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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1903-12-17, Page 7ft By the Author o,I "A N'uald Be Journalise and ali Editor.". 0 NE APRIL MORNING a tiny figure in brown came tripping down the street mull paused in front of the window 1 was ' polishing. A ,pair of golden Drown oyes laughed up into 1 • . (;olden -brown curls float- ed a 1 a bright little face that was not exactly pretty but possessed a wonderful charm. "Hilo," she said, by way of opening the conversation, '•'uu'd you like to 44044 1110 skip?" "I'd be delighted to, but hadn't you letter skip on the sidewalk P The grass won't grow if .you skip 011 it, you know," and 1 looked anxiously at the few bullies we hal coaxed to grow. ••Course 111 skip on sidewalk. I couldn't skip un grassatyhow; then, then if 1 did, why 1'd gut my feet all muddy," and ahe looked distaiidully at the cherished lawn 1 Laughed, and the speaking fano' became friendly once more. Who are you, anyway P" 1 querieL •• Why ' and the eyes grew big with astonish - 11111.11t. •'d.H4't you know me? l'tn Fairy. But I kiowde) you, knowded you long time, ever ace 0110 Sunday night my Auntie and I were Mg from Churvh, ate you were down in you roller, ate Ulric light was turned on, alt' I BA you stamina' by your furnace, ate I knowd • you ever since." • I toh her to call nee '• Miss Isabel," and ' from that y the whole family WWI known by the Ilame u '•Isabel;" there was "Mrs. Isabel. Mr. 1 I, Miss Isabel, and the other Isalm•Is." . -•• What (Imre do you go to, Fairy P" "St. Andrew's 1 the mooning, Meneolial t. Sunday •h.s.l, me the little Mldh'dist Church nights that's where we aero C. I•nert 10111 when 1 sawed you." ' "Then you aro a !'reed, ter Episcopalian and Moth.+list, is'11t -- -Mars *Itive l -for sr+smell-s "Ye- es," doubtfully. "Say, did you ever hear story about lertric Tight pale that wiggle) l W ell, one night my Auntie sayif "Fairy, you mustn't Vu to corner,' 11111' 1 411.1 nn' it got (hark, an' he•tric light, got Iightel an' thin -pole wiggled right down on grouted, al' I g.•t ak,w,nl an' jai.' didn't l nm hone, a' there's my Auntie calling tales. (;u0ss 1 got to go but I'll 001110 'Ken 'mother day an' toll y.nl 'n..thuret.ry--w.meday when you' re all dwvessel up." She was gone, and i inatinceively l.trwighteneef my crooked collar and flying hair. A few weeks liter on a Sunday afternoon, the d.sr-114.11 rang, aria Fairy wassweanlcel.' When 1 carni' down I found her, prim and precise, perched up on the highest chair in the drawing -room, her two little feet shmking out straight in front of her. She was talking, as usuaLYalkimg with her whole expressive face and enter- taining " Mr. Isabel." ,- She greeted nee with a solemn bow, and coutintlei, •• Loeb live with 'nay father anal mother. Ince with my Undo and Aunty. My •father diel long, long time 'go, then my Mother diel too, then 1 Clme, to 111I'*-ith Acut y. Li.h.'t like her at first, 'cause you sere, I had to get'ead000...1 to her." f• Poor little girl, then you don't remember your MotherP" ••'Member her? why yea, 'nletlllser xll 1".ut her, what she looked like *n everything.. My 1 bet she wits * fine woman ; she was awful g..et are 1 felt real sorry when doe died. .Say. is that yyu' 111411 g.ssl dwess you cot on '' So Sodden was tine ch*ng,' from pathetih sreineneIet tp:eager interest that we disgraced oursel%es by laughing. Fairy bulgherl, dao- loe,aus, we were laughing. but she was neem nice mortr)denrUre little Kumla', r. • IMO Alm ....e.etr i.'. a ._ � 4....44 ..rwwfiw+ arae ,.,04414 .Nr 1r.,.P•,.. -e • . 1 ; . r_ w ; el riltma7 r2um6er, peoem!er, 1903. Awl a wile *u' her termA was was --' legs; to five year's old Gonion "who was going to be a soldier" "SapphirnY"' the little box of 'reed -coated tin men, to Emily a bee of paints, " Why yes, how'd you know P an' they went to each the gilt that he-tr she, best liked. Big, lough, fourteen ani sold some land, ane 'Nisi went to the 'Puente yarn old Tian, T the incorrigible, quick-tempered sailor boy au' the 'l'ostlo says: " How much did. you • get for that land P" Ali 'Nims says, "so much," an he never did, 4411' the'YIwUe says : •'Then you dwop down loud," aIMO did st,014 WI' that's whet you git for tenni' lies. And some Igen was carrying slim out, when his wife carne in, au"1'o,tla says t, her: "1 -jos. much . d'yuu get for that land P" Au' she says •'so much,' ai she never did, al' then 'Pestle says: e"Then you'll dwop down dead, too," an' she did' ai 04441's nrhlsl .you yet fur Cellist' lis, 'cause toy teacher said So, last Sunday." 0 • •. • -• • • " (Ally two weeks ate three days till Christ- mas," Fairy allnounrel, ono cold Ihfceinber day, "an you .can't guess what I'iS g ' g to gut. Saw Planta Claus in his big toy stole, au' I told him what I wanted, an' he's going to bring ole little gold bracelet, an' black-blwnl, an' watch an' chain, an' blue feather fin like Aunt Lil's, au little doll's cradle, aro' bicycle, an' a real live baby," she ended triumphantly, without having given rue • chance "to guess." " Last year he brought my little curly black dol, Tippy. Tippys a weal 11ic'0 dog, but babies Is ever s, much, deicer, don't you fink P An this one's going to be a dear little io,y baby, an' he can play with me • 1111' we oast take hits to Sunday Rch,sll. Lot',.• "Fairy," I said, "did you ever bear of the pure little children whofdon't have nice homes and who haven't anyone to love them and who don't get nice things at Xmas? Wouldn't you like t.. give 1.1110 of your things to help snake there -happy 1 Wouldn't you 'like to come with me t.. the Childroq's Aitl some day. before Christmas and take thine some toys ?' " Is they poor orfings," she asked i11 an awe-atrieketi video. Some are, and some have poor !irk " " Deesi t Santa Claus give them flossing? Doesn't they hang up their st'.-kiugul-.( But (••••l oho hail lost his leg r the year before while �`• p running on a lake i► boat, the,lsd who hal k11ow11 1106111g till he came to the Homo but the rough- est, blackest side of life, was transformed into a chivalrous little gcufleman as he write) patiently while Fairy tried to open the blwlos of his knife. •• is she your little sister?' be said. "Ain't she a 111440 little kid." - The older girls touched her rusk and admired (ler pretty dress. The little ottt rather stool 111 awe of her because of her rolatitnl-hip to the famous Nauta Claus family. all but baby Kitchnor, who clutched her dress with his sticky fingers and 'pulh„1 her hair ire glee. A very tired and sulalued but happy little girl came borne with ole. We were al t ,there before she apse o : "These ehildenls thought 1 was Santa -Claus' little girl, weilly an' truly," she chuckled. '• I'm going over to play with them some other day if my Auntie will let neo. Jus' wisht 1 had 'ern to play with all the time," she sighed regretfully. She was an "old-fashioned" little girl. end the pure of older p eo le was lavished upon her but she was son •tunes a lonely little girl, lunging for the cor wniotuhip of other children "W'islit J hail Ritchner," shsaid after a is pause. "Ihol't uu'span, he'd . do 'stead • of that bah ' Santo ,Taus is going t.. bring P Ali •'waps that baby's) get fworeu comb!' i the sleigh. I'll ask nay Aunty. My, di i t: those oranges smell gond P Ain't y. .nape/ hungry?;". It was owing to that visit that -Fairy get -a- -''+v..ally sr+ly-la+y .for Amax. iuml little orphan Kit•h- rit•r It happy home. The ether day she inn]: '• That Odle jus' worrftrl 11111 dr•tfully. He bn•aknplydollsan' hie tumbles *n'hurts 1lysself,' an' he hugs Tippy most to death, an' I'nl so 'franc he'll get the ammonia or s*nnefing- like little Jim- tue•y hal when he client; there he's miming now. Aima ho cute'?" A very dirtp.Ja0el little bey 'was coming across th-' holies II. hisehubby left hand clutched the`1e.g of Fairy's hest dull. the stately dy Ros•. whoa. proud head now w ,t the groumel. With his little- right nn he was able nit squeezing life out .1 the long- suffering little black curly'.ippy. your .Christmas groceries ;tong 4 Co. have prepared for the . holiday trade by getting in a splendid stock of fresh, new goods. New Raisins New Currants New Peels New Oranges New Lemons New Figs New Dates New Prunes Fresh Nuts Fresh Candies Spices, Flavoring Extracts, Canned Goods, Fancy Biscuits. Our Teas and Sugars aro of' guaranteed quality. We should be pleased to have your order e Square Sturdy , Co., Goatrrick • So • thing for Christmas or New Year's? 0. C. LEE invites yos to call at his store, East side Square, to see his sloe , goods suitable for the holiday season: BISsell Car. t Sweepers Carving Se in Cases Rogers' 189. goods In Xgivee, po s, Spoons, pagcy pieces -- the oest rat's "rare fn Silverware Parlor, ,(all and page' lamps - Fancy ?ea age C. . ee pots. Skates good an, harp Pocket age peg nivel Scissors, Ca: e Gongs, etc In fact, almost au endless variety fro a Toaster to a Happy Thought Range. You wi/l •.b'' s e to see some- \�thin at our store that will be both t?�sef to std pleasing. C. 0. L 44, Wuhrnf you flit £son $ Comphmegts Xrtistic j?ho tograpljy girl. Is you g g to 14 lay shed she raked. . •• Why ye.; if you will take me." "That's what I Camel for, an' say, 0 you 141110 wrrtlt 1110 i'll Como ev'ry Sunday a11' then we can go wiv each other, say 1 eagerly assented and soon she acne d*C- ing along beanie mo, Chatting gaily of every- thing around us, bowing condescendingly t1 the other_ ",'hildenls" we met, 1 graciously acknowledging the greetings of older peopla Suddenly the pause,, and her voile became mysterious as shi•said, "I''wrps 1'11 find it to- day." " Find what P" "The little tin tint' 1 lout, jus'- by that post in the boob -ward. D' you see it's" " When did you loose it P"- "Oh, long time ago, lar summer, jus' when i first went to Sunday School. But 4i waps smelt welted• it and pi'waps it's frosen. Just wisht I hal it now. Just fink of all the dings I could Any I" " But weren't ydn going. to give it in Sun- day School for the poor little Children who " Yea, then, but I didn't ; au' they'll never .kn',w if I did spend it now." No argument could convince her of the evil of her ways, so Sunday after Sunday, rain or shine, no matter what the other diatreetiona she never foiled to stop at the poet in the "bonlyvar,l" to look for tho little tin tints that Ii waps was fwoaen and p'wapa was melted." Hut a Sunday came when she didn't look. "Why, Fairy," I asked in surprise, "have you found emir little ten cents ? " "N -"ren," she answer- ed solemnly, the brown eyes opened wide, "hut (� p'wapom I'd be demi if I did get it. Mind yon there was • man, an' his name was 'Nit's, an' he FAIRY 1.41.144 tleise poor ehildenls hasn't got any stockings to hang up. Say, let's gn wight now - 1'11 won home 'an ask my auntie me .1 can give 'em my clothes, 'an' my dolls, an' 'por 'Tippy, an' the little gold bracelet when 1 get it', an' bots of things. But 1 dont want to..• give there the baby.'' "There aro plenty of babies there, dear,soonbut it is too soon to go yet. Santa Claus won't cornet till the night before Xmas. Let us wait -till the Monday before, and then we can say you are his little girl." Every day during the proposed weeks that fol- lowed Fairy came to discuss the proosd visit. An hour before the appointed time ort ,the all-important afternoon an impatient little girl with arms full of bundler stud ringing our boll. " Is you weedy," she said as soon as the door opened. " I'm sure those childerns will he wondering why we're not coming. Say, 1 guess God wanted us to go, 'cause this rimm- ing my auntie said it looked like rain an' I couldn't go to -day if it did, then I jus' prayed it wouldn't an' God didn't let it, did he P" "• L we nearly there?" she asked. fifty time on the way, and "what makes the car' stop s, often P." In the big 'play -room of the Home the chil- dren were gathered together when little Miss Santa Claus was announced by the. kind -faced motherly matron. Gravely Fairy walk e d around, giving to each child a present; to the wee t,d. dlora, Kitchner and Freddy, ' �^ the cloth doll babies, from ` �.'' which they immeli- >.tely \. r• pulled the arms and • i stilt le Lac Gre ' she's RI ht on de mountain Y. But d ,'loud ewe•pwi toy, will st•rop NomeNomehowgnieklylie want togo, Si. hell kiss tie 4 reuier down below. I,,•etle Lae n mer she's' all alone i'p on de mountain high, But she never"feee'1 limestone, r.el for w y? $11....)4114.110 winter was gone away De bird conte au' sing to her edry:.lry. Lindh) Lac (?rimier ehe'leall alone • flack on de'minutia!' den,, Ihit fie pine tree au' spruce, stat' ev'ryw'ere Along by de whore, an' teak' her warts For ley keep .00 win' and de winter , stone. Leede Lao (lrenier she's all *lima, N., hroior, no sister neer, Hat de swallow will fly, an'dle big nesse deer, A,,'carilo,u, too, will go long wry. T" drink de sweet water of Lac -- ' Grenier. Le,tlo Lac (}rnniwr, i see, y,.11 now 41,ler de rod of Spring, Macatoou'e aflh wt, an' de rnhins sing, De lily's beg' ' her summer dress, An' tmn6's w*kin up from Ines long, long rme. Leo,tle Lao Grottier ion happy now, Uut on de ole canoe, ' For I'm all alone, ma chore, Wit' yon, An' if only a rico Tight nail I hal 1'd try d*t fish 1st,*r Ile lily leis Lesetle Lae Grimier, 0, let oto• go Ihm't sink nn more, • • For.yonr voice is strong like tom noddies roar, . An'yuleite'f I'm 40.4 faraway, Fur visite you mow, leetle Lae linemier. r Ye 4, E Of course you want the bast. --whether it's Preaching, Politics or Phologra.p. For the best in Photography go to R. R. Sallows. He does/lis work with all he en- thusiasm of the amateur, combined with tke practical skill of the professiona\and the result is SUCCESS. \. W/tal belt% • me-� e�f 1(int for " kristmas mento co:Ia?' .you send a distant friend than a view of one the many pretty spots about the old town . Sallows has a great many to choose from, and you cannot get anything that would be more appreciated by the absent one. year, bee 11, 1903 ►nmmm 5oderlek, 'dirt• 1 very little coin. 41 23 a a a a 61.96 and $1.75 110.60 for $7,50 110.60 •• 106.50 116.60 " $1800 $6.00 for $9.60 $6.00 " $9060 1 for $2.50 1 dally such as we are 23 or 944 he. Bp purerl 0. Others in pu !stela, a favorite, es. some made up a a 23 a re a • Beaver overcoats in l heavy, all -wool reef - one you know some . out all our clothing, venir nge. - ut an abundance of fresh air In the whatever is cooked ,in is distasteful and althy. ire specially suscep- to impurities while roasted -their rich • is retained only the oven to ptue. esh Air. the Souvenir. Impure. vemee'ba its t k. r PICTURE. FRAMED ARTISTICALLY Studio: Coiner Square and AlfonMtat Street R. Sallows How aout your --Light? 46. 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