Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-03-11
Casta Diva.

Wlll our Wild errors be forgiven?
Casta Diva.
Heigh ho.' signs Mr.. Patron. n,vbat !. FIR
lorn thing it is to live alone!" and he drew his
easy chair close to the fire and ensconccd him.
sell therein, wrapping his tri-colured dressing
gown about him. g wishl were married. /
know lady-boards in this same house, too
aud believe she'd have ne, if were to ask her
mean the pretty music. teacher She isyoung
delicate, and amiable; only there seems to he
something melancholy about her, us though she
had known sorrow; besides, she is widow. 1
like her though, and believe she likes inc. IN
think thisovcr. | have plenty of money. and
nobody to spend it upon. Yes, think Iii ask
pretty Madame Victor TO marry me"
Rap, tap, tap!
Come in!-who's thcre!"
:" Please, sir, it's your clean clothes"
Clean clothes! and pray who arc you, you
little cher1b, and where do you come frotny
am Lauretta, sir, and live with Bridget,
VINO washes your clothes, and she sent me with
the basket Tonight"
Yes, should think she had. you little duck
ling; and the basket is bigger than yonrge!fl
Come and SIT down in this chair. by the fire aud
warm your tOeS-therc now l want to talk
with you. Are you Bridgets child?p
S On no, sir" and look of care passes over
the little face
w. 1 NOT. =sAH1SnefWOuen'S. chill
dTen don't have such eyes, nor such broad fore.
heads, nor such soft hair. Well, birdie, how
cannc you with BrilgetI Have ycu no parents Pr
. don't know. ! only dream have. Bridget
lets me stay with her because can sing
"Singl and what has tllat to do with it2''
Oh, slr, sing my songs in the great houses,
and they give inc sixpences, and take thc,li to
Brilscf"
:. Ana yon pay yourboartl then? We'll, lit.
tie LaurvtlI, will you sing for me now ~
Yes, indeed, aud tbs little one Stamds up III
the milIlc Of Inc rug, aud, opening; her rosebud
'ionGil, stlesii,gs Gasta Diva
. Bless my stars, what voice! Iknow some
;nat such a VOICES !iouid be fortune to the one
,yt'o possesses it, Little one, where did you
curn lhntGN
j" Nursc tanght me"
g Nurse9 WHO is Nursc?"
Nurse is dead" The dark eyes ill with
tears, aud tile ruby lips afcQnivvTing.
Mr.. Patron walks UP aud down the room. Ills
curiosity is excited as well Us his pity.
. Please, sir, shall have my basketg Bridget
will ScOld the ii stay so long,
- No, little one, will carry the basket; an
going hone with you"
Its up five flights of stairs, sir, and there is
olight in the. passage'-
An the more reason should go with you.
Now ain ready. Come, my little singer, you
and will be better acquainted before long.
Don't fall down these stone steps; keep hold Of
my hand; here we arc in Broadway. Now
where do VIC turn? down Prince street. hey3
and now down CrosbyG What! do you 1--we in
this alley? Oh, never fear little 'Casta Diva, .
lshall tread safely enough while this little hand
leads me. Gghl how many more flights are
there: only twoP We'll, we'll l can climb them
| if you can. So, is this the door?"
Och, and is it you, sir, that would be afther
comm to see poor woman at this hourl Will
hps ted sir SniI Reid n
wooden chair with her apron. Your shirts
were not ironed to be suiting sc, maybe"
Shirts alf right, Bridget. L-came to bring
home your little girl, and to ask you something
about her. She has been singing to me. Will
| you tell me where she came from ?"
g Ye takes deal o. trouble for lone bit Of a
childer, indeed sir but her story is not so vara
/ long. She lived with furrin woman in the
room below, named Theresa. The woman said
she was waiting maid at Lauretta's family, in
Italy, somewhere, and while she was out with
the child, then only two years old, for the sake
of the mir, there came n bigrow in the city, and
the Guilds father was in the middle of it, and got
kilt; aud when she reached the house, NIL in
fright, sure it was all on fire, and the mother of
it gone, and niver was she able to find her at ALL
So she kept the child and come to America with
it-for she heard tell how the streets were paved
with gold; and when She como and found nary
gold nor food, but for the warking, she had to
go to wark as well as we poor creatures do; and
she took in washing in the one room down stairs
buthiver bit would she let this child do for
| itself, but waited on it like slave, and only
taught it to sing, it's mother did before it. she
said and last year Theresa died. This poor
little creather took on so bad. that took her
mesilf only Ill be bringing her up differently
Entirely; Ill taclle her to earn her own bread ut
any rate, and so l sinds her out livery day to
sing TO the great folks, and make her help me to
carry round the clothes; and that's all, sir.r
1t was very good in you, Bridget, to take
the little orphan You have saved her from a
sad fate You will be rewarded, you may de-
pend."
Bridget raised her eyebrows and dropped a
courtesy, while little Casta Diva, y as Mr. Pat
ron, then and ever since has called her, hid her
face in the bed aud sobbed to hear her own story
related. The kind gentleman looked ut her ten
derby, and then cont nuetl:
have n plan for this poor Child, which Will
at once relieve you of your charge, and repay
/ you't0r your goodness of heart. Good MigliI,
little otei leone tomorrow. Dry your tears,
| for l viii yet make you happy. Hers, Bridget,
Is some money tor you, aud Ge sure you do mot
send her out To slug again, have something
better iur, her tu do. :.
Bridget drppped another courtesy, and her
lnOuty oeAed wide, Tor she was all aud
bewl!dered oNclusiuIt to- nSorroN
1mpo1Ja14t Notice.
ENG desirons Of selling my large stock Of French
- BrAnsess French and German Wines, Imported Vb5.
and qaors q All kinds; laFe lotOf
I treby tntoEl and the Public