Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-05-28

p1aIAeh hAey IL not pace 70 ue iIouu oi
, even fond Of 1t is not a healthy, or a
sayory, or quiet, or a convenient locality.
Its center is a sewer, and lis narrow side
walks are conduits for that sewer The
moldy bricks of its walls reek with the slime
of corruption and decay, and its atmosphere
is miasma.
With all these Disadvantages, however,
few localities can boast such population as
swarms in Starfsh Alley.
Upon the strpe Of one Of the most ill-con-
ditioned houses in the alley, perched, with
the air Of bird about to take to flight, a
young gin not over sixteen years Of age, and
of beauty striking, as in that place it was
piteous to behold. Her hair, naturally wa
w and Of bright chesnut color. was drawn
away from forehead than which that of
Venus is no purer or more classic, and ias-
tened in an enormous coil at the back of her
graceful head.
Two steps below sat or rather lay at full
length, boy ofabout ten years ofage, dirty,
ragged, and a little demon Of ugliness, being
possessed Of red hair. oblique gray eyes, a
wide mouth, crowded with enormous and IL
regular teeth, and skin so covered with
freckels that it's natural complexion had he
come undistingui-hable.
\ more frightral contrast than the faces
of these two is not to be imagined, and vet
they were brother ana sister. Their family
name was Cuylcr. their baptismal-heaven
pardon the sacrilcge their Christian-nav.
that Is w1rse-their given names. Caroline /
and Charles, long since changed in Starfish rar /
lanceto Carley and Carrots. Carley did sewing |
for a slop-sh0p. Carrots was a newsboy. and |
at the risk Of being called a r5mancer. we
add thar these ayoeatiaas were not only ac-
tual. but actually provided the seanty sub F.,
sistanco of tie brother and sister. For loig-
inEs they inhabited a corner ola loft. accom-.
modatins also family of Irish emierant-.
"Oh. just see there exclaimed Carly.
who had not heard a word either Of comrli-
ment or complaint. and who was now bend
ING forward. and pointing eagerly up at the
roof of the opposite house. Mike and Car
riots, following her eyes, saw, but failed to
comprehend the wonderful beauty that lad
thrilled through the hungry heart Of the
young girl.
The fat seuttle Of the roof had been thrown
back for AIR, and in the aperture. like an
angel rising from the grave, appeared the
face and head ola child as heavenly in its
beauty as Carly was mortal in hers. Nora
tinse of col '7di-rurbed the Transparent purity
Of the skin. not movement broke the class,
c rcpo-e of the features. The ewes, raised
ldorinsly to the sky, We're blue and soft as I
hat sky on the morn of fine day; the hair
i'atiag lightly upon the shoulders, was Of
ale gold, lighted to a glory by the last rays
f tie setting sun. Two slender hands were
lasped in mute alteration upon the breast.
nd so much as was TO be seen Of the figure Z
-as naked as man comes into and goes from
be world. Carly looked as at vision. hold T
y her very breath in admiration.
'' Wort's dat! never seed any sue
'ung un round the alley" exelaim 81 :
arrats at last. L
'' Blowed ii don't believe is SuIisg.p-s
lat's his room, any way, added Nike
ao lodged in the house under discussion.
At this moment dark and hairy arm Al
-minatins IN a ciawlike hand, sid swiftly
the cAlld's white body, and twined itself IN
the halo Of golden hair. The cherubj,
ION suddenly disappeared. and from the
ndow issued instead the sound of whist
: blows and Of inar,iculete lamentati5n.
CHATTER H.-csBLr's CRUSADE. sco
.ariy meantime, at once careless and IN pro
seious of tie result Of her blow. sred "a =
- the street, and up the black and bro inc.
s'aireases of the opposite house. Ami Dc s
upon the topmost landing, she hesitated hr
a moment. and then. with an instructive IN IN,
sion, seized the latch of one out of man
$ and lifted it. The door was
lin, and Carly's peremptory K r,-
.sat no response. Holding the latcf IN
hand the girl withdrew her 1.-the 49,
and bounded forward with tie - I L
&c Of panther The holt O. -
rotten easins' the d" u swrr open. . and ..
y carried f'Fw' ID by her own manen-
80 ''''' the middle OF the room. It g.
,a. but door 1t tle further end
and hardly push 2 to recover her
Ice, Carlcy rushed through it. \
nge and terrible isht awaited her. s. J
CHATTER v.--PlruB's REPORT
he young 9oilIn parted with the boy at
head o. the alley. and he went back. l D.
I'd en- agree to 90 somewhere over the
d.aa, and the Young woman went of that ,
3. followed on foot piece, and then
ped up aud tapped her on the shoulder,
1u're wanted up to the plice court, g.. +
NJ woman. says I, land I've come to
h you. She drew herself up quite dig -
I'd, begging pardon, sir, and says
Ne wanted by the plice? What for ia ~
to know
Something about cribbing stuff from the 70.
YOU work for, | b'lieye, says l, but
amt no concern of mine. What I've ls J
to 60 is to fetch you along to them as is
ting for you
Your grammar, Plum, is becoming fear
\ little more pains, if you please For
INJURED Mr. Wainwright.
Yes sir, humbly replied Plum, allowing
stiff bristles Of the shaving brush to penc- '''
E his masters nostril. $50 put her in t
lie 'aekney coach, and got in along with
and we drove off. The way that little y
' went on, sir, was pufeckly lawful B
Il, mean, sir, Of course. She plead to NJ
GO back one minute, and tell her brother ance
was become Of her. She plead to wait on SUI
re he was till he came along She cried I'd.
she raved. and she it-.'' rect f
Did what, Plum ~ asked Mr.. VAIN
ht with curiosity. maya,
ought sir, like young tiger. 1t was all warra
I'D do to keen her from scratcbin, M, been !
.,.., pose.
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