The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-11-24
In the Street.
BY CLARA AUGUSTA.

Policeman Healy was cross that night, as
I suppose he had an undoubted right to be,
if he chose. One of the peculiar institu-
tions of this country is liberty to do as you
| please.
Various circumstances bad conspired TO
| put Mr.. Healy in an i'll humor that day. In
the first place the weather was unusually
cold and disagreeable, even for January;
and Mrs Healy had the nervous toothache
at tea time, and was as sour as possible; and
the tea was weak and smoky, the toast 4 too
salt, and the buiscuits as hard as lead h'
1t was Mr.. Healy's watch the first six
hours of the night; and wrapped up in his
heavy coat, he was sulkily patrolling his
beat when, Just as the clock Of St Stephens
struck eleven, be turned the corner of b
street, and glanced across mechanically at
the portico Of the church. Not that he ex-
pected to see anything there, but night
Waterman gets in the habit Of looking eve
rywhere
But now surely there was some dark OBJ
ject on the steps of the church, and Mr..
Healy, glad Of an excuse to vent his ill-na-
ture on somebody, crossed over hastily and
shook the woman, for it was q woman,
roughly by the shoulder. tshl riY
-aLook here, madam said he sterniy,
Fits high time for such as You to be in your
ouartersn yet infab 'a1oit rf9o
She raised her face. to his, and BY the
light of neigh boring lamp he saw it plain
ly. Wan and pale, but still the face of q
lady = 80 Huy-Hiffg n MA fJoFif7tI
Mr. Policeman Heaiys instincts were
keen. BE knew he had been mistaken,
and raised his hat by way Of making an
sEzc1se, me, madam be said iuasa
changed voice; shut It is getting late, and
q storm is about setting IN. Let me call
carriage and send you homes ,H ''aa 75.lH
$50 have no home" she said quietly. u
was turned into the street this afternoon
because had no money to pay my rent.
My daughter was dying Of consumption,
but the landlord had no heart, and that did
not move him. Look here, sir.ni . us
She lifted the well worn shawl which
covered something half dying on her lap,half
on the cold stone. steps, and Healy saw the
face Of a young girl, white and rigid, with
closed eyes, and lips from whence there
came no breath. He touched the marble
cheek. aiq' az
"Great Heayenl she is deadi Did you
know it ~ - 2 =, iAa i'hHs2
.she died more than two hours ago.
said the woman drearily, covering up the
poor dead face from the snow, which was
now beginning to fall. any little Annie r.
"There was quick step on the sidewalk
and cherry voice called out s y
"Ah, Healy, what have you heres Not
another case Of intoxication, hope ~ ni''e
"Hush," said Healy softly. "ft is e lady
turned out of doors by some old skim
flint Of a landlord, and her little girl is
dead.n iat 4it
Dr. Marlin came forward and stopped
over the dropping figure Of the woman,
But when she lifted her white face to bis he
grew pale as death, and, recoiling pace,
| grasped the arm of Healy for support =
"Great heaven r, he cried. aMaryi is it
indeed my poor lost Mary 7" - ~ lliEl
She answered him in q voice utterly mis-
cradle in its hopelessness, l'ai - ~
"Yes. it is Mafy.nh ~ 'iiN po-'ih ~ bee
There was a mighty struggle visible On
the mans countenance, but his better feel
ings conquered. He. put out bis arms and
lifted her to rest against his heart. ~.
aGlilty or not guilty, he said soleninly,
'sshe is my wife, and If she viii come with
me will protect herr 'it'a - - Z. -
bespoke to Mr.. Healy more than to the
woman who chung so closely to his breast,
but she replied 70 him - 9 'l.s'- - ~ !
ooh, Frsderiekti Heaven be thanked
that you are willing to forgive But before
Heaven, assure you that you were deceiv-
ed. Twelve years ago you were deceiy-
ED Isilf ~ ieH Htfq@ ata = ~ y ~
'Mary. do you mean to tell me that you
| did not flee from my house under the pro-
lection of another mani One whom you
had often met-one whom ~ ? =
sFrederick, that man was my only broth
ser. By fatal chain of circumstances he
was accused Of murder, and the ofiicers OF
| the law were on his track But he could not
| prove his innocence. ! believed in him; BY
knowing your stubborn pride, dared not
| confde in you. assisted him TO make his
escape from the country, and, when return
ed home, / found no home was left me.
You had sailed for distant caiifornis, be
| lieving me a thing OF guilt and shame, and
! cared not whittier went, or what became
of me, only wanted to hide myself forever.
Sol came to this city, and here my little
Annie, our child, was born" a e
MY poor MsrYF' 1870 'ss
he was holding her fast to his breast
now, the slow tears running down his checks
as biz heart told him how she must have
pined and suffered. ~. - .llfi y
q It was a weary struggle for bread some
| times We were near starving. After Annie
sickened it grew worse. could not leayt
my child to do hework had been sccus-
toned to do, and I lost my place. A little
while ago she died, and --- f -
She did not finiih the sentence. Worn
out with fatigue md exposure, she had
tainted In her husbands arms. f44
Healy called 8 hack, and DR.. Marine was
driven home, his insensible wife snd biz
dead daughter bearing him company. 81
Many weeks elapsed before Mary Mariins
regained her hczlfh and strength, but she
had q devoted nurse in her husband, and
there IS no happier, home 70 be f5un6 to
day IL all the great city than that % d..
Marine. ~ ~ 2 Ne
Policeman Healy tells the story, with !
| lsudable degree Of pride and impresscs z;
upon his listeners that he was, ID the ptovi
| dence which brougbt the long divided nus
band snd wife together. - = iaiite,hli =
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There are 4,i1A |tels2rapl: of7;ces IN ii,
United States eqplpJizg \ fofpe Of 900