The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-11

be sure he was right ana when she answered he wou
onow on. Al eng'n tho child op eaed door upon th
Hg1t nano, ana ,ne dim ghosty kght which was 'nu
~ med seemed only have the eGt ct OF revealing tn
ull horror o. the gloom lie moved With qoicke' steI
now ana when he reached the door he entered. III
stood within the apartment where the child and hel
parents lived.
II was email, narrow place. In the back, inner corner
OF tne o1aing, not over feet long oy about elk
wide because small bedstead took up the whole width
spo yooo part 'he length and in addition to this the
ceng Was so low tosi Oon could scarcey stand upright
WITH his hat on 10 thls apartment was the bed snail
table an OLD chest one chair, STOOL and ~ithn small
meme ID 'he rLmney stood coDmop portao furnace,
such as women use TO heat their fiat irons by
time In which burned few sticks of pine kndng wood
This the only cooking apparatus In the place The
floor through TO the bottom boards in
PAGES but ct y was neat and clean, though the wall
apd ceiling which could not be cleaned without money
were black and foul
Upon the bed lay young man, some thirty years Of
age whose jet black hair ard large black eyes
pg sance at those features was sufficient TO assure the
btnoder that the poor bad not long stay in this
ae Of tears II at ore.d aend pton bad set s
seal upon him. and the dark angel was at hand.
Near the head Of the bed when 0rou entered stood
womsn She was small In frame, not over seven and
twefV years OF age, and very pale and wan Yet she
was beautiful. Her features singuary regular and
symmetrical In their outline; her eyes or deep, liquid
blue and her hair of light golden bro wn-amost il
quite pure auburn her dress was clean but sc ant and
paicned and the vser quickly saw that she trying
TO hide her bare feet.
concern close by The head OF the bed which overlooked
small yard In the relr. This place home. Oh
air where was he TO get IL Did they open the door,
came in through he dark passage arising from the dirt
overpowering and II they opened the window they
cetved miasma coming up from such purescence that
yard as we VIII not describe Yet Il was there dear
reader-it was there-And about lived hundred human
beings into whose homes the fresh air OF earth
found entrance!
And these two people were the parents OF little Lizzie
II would have required further than
look It his face 10 prove that the upon the bed
her father and ev, Of the light haired mothers beauty
n ZZi m rah me HnVv
to her mothers embrace and having received bod Of
warm Kisses the turned TO the bed Her father reached
forth his wasted hands and drew her toward HIM. He
could not speak aloud but he impressed kiss upon her
lair brow, and then whispered blessing
where she had been, how she had Jared and why the
gentleman had come. Constance Milmer heard her
through, and then casped her small thin hands together
and In quick spasmocic tone she uttered-
"Ob good sir may the best blessings of heaven rest
upon you'll Indeed STR you have not thrown your kind
nees sway-upon my child, mean
g am sure Of that, my good woman," returned Orion
st shudderpg for he had not yet become used 70 the
terrible wretcncdness Of the place. Abb tongue an pen
Inadequate TO convey living idea of the utter squa
lid povery and ghasty horrors OF one Of those places
81 am sure Of that" our hero repeated. 81 felt
your child was worthy, and from her manner knew
have received good lessons in life from
her parents lsupposed you woul1 refuse to accept
The poor woman was upon the point Of ans wering
when heavy footsteps were heard In the dark passage
They were 1 not only heAcy but loud and cumpug with
and stood with her hands clasped and her frame trem
bling at every joint
II Is his step ~ che gasped
g Whose?p asked her husband, raising his head with
difficulty from the pillow
. Duffy Glicker's !" she whispered fearfrlly.
"Ha Tell me what that man wants. Why does he
seek your quickly uttered Orion.
"Oh cannot tell. lie has paper-one he got In my
native tSwn-but know. not what In In II. He-he
-oh Coo dare not tell yea
The youth could ask more, for at that moment the
door was opened. Little Lzzy uttered low, wild cry,
and shrank away behind ber found friend: the
mother crouchd close by the bed, though instinct
still led her to the whom she found protec-
ton; the dying man himself uttered faint I" God help
% while Orion turned just In to Glicker
and slunpkey elter, the former with huge bowie knife
in bis great hard hand
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