The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-02
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practice. and am up to nice little thing
or two. aIrshould advise you to get
the other foot and have a pair of
them" 80 .n1aI
You re a dreadful nuisance, Daw-
sop" said, Frank Jones Let the
| poor fellow rest In peace now. and
come away home it is getting late.
But / had no rest that night tor
continually that little slipper walked
round my bed, and over my chest, and
on my forehead. aud round my bed
again. A q
Next day I thought Mrs. Pottle
looked at her spoons and furniture
suspiciously, and appeared i'll at ease;
the day after that | found her hunt
ing behind my sofa, when / came into
breakfast, and | ventured to say,
7" Are you looking for anything, Mrs.
Well, no. sir, shank you, sir" she
said hesitatingly; and Immediately
went down stairs for the coffee-pot.
When | returned home in the even
ing there was a young lady in the pas
sage talking to Mrs. Pottle; but l
passed UP without a close investiga-
ton. just as | turned the rne of
the staircase l heard these words in a
pleasant voice, Il wish [ could find
it; it is such a ridiculous thing to
lose / am almost sure | must have
left it in the parlor when | brought it
down to show grandmamma, and for
got to carry it away. / am sorry to.
have troubled you again, Mrs. Pottle,
and it is Of no very great conse-
quence."
"Shall I ask Mr.. Haley?"
20 mol OF course, if he had e
it, he would have given it to you. 1t
wasn't has" And she laughed a girl
ish, silvery, merry laugh.
l softly opened my room-dcor and
went in. Would she think nj a
thief, then? Who was she? The
front-door closed sitter a Good even
ing, Mrs. Pottle," and l looked out of
my window, and watched her; then,
taking my hat again, ran down stairs,
iobeying a sudden impulse, and fol-
lowed her.
/ I Soon she turned into a wide street,
then another, and then calling q cab,
she stepped into it; but [ heard the
address,-No. IA Victoria Terrace.
So / called another and followed her.
On we went till the terrace was
reached, and l stepped out, dismissed
the cabman, and waited for Cinde-
rella to alight.r "A curious accident
occurred here; the horse took fright
as the driver descended to open the
door, the poor man fell on the pave
ment, and the young lady, whose foot
was on the step, fell into my arms;
but / could not avoid her receiving a
bad sprain, though she acted bravely,
like a rue little heroine, and did not
You are hurt, /. fear" I said,
carefully lifting her IN my arms, and
slowly ascending the steps. Just then
the door of Number IA opened; an
old lady and gentleman and one or
two servants appeared. The poor old
gentleman began to cry. He was evil
IDENTIFY childish. Look to the poor
cab-driver," / said to the servants as
[ passed. Madam, where shall IL
carry the young lady?"
I'm here, sir, if you please. / am
so very much obliged to you it would
have been the death of us both if any,
thing ever happened to Katie" eI ssot
The old lady led the way to a hand
somely-furnished dining-room, and /
laid Katie on the sofa. She opened a
and looked Up p my face. 81
J I'm ervamuch Obliged to you, sir;
I'm afraid I'm very heavy. Where is
that poor seabman? Will you see
about him for me, and don't let him
anythingfd u .aAAA
S Ipromised to- dc. 50, and todeemei
back at once and report TO her, and I |
fastened dowhI The driver Vastly
ing in his Owl cab, to which another
horse was being harnessed, whilst his
own, rather badly wounded, was led
off to the stables as he had requested
the ~bystanders it should be. I gotin
beside the poor fellow. and aecompan
ledIhim to- the hospital.
Il should like to see my wife he
said iyatf W tnssk ItH 10
"Of course You would" I replied.
L will go for her at once; where
does she live"
tie gave me her address, andI set
feeling Twas fulfilling Cinderella's
wishes. | told my tale to the cab |
mans wife, who was naturally thrown
into much distress. IL $500 .gr2 Il
You say [ can go to him at once,
sir?"N ~
staYes,asuTely you can" 20 -sr
And, stay the night with him?9 roaI
y az really don't know about that.
You must ask the matrOn. The young
lady wished me to say that she hopes
YOU will allow her to help you in e
way she can / then put a sovereign
into her hand aud left a card on
which Thad Scrubbed IA, Victoria
Terrace She thanked me, and so a.