The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-07

cred its loss. As he was very little, they made Q
couch for him In the cab and 90 sent BIN.
1t would appear that the suffering and the faint
ness had given his conscience chance OF being
heard. The accident was to Charley what the
sight of the mountain peak was to the boy Words.
worth. He was delirious when he arrived, and in
stead Of showing any contriton towards ais mas
ter, only testified an extravagant JOY at finding
him again. Stephen had him taken into the back
room and laid upon his own bed. One Of the po-
lcemen fetched the chsrwomanrand when she az
rived, Stephen went to find Sara.
She was sitting almost IS be had left her, witha
dali, hopeless look. 1n
III Az sorry to say Charley has had an a0Gi-
dent - be said.
She started up and clasped her hands.
!. he Is not in prsong' she painted In husky
"No; he is at my house. Come and see him.
! don't think he Is In any DANGER but his leg rs
A CLEAN of JOY crossed sara's countenance.
She did not mind the broken leg. for he was safe
from his terror. She put on her bonnet, tied the
lyon see God wants to keep him out Of prison,
too" he said, ss they walked along the street.
But TO Sara this hardly conveyed an idea. She
walked By his side In silence. Il. -,..r
Charley Charley !" she cried, when she saw
him white on the bed, rolling his head from side
to side. Charley ordered her away with words
awful 70 hear, but which, nom him, meant no more
than words Of ordinary temper In the mouth Of the
well nurtured man or woman She had sponed
and INDUCED him all his life, and now for the hrst
time she was nothing TO him, while the master who
had lectured and restrained him was everything
When the surgeon wanted TO change his dressings,
be would notlet him touch them I'LL bis master
came. Before he was able to leave his bed. he
had developed for Stephen o terrier IKE attach
ment But, after the first feverishness was over,
his sister waited upon him. nj roT rs nrraf
stephen got lodging, and abandoned bis back
room to the brother and sister. But he had to at
tend to his shop, and therefore say much Of both
Of them. Finding then, to his establishment, that
Sara could not read, he gave all his odd moments
to her instruction and her mind being at rest
about Charley, 90 long as she had him in bed, her
spirit had leisure to think OF other things.
She learned rapidly. The Iesson-book was, OF
course, the New Testament; and Stephen soon
discovered that Saras questions, moving his pity
always left him thinking about some poirt that
had never occurred to him before 30 that at
length he regarded Sara a. being Of superior in
telligence, wsylsid and obstructed by unfriendly
the king dom, while she looked up TO him ~ 10 ono
supreme In knowledge as In goodness. But she
never could understand the pastor. This would
have been great trouble to Stephen, had not hia
vanity been battered by her understanding Of him
self. He did not consider that growing love had
enlightened his eyes TO see into her heart, and en-.
abled him thus TO use an ordinary human language
for the embodiment Of common sense ideas;
an sdmixture Of the techlioaIties a. to be unin-
telligible TO the neophyte.
Stephen was now distressed to flndth whereas
formerly he lad received everything without ques-
ton that lis minister spoke, he now In general
went home in doubling, questioning mood, be-
gotten Of asking himself what Sara would say.
He feared at first that the old Adam was begin
was layingisnares for his soul. But when be found
at the same time that his conscience was growing
more scrupulous concerning his business affairs,
his hope sprouted afresh.
One day, after Charley had been out for the first
time, Sara, with little tremor Of voice and man
ner, addressed Stephen thus:
al shall take Charley home tomorrow, II you
please, Mr.. Archer" 4. va
You don't mean 70 say, sara, you've been pay
ing for those lodgings all this time !p halfasked,
hslfexclaimed Stephen. %
Eyes, Mr.. Archer. We must have somewhere
10 90 to. II amt easy to get room at any mo-
ment, now them railways Is everywheres."
But hope sshow you're comfortable where
Yes, MT. Archer. But what am to do for all
your kindness ~ la-rrH
Sara. Only you don't owe me nothing"
Her color came and went. She was not used to
men. She could not tell what he would have her
understand, and could not help trembling.
"what do you mean, Mr.. Archer ," she faltered
out 90 ~, 20 lo 8rs
:" mean you can give me yourself, Sara, and
that'il clear all scores."
But, Mr.. Archer-you've been attaching o.
me good thiDgs-you don't mean to marry me Nv
cried Sara, bursting into tears. ~.
" OF course do, Sara. Don't cry about II. I
won't II you don't like"
This Is how Stephen came to change bis mind
about bis stock in trade.