»gr, W.lldi.li Iwi/hlrr. and Ulk •INHII ita iiluuanl .•Id kitclwn lliv; ilren, again, raving* of I ihf> riij — iba catthaf nla, the partial *»iib
i ti> iba | uld dog Uarf ho - wouldn't, totdJn'1, haw
raommoK. 108
Bold him. if Ihejf b*ln't nit 1--'-n "Wry-
lhooshl i l !"gM|x %•* ml*;"
OJ know bo w u
• •
, . . : ttif llul-. •ntMc»-
• •
down br-I
liwn lack fr\.tit a i
;. inoaitfiL and o p l-riw. in,
indH.aailf back Again into A
li*lf .Till,- .
:
no THt M T U i
"Whai i- it. my pcedWM .l.iMf- ha r t from tlii* "iridic*! IIUUI, n- In- beoi down la |IM>|IH1<' lip". " Urn- I am. Jamie," he ODD* Imuel . hot •Irani.'
" DoraB*l he kkow I t*?" «lmo*l ihrirlm. .
- H n j i l " *«id hi* wife; ' U ' i*f[n wkiii^J
MKIUII- liul. pruvrr which, IliglM i ; . l . ' . . r i . " ! M ; . . : i i i r.iFi r for
kk bihrr. • A*«.l b"-|»W l I4||<1 Uw tMM1
: a voice of dulr«M am) hornir. MU),
>Nn ilrunkanl run inherit Ihr kinphm of l«"I ,~ Bin) •IBtit, with B ijliiii. hrralh, folluwiil i|*- ami " For Jitiw* wdu."
« .weel calm w-uU-l over hn fmw. nntl he •lowly ojwnc"! hi» eye*.
' *• I'll M*i VHU in thi MU
- Good iilghL ra|Xmin." crieil W. wal "Blew ymir hc«rt. don't mind •*•/"
mt OATIAIN'' P»OJK>TIO»« H I
The noi«! inrmunl btlow. « W.U, (fawv is * mo* oncutnnwo row,"
• W W ' i " t*a ^ c cspuin don't •eon to mind it '
•ljr Jamie again niiwi! In
•• il.i. iu»J UMCIMII
•Sporty forth hii WMI^I hand*. ~ wu<l JAIDM Grey. In n
frarful »1 1. fnuiii-
• • • . . . I . c i
A troubled lot k •
ii * . W ( , ituw: JIM U»r ne, Uule <Ti|rfiUB?" An.l W. . :
. . i ], I.
1
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112 Tim LITTLE o*rT*r«.
by ihr nwfu! |irr»nw of i|c«li t Ibfl fafc MPJ- and ragrr *lt»uiing E1"'" I |in-.riitly ibv room door « * Im-iil. UirM
i <-im«y?" crkd n m«ii, whata -li ihrgLxny
room, -'I'll-* (mm i«m of tin- hou* b d on iit>— IIB- -tjnr- will !»• gone in iwo
I i> for your U v » ! "
OHAPTBB Vl l l .
THE ADDER'n fTUTO.
" L r t mr ink«> ibr ni]>inin,~ u i 4 Wraul , I n rarrird liim often in-fore."
Gwy, «rllh • -huri.. n^miflcd erv, ••irani; lik.- a wild i.nminl. nod liflod
• I n in dli of" arm-. D o n r id nnri fear
ful In > fc-r. 0 ...
;,-* ' t ' |> . u d ib«».
THE ADPBB'S BT1K0- 1 1 3
within aighl of hit burning homr, hr> •*!
down Willi UM drad child Hi* wife tWod betide him. holding little friglitriwd Kitty; and poor. proud llnfry. with nn unnatural, delimit tiif. **• irvin-1 (•< UeV UU p i e ! •Mob m u alnwitl breaking hi* young heart.
I t w u n frightful fecne, Tl><- lire •prend irudi ih« cm*y i< m u m — anted mockingly hii fcax-
lul IUIIIH'IT. and lurid flame and •nviku filled i-hl -ki with IUI awful grandeur.
A rtrcam of half-clnd, lialf-dniDkeii men and women ni>)ml fniml.-nlK hitht-r and llillhtr «»d iL.-ir oath* iu.<i frightful rri*-ft hk-tided o i l l u miOl the wail* of the- irrrified diU-
!. ;dlcr MN-inp to the aa/eiy of l ib I, -.tupid mother, ami wrapping An
old •haw) around her In-mbling abouldem, had •tolfn back, iir*»i»libly drawn to ilw
be will l a / In hi* father'* arms, and many a power by " " hrroluntarily airc.U'd by the strunge add touching •cenv. In the wild, fearful
B
114 T i l l LTTTLK CArTAIX.
lifffal tuil .Inni-- ( i n - i . wilh .;
I n n * , hit J t o f i f a f r f hair Tailing about fab
IUHJ- fiice, looking, In lila de*pait, lilt.- •••ni«
• - ij—I fnmi hi- horrible abode I
wliili'. In Hffjdag ninlm-I. UnA
upon h u arm lay the fuir Iw-ftd of liub>
.'.IIIIK . Ill- p i !• 11 l-iir •« . | 1 f Ugbjbj b w t
from Iti* n u n fun-head; ihi- long bubra
drooping; peacefully o r e r the ii
and ihr pair* lip* porb-d in |
finite) oui tent . N o wonder UuU every a n a
p o u n d anikUl the wild liurrj and BCkaV
iDcnt, Inn •houU and - i t n i u . (bat llll>il
the doomed m e e t w h b unearthly clamor,
to p e a »• bill .i ' L i n n , - i m on it i- nftjaj
. f c ep of the l i n k <-bild whoM MOl M •.i l l . <;, .) .
A:,-.i • •;,. n •• aw i N B p i H W n f l n
i- nin'l he the
BlUe captain I" and ho bant ov.-r to look
"Tiger ." Mud J a n * * Qny, lm.l;il_v. " . i \
•Tnraiei you know Janu-n erary hody bnowi ;
hiin. I l V . n d c . p n o w . Hindi ! don't wafcaj
i-oK AIU'EK'.I »riKd. I].'*
him.' Bui h<- i' «•' eoW ' w/mp around him ? I'm
CHd T%« looked HI turn ; ""--, *U of . una Grey
• iih )ii» km uatu Who
MYA I UUed bbnJ b*ta * Bel i Ji»: Jande u,;i u Q you .... fir ultra;-*
: •
Ilir ,ry |. . • • linn in." H U I i
. •• M_. bouM? in oiilv n frw l>Wk» itir. Rod OUi (*il np wiljl I ••!•'« * • / » , you »n> perfect!/ welcome to Mmy •» lone • • >'."i lik./ '
• . 1 r . •
-•Kunlini: il„. liuii end whi»jK'ring hwirt-broken word* of ten-
I l l TIII . i . i rrtK c » r r * l » .
d w n c w , which. «1»' t war* nil i>»' lofc> for
J w emr» of lb* l i u k aleeper
A* ili" I1*"* |»u<r<l n moment upon
• c o n v r of I ho horning tlrrvt, ihr air be-
rr vividly ilium in Mrd. and
• :•!-•. vr-l|.>w, uiiil criniMMi flame
«hui fiirtli r iu l t i i ig lr .
M|''I "(Hi, t f lCOaH
oal] i"ii Iba n p i j
mint Jamm Grey t V in ID0
•i.il rVnrt'ul iliM-Bw — drlirhim
i m n w i and Old T i p r * U o W i p d to cal l
i... bata M bold lam in hi- *
N o word" m n d n r r i b e l lm IMITIW* o f l i b
}• A l ana lime tv « M loc-
I l . . lrrililriw^|ie«wMad
around hjin, und hi ihoi i - n-utile* c m v r e d
h i m : (daring e r m walrlunl htm frirtn iha
••I' «ITOTB co
tear Jomir from hi« rmlun..- .
T h r delirium wnml il> h i , : .
• .
•McinUrd b r i o - in Old Tbjart I W " iwrlor,
Til l ADDER'* BTHCG. i l 7
•Uruxl iKT»'(M»l/ibi Utf <|.-.|inji-)n iirit'lt. mid •ervsui* biml UJ«HI II*- -ok-mr. illlnnM. II wa» a niotlrr £rt>up gafhen-d urt-ind ( tu t •mall colli mounter*. Tbo Cold Spring Vuiunfrt'i* foul
inl«od<'nn>. Not one hod been allo»i-d lo come wiiliour the IDCM rarciul and •owe Mii'nit4 w Arranging their *tni£-gtt | lock*
" I t mi«Iii pleaN ill-- li'il'- «r.|, ki>*"u." urged W«g# I. • "] kiwiw."
Al*o from r t i ' r r liille ragged ami tlui-I w M a piece of U M I ' l r i j - rv . H mark of n--j--ii ttod afltaion ilivy could ^fai,* "IJTl.. I
Thej had Mrf t>r Mr Miwti. and o> ihe Uad-beaneil ol<l uiao ndiinr-«.l with tears the »iiufl- • . -.. iii;.( |,i* oardcat
' I ' - " 1 •••• • '
loro, the - ,mo(l fij-W-lw fowl awjgln. nnd *h« b k w d reward to w I. called. »muiberrd grcauai arose on ever /
118 TIIE L1TTLC CAI-TAIH.
-j'li'. tnd naay i \---r pntBow, MkMoi glimfw-- «( a l - n . i l iKrrird tuii.rlv.-God
They earrirtl liitli> .fnniir away Iron lb* i>l<| country burring
gnmd, rinri tin* violeti c'"*'. *B<I | n * •
•
ii v.. , i. one droppcl htfQ n iprig • >l in lb, iiin-u ' n I'-"••»•
For w**k* Jam** Gray iiovoml upon ilw . r*twl tit' delirium wn*
»o lujymTuiril by ibo Ming* of reroonn, and id- borribla Uttdn ni nlfTwiilng eot*
. ' . . : • i i ' i : . - • , v . . • I , : . : • ! . . . [ ] a i
rcfon w»" rnlirrly overthrown. :<• ratiuiinl raomrtiK lib wife :i him, W ha turned wildly
t ic . and pnrdun. There are other tliitip la lUi Uiblr. Thrre u r airsw and (he onMr
Tnt; AnpEii'g M I . I U . 113
Umitwm fat audi af me. See !" erird be, |.uniini5 wildly wilh lib RUUUI flnjrrr: "aoel Gud twA P.-HI hU niix'l- " i l l I /•ill of RMtlk Oh. not that one, Mag-
': I I I t l i . r u [ " • i i - . |
I .:- • h M »*ful thrill in In. voire. " It i* all W<*«/. the aeiu mid tlie fountain* of wal«T. u- il-i 1.1. - -«I ..f » dead man. A h ! h i* Jamie** blood. / L i l M
• i I'm hnwdadS i r ewr* I..1.1. i„,i , lottf mid lie Ml luck fainting uuoii ibo
Ja tDd f i r ry , in former •lay, had often natod bj UM poetk giwiJmir of
ihe cloning book of ibe Bibb-, ami ,..>*• hi*
iiKMt fearful imagery. It * •* but * mo-' in< again vutrtvd M il-ll>.
** Maggie, J o yon bear (full | Dm*) I'll in.' it ( v only a *ftgon on lb* road. I know it w». thunder. and I know
I »e read all about lb* rial.. mid
tin aeala, and the woe>, tin- horrible woo* to
IM TOE UTTL1 CAITA1K.
rata* u[-m ruih ; but, nh I *hm lbs MTBI Uiunti'Ti M e n d ilwir voice*, do ji*i roctn> bar. H i loo awful I Wcll.ilnia:; iiifT "Ufa horrible laughter, ' ' I ln-anl tltcm to-day, and / hum «*Aaf /A,, M l ^ ; " and •gain be fell back, porapiriag at owry pore.
- II" ha* a good owiUituiiuo," uh l ihe kin.l pbytruui. - Uil anlcwi bit mind U> relic vxl, bo mu»l toon die."
Jamr* overheard it, awl calling 1 «niil, wiib forced ratmnttw,
| M * tbcre W no nnlvallnn f"r mc here nor brrcaft.T, and I bjratcnu of the k-t- Now, iU^- i t , I hav« ODD Urt rcqueM, and if JOB wretched hu»l«n I mutf
drink anna mora. MAJO^F, TPU vofljdol grudge mr a few boon of hjnrrfm • the Ai* I .ball o r t r know. I ooea mora i lei me dr«wn r^mor-. jSr* mJaafM, and then I will hroouar to caBtdein [ I will I liw^if.!^ doalba for ever and aver."
t u t AUDKR'S *TIHO. 1*>
Bui MajO,-ia anil Old Tig) r. ii»ming wiib fimunin^ luara from Iba yt iriMer alp-iin.'»ce of tooaa wretched, imploring *yoa, .
" 1 will trj lo forgirc j . .
• y, hii.-kily, rnulin/hi-uti •
BDW what j mi do. Vo« arv more cruel than iKo fivtuU."
• Summf i rid "11 T%i r, •• I i aria • rai il y.iir UttJfl -l.iniii-'* grav*. and I keep ii, ami liv Godfr W p Vt "Ul w r e you tool" and Mr*. Grry, bMKKa| D t v bar hiubaud, who*-' once (o'- i
• . •
l.fi' iili ll,.' r.-finin- U0<b »f l id(# Irnxiulbig ln>pe *nringing up in hrr ln*nn.
Good old Mr. Maaon auae u> w him. but w u only inci with «..nl. of dttptift
l tw«B Mind," wud .lame* Gray. " I «",u!d go rcvUcvdy on, and n o - al l*_-i
lbs adder,' IUH! .Lull frd them lor ever. And there i- no j«nlon for MM. I am one of
. . . . .i II
\3t Till: M i l l
you r**n PIT rluu'n. Mr, Ma>on'" w d ho, growing wild ajrain; - I t u a fearful oool Evrrv <lnr faa* add'd u link. • £ »n> ii •rnrlt-t -in. Druulcmna**. robbery, m o t e l Oh, KM • bony r».idn, and ii 1- dnvBinn •<«•• down. Ah. Jamie!" na rriod. r»'|in., ..; forth Ma •iwlpd bands " M Tin Hand wiUi men aww*. aim ayea, and MM your j " - '
". Ann", with In* IH-AVJ-chain ? Kol •]" BOi loach i-. nrMl O M I fu Brig
•rv Ore and blood. YoBT Ikll not br«dt h- Jamie. and TOB mu>i nul couch U: ii i . all blond— Mood I"
I • - i
.11 -m." -aid Mr, Mo-on. _--No« ™j -<ri.." ahrlakad .laflwo Grey.
• My »oul i. r*d willi Urn blood •>( my inno* mi l eUldl"
" Sir." -*>d H W L (wbo had learned 10
your aool U rod. III abow yuu a v>r-c the captain wrote with hi* own hand, and gar* ma ju*i aibre he wa* called up."
Till! ADDER'S BTIXO. 1?3
"What. .lamia?" crifld Jnme* Grey • llir well*
•
Ilaopenrd it. anil nil.),—
H r a w n together, "iiiili ike i-oni; Ihongfa ym;r -in- |H' a* »r«r-
iliuv bo rv<] like criniMMi, Ihc v kliall 1« w moL"
• H. i- l.lilifiil ilmi nn.i A Uir-t iff teara, the flnrt lhal had b lnwd
Jnravd Gr»'.v't dry rye* for » i . ntinwi down bi« H I . J
•
. and DOW ll coil" in hint like a •
i- tiurdmcd heart, and U from lii- quivering lip. in Mi<* OH
! Hwon did \**r on» of tboaf farveni •
•
" 11, i- -avrd | " cried Ibo phydetts, look ing in a few hours burr, " l l pleated wiili the repOM of Uw weary totUirm.
IS4 n i L C T L I oxriAiX.
• B a l i n n 4 ! ' vep H r . U u a a . u k * frit laal II. I "lad eaptjrhj' raja-irs" had looted tluu frwrful chain, and ww lr*d. in* the atonMoafad aool beaida tbo Mill wiui-r*.
< Hi. thank* 1* uiHo (iod I not iimff " warn derinjt Han" la rflaerred ihn Uarkaaa* of dArkfle- fcr over, but raw air ivdahaed 10 uhliw Blorioutly in Ibr Saviour*- mivm of rr/wang.
I l l A l ' T K i : I X .
T n « Cll*»* nUOKtlt.
S L O W I T bark from - the Iwtnaand powar f/darknoa*"— Oam\j tuwk fnini ihr land ahadownl «rhh death — rnmo J.-,.. with waatad clx-oki and liollow • thank' b) tM pmd J'l.*.i.-iasi. .1
Pof i ' \'Bf and jof of pa/dgn, be wa# graily deprcatfd.
- 1 ahall hare to begin tho wprid anew.
fnr. CHAIN HK0KK.V. ]„>.'.
Maggie." !»• «aid. - a n d *»!»" iriD I now? Who will bold mil UM b u d „(
; U dnud»D Jim : < i.-l may for-fu r . in hi- imiriim rorrey, tnit I o n expert nothing from man."
V. : :I..LI very day raitf p-—I .Mr. Knridy. mid. looking wiib lew* in hi* eye* Upon At rnrtget nttffl bj lujoay and .h-.;i-«-. add, kindly. —
• Mr. Href, I have come ID offer you yoor old jibui' in my More-"
•- Wild |
rofceek, "Do jroti d u a m M t M i F Doyoa know all f"
•'.•l«V* «aid p-«d Mr. l-'uridy. wlih « " i f m •luiki' <>f lar hand; "and I know thai you have tinned ihe ji |- . l/-. and bmi found a great Friend to help you k'*cp i t I am more ready to tru I i r before. Think ii nv.-r, and W mo know
n \ bfQuV a r l ' n d i I man wn» gone.
Kn (dan Iwo ye»n bare paaaed "way,
126 TTII: I.tTTL* CarTAI* .
and in ifc nlng Mr-. f i r r y
•
Minuting Ui i t * ulil familiar n x m , ll
t i lming
. . - : • . i l - . fao
changed , ahhoug l i |b<-rv u r -ime d e e p Mam
which a m n e v e r U s a t i r e ! ; iwvpt a w a y .
a w l nnp r . l - - n . i lm wiili which the n . c d t o
iu p l a n
an • i |in-A,iim of jrnuH'ul -
peace o t e r i t owi ' ba g a M
• • • : • • • . . ' - . ! • • ] - ! •.:.! ( - ' I I In- 1(1 ii'T
nrm», w h o M pink . *why fli
H " i i h il l- ili 'ar renwtnVx
Ki t ty , g r o w n taller . arnl p l u m p a n d
• i . .-• npihi-1 l lw
window pane , w U c h i n j for fiulirr Mid i l •
I
w r a e ' . " *lw •pringv In open t i n ilonr. a n d
J a m * ? Gny raxrn wiih a q u i r k , m a n l y
mad;
m t CHAIN niioKi:*. 137
II* 1O»*« mupli oltW tha» when w flr«l fc»w hlni, Imi there i* a »!-»» h » firm ntiMitli. unl • better light flunc- frwni hi« u<!
"ItJttl I •ng over lo k iu her and tlw fair UoW
imi Harry H M I tupped bdo it"1
Or IKS an«l WP Imud tome flue speaehflK Tim*/ ' a
H (-;••. ud if" or 11 dotea rf iiiv olil eoaf u
(- ; i . • eb t o o — " .in<l lil-
: .1 with i .** . "About Jamie." wW II : im\ fa • l»w
' •
rnlli ] nn Win—I It' I ' l l Ibttfl • |hr ' linl . R
| • :
• h«- got up llw
and wben ho told ihem il< tnin Mid,'Good r.;••!,!. \V. , - , ! : I'M •.--• JWI i» the morning,' *iul thai 1M> wit' I
l t t no ; i m i l c»rr»i*.
lire #o hr thouU M# thf little cnpnun in
tin* w i l l y . and my
mhol^ mnar.wilh Xhe r«phi kiml"f I'wljri'^'n,*
>̂ >kr> all d o w n ; but th.- pvopla
dido"l «««n lo mind il > bit, IHH j u , i m > d
too. »nd rhrf m l a* load »• ll«!T could.
And, HHtthcr, W a r n T a mother -<u 1BCT«
laa, in n n W r l m n bonm* ami m-w thaw11
! '•'illy, t.ui tl..-y went
•"•( | 'v . irrnltfiil I r a n . •Mbm" mntiiiwi! |I«rr»,
<uili» with k b old air or n U
" aiwih'T m m Rot up, and raid llial. • • Iw
raw around him n good m a n y fHradh w h o m
i
to ray IIMU n in-a «;iL«m had I- . ••
now bt i w w l
it would find rvrry ihinR thfljl
Mold «,•], .;, •
o f Iro. ruflVr, nnd ""to water,
|0 t l « n br lllr popular .Mr. ( »r-
TU» CH»IS imoKrV 1S9
And bo baud, " i , thai br barf «vtircd lb* : •
B than tlic RBpUkl
I ..'I • ' red) nnd. \ \ \ .: i I '
i- 1 . • K i m '
"Jo you know
•
• i on bun M Bm •' M. m ::, d upi but • jumped
.. .1 10MU liini. )! Mm la ABBOT lo-fl
! of Mm, I liim alwfl}** (oka I
•
•
-And I hnvr wnic DKN> ' -«id June* Gn-v. •• Mr. Paod j
bw propOHil to u*u nw into |„iriJH r»lii|> 9
100 int. u t i i - i UAI-TAIK
Uara Jim IUIJ" ebjwtloiH t" Mix Grey h/>k«i tquria arjiiifk.bri-lii n i b . "Who w.mli! liorn ilxmght wn CMJM ••> • i
a I" continuod Jau" hg m m ii"' i•!•• . - IM ii'in. wtil I M Idtailad oN Dotcfc •' -k tii-kinB n*»y la (be eon i <wiM. ham aeeti aome of il* | —trembling. tagimnl, with la MCtlla • • 4' t«u y » r i ,!-•.. B m an btaH ,!• ii-l for Uwn, m* brvthtrt •' «ml no! i pefbapt, l u J vci fallen w l o * v l II' •buddfrod. ami hid hi* b n in hi. band*.
i tod,JjMm^ •aid Ur>. Gf ty gaatiji divtnimi what *rat
Junta look"! up wild * tad. jmiicni untie. - U'i D, Maggie, God lia* l»niu?bt ^- ,1 out
'-van n «i"*i wurk in ili.ti * fetch") lanr, and inc . IDIUT a poor n t w u r , whom ibc n- utterly barf. l» hfsrrly itnifQ-linu bock (0 Ha u*l tape but it'. a gn*( light, Mag-
M i l I II MS 1.1.-HI V. 1,1,
oUmafl lKf tan] I •
•
•
tan Hi'. .!( cliuiiu-. In nil •
uu»/bn more ihwi Dooqaemfi ifcre
!:mnr.) in June* •
--Illlll I .:
i t *l;«in# nn> nil • i ; iy, «tm!l I I--*
'./,/ lo t i n
i..I too Riucli 10 1
- '>i -Iii.il inli . i i l nil ihing* *
