Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-23

- koSId be wtlisg 10 her. $eptsd
Mr.. fyeour. whd ssw ct en- AIT u.l p:
secre, AMI who ASSUMED ctio9 sM
M me b, kt "h GOULD reco sac5a ceu
With NJ cSnscieses, but fear - gr@~isk ts
fond d h\r, aud ". khsuid no. i. ace fur tns'E
tons ponsthings Of this earth h4fsN thaF
our dnvebly Father ess never bless4i - with |
chiidrA ,Stbe best proof that He eteoded
should d.to.e myself entirel, 10 Hb frvice.
She ia b siee, child, sbd am hsppJ inlhsvipg |
been sb, p pluck her b brand tro4 ~ bura,
ing, t,As wfs . favorisef rpress,on ~eh As lsay,
. but .ns I hsr and I ssss psr%,.
Mrs. lkckStt. Who has lasde rrplilhi4u to our |
soc,et} Sod = little gtlto sdop,. Attske her:
She ssSms p very pisue kind OF aw(msn, and
b = S, IL! ESss's ap f ,:,s H.,
swsis1 ~. Ard had Mrs 4sJmour bssn
shrri.} vkh horror. amp shs kssld . sosn
hsv. uessst 81 plss.sg e hepps' little ss'
house. b asssnd to basiossA Mta. Beckett asds
her sp(esrtnes. .isAisg y fRun With NM
ssy moSr about taking elstf.PdPa.gei.
"net olt did you s.y ~ W. ssAsd 1n.
"isi i il possible 10 gay, + c, )" replica the
a sse' Ieisald suppose he'd s~sssr, to b. about
nv. ~ &C. .s;ia .1ei:'m,s Mrs, Docket.
with fesvor " andth is her mare, menu"
| "Ot that we are, 30 ignorant, answered
Mrs. seymour" EJis a poor little waif, Of
whose History we he been able to learn but
s . sS, s :: '"'h her,. be, he
charge of dse, mPcI lass ,endss chiat, hired
| aroom in the houso fon which We tesk her.
lie die d miserably in bgison rot Tong afterward
| II dekr nm tremene xpd fp6m that time till We
| found her. the littleukfor <unats picked up her
living bv ruuSi Q ss&6shds for the snauts.
Maggie il the only SSme BY which she is At
| present known" "
Tile poor darnh'i unfor.nt little soul -
exclaimed Mrs. Docks0, applying her handker-
| chief 10 her eyes, On Mrs. Seymour. muss
have that child lkS like | could eat her up
| now without even 3esAs' of her. l wanted Ia
| get some poor little ta& asyou call 1t, without
| no father or motasr. or 1Ans friends 10 care for
it, AID I'm so gade e4pied to your blspeds
| Heavenly Soclety ypu 6n't know I"
Had M. DocsettSnj| IN how inc x.ricably in
| teyvsven vas the No. history of that little slu-
| fortunate with her IN, she would not have
been so perfectly a1cp@ssessed she ccptem.
plated taking chares 81 her Bat she did NOS
know il and see vHs hdIlby in her Ignorance.
"You win trsss hss % oil respects - " she
we're my child, sd II - pleesd her with you
TO board. viii roe p" oousl Mrs. Ssy incur, de.
lighted Win III nsttsri4s aliusioa when he'd
Mrs. a D:ctsk looked 1p toward Heaven. a
Itheuob calm, the Sscred Hosts 10 witness her
Hsincsrity, THIN wiped hefsyss eDevssteaily. ahs
Is,ehed dearly, ana do Asid enphatiAslis: /
q Won't !, thought
"And yos will bript her up in the faith -
| continu. ID Mrs Ssymou@ " tou will studisusly
| teach her ID renounce ~ pomp and vanities OF
ths wicked world asd 1Gths slaful lnst& ofihs
ae.h, yol will see ~ tethat she Uses oeiy
| to sound doctrine"
MRS Seymour" reeHcaded Ars. Deckett
alf reprosehfully but ~ ntically, iii thought
there was one hair in ny head that WASH Epis-
copal. I'd havs my hsaf Ahavsd clean on pur
psse TO ga rid o. that OF. md wear . hor'id
rs. scs m.ur wanted Is further proof Of he,
b. called upsa to d, I'D abe had given such
powerful evidence Of st1e faith thst vas y
n The next morning. wien the children met
each other in the ki.chss, ths eyes Of each were
red With weeping. III
we have 50! to 80 70 diaersn. places row
Charley" SAID Maggie, lstin her hand upon
ilif nrm. aud looking tear hlls .uto his fsce.
Z Yes. Maggie" replied III hoy. sadly, II
AN sorry We cant be Kept s.ether, but il 10
batter hat we should DO ching for on;
a selves" 20
E II suppose that it is. reph he little ereai
ture, deiectsdiy. but nsvs ought OF part
, ing with you. Oh arley"
Never mind, said the .iopefullv. and
| n bright smile ovefspreadhis atures AS =
: spoke. I've shall see each often. Mr..
Seymour has promised me already. He
has told me where Mrs. Leckeet lives on Long
n leland, sud il work smsFl. fef laps shall b:
Aiis~ed 20 visit you every Week. Who knows -
z "Oh. ri was only sure IF theti" exclaimed
> | the child jey fully. a
. 'Bssidss.'' continued IN boz. enerastically.
| am 10 learn . good tsu1s, sndl en- 70 hSS !
d | plenty Of over work Whytun tell how much
4 may be able 10 save IN .asWhy. might be abls
to pay your beard ndibut clothes tor yeu 10
little while, aud then y2Sapu.d come and live
2, In the city where c0uIdyo&e YOU every day
.iroor chsiar.n.l Tse%s Sapry anticipation,
/" familiar NTH misery. AZ : Va. . deeper
/ deep" If wretche dness for I'm still.
!. L Mr.. 6sy mous had pIaked Vharles Hollstes
y Nth the S,lversmith fer forth kht trial. ii
y the end Of which time, IL ell parties were salts
% Ted. he was TO be duty aPprenticed; Blu. the
boy had not fssn under the cfiargs of his en-
;. | ployer wetf before ne dtsecv ered thn. theirs
,e | wss something wrong about the man. although
II The latter tried hard ~ appear excessively
T. | parent Ike and amiable.
y Among HE apprentices Who operated in the
bee hive a. the shopewa termed by Mr..
X Jefiries, was little. pale-ineed. consump,ive-
,, look ing bsy, about the age ofGhtrles Hoister,
q who at once Aitsactsd the ATTENTION and excited
' the coumiseration Of the pcwls entered ap-
lrreni ice. who felt secret sslisfktion when be
was iniormed that the hoy b qtession. whose
!, name was Richard II suhArs. vas, % be his room
= | mate. The boys became AAa friends the very
e first mig got that they steps tbgetAer, and they
e grew more and more ataatasl to each other as
their int nacy become eldnorI
u The FIRST EFFORT Of the nee apprentice, natur-
!, ally enough. was TO geshtr lsDm his companion
IL some idea If his empiotsr end his fellow sp-
% prsntices; but. strangely enough, the boy
would never allow himS.lf 70 be drawn into .
. freely enough IN any Staces theme, but when
: the shop was mentisgsl. y was dumb nor
; could all the ingenuity Of ySung AeIlister put
him of his guard. Il
. the probationary fortnight Of III. new spprsn-
r the would expire. and hseand his Sso1.nate
HOLSTER vas y1s arst = throw HE clothes Of,
? ! and jump into bkd, aud q ADfny thlrs watching
took Of pairj4 an 1iety vhfl rested upon the
| features of(ha 1at1er..s IL hey was never ct
: ssy time disposed 10 Se uielhful but now his
face wore lock which pla2nly sEske Of some
s.d g 8. u si':s.
fully locked undeSit. s.41 found the room. and
|, finally, he opened Ne bs1-tkow dsor and iook
! cd ogt into the entry z
"whas's the matter, N.Y. said Hoilistsr.
out At his siSe. "You ~ afraid Of burglars.
=, ne r. ,.:..,:s! tn. ~, i. . whisper,
what i :d T. them ~ Holli...r. ".come,
jePssk s2ls 6asst 3 slss.ess y
ssh: spoke; "dont spss y leua-AS "s56snss
lyou. -
l altering his tone.
boy, in . whisper co Il - 10 be almost inaudi
be. az yos d5ss ~ ;lewsr. kasw he 10
around 'on'wh'r'. 'Issll you he will hsar
@well, then" ~his1 rd Hsllistsr, who, will
.. ing to crafty the led bought his, voice dews
|. to the lowest pitch, 1Vill speak low; and nov
| tell ~ who 10 Tat N % are - much afkAid
off," -
The Rsesl - repliS| NJ boy, in . frightened
. tone; and you'd be Ifaid, too, II you knew
him as cell adl do'9}
We'll 1 don't lik fhin very we'll myself
| Dick replied Heli1 fr: but don't see my
thing in him 10 be n htened n. and don't see
as we've much TO COZ lain about He uses US
pretty we'll We've bt plert to eat, and to
drinf. sud TO wear, No do / have to work
very hard n
"Oh, yes" whisQu4sd D. Significantly,
chats Goa he's got t8Aw DO, trial. Veal
lars do b avc a high Va time ieuever uew
bov comes; but We hi = to pc for IL after
| ward. Il seems to az1emost yuu were my
| brother. Charley, I'D J will 10 much to
| ysu, i'll die fr ft-t4e you = nj 70 ksm!'
..k hat are you Vi erlug st j, ihsre. Rich
] ard ," broke in the 81 Ill voice Ell the king bee
from the estry sutsid Il - afSad will have
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