St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-09-18
CHATTER III.

Young, innocent, on whose sweet forehead mild
The parted ringlet shone in simplest guise.
CAMPBELL.
After breakfast one morning, when
had sent my cousin to arrange lit
tie matter of business for me, left Miss
Featherstonaugh promenading in the
piazza, and seen Annie seated in the
parlor at her drawing, l went up to
my room to write u letter. The win
dows were all open and, as / sat at
my desk in the corner between front
and side window, collecting and ar
ranging my thoughts, my eyes rest
ing at intervals on the lovely land
scape below, and the blue river wind
ing it's solitary way afar off, | heard
little feet ascending the steps of the
piazza, and then childish voice sup
plicating in pitiful tones for a few pen
mics to buy some bread
"Run away" said Miss Feather
stonaugh, "run off home, little rag
muffin no one encourages beggars
here"
Ihastened to the window to see
who it was, for knew, from The boys
earnest sorrowful tone. that he was in
distress and l knew, also, that moth
ing but real necessity would induce
any one to beg in our village but he
was gone. just then heard the side
door open, and going to the other win
dow. / saw Annie come ont and 90 to
the child who was crouchino down
close to the side of the house CRYING
bitterly.
"There. there. my little man don't
crv SO: here's shilling to muv some
bread run off and pet # as fast as
Won can But wait does not vour
mother live in the little COTTAGE nv tho
old mill ?,
eyes ma'amn p,
"And how IS # that Won oro in want
of bread9.
"Cos daddy cot drink and Mr. Nil.
lcr wonldn,t rive him anv moro work
and mother wos so s;ck che could've
do any more wosbin,u
What's vour name NV man ~
"Tommv Dale,
Every well Tommy rnn ov,y
now and pct the broad and t,Le :
home to yonr mother
Poor Fanny thouubt I as 7 r,m;na-
ted over th;s inc;dcnt 7 faar sha has
thonpht more of the EXTERNAL than tho
intornal in form;nr bnr ch;lTs chorac,
ter. was sorry That this affair had
occurred To he sure Il was tr;a;no
in itself and Florence was recantlS
from n large citv where there were so
many mendicants Ncverthaloss sucb
a want of charity in one So vouno inn
pressed me unfayorablv i finished
nv letter and went down stairs Miss
Featherstonaugh and nv cousin were
ENGAGED in am animated arnnment on
the propriety and imnronrietv of act.
inp from IMPULSE when / entered the
the narlor but Annie was absent -
Some time after She came in and
knew from the expression Of her in
genuous face, that Annie had been act
inc from the impulsc of her own oood
heart and that the family nv tho g old
milIv had been relieved and comfort
cd Towards EVENING" as we wander
cd through the cool Shaded walks O,
nv beautiful garden. II am very nroud
of nv garden. reader and with rea.
SOM Miss Feathcrstonauph praised
its nlan admired the arranoamnnt nt
the beds arbors and shrnbberv in her
own peculiarlv hannv and Sranh;c
manner which lent . charm to every.
thing described not entirely it's own
TN / was onitc drl;ohtnd and faIt
heartily ashamed Of mvseIf far bav;,.,
harhored o thonobt detrimental 70 The
beautiful being before mo Nv cons.
;nlistcned annrov;n~lv while no hus;ed
himself in GATHERING and arranoino
bouquets for us. noticed in the one
he gave to Annie white roses violcts
hcart's-ease and forret-me-nots bnt
in Miss Fcatherstonaughs / saw.
omonn o+hor svmhnI;col aou,ors 49,.
Ito hei;otrone and rod roses iho
oven;no WAS 80 ch arm;nr and T. mont,
ed still an hour Of taa-f;ma we con.
cInded tn extend onr walk Annie and
LEADING tho NAV towards tho r;,,or
nv, c,.,,s;n and M;ss OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
fnilow;n@ Indeed = alwavs hamnon
cd Iscarce,v knew how thai INV cpps;n
WAS Miss Fcatherstonan@h,s comnan.