Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-11-28
gEI&tt&0 Cali.
ALONE.

4 restless, sad, longing little heart was
beating under a worn calico dress, in little
nom 10 Fourth street Tears as warm and
.ief swollen as any that gush from woman's
: crnpt down the check little way, paused,
rp. ou little farther, waited, trembled, and
/ swelling as the bosom sweIlS with sighS,
ilwn the muiden's cheek, and fell upon
Il 45cd chiurz Through and through, and
III again, slipped the needle shining with
II heTereutiag attrition Of muslin aud lluu
Nix The Argus seyed Misunderstanding
Ter than steel, though worn to the polish
>iyer-clckcd against the needle pressing
through the close fabrck into the ca!loused
GERS tip, tretted and notched and blackeaed
many another needle point, during many
acary day and many weary night.
\ cooking stove, one chair, two beds, few
sizes on shelf in he corner, broom a large
ne pitcher, a bonnet and shawl, a few
c> OF stove furniture half dozen plants,
-on-h wooden boxes on the window sill,
4 81 or i've books on the one tabe--thcse
rmpr,sol The furniture.
N The room was elevated far above the noise
q dl,t Of the dirty street-above the usual
,.t of city pigeons even in the 6fth story !;
the roof in slooping had cut off corner
-ecejiing. The little low Window pair
@ulted ones-did the best they could with
sunlight, but were too much crowded by
'i.ng roof to accomplish much.
lid you slipped uoiselessly in-which you
not have done, in fact, for the sagging
door and its heavy Scraping upon the
s0d-yOu wolG have been struck first by
areness, and then by the singular neat
Of the attic room.
4-tle blGck and white kitten would have
led up at you from a soft bed of cotton
8 own corner, or skipped, fFightfuily, upon
mailer bed Of the two and O still figure
as 6indow would have presented only
90 head, but busy fingers, and worn and
! tsi print.
but It Your tread had been heard on the
-'s and mistaken for that of an old man,
y before you reached the threshold, you
~. ,i.a ha7e heard springing step upon the
- Aoor' lhe door woald have scraped open
VI q good natured growl, q pair of black
"ouIl have shown at you from face
3n.I'4 III smiles, and possibly in the shadow
1aS'e' you might have got a pair of arms
@ our neck. At any rate you would have
,gsu a tall little figure into the room, and
"1"s your seat, would have found yourself
-'N |ilh as expressive and proud face
,I s1oae from voIuptuous bI ush airy face,
's SIX aud sparkling diamonds.
...il' while the tear-drops were falling
Ie pressure of thoughts which the heart
'o' possibly hide under its lifting lids,
vas heard upon the stairs, the stair
~. gu creak like the stage drivers horn,
5. - .., news Of coming the door did
1D' pair of white arms were flung
--','y around the neck of white haired
.r-.' 0ad been crying of thoughts aroused
'7' walk IN populous street that af-
one avoided these better thorough
... '-.n she could, hurryiDg along where
.,,N are narrow and dingy-where the
-'.s oI silk and trembling of plumes is
~. ,sF5in-where bright eyes aud fair faces
EV1'! from faded and worn surround
pl' 'hIS afternoon her errand to the
~ +> 'nrough one of those comely streets.
:, - " s'ood upon the very corner of Main
n.,nl .olAo which human tide swept, eddy
= IouF'-Sae had seen poverty, com.