The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-07-01
A Sketch, Bat not OF laacy.


BY JULIEN CRAMER.
1t was ptifu story. The poor creature,
who had waldcd twenty miles that day in
the heat Of a July sun, could scarcely speak
from very fatigue and when she had end /.
I'd her sad tale, there was scarcely a dry
epe in the whole company, albeit the bar |
room OF the villa c inn was crowded with .
sturdy III len to whom tears were novel;
Her baDy-as sweet an infant as ! ever saw
lay III tionlcss upon her breast, and
though the mother knew it not 1t ncvar
would move again save in the ag0nies oi
death.
Sne was no common beggar. There was
dignity in her appearance, as she crept
slowly towards the open door Of the hotel,
that COmmandedr spect and those who, u
moment before, We're tlllng the air with
their NOISY yoiciieralious. were silent as she
passed them on her way TO the house Her
poor let tidliy though coarscly clad were
biist.red, and every step left in its impress
trace oi blood. Sc only asked pcTmls-
sion 10 lest Tor an hour, and to moisten her
lips with water; but tnose rough backwoods-
men, gathered that day for lroic, could not
witness her suilcrngs unmoyed. Oue
brought her achAlr-dnOthoriHsistcd on adj
ding little whiskey (thc only stlmulCnt ne
Knew TO tie water 80 cravCd; and turd
uerc ulcan moist r would have rel . mr.
oi her ChIu had size not Clung neryOusly to
IT. 1t was delightful exhibition Of Tia"
heart. sac recrlvyd their att, ntlOns with a
modest gratciu.ulss Tat alone should have
won my sympathy haI not her iorlorn ap-
n a IA H.. A Al al
sull-bcautlul, though sorrow ana unkluu-
ness had sauiy Inarlcd the lines OF grace
She was evidently Of gentle Lineage, and
wnen sAe spOk her language assured mt
OF 1t,
Wncn somewhat rested, they Questioned
/ her OF her history and Intentions. In the
simplicity OF tneir unwordIy natures they
knew not tnat TINS mignt DC offensive, tncy
| meant wei! and kindly. hutnur she iy,t
tnat the Interest which they manifested was
sincere, or wnet or Heaven had purpOscly
ordered all the events tnat followed, | kuOn
nJt, but sne freely revealed ner history to
tnat ungentie crowd, whose exciaullt ons Of
surprise and anger. mingled with threats an4
noS ana tn a big round oath, attended
ner narralyc to its close.
Ii was the Old story. Living happily and
peacefully IN her tatu.r's nOus,--d cO4ntry
lcctOry IN Bag .and--sue mad .Oyvd, "uOy
wise.y but TOO Wvu.' Forbidden Oauds ana
long and painful otrugs,o between ugnl
and wrong love and duty-w,,e
followed W a misguided c,Ote.n- NJ In
still uuEcqItd par nud 10 TINS .ani, ana Tor
time ilvcd IN comfort and IuXd.y. But,
a.as, the romance vas Exhausted wIcn she
became another.
Un tue SAM night, when tLe first faint cry
OF the infant oroAs upon ner car, tue uuu4t-
urai iatner iOrsOUk them bytn, aid from tua,
hour she had neither seen o. heard iron.
nun. Penniicss, irlcndles-, hOmye-s, with
ner iirst rntlrnlng strength she st lortu
witmsier baOy on ner pilgrimage. Ncar!
ana iUOtsore snc yet staggered aiUng, day al
ter Jay, over the wld roaus Of tne wes.-
,ne oMy ann oi ner journey bong ~ scacD
tng SD coast, where sue hoped to beg d pas-
sase nome TO her iatI.r. rOOr prod "a! ! -
.{src were hiteen huirtd long lnIes BE-
en n,r anl ,ne AtlantIc, anu yet her en-
=, : - were uubfoGtn. Snc ict thi' g 80"
COd.d Out Tuatn uGr latI,r, tue OAy hI1Hd
sue mad vn earth al would be iorgIyyu.-
So sac srusg,vd Oh, day alter DAY, oea,in7
ner infant uu ncr DJsJ.n, stopping seldom,
ana ony Ior Ullti rest
ta.,lG. as sA, nau Ucyn Of h precious
~ n tuv cuiId was oyi.edty dying when
So, .u.-IeI a Hu.AD.c tavern Oh a pganIo Vi.
llInvis, wuere tuv scene Ul my story Ogcu.
red. IL naI IyuDtvss drawn Ia. poison ul
deatn Instead OI the noUusuin-Lt o. lie
IRON It, iuJtuy,', breast, ana tnu eXcys i've
neat vi tAc sun, whicA poured down upon
tn,In d. tu,y pa,s-u oss t"U snaa,ioss
p,lnl,, uaI completed tnc "Orh. Even "a,
sue 1uJ.I nvr narrative, tue pOOl lnlHg ,uN.
eGcd auG gtuancI laInuy vng VI two LOuyW.
s.y, MJt.Vus Vi Tue nnUo--one Ur t"o patu-
iIi s.spr, tl,n sIgmt qGv-rug oi tnc iilS
auu II was aeau, d-ad IA its mUtAoi r
anns
iueL saw the perfect exhibition Of hu-
man agony. oAc uttered ny words, but IL. &.
pa. spvac altha tAOu ,dud tUEgd-s GHI Cyt'
- i,dtuIL vi al count, nance. II " - W., ~
t,IaA sac CUuiI cnuurc. IicI hands IetLX, "a
tn-m uO,u, an4 tn, 90, pse would nave i.I. II
to I'll ,SiJ.n adi II no, been ctIg I y one
uI tne uy s,au4Dls. ouc tulu,u as loe os
d-ah, ana as rsid as Ina!v!, aud tne 81
u.OuI.nt sac TOO ,ay >tr,t tcuvu uOIOlO u. II /
leait nad Uttra"y OsOA,n Ia tue yIU.,n,O Il
nur anguish, ana Inc STRAIN Vi D,OyI IA |
lnat al. ,nO.ls AT I,stOratIon wuuu ~ Us.
less. a pnys,cIan came, but sac was D..
yvnd 81, AIS s>ln. iue rOor waud,r,r ~ As
at res,--and may be iu,swen, put 10 Ia,
doctors announcement luat CUu,d do uUju'
Ing, sOunAUd plcasanty III my cars. IL VA
U~st suv died tuuS.
AS tuey mtod ncr corpse to Lear TO a
room, tmerc iell from n,r bosom tV,hGt VI
god. AT tuat lnVlnD ut one Ut Inc ,Oiupdu ,
a pale young man, wno nad b n r. o -
days am Inmate oi the Inm, ANA "mose qu1,,
anu sorIUwIui uylnvaHOr nJd uny,lvrcd nIn
Ia ny atvIy, spIans forward ana graspcu thg
locAOt. lvucuins spring, II uuN opcn,dis'
clJsng-whLt the others never kNcw--gu,
tuU Oung man l,apcd wildly towards tn,
, cyrps,, aLu casting himself upon Il. sur,k,u
ratncl imam saiu, "aiy sister my poor So
l.r!"