The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-11-20

, caypct--so rehow. the broad Marcel
. sunshine brought out every element
, of poverty in the abode Of the poo,
widow and her daughter.
"pu, on a little more coal. AMY
said Mrs. Ardenham, shudderingly
drawing her shawl closer around he,
frail figure as she dropped her needle
work, sit is bitter cold this morning -
ANY obcyed silently. va, she couid
not hel p noticing how nearly the In
tie stock of fuel was exhausted and
remembering how inadequate their
slender purse was to the repleni,h.
ment thereof, her heart sank little.
Only a little though. for hmv was
not one of the despondinp kind
No; she was sunshiny little crea.
turc, full of briph, infectious hop,
fulness-and somehow in thatsqualid
room she seemed lilo , Gssh roso
blossoming in sandy DESERT Sho
was very pretty. with brown. fender
eyos. lust tho shade of tho h,,vv
braid of her hair above a small
coral mouth, and checl- dclichteIy
shaded and Ms she tool nm ,be
newspaper, YOU could Mt helm mott.
cling what n SNOWY, taper little hand
she had, with pink tipped fingers
and dimplcs n, every ioiut.
Mamma" she said, suddenly.
"here's an advertisement, for a roy.
erpess.'
"Well, what of it?" asked her
mother
"Why. mamma" besitated ANY
"you know We are very, very roor
and | should like very much to earn
a little money"
Mrs. Ardenham had howod her
face upon her hands. and in an in.
slant Amy was kpcelinc beside bor
Mamma DARLING dom cryi" she
said,
81 did not oean to be so fooli.b
love bu, i, ali came boct IN ma n,
Ina, momon,-,bo we,l,h and s,a,;on
VIC have lost-the poyer,v 10 which
wee orc reduced Oh Awv !, IA FOO
hardln
:" n,, ,bipk mammal, said Am,
choorfnI,, nhaw dol;ah,c,i !, vi,, H.
ror mo ~ NAB iii 81 mr "ahool
aoao"',,i;sh,'"n,a hI, =, - 800 -
u,o mdxlJ NJ ~ e.. 49,
,;an1 s,oniJ liLo aa ~
"Ie con ,h;nL !, hos, mr nh;la -
ocouio.coJ NJ Ardonh.r 1 ro'i,,,
al,
9yrsoa No.. - ..,,
,an ia - =" 49," 80. I".
ba;r and In, ,ho do,.;is - hor
s;m,le ,o,,c, auow 49, ions
m,,nm, 9n sbo l.nnhoJ whsn =,
lon.,b sbo was re,Jv 10 dcnoy, Ara
Mrs, Ardenbam's ndmiripg. afoo.
,ionatc Glance brouph. the roses to
her cheeks as she ,ripred away For
she did look exouisj,ely pretty The
coarse shawl toak graceful curves
about her slender form. and the
CHEAP straw hat with its plain black
ribbon, might have been the mos,
fashionable of bonne,s without being
a whit more becoming.
Darling Anvil Wondered the
mother. as her light footstep died
away on the stair; "she is a perfect
little sunbeam in the darkness of nv
daily existence. Her heart has new.
err ached with the bitter panrs of
lifcs sharpcst trials"
But Mrs Ardenbnm was mistaken
AMY had tasted the bitter cup-nay
she had drunk it to The very drees
There was 4 win of poetic appre.
citation some vhess in the tumble of
fun and scntiusnt, good hnmour aud
sarcasm tina, constituted Frank Ash.
lev as ho Law lazily on the sofa play.
ing with two or three golden. haired
children. who were toddlipg about
the room, "Tu tell yoa what Liz.
z;c said he to his sister who sH
embro;derine % YOU spoil those Young
inns about as comnletely as any
mamma of my acquaintance
uAs IT. vou d;an', sno;I them ten
times worse - responded Mrs. jaw.
launching " When | succeed In OBJ.
t,;ninp coverness merriam. thew
uilI he mt under some sor, of dis,
c;nl;nc Rn, really Frank I have
,lw,vs wondered that Won have never