Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-10-10

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and waited until another carriage iof "n'0i
they had sent, came for them;
Ah~and thew were with the girl who
was hurt:" ,-.,,.or NJ.
T;verton would have gone IN, only told nm
Won were dressing her wounds, and he said h'
would wait. He will come this afternoon.
/" Was he tall handsome man, with {
proud, noble looks :"
.Yes-exactly."
"Then it must have been Paul Tiverton
He is one of the wealthest merchants il
the CITY. visited his wife once. She is
ga"
"An unfortunate idiot, suffering torture in
her own inordinate pride" suggested the
youth, with smile.
exactly Then she displayed herself, did
she?
."FIIy. She cannot have very strong af-
fiction for her child. Or-I wont say that.
She allows her whims to crush her love some
times.
Every likely. She is curious woman.
"But the father has a generous heart, re-
sumed Orion, feelingly.
Yes he is good man.. But You must
excuse me now. must hasten away and get
some additional fixtures for that arm.
sIhats right. sir. Do all you can, and
when it is done L will be responsible for the
payment"
"You Just look out for your share, my dear
friend,' said the doctor, with smile. IF
YOU will find room and watchers, will look
out for my end of the BEAM
Orion thanked the generous physician, and
then the latter left the place. In few mo-
ments more Mrs. Lindell came out. She had
come to see Lizzie before she went away.
The kind woman spoke some words of com.
fort, and having kissed the little girl once
more, she turned to her son.
II don't think l shall work to-day, he
said.
II will 60 down with Lizzie, and then come
home, so as to be here should anything be
wanted
His mother liked this arrangement and,
having renewed the assurance of his early re-
turn, he helped Lizzie on with her hood, and
then, taking the bundle which had been pre-
pared, Re turned from the house. In few
moments stage came along, and into it the
youth lifted his charge, and then followed
himself.
During the ride several well dressed ladies
took particular notice of Lizzie, and whisper
ed together Of her remarkable beauty.
"What a strange beauty" said one. 81
never saw in one 50 young SO much of subdu-
ed, calm, digniied beauty. She possesses the
loneliness of maideniy developement."
"Ah," thought Orion-and he came very
near thinking it aloud, for he had overheard
the remarks, ''If you knew the great expe-
renee that little heart has lived you would
not wonder at the development of which you
speak" And then he turned and gazed
again into the face of his little companion.
Finally the stage reached the narrow pas
sage which led to the gold heaters court, and
Orion had paid his fare and alighted. He
went into the shop, where he found the men
all at work, Mr.. Carney having out the metal
for beating. Our hero had explained all that
had transpired since he left the shop on the
previous night, and his employer not only
readily excused him from his duty for the
day, but put his hand into his pocket and
took out FIVE, dollar bill, which he babe his
foreman expend for the poor people as his
own Judgment should dictate. Then he
took up the little one and kissed her, and aft
ter this Orion led her away. They moved on
to Anthony-street, down which they turned,
and ere long they reached the low, filthy,
pestilential locality known as the "Flve
POINTS,
Yet Orion found it much improved in GONE
respects from what it had been when he was
there last before this. Where the sod Brew
cry, had stood, propped up by rum holes, and
loaded with moral death, now stood the ca
pacious structure, known as s''rhe Five Points
Mission" within which spirit was at work
souine sueh poor Lost ar,as as could be Iea1iI'
ed.
Yet he saw misery and degradation enough
to make him shudder. There were vice and
crime enough apparent without much search
and not feeling in the mood for witnessing
more scenes of this kind than he could posi-
bly, avoid, he babe Lizzie lead the way at one,
to her home.
sit is right here" she said, with percep
tible shudder.
"Wheres" asked Orion, who had hoped
that she was not obliged to live in this very
sink.
She pointed to place where few rickety
wooden steps, protected by broken balusters
led up to an open door-wa and said, sThere.
She spoke the word in fainting tone, and
seemed to have been hurt, or panied in the
pronunciation.
The building was upon the corner of An
thony and Little Water streets. The base.
ment was occupied as low gIoggery, of the
worst kind; and something of its character
may be known from the characteristic name
it bore-it being generally known, even BY
its frequenters, as 'sTRe Gate of He'll" AND
God knows the name was no lie. 1t was true
true as the Death that reigned within Orior
just looked as he passed the door-he saw thu
crowd Of poor lost ones that lowered abou
the suiphuric flames, blinded by the fell glare
ane so scared and scorched that nearly all the
semblance of humanity was gone. He groan.
ed within himself He said, half aloud
"God have mereg on them i'-and then pass.
on. He assembled the dirty steps, (the door
he was to enter being exactly over the door oil
the groggery) following closely behind the
girl. Anumber of poor wretcles, both male
and female, stood around, ard he saw them
glare vacantly upon him, though he could
not but notice that feeble light would spring
to life i'll their eyes as they saw the bundle he
carried. As he entered the building he came
directly in front of an open door way which
looked into small, filthy apartment, upon
the hoor Of which, among rags, dirt, and
few green, wilted corn husks, lay three fe-
male forms, while some half.dozen nearly
nude children sat near them, greedily eating
the tips of green ears which had been thrown
away among the husks-esting them raw and
gritty, aud seeming thankful for their meal
While the youth had been noticing this
from the three women he would have turned
quickly away, but the poor little ones attract
ed his attention-whie noticing this, his
guide disappeared. He called to her, and
heard an answer from the left. He turned
hls eyes IN that direction, but only peered in
70 utter darkness. He could see that a mr.
row passage opened in that course, but he
could only see some three or four feet from
him.
aWhere are you J" he asked.
sHere," he heard the tiny voice reply
"Come-the floor is whole and strong"
SO Orion stretched out his hands on eithel