Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-12-31

gagged TO Will have an easier time witt
: him than | have. He has learned les
son from this as true az you live, Mag
; gle. It's always the way with men; on,
woman has to be victimhed in order taa
another may be decentlJ treated Well
: l am glad for somebody! Harvey is Q
glorious fellow sometimes. If that fel
low does not send home my photograph
by tomorrow, | am just going to send
! for it. And now, Matgie Meredith, il
you make fool of you self one minute
longer, for any biped under the sun, you
deserve the rack. You 10 hate beggars
stick to it; and Maggie9urveyed herself
! in the mirror, ard rod she would.
: Miss Maggie" said the cook, break
ing in upon her reverie, there's an old
man down to the door who wants some
thing to eat, and job of light work.
Och, he's sick-looking fellar entirely.
We ye be after coming down, Miss F"
Another beggar!" unused Maggie.
I'm thankful Auntie is out, or / might
receive a letter on the beauties of consis-
tency. wasn't born with any of that,
either. "Well!" said she, opening the
back area door, where the old man stood,
what can l do for you? Cook tells me
you are i'll and hungry, and in want?
Yes, Miss" said the old bundle of
tatters, in low, trembling tones.
"What is the matter with you?" and
Maggies voice was full of sympathy.
ooh! nothing but the rheumatic. I've
had it all winter It's all can do to
take step. But, for the love of mercy,
give me mouthful to eat I'm almost
starved"
"Come into the kitchen, and we'll see
what we can do for you. Cook, get him
good warm cup of coffee, and whatever
you have got good to eat. Would you
like to wash your face and hands ?"
"Oh yes, ma'am if you please" re-
piled the beggar. 81 was trying to put
in some coal for the folks below, but /
was obliged to leave it; l hadn't got the
strength"
Maggie with her own hands placed
basin of water, soap and towel before
him poured out his coffee, and set the
chair to the kitchen table.
"Now eat just as much as you can,
said she, filling his plate. "How much
coal did youput in for the family below Z"
"On, about half ton.
"Well, and didn't they pay YOU for
that?"
"Oh, no, ma'am," he replied. "How
could I expect it when I didn't do as I
agreed to ?"
Well, that man deserves hanging.
I'd take my affidavit that it was man
who made that bargain with you, and al
lowed you, hungry and sick, to leave
without being paid no woman would
ever serve a human being so scurvy
trick"
The old man pressed his hand to his
face moment, and then replied
"Ycs, my dear Miss, it was man
but then there are very few like you in
the world"
THAT'S SO" she replied, and burst in-
to hearty laugh. every few like me,
you poor sick old man: Very few like
me, indeed You would not believe now
that hate beggars, would you That |
have no patience with anybody who is
poor, i'll, or unfortunate? Oh, pshaw,
what in the world am l talking about?
Why, bless your soul, good man, you
haven't eaten enough to keep a mouse
alive. Now tell me about this rheuma-
tism. Where does it trouble you ?"
"In my knees, Miss" and the old man
again hid his face in his hands.
"Go to my closet" said she to the SER
want, "and bring me that big bottle of
liniment. I'll give them real good rub
bing myself, and then you can take the
bottle home, and bathe them two or three
times day. Rheumatism must be ter
rible."
bridget returned with the desired arti-
Gle, and Maggie took her seat on the
floor"
"Oh, no, Miss said the beggar a
strange tremor in his voice, " | cannot
permit that"
"Why, you old goose" said Maggie,
laughing, "I can do you more good in
five minutes than you can do yourself
in on hour. am used to these things.
I've dozen on my sick list now, for
whom have to perform just such offices.
What are our hands made for, if they
are not to do good with Come, don't be
. foolish !"
maggie, Maggie, Maggie" and in the
, twinkling of an eye, the old gray wig,
whiskers and eyebrows were removed,
and Harvey Crittenden, his face irradi-
ated with joy, love, and peculiar soul
satisfaction which Maggie had never seen