Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-09-15


another part Of the city retraced he steps,
was 1t bis guardian angel that prompted
himY '" "' " 't
He bad nearly reached the place toward
which his steps were bent, when he felt
light touch on his arm. He looked down.
There was The face Q: The portrait-only
more natural-much sweeter in express
sion. His heart beat as it had never bea,
before.
| "Msy l ask your protection ?" said
sweet voice-"some one has followed me
and spoken to me more than once, and
=" the lips trembled, and the eloquent
eyes swan In tears. ''s
:" Certainly / viii protect YOU" said
Robert, drawing her hand within his arm
-"aud as to that scoundrel over there,
know him, be should be chas,sei as he
deserves. He will before long if he is
not careful"
The man met his eye and skulled along
a back street. 1t was Moseley the keeper
Of the slop shop.
"1 should not have been ou. at such an
hour, but my mother needed medicine"
she said as they walked along.
They moved rapidly away, till they
came to the miserable building where Hv-
ed Annie and her mother Annie's cheek
burned as the young man asceuded the
steps and opened the door for her. There
was loud and disagreeable sounds up
stairs the entry was dark, and poor An
ME stood hesitatiIg. ..''.
"They are very noisy and quarrelsome
some of the families ia the ROOM she
said timidly.
"stop moment" calculated Robert
Sou,hey. And be knocked at one of the
doors. "Lend mo light to show this Ia
dy up stairs he said to the woman who
appeared.
The occupant Of the room buried to
light another candle. As she gave it to
him he placed a piece Of money in her
hand which she was not loath to take
and desiring Annie to follow him, he went
as far as she directed! The door of the
great garret stood open, aud Aan;e's
mother, with a strange gladness of her
face, looked Out towards Annie; as she
came up the stairs. --z=a ~
THANK this gentleman, mother, for bis
kindness in protecting me from the insult,
said Annie gently. But l left you sick
i an well now exclaimed the excited
widow, and hereis what has cured me-
She held folded paper in her hand. The
viii tina: was lost 1.-THE will that lawyer
Grandall and another witness knew he
made is here in my hand it i, dated a
year later than the one his brother has
Annie my child thank God With me
thank God
! They had gone into neat little garret
room-Annie and Robert Soathy follow
ing. The latter made no Apologize felt
acquainted with the circumstances, and
told them so. Anaie's face was radiant
1t was the picture lquickeDed into beau
tltul lIie--the same innocence Of express
ion, the same spiritual lovliness. ..#
Annie, you know how sacredly have
kept this little Bible since your fathers
death, said Mrs Bartlett only in time Of
peculiar Joy or afliction reading from its
sacred pages, because it was the one your
father used 10 his private devotions. One
day when he was II, but not sick enough
to be confnel to his bed, he asked me for
a piece Of green baize, brought it to him
aud went somewhere-I forget where
When returned the Bible was covered
! asked him what he had covered 1t for,
and be replied with q smile, Tor you l
thought he referred to the possible event
OF his death, and 1t made me sad. After
that he was struck with complete paray-
sis and neither spoke nor moved, Once
before when thought to be very sick and
under the influence Of his brothers strong.
er mind he made will in which Mr,
5 Bartlett now holds our lawful rights. lie
had strange fear Of my brother-I never
knew why he should always control my
r poor husband. To day after Annie went
) apt got this Bible and read it, lying up
on the bed. As 1 opened it, / though,
r the cover felt strangely slippery and Gu
riosity led me to push it hither and thith
3 er, until felt sure there was paper un
derneath it. l unpas,ed the baize, and
! there, folded carefully across tae back O
g the sacred word, was tho will. @, praise
t Heaven! We a,e poor no longer
y will you allow me to transact that bus
mess for you 2 asked Robert Souihey, tur
ming to the mother. ! am lawyer, and
r it would give me pecaLar pleasure tt
h serve you Us | AN aoqusinted with you,
. rela,ises.'p saag Gaas n saas IN
One glance at the noble face before he
G decided the widow. She accepted the OF
! fer with thanks. si7aHr s85
~ will End you a better home than this
to morrow said the young man. An un
Gle Of mine is on the point OF visiting Eng
y and---you shall Immediately be put il
J. possession Of part of his house. This il
: no home for yon.'
Annie blushed, for tho look he directe,
her was full Of meaning. She felt as h,
' did that their meeting was no chance cir
cumstance, but direct providence, an.
. his fine appearance won msensibic ma,