Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-12-09

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90 No homo M homo -
There wos sometbing verv nIo;nt;vo i, tho
iptonations of tbe voice apd tbo vords fsll
sweetIv tbonob s.dIy mon NM, cors
"No bomeIr
was burrviug alone Randolnb streot in
the eitv of Cbicsco Perbons I sbonld not
have stonncd onIy that tLe voice rcmindod
me Of i;tno girI ~ INV avn who was -
the time fifteen hundred miles owav elt
a slicbt twitcb NJ tho beort os the words came
{ lnleadinglv on the niobt oir-
..No home no bonern
Tbeso ,rcrds ,roro OH ,,,,,.,,,, .,, ,,,,,-,.,l.
and the one snsaking tbem conld not bayo
been more tbdn seven voors oId SLe gtood
in darl nlace e.w were n,ss;nr ,bo n;ah,
was tbreateninr No noliceman anne,red 10 ho
within bearing. il was somevbat chiIIy and
as late as balf.nast tom in tho even;nn
What sbonld do9
had heen accustomed 10 dismiss from
sigbt and mind MI mcp5ieanfs roec,a, M.
dTsn moor w;dows old men and IN ,yboIo
disoustipg crew as cheats I walked a Few
PAGES nast this little GIRL
No home =,
How The words smote mo What If If.
tie girl of mine should sometime be thus des-
olate and alone. and should crv ont in her
anguisb TO passing strongers nnbeeded Tbe
tbeuoht went Ia nv heart ike a knife
stopned. almost bv imnulse. I oould see
no nerson IN sigbt / couId hear no footG,ll
on The pavement It was nossible that her
erv was Genuine. ms some Good souls by STRANGE
circumstance oct drifed in With outcosis
from society perbans also this Iiine girl
was uttering an honest crv among tbe tbon.
sand false voice.
tbougbt then that it is better 10 he do.
eeived once in A while. than never to make
an effort to assist the unfortunate. | THOUGHT
50. and vet | cannot tell why | thouabt SO at
that particular time, since / had been accus-
toned to think directly opposite. suppose
the loneliness of NV house during the few
davs nrecedinc. NV wife and children absent
had something TO do with II.
o.Wbat is the matter INV LITTLE one qr
said kindly
She sbronk hack AS If afraid Of the assiat.
ance She had invoked perbans I did NOT
speak os kindly as IMAGINED 7 had not
erncriepce in oddressing Children nnder sncb
circumstances
q Where do Won live nv dear9r said
"Wav off"
:. Don't crv now nv darling and will
lead Won bome.n
"f don't want IN boint not any home
sir Mama died. and ounty Wins me 20 /
can't stay."
Wall tbougbt this Is the old story and
the Iittle one is unworthy after all. She il
rrovoLino aud disobodient and rms oway
from Ind aunt Who wishes 10 correct her
,,rno1 to 90 Tho child sohhed M I
conld not leave her in the dark street alone
70 snfyar ,vor,hy Or nnworth,
4. Wii ,,o,, IN mo vour nomo Ettle o,o ~
T osted i" -" W. ' ~ '' ''''0 Wv
"s1I "Tntv sirp
wi ~ do,. am ,oino v;,l ,o,,
70 ro,,r annt,s ,ts gness M sbe SSonS SS Win you y
any more. n she does I will tato Won n INV
49, h1 Con,o no,, don,, orr anr n;ora w,
[ n'aS, urolt as f'st .s wo ca1 and von n,,,s,
rSS sbaw me w@' tbe wav % w '
ravo Ler NO time 20 rorly but tool ber
hv tbe bond and leJ Lor aldng pg tbe % novement o M
y Down tb;s wav air '''U T. 0'''''"''
e,Ilo,roJ 49, sha lad ,ho NAV aon
ror of snslI wooden bonsas set ON nos,s
The Sonsas were nor old nor ricLntv hut tbev
wore r mall s,noT anJ ehean with mnd IN mn, unnea:.
mrabla anan,;,;os ali oronnd md nndernca,h
,hem had nretty mnch made nm INV mind
that would test the truth of the little rirrs
story and then leave bor or take her home