Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-12-17
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THE LITTLE OUTCAsT.


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3; o.4t BY MRS, ID EhlsoNs65is., tsa ST. isa
.-77--- e .f,Fss .ft,,s1y ,st4s,li, !.
9'' 'daYn'tI stay, man I'll do anything you
giVeme-cut wood, 90 after water, and do All Yoir
enands.' i.na fI7. IS ast,fiffl .aitAEai ! ajii
The troubled eyes of the speaker were filled With
tears. 1t was lad that stood at the outef door,
pleading with a kindly looking woman, who still
seemed to doubt the reality of his good Intentions
The cottage sat by itself on bleak moor, or what
in Scotland would have been called such. The
time was near the latter end of September, andn
heIce wind ratified the fthe only naked
trees near the house, and flew with a shiveIng
sound into the narrow doorway as if seeking foL
warmth at the blazing fire within. slsl- y
Now and than snow flake touched with its soft
oMllthe cReek9f the listener ior whitened then
angry redness ofthe poor boys ibenunabed hands.
i Inc woman was evidently 10th 10 gHnt the poor
BOYS request and the pecnliaI4 look stamped upon
his features would have suggested to any mind an
IIldea OF depraylty far elond his year,. gEi3e
But her woman's heart could not resist the sor.1
Tow IN those large out by no means gray
eyes. ~ tiais 10 ll;s nlF.jg7
"Come IN at any rate till the good man comes
home; there, sit down blythe fire. you look perish
ing with cod e and she drew rude chair up to the3
warmest corner; them suspicously glanclng at thes
child from the corners of her eyes, she continued
setting the table for supper. 6sl aii s4Eg
| Presently came the tramp Of heavy shoes; the
door was swung;open with quick jerk, and Thea
ftgood mani presented himself, f,awearied with la-
bor look of diligence passed between hRWifeie
and himself; he too Scannedthe boys face with an
expression not evincing satisfaction, but, neyeTthe
less, made him come to the tnbIe, and then enjoyed
thez zest with which he despatched his supper
Day after day passed. and yet the boy. begged to -
be kept t;ony till to -morrow; $50 the good couple &
after due ion conclude that as long she
was SO docile, and dworked so heartily, they would 2
retain him. 81 sait5ls; GAO - s9i
One day5in The middle of the winter, pedlaf :
long accustomed to trade 1.-THE cottage, made his y
4 aOO6alaQCe.,
II he had been waited tor.i - 80, l5il i.ei7
tS9oni have hoy out there splitting WOOD ~.
see,Y he sad, pointing 70 the yard. a4t'. -
| eyes. do you know hlniN 8 i.t = }si7
81 have seen him. repliedthe pedlar =
| | t.Anda WI ere+-wh hois. .hei what's he!s'3.
jail bird and the pedlarswung his PACK over :,
his shoulder; that boy, young as he looks saNtls
| in court myself and heard his sentence
keertnllY alter him. a!'hGfa 5sss ai.i
| OIL there was something SO honlole IN the Wold =
lail-the poor woman tte1oied as sns iSlo p
her purchases; nor conidahe pe easy ul sne eaiiea
the hoyin,i and assured !nms That she knew thal :
DARK part OIL ms hlstoTy y.t.'i 70 - =
ashamed uistIes me cnlle nuns "
headt his cheeks seemed pursuing WIN stns ao.
\ 0lo0di ms lips qu1SeIeuS ulsi was PalltS4
as wildly upon hls orehead' as me worn were
l branded into the heshs iisli yi-- ~ is
/ ttWellY he mutteredS ms Whole frame telakln
as II nutdenol gnu OF
off 81 may as well go TO rum fat no
use In mYtrnngt to. DO nales anu
despises mel may as we'll 60 to ruin at
n y 9n
tenough Tor Hlghfl that De
came you TO go sotlong 10 tnat sdLeaalut Placss
here wasy you.re motherZ-Wh
'Qhl' exclaimed me poy, WIN q pnIst Oh g,eI!
that was terrible 70 behold; NAM no m9tneLi
lQhl1 hainlt mo mother ever since 1was oapy.
IT'D only had anmother," he continued hls an
gpsh growing vehement ana the teata oet
from his strange looking grey eyes 81 W9uld Mt
a, q been bound out, and Kicked and cuneaI ana,
laid on to with whips. II would nj "a been saneFs
and got knocked down, and iTun away, ana atheu
4 stole because Twas hungry. OIL hain't got no
d notheITl nam gorl ln9 liau ny
Il moIaeF slhee was W
.3 Inc Vas az slie peIh
and ne SANK qt ms kIse' sooutns 60.
soos, ana Ep9plng me n9t tels
knuek!es. eo tnaE W. w. n
lmoYedF Dl9 she c9lay pP plu nll PaeA 1p @ aiiu Us
j Iof-the 1ail- oldt ,.,ft 80.
+ Np,no; she had been mother, a1d tnongh az ~
her chdr en- slept under Ihe coia tne cnuleM
yard, she was mother sall:, ~. -.
She went up to that poor ooys not 70 hasten MN
awaYi but to lay heri tligers Kindly soItly on hg
head; tell him olook up, and from hencetoEtn nna
IN her another. les; she even put her arm q bout
the deserted child; she pout-S
Il ed from hepmothefs hAert, sweet, wonanlY words
lwords ofcounsel and Tenderness '
Il OH how, sweetFwas her sleep that night; how
Esoft her pillowl She had linked poor, snhefing