Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1859-10-27

found the young miss along with my mis-
sis. They can tell you about it better nor
can.
The man pushed his wife forward as he
concluded. She had mild blue eyes and a
hectic color. And now that the first shock
of their appearance was wearing off. ] be-
gan to like the people. Rough and dark
as the man was, common and low as they
were in station, am sure they were hon
est and kindly.
We keep bit Of shed for coal a'sm,
near to Govent Garden, and for greens
and things that my husband can't sell on
his ground, she said, addressing herself 10
me, whom she probably took for Clara's
mother. and this morning, about ELEVEN
O'Clock, as was coming in from delivering
quarter of hundred of Goals to a custo-
mer, some body lays hold on me and asks
if that was the way to Halliwell House.
Road. So l said. No, it wasn't, nor
anywhere near it, and then noticed what
an odd looking young person it was, and
she burst out laughing (perhaps because
she saw we staring at her and up and told
me she had been robbed of her clothes
Well, l did not pay 10 attention TO her,
for we have all sorts of girls in our part.
saving your presence, ladies, but she fol-
lowed me into our shed, and began play
ing with my children and asked me TO get
cab and take her home | asked her il
she'd got some money, and she said, No.
they had taken her purse, but her friends
would pay. So after that, 1 put some
questions to her, and began to believe her
tale. especially as l saw that her under
clothes, which they had not touched, fiRe
like lady's.
Who took your clothes from ou. Clara?
interposed Mr. William Elliot, in the kind,
but authoratve tone he sometimes used to
her.
1 was coming here TO fetch Mary, she
answered. had walked good way, and
was looking for the turning. but could
not find the right one. Then woman
asked what wanted, and | told her, and
she said she would show me, and took me
along with her.
Well? Go on, Clara, said her brother
She took me into a room, up some dirty
stairs, where there was another woman
| was angry, and said that was not Halli-
well House, and she said We were only GO.
ing to have some breakfast first. She said
that, added Clara, her eyes frightening up,
because | told her L had cheated mamma.
and all of them, and run away wnhoua any.
Then she and the other woman took my
own things of Of me, and my pocket, and
put those on, and when ! cried, they prom
ised l should have them all back again
when got homo, and they gave me some
bread and bacon.
What did they do after that! inquired
Miss Graves.
After that. the other woman came out
with me, and said she was going to bring
. me here. but suddenly she was gone. and
| could not find her. 1t was nasty dirty
street, and did not know my way, so 1
asked her--pointing to the woman in the
room.
1t is the same tale she told to me, ma AN,
resumed the woman. There are wretches
in this wicked town that do prowl about to
pick up children, others who can't defend
themselves, and rob them of their things.
So believed as the young lady had telled
the truth, and | kept her in our back room.
alone of my young ones, fer she don't
seem to be one as ought to be abroad by
herself. and give her bit of our dinner.
such as it was. And when my husband
and big boy came home, l persuaded of
him to bring her down here, which he didn't
want TO, and l come along myself, for says
|, her friends VIII be more satisfied like,
If goes to testify that she has been kept
safe since she came into my hands. I'm
ashamed as I'd nothing to lend her to put
on. in place of them dirty things, added
the woman. with ali increase in her hectic
color. and lowering her tone. but this have
forcedme to put away all but what
stand up in.
There was general good feeling betray
ed in the woman's speech, and | saw
William Elliots eyelashes glisten, as he
turned to look oxt into the road. His un-
fortunate sister! what a display it was for
him.
1t warn't as were unfeeling. or thot'
of my trouble in bringing the young per-
son down, gcntlefolks. gruffiy spoke up the
husband, nor it warn't as knew the ami
NAL was done up; but there amt buster
day throughout the year. for us costermon-
gers, than Easter Saturday, and Was go
ing out again with fresh stock, which
now have lost the sale on. Our boy Bill,
too, as we've left in charge Of the shed and
the young ones, can't sell as his mother
, can.
You shall be no loser by what you have
done my, good man, interposed Mr.. Elliot.
warmly.
Well, sir. it were my missis as talked
me into it. so 1 won't say as it weren't
Suppose 1t was our own girl, Bill, as were
lost, says she to me. shouldn't we be in
peck of trouble over it, and ain't this ones
folks the same. and amt it our duty to take
/ her home without delaying os-A and let
them see that no great harm l we come to
her9 So with that harnessed in the dom
Ky again, for had took her out for rest,
f and folded sack for the young person 10
sit upon. and we brought her down.
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