The Last of Timothy

           SoaccomplishedapersonasthereadermusthaveseenatoncethatImadeawaywithTimothyinordertogivehislittlevestsandpinaforesandshoestoDavid,and,therefore,dearsirormadam,railnotovermuchatmeforcausingourpainterpain.Know,too,thatthoughhissympathyranfreeIsoondiscoveredmanyofhisinquiriestobepromptedbyamereselfishdesiretosavehisboyfromthefateofmine.Suchareparents.

           Heaskedcompassionatelyiftherewasanythinghecoulddoforme,and,ofcourse,therewassomethinghecoulddo,butwereItoproposeitIdoubtednothewouldbeonhisstiltsatonce,foralreadyIhadreasontoknowhimforahaughty,sensitivedog,whoeverbecamehighatthefirsthintofhelp.Sotheproposalmustcomefromhim.Ispokeofthemanylittlethingsinthehousethatwerenowhurtfultometolookupon,andheclutchedmyhand,deeplymoved,thoughitwasanotherhousewithitslittlethingshesaw.Iwasashamedtoharasshimthus,buthehadnotasufficiencyofthelittlethings,andbesidesmyimpulsivenesshadplungedmeintoadeuceofamess,soIwentondistastefully.Wastherenoprofessioninthisageofspecialismfortakingawaychildren’sgarmentsfromhouseswheretheyweresuddenlybecomeapain?CouldIsellthem?CouldIgivethemtotheneedy,whowouldprobablydisposeofthemforgin?ItoldhimofafriendwithayoungchildwhohadalreadyrefusedthembecauseitwouldbeunpleasanttohimtoberemindedofTimothy,andIthinkthiswaswhattouchedhimtothequick,sothathemadetheofferIwaswaitingfor.