Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-03-19

drew his easy chair closeto the Gre and en-
ssonced himself therein, wrapping his tri- (.
coiored dressing gown about him. 81 wish /
/ were married. 7 know alaiy-board in '
the same house, too-aud I believe she'd /
have me. ii were to aslther. / mean the
pretty music teacher. She is young, deli ,
cate and araizble; onlyt there seems to be
selnsthing melancholy about her, as though
she had known sorrow; besides, she is
widow. l like her though, and believe
she likes me- III think this over. 1 have
plenty of money, and nobody to spend it
upon. Yes. think viii ask pretty
Madame Victor to marry net
Rap. tap, tap! e
Come in.-who's there
"Please, sir, it's your clean clothes"
"Clean clothesl and pray who are you,
you little cherub. and where do you come
fsorn7''
al am Lauretta, sir; and I live with
Bridget. who washes year clothes, and she
sent me with the basket tonight"
"Ycs. / should think she had, you little
ducklings and the basket is bigger than
yourself! Come and sit down in this
chair by the fire and warm your toes
there. now! Iwant to talk with you. Are
you Bridgct's child?"
"Oh, no, SIR and look of care passes
over the little face
"No. thought not. Washerwomen's
children don't have such eyes. nor such
broad foreh-ads, nor such soft hair
Well. birdie. how came you with Bridget?
Haveyou no parents?'' Gee
"Idon't know / only dream 1 have
Bridget lets me stay with her because /
can sing"
'.Sing! and what has that do with it,"
"Oh, sir, Using my songs in the great
houses. and they give me sixpencss, and 1
take them to Bridget"
"Aha, you pay your board, them
Well, little Lauretta, viii you sing for me
now?''
Eyes. indeed" and the little one stands
up in the middle of the rug, and, opening
her rosebud mouth, she sings CGsta D;ra'
'Bless my stars, what voice! know
something of music myself; at least enough
to know that such a voice should be q
fortune to the one-who possesses it. Little
one, where did you learn that?"
Nurse taught me-
Nurse? Who is nurse?" -
<.Nmse is dead" The dark eyes fill
withtears, and the ruby lips are quivering
Mr.. Patron walks up and dowu ths
room. His curiosity is excited as well as
his pity.
-aPlease, sir. shall Ihave my basket
Bridget viii scold if I stay so long"
''No. little one, Iwillcarry the basket
lam going home with YOU"
'.It's Up five flights of stairs. sir. and
there is no light in the passage :
-"All the more reason should go with
you. Now am ready. Come my little
singer, you and viii be better acquainted
before long. Don't fall down these stone
steps; keep hold of my hand; here we are,
IN Broadway Now where do we turn
down Prince street. hey? and now down
Crosby. What do you live in this alley
Oh never fear, little Casta Divo, 1 shall
tread safely enough while this little hand
leads me. Ugh how many more fight,
are there? only two? Wei can eliml
them if you can. SO, is this the door?'
,"Och, and is it you, sir, that would b,
afther coming to see poor woman at thi.
hour? VIII you be seated, sir?''. sale
Bridget, wiping wooden chair with he
apron. "Your shirts were not ironcd t.
be suiting We, maybe?" :.
rsShirts all right. Bridget. came tt
bring home your little girl, and to ask 20,
something about her. She has been sing
ing to me. Will you tell me where sh,
came from?"
fsYe takes deal o. trouble for lon;
bit Of a childer, indeed, sir; but her stor
is not so veral long. She lived with fur
rim woman, in the room below, named
Theresa. The woman said she was wait
.ng-maid in Loretta's family, in Italy
somewhere, and while she was ont witt
the child, then only two years old, for th'
sake Of the air, there came big row in th'
city, and the ehild's father was in the mid
die Of it, and got kilt; and when she reached
the house, all in alright, sure it was all OF
fire, and the mother of it gone, and nivi
was she able to find her at all. So sh
Kept the child, and comes to America wild
it; for she heard tell how the streets her
were paved with gold; and when she came
and found nary gold nor food but for tn
warking, she had to go to work as all W
poor crathers do; and she took In washin
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