Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-06-12

stoop, little before her, came young
lady, muffled in furs to her rosy cheeks.
She paused suddenly with look of com
passion. You seem very poor. Can't
do something for you .
Il am hungry. am cold,' said Anna.
Cold | should think you would be-,
said the lady shudGering.
For PHYS sake, Harriet struck in
gentleman, who had opened the door and
come out Immediately after her, don't
stand TO talk to that girl. You'll catch
your death. Here, III give her theSe,and
do you come along. You'll have TO walk
fast to keep warm this bitter morning
He held ont two three cen, pieces
They slipped from his thickly gIoved fin
gers, and he left Anna TO pick them up.
Before she had succeeded in doing so he
was out of sight, the young lady pressed
close to his side. Anna ran to the near
est bakers and bought loaf of bread.
You can't stay here to eat it, girl said
the bakeress, and she reluctantly left the
we'll warmed shop, turned the corner in
the Avenue, and sat down on stoop.
The bread was hot, and after filling her
mouth, she plunged both hands irto the
middle Of the smoking loaf; she pressed It
10 her freezing bosom.
Come, you woman said policeman,
taking her by The shoulder these are fine
tragedy airs. Don't you know you
mustn't sit here 2
The wretched girl rose and tottered
away, completely overcome. Surely she
had reached the depth of depreciation, sine
had been moved on by policeman.
The gentleman and The young lady, re-
appeared. There's that girl hanging a.
bou, here yet Anna heard him say.
20 father replied the young lady,
she is eating a loaf Of bread that she
bought with the change you gave her
well, let her 90 home and cal ii tprop-
erlv then. She's not starving now, GER
tanly,' he said.
Home
The plate glass doors Of their house had
.ony Just closed after them when Anna
fespied upon the pavement lady's watch,
dropped doubtless, by the bright rich girl
who had just disappeared. She raised
lit, and held il moment in her hand.
Within that small enameled thing was hid
food, warmth, clothing, shelter. What
wonder if her eyes fingered upon 1t, and
her brain grew dizzy with temptation.
| Letus not attempt to estimate that con-
hict, we who have never shivereG home
less and hopeIessly outside of rich man
door. Anna mad taken a step TO restore
the watch, when out busted the tall gen.
teman.
Here, poliece, polece, my daughter
has lost her watch, stolen, | think likely
by girl who--Oh ! here she is behind
this post
The watch was in Annals hands. very
fortunate = saiG Mr.. Miller. But how
hardened, as well as adroit You must be,
to steal from one who stopped to give you
a kind word
Relieve me, implored Anna, i did not
steal it. The lady dropped it,
Nonsense 1t would have been shiv-
cred III a thousand pieces. You'd do
much better TO confess it y
\ seed her round SAID the policeman,
mot quarter of an hour ago, and told her
to be off, but she knowed wha, she want
ed to be al too well for that
90 be merciful shrieked Anna, wild
, ly, am innocent. can get no work. /
am starving. | am perishing with cold.
Y on will not even let me warm myself
by any ofyour fires
Nonsense said MIR. Miller.
Come along with out any fuss, young
woman said the officer.
Anna looked from one harsh brow to
another. All light, all hope went out OF
her heart. liz hands and her head drop
ned and the officer half carried her 10 The
station house. She tainted away when
she arrived there, and they laid her on
one of those beds which never get cold,
occupied as they are by such continual
succession OF dirty, noisome outcasts.
There she, the child Of clergyman, edu-
Gated, refined, spent the day AMI night
along with the vicious, the debased' The
intoxicated. The next morning she was
marched INTO tne poliCe-Sou'' W." "
crowd of wretches.
.Whas is your name 3 asked the magis-
trate.
She could not give the honorable name
of her dead father. 'MaryJones,' blush
for the falsehood dying on her cheeks:
It's astonishing what number OF Ma
ry Joneses we see here, said the Judge.
well Mary, what have you to say 10 TINS
charge =
Il found The watch on the sidewalk sir,
answered Anna, almost inaudibly.
Found it? O! that's Tie old story.
But her words we're corroborated by
two boys. who had seenher take some
thing from the pavement and Mr.. Miller