Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-12-04
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There was something very plantiye
| in the intonations of the voice, and
the words fell sweetly, though sadly,
upon my ears. H.a#atf 3at~ a..
mo home?' (. % ......
/ was hurrying along Randolph
street In the city of Chicago. Per-
haps should not have stopped, only
that the voice reminded me of lit
| tie girl of my own, who was at the
| time fifteen hundred miles away. /
felt slight twitch at tile heart as the
words came pleadingly Oh the night
air H.... ... ss..48ta.a.
| No home, no homew
These words were all, repeated at
| intervals, aud the one speaking them
could not have been more than seven
years old. She stood in dark place,
threatening, no policeman appeared
to be within hearing 10 was some
what chilly, and as late as half past
| ten in the evening.
What should do.
had been accustomed to dismiss
from sight an 4 mind all mendicants ;
ragged children, poor widows, old
men, aud the whole disgusting crew
rs cheats. walked IL few PAGES past
this little girl. # T.
mo homem
How the words smote me. What
If IA little girl of mine should some
time be thus desolate and alone, and
should cry out in her anguish 10 pass
ing strangers unheeded. The thought
went to my heart like knife.
stopped, almost by impulse. !
could see no person in sight. could
hear no football on the pavement, Ii
was possible that her cry was genu-
inc, as some goud souls by strange
circumstances get drifted in with
Outca:ts from society. Perhaps, also,
this little girl WAS ultering an honest
cry among the thousand false voices,
i thought then that il is better Il
be deceived once in a while. than
neve' To make am effort to assist the
unfortunate. / thought so, and yet
cannot tell why / thought so at thai
particular time, since | had been ac
customed ts think directly opposite
| suppose the loneliness Of my house
during the few days preceding. my
wife aud children absent, had some
thing to do with H.. e#s#
What III the matter, my littls
one?" said kindly.
She shrank buck as IL afraid of thu
assistance she had invoked. Perhaps
l did not speak as kindly az imag
ined. / had not experience In ad
dressing children under such circun
stances.
"Where do you live, my dear?"
said.
"Way off,
Don't cry now, my darling, and
will lead you home"
IL don't want to. hain't got any
home, sir. Mama died, and aunt,
whips me SO L can't stay
Well, thought /, this Is the ole
story, and the little one Is unw0rth,
after all. She Is provoking and disc
bedient. aud runs away froIJ- kline
aunt who wishes to correct her.
] turned to go. The child soubed
No, could not leave her In the darl
street alone, to suffer, worthy or un
worthy. '@@
"Will you tell me your name, littl
one?' L asked. . sa
"Luty, SIR"
"Well, Luty, dear, am going will
you to- your aunt's. Iguess she won
whip you any more; II she does
will take you to my home. Come
now don't cry any more. We mus
walk as fast as we can, and you mus
show me the way"
i gave her no time to reply, bu
took her by the hand and led hc
along the pavement.
Down this way, SIR"
/ followed where she led the wa,
among row of small wooden house
set OH posts. The houses were no
old nor rickety, but they were smal
and cheap, with mud i'm unmeasura
BILE quantities. all around and under
meath them. had pretty niue
. made up my mind that would ties
the truth of the little girls story, an
then leave her or take her home wit
me, according as the story shout
prove true or false.
This is where sunty lives, sir.
she said, stopping before houe
which looked respectable among il
fellows.
I doubted the truth of her accouI
more than ever, at the same time l..
membering that cruelty exists |
, connection with good circumstance
sometimes.
Now you 60 in, my dear" / salt
''and l will stay here. IL she whil
sou, come and tell me-"
IL don't want to, but / will. Yo
is real good sir"
She stepped into the house while
remained in the street. She was n
sooner out Of sight, than the pia
which / had adopted appeared TO N
TO be anything but judicious. Ii 81
should be abused. could not see II
> and more than likely she would III
be permitted To come and tell me.
was not long i'm this state of min
regarding the plan, for In two mil
utes after the door closed on lit
Luty, II was again opened by
course woman, and the child pushe
. down the steps.
"There, you little lying heather
don't you show your face again I:
you bring the money!
Iknew then precisely how the ca
stood. This coarse aun: was teacl