The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-11-05
BIDDEFoRD, ME-, FRIDAY

and asked for last little drop Of comfort out Of
the Dutch bottle Mrs. Yolland sat down oppo-
site to him and gave him his nip. l went on 70
the door. excessively uncomfortable, and said
thought must bid them good-night-and yet
didn't 20.
80 she means to leave,' says the Sergeant.
What Is she to do when she does leavef Bad,
sad The poor creature has got no friends In
the world except you and me-
'Ah, but she has thought says Mrs. Yollsnd.
she came in here, as told you, this evening;
and, after sitting and talking q little with my
girl Lucy and me, she asked to 20 up stairs BY
herself into Lucy's room. It's the only room
in our place where there's pen and ink. u want
to write letter to friend she says, and
can't do it for the prying and the pceping Of the
servants up ut the house Who the letter wa
written to can't tell you II must have been
mortal long one, judging by the time she stop
ped up stairs over II. offered her postage
stamp when she came down. She hadn't got
the letter in her hand, and she didn't accept the
stamp. A little close, poor soul (as you know, }
about herself and her doings. But friend she
has got somewhere, can tell you and to that
friend. you may depend upon II. she will CO.
'Soonl' asked the Sergeant. -. b.,
AS soon as she can,' says Mrs. Yolland.
Here I stepped in again from the door. AS
chief Of my lady's establishment couldn't al
low this sort Of loose talk about servant Of ours
going or not going to proceed any longer in my
presence without noticing it. -.
'You must be mistaken about Rosanna Spear
man, said. III she had been going to leave
her present situation she would have mentioned
il, in the first place, to me-
Mistaken cries Mrs. Yolland. why, only
an hour ago she bought some things she wanted
for traveling-of my own self, Mr., Betteredgc,
In this very room. And that reminds me- says
the wtarisome woman, suddenly beginning to
feel in her pocket, 'of something I've got 1t on
my mind 10 say about Rosanna and her money.
Are you either Of you likely to see her when you
20 back to the houscl'
I'll take q message to the poor thing, with
the greatest pleasure answered Sergeant Gull,
before could put In word edgewise.
Mrs. Yolland produced out Of her pocket o
few shillngs and siIpences, and counted them
out with most particular and exasperating
carefuness, in the palm Of her hand. She Of
fered the money to the Sergeant, looking mighty
10th to part with 1t all the while.
might ask you to give this back to Rosan-
na' "i'n my io'e anu nespscel says ns. -. io'. .
or two things she took fancy to this evening
and mouey's welcome enough In our house, l
don't deny II. Still, I'm not easy In my mind
about taking the poor things little savings. And
to tell you the truth, don't think my man
would like TO hear that had taken Rosanna
Spearman's money, when he comes back to-mor-
row morning irom MS WORK. riease say snes
heartily welcome 10 'he tnihgs she pough' VI n'c
-as gift. And don't leave the money on the
table, says MIS-. iolland, putting aoNn SUD
aen'y peiore 'ne sergeant, II vsrh. her
hngersI'don't, meres good man TOT "nes
are hari, ana mesh Is weak ana l miga, icea
tempted 10 putt PACK IN my pocket again.
Tome Along Sa 0an "1'' ""'
longer must 30 oack 10 inc house' %.
I'Il follow you directly says Sergeant Cuff
For the second time went TO the door and.
for the second time, try as might, couldn't
cross the threshold.
'It's delicate matter, ma'am,' heard the
Sergeant say, giving money back. You charged
her cheap for tho things, I'm surci' 'f>
'Cheapp says Mrs. Yolland. Come and
Judge for yourself.
She took up the candle and led the Sergeant
to corner Of the kitchen. For the life Of me
! couldn't help following them. Shaken down
in the corner was heap Of odds and ends (most-
ly old metaD which the fisherman had picked
up at different times from wrecked ships, and
which he ha1n't found market for yet to his
own mind. Mrs. Yolland diyed into this rub
bish, and brought up an old japanncd tin case,
with cover to IT, and hasp TO hang 1t up by
the sort Of thing they use on board ship for
keeping their maps and charts, and such like,
from the wet.
'There!' says she. 'When Rosanna came in
this evening, she bought the fellow to that. 1T
will Just do she says, 'to put my cuffs and
collars in, and keep them from being crumpled
in my box Ono and ninepencc, Mr.. Cuff. As
live by bread, not half.penny more =
Dirt cheap = says the Sergeant, with heavy
sigh.
lie weighed the case in his hand. I thought
heard a note or two Of The Last Rose Of Sum-
mer as he looked at II. There was no doubt
now He had made another discovery to the
prejudice Of Rosanna Spcarman In the place Of
all others where I thought her character was
safest, and all through me Ilcave you to inn
ayine what felt, and how sincerely repented
having been the medium Of introduction between
Mrs. Yolland and Sergeant Cuff. ,...
'1hat Will 10, L saiu. we TealIy must
TO-
without paying the least attention to me Mrs.
Yolland took another dive into the rubbish, and
came up out of II, this time, with dog chain.
weigh It in your hand, Sir she said, to the
Sergeant. we had three Of these; and Rosan-
ma has taken two Of them. What can you
want, my dear, with couple Of dogs chains ?
saysI. III join them together they'll 60 round
my box nicely says che. Ropes cheapest,
says I. Chains surest,' says she. who ever
heard Of box corded with chain 2 saysL ooh,
Mrs. Yollsnd, don't make objections 7 says she;
'let me have my chains = A strange girl, Mr..
Cufi-good as gold, and kinder than sister to
my Lucy-but always little strange. There !!
I humorcd her. Three and sixpence. On the
word Of an honest woman. three and sixpence,
Mr.. Cuff!
Each ? says the Sergeant.
Both together! says Mrs. folland. Three
and sixpence Tor the two
Given away, ma'am, says the Sergeant shak-
ing s, ms n..'. ~ 0ssan gwen nMS WILL, .,
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