Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1866-01-03
ADELA,s REVENGE.

Isney just LOOK out tor lodgings. where people
% aon expect any pay. wish you good luck find
/ In on EN-. -
Moses Mallory shut the door with a vindictive
pahs, and shuiaed away down stairs while Adela
ID Bays pressed one hand TO her forehead and tried
vainiy to keep back the tears lest they should
| spot the rich silk scarf she embroidering.
Don cry, sister, coaxed little Efie, stealing
Siss1Iuly WIS up Mr. Mallory is cross ugly man,
/ AdeIa strokcd down the little ones curls. and
s'roVe 10 find some outlet through the turbid cur
/ rent of her thoughts.
w hat shall do what CAN I do ?" was Der
soul outery, as she sat there silent and nova
bic in the growing shadows Of twilight.
/ Adeia Hays was by no means what modern
novelist uld cali beauty; vet there was some
thing in her sweet frank face, which irresistably
impelied you to look again. Tall and we'll pro-
noruoned, with large blue Dyes, and hair, whose
warm brown was just touched with auburn, the
expression of her brow and lip was better far
| than beauty
Just at present, however, there was meIancho-
| iy shadow on lip and brow, as she examined the
! empty compartments of her little pocket-book
and laid it down wi weary sigh
Then she opened the worn nahogony work-box
on the table, and touching little spring reveal
ing the secret drawer that belongs TO most 81 ca
thlass slender gold bracelet, curiously wrought
TO resemble the stem of flower with clusters of
torquoise forget upon the clasp. lay here.
she took II out and began hurriedIy TO wrap it in
soft paper.
"Adela!" whispered Efhe softy-"Adela! are
you going to sell mammals bracelet
- must darling" replied the sister, 1T wo2ld
be wrong 10 keep il longer, under the circumstan-
ces Don't say anything to snake any resolution.
dear; II breaks my heart to part with ii, and /
see nc alternative. Stay here till return, Eie,
and keep the doors carefully boited -
ehe ut on her bonnet and cloak, and went
oTGvely out into the winter dusk
~kieanor used 10 admire tbs bracelet, she
ponderef. ''PertGps she vii bGy il of me nov
Al never dreamed, N the old schcci-days,
that sLould cone 70 this -
.aIiss Parsou was at home and wi,b fsinting
heart Aseta Hays fol owed the pert + Freuch maid
up the vide walnut staircase into the beautiful
httie hopdoir hung with futsd blue SILK, and ear
pets OF deep blue velvet, where Eleanor Parsons
Taa yaTTbI7z ever the pages OF sensation novel.
1T is The dressfnaker p drawled the young la
tg Oh. It's oniy yon-Adela Hays thought
PsYa had given ToU distinctly 70 understand that
charity"
Adels shraDk as If some blow had fallen upon
her. you entirely misiazen. Eleanor
have never asked anything in Charity. aeF DO l
iEteud to-
Very Iaudable.' yaHnsd Eleanor, pushing
but Adela rejected il by Inosieu OF her hand.
Nevertheless. very poor, ard nced money
sor~:y Eleanor; youused 70 Like this India brace
iet II mIne-Hiii you buy IL -
I'esnor surveyed The little biiou as her visitor
la11 y with hand that tTemhied VisIby il spite
Of her efforts at self possession the table.
LIS very pretty she said, co!dly, ,'bus very
o,c LasnioHed-l i =iye ysu swo dollars for it,
Two dollars L.sGIoT, it cost twenty EYe ten
years ago,
"Ah very possibly bat things are altered"
Eleanor. - pleaded adela. with eyes brimming
With tears, lis it right? is it fair Consider the
friendship Of orr o'd school days-consider the
dire need IN which 1 stand Eleanor, you are
ly ye have received, freely give :"
Eleanor Parsons started u with IA crimson
CHEEK and kindiing eye
G9oP DP0 ny word Ads!a; dt!s yoq Presume beyond
and won't endure il I don't care two pins /
whether you starve or motifs ore Of my tasi- |
pess, and have no desire TO MAKE it such Take |
sick OF such bagef4eed begging have told yop /
what viii give for it; and # you were dying Of /
poverty at my fee, would not offer yol another /
penny Itis from the folly Of saen as you that
We are ordained 10 reap the benefit.
lake i'll have no alternative"
Aud Miss Eleanor Parsons opened her puFse
with al air Of cod sa.isfactioa
Twenty years afierwaEd, and the Eebra4ry
SHOWS we're drifting white and noiseless into the
areas s the city, covering the country slopes with
rob5s OF spotless ermiae, Twenty years-there
is margin for ample chsngc il those careonets Of
revolving change
The gas light was iskerins ever the fresooed
walls OF Mr. Aimayne,s elegant drawing rooms,
and Etie II ays, now beautiful young lady
arranging Bowers in 2 delicate Pari:in vase.whose
dazzling whiteness gtimnered against the rich
blue folds of a heavy silk dress She wore pearls
a; her throat, ard circles of gold either round
arm, while the fash OF diamonds on ner fingers
seemed like drops of fire
Mrs Aimayne stood at the fire place a lovely
matron in black velvet, softened by the rich drs-
pings of Failencieuues lace, talking TO Bridget
Murphy, the uew au1dress
Il ana quite willing you should go home if your
sister is sick Biddy, and wait a moment. Tell
the kousekeeper 10 give you a bottle of hat OF d
port wine and a glass of ange.ieiy-it is very
cooling in case Of fever. And Bridget, here Is
something for an unlocked for expense
Its in Heavens self, and all the blessed saints
viii have you in their Keepin, ma am :; whI1n
pered out poor Biddy fairly overcoine by her mis-
tress' generosity As she fun oled for her dlngy
leather purse, 20 putawsy the bill, golden CLEAN
in her pocket caught Mrs Aimayne's eye
What is taat Biddy Pa bracelet y
Sure, ma am it is; and that just reminds me
would ye like to buy it, ma 'am ~
s it yours, Bridget"
doin wild the like of gold bracelets rs poor
woman in the next room 10 Owen Maloney's, just
dyir' wild the consumption and starvation put to-
gether. Sure. she Is hardly dacent rags to cover
her. and she called me N last night, and says
told p -
''And says l. its that | have"
"And says she. Would ye get some of 'em to Il
buy this bracelet 2-says she, it's all have left
IN the wuruldt and III starve if can't git lit
tie money y
so in course L tux it-and hero it is now,
ma'am!'
Mrs Almayne- s cheek blanched, as she took the
glittering cifclet from the woman s-hsnd.
..Efie Sister! ii is our mothers bracelet %
Within very short time the velvet dress was
rusting through the dirty corridors of the swarm
ing tenement house. and Mrs. Almayne entered q
low room where single fittering tallow candle.
barely revealed the siCp1ng roof and carpeiless
boards woman.sat in an old rocker propped
mp with dirty pillows. aud shiyering involuntar-
y every time the bleak wind shook the window
easements stS-aE
bridget did you get any money :" /,
1T is not Bird get, Eleanor Parsons-it is ;
Ard lf-z- A hay nit