Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-12-03


,radesmsn (not an usnrer) in The way Of
business, than TO ask loan of friend.
The shopman, after many questions, and
much impertinence (for he saw the girl
was poor. and. in his own opinion, he
was an individual of great importance
himself consented to take the ring. but
would only lend half the sum demanded.
Five shiIlings, and if you don't redeem
il shall lose by it, said the man. with
as much apparent sincerity as though he
spoke the truth.
We'll. then. five shillings,' sighed Jane.
The ticket was made out. The money
was paid. and Jane lef, the shop. 1t was
great disappointment, to have got only
five shil!ings for the ring. She was
strongly tempted to beg. Would her
grandmother be angry! 1t was market
day at Rocktield. and there were we'll
dressed people walking in the streets
ladies with smiling. happy faces-some
of them leading by the hands little girls.
younger than herself, who were snugly
wrapped in furs and peiises. Then these
ladies were buying a, the shops-not
mere necessaries, but Injuries and dain-
,ies-toys for The children, ornaments for
their houses, fruits and preserves for fam
lily enjoyment.
'Ah.' thought Jane, 'ihose ladies', hav
ing so much money 10 spend, will not
refuse to help me. | won't show them
the five shilllngs-but no-no,' she
hastily corrected herself, Il have five shil
lings and that. as grandma m says, will
keep the wolf from the door. There are
poor folks here. who. perhaps. have no,
penny-let them get aims from those
who are disposed 10 give. Ii were to
beg should only wrong such as have
neither money nor food
Thoughts akin to these passed rapidly
through the girls mind, aud she deter
mined to return home withou. delay, lest
her grandmother should grow uneasy at
her long absence. And in the act of in
creasing her pace, she felt for her money,
which, folded in piece Of paper. she had
thrust in her bosom, to assure herself that
il was safe. Alas. alas it was gone. the
ticket was also gone.
They were gone. With ashy face and
palpitatng hear. she felt and felt again.
They were gone. Overpowered by her
| misfortune, she sat down upon door
step aud wep, in agony. The house to
which the door step belonged was evil
| DENLY the habtailon Of wealthy indi-
vidual. |, was situated in the arstocratic
quarter of Rock6eld Moreover it was
exactly fronting the church, whose taper
spire pointed, like the clergyman's Sab
bath finger, upward; and which. being
thus set, on week days before the eyes
of those who dwelt in this and the djoin-
ing houses, could not out revive in their
minds each morning, and every hour OF
the days OF labor, those lessons which
had sunk so deep in the hearts therein.
on the preceding day of rest and worship.
| Not tina, the owner Of The house in ques.
ton could be supposed to need such all.
moni,ion-for the proprietor Of the door
step upon which poor Jenny sa, and wept
was the clergyman. Opporlunely. or
otherwise. i, happened a. this critical time
the reverend gentleman. who had been
summoned half an hour before to attend
the bedside of dying man. returned
home. accompanied by friend who had
Joined him on the way.
what what-what is this! exclaim
ed the clergyman, pointing with his golt
headed cane to the weeping girl. "A
child crying on my door step. Really
how ina,ten,ive my servants are! The
old cry, say. Ell. Fisher! Want, hun
ger--,hat's it, eh!'
Il shouldn't wonder replied the reve-
rend gen.leman's companion with shrug
'Come-come-spe out. child crle'
the pastor. Didn't you hear me ask
you what was the matter! Do you know
who l am-eh! l am a clergyman and ;
magistrate Do you hear that! | allow
no beggars in Rockfeld. send them al
to prison. What, you amt afraid, ain
you!'
Now, Jane Foster, although she hat
hastily risen and was wiping her eyes
was not in the leas, alarmed. She curt
seyed to the gentleman, and was in th'
act of moving away.
Stop, stop; not so fast. | asked yo,
what was the matter! She does Tool
faint, docs she not, Fsher!' said the cler
gyman.
/; Yes. think she does, a li,--,le,' re
piled Fisher.
And if she did there was nothing ex
traordinary in the circumstance, for sh
had walked long distance. and had no
: broken her fast since the previous day
and then she had dined on potatoes.
l i feel con6den, tina, she is case @
imposition whispered the clergyman I,
his companion, with singular inatten
ton to his forgone remark; IN unmas
e ii. Now, my lille maid. he added alout
! .wha, is your name. and where do yo
come 'front.'
= The girl replied to each one of hi
y queries.
And what. ask you for the third TINT
what do you want on my doors.epv
AS if she were following the Hindo
l. method of sitting in dharna,' said Fishe
l. who had been traveller.
J. IL didn't mean any harm. SIR r,
e piled Jane. bursting afresh into tears.
r have lost five shlllngs; my grandmoth,
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