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Show THE t03T WAIF. Tb. glt.eg. Ml 1.1(1.1 f.perle.e. tvf .. I'tpret. lete.tef. Tim night rtpmi. went tlmnlerinf ent of llopklrwvllle, Ky , nt 7 irtlook iliarjn Tho pntiger hvl uuulo them-tclmj them-tclmj comfortnblo, nml etorylhlnsj eeeiui-il nueplrloti. for quick, and anf run to nj.n1lle. Tenn Tim ona-ow ineawiigcr blinl.il lilmecll Mmtit lib o Lrun, gcttliiir M ' I" nrder, nfter whlcli, Uvlnu nothlnji elo to d. Ii tjiuntered lo tlw eiwi wltnlow met lookul tuil nt tha rWng moon What n glorloru night It wtti' Tlio full tn.wii riunu up from behind tin lire, and Initio over their ll n llko II Irnll "I lltr How iwnt nml l-aerfill otery thing l...krl. Thu thought, nf Ih" vv"f 'Man went linck to Imuut rtml niuther Wmpinl In ft delightful dream Ira "k i,.n mi tin. Imt nnintt to him, but rud lenly lio Juinmal up III alarm, for IioIiaiI henrd n mnarkAlliiaouiid- or. f.ilnt llltlo oIck crylnf "rapu." "Oh, what a ran I trick forth" 1 to playnn him ' ll """' I11"' "" llltlt (k nt once. Ho aewliwl every nook nml corner nnd looked lhlnd eviry bot, hut no lmbjr win to 1 founiL Wmt w.i ho to dot ll.fcltrertrdn Hint lie liml hennl tlio mice, nnd eoine-lliiiig eoine-lliiiig tuuit l done. Ah, h had It nt lu.t 11. rung Hi" l-rt Jtli H ld might, nnd tint conductor rntno turn rWly to know wjiat had liappenol Tlio imtMliifi'Mwirukll rtritctnctit wllidon. went lip, Iliad, wire puked nut, nnd rtTry nint ha I a mirml. fully mo halt u( them thinking It iniKt bo rubber. Vi lit n Hi" conductor returned lio tol 1 Hum llul tin tipnw. inciwiig. r lind 1,-anl tha cry nt a child lu hi. car nnd then h. inquired It nny child went tutu lNg Thl. throw nil tlinmulhtr. .rtf cut Into ii panla nf fright. Hut they eoon n.-otercil nhctilheyaaw that nil their own darllnga m Mfr, and every woman niprtwd tli" gtrateit ;in.ithjr fur tli; htllo .traugrr hitho Mpre ear. Tlie evi ti olunteerpil to go nnd a.lt In Iho hvutIi for His llttlo Imt waif, Imt to Hit tho conductor would not Tlio young tiinli In tho exprcM cat trai meanwhile) doubting thoi'tldettee. of hi. own MrtM-a, for ho.1 hu not lieanl thutolcof Ilocoitld.wenrtolt. Blowly lio ftluk. down on tho annio l.iT, when, inenlful hcnvein' there wna tho tulco ngnin crying "Maiiingi" Ah, ho luia It now Tlio rulcv come, fnun tho Ikix. Homo hearth, mother, prrhap., een ling her laiby by express (julckly ho oita tlio conl nj.ltakc. oft the iuutcbonrd lid. n, then It Ilea, tho dear little aoul, Willi Hi roft rurli and anowy drmit, I In lift. It out tenderly, and then, Imiglno hi. iur prlw It N n doll one of lldlaou'i .Nklng dot!.. Ktcry time ho aat down on thu box lid iroecU the rprlng. and then eaino the fnble littlo wall of "1.1(10, " l'lnnnnna,,, which luul enucd ro much eymjiaUiyand nlartil. Detrult IVeo I'reiia. |