Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1895 — What He Wanted [ARTICLE]

What He Wanted

A lady who was shopping noticed • vary small boy who was employed a* "cash” in the store, and being intonated in him began to ask him questions: “Would you like to live with me •nd have everything my little boy has?” she inquired. “What does your little boy have?” asked the child, fixing his large, serious eyes upon her. “Oh. he has books and tops and a pony,” and she enumerated a lot of things. "Has he any papa?” asked the child. “Oh, yes, he has a dear, kind papa who gives him all these things.” “Then I would like to be your littie boy,” said the child gravely, ’’ for my papa is dead, and I would rather have him than any of the other things.” The lady who hud been merely talking to the child for amusement had hard work to keep back her tears at this naive confession.