Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-10-13
SeIsft Slnru.
LOVE AND LAW.


questions, you know said hurry Len
noX.
Mr. Arkwright, the lawyer, balanced
himself on the two hind legs of his chair,
and polished the end of his nose reflect
lively.
Not G doubt of it, my young frind, not
doubt of it, he said; but, you see. it's
my business TO see only one side.'
That may be law, bat it isn't justice,
observed Lennox
The two terms are now necessarily syn
onymous.'
L did not come here. to chop logic,
said Mr.. Lennox little impatiently.
WELL nodded Mr.. Arkwright, with
the least possible approach to smile on
his lips, I didn't begin it
Just let's sum up the question: said
Lennox. Here I am made unexpected
ly rich by the discovery of an old paper
whose very existence has been unsuspect-
ed for years.
Exactly So assented Lawyer Ark
wright, under mis- breath.
And these girls-these Miss Ellerslies
are made beggars by the same disoov-
cry!
Not beggars. my dear young friend
not beggars you are altogether too sweep
ing in your assertions
But they are seriously impoverished ?
'Well-yes I suppose that is the state
of the case, But you are not responsible
for that,
TN measure am
'Quixotism, Mr.. Lennox-mere qui-
xotism Pray dismiss any such far-fetch-
ed idea from your head. assure you
4 beg your pardon. Mr.. Arkwright
I did not propose to dctain you further
than to obtain the address of Miss Ellers.
| Iie.'
The lawyer shrugged his shoulders,
but nevertheless wrote few words on a
slip of paper. hurry kennox glanced al
it in surprise: '@'7 I'D"
why, it is tenement house on Bland
street, be exclaimed. sgol4a. Ii.
EXACTLY so -, but it is quito respectable
neighborhood, I believe. Poorpeople CAM
expect to reside on Fifth Avenue
and Mr.. Arkwright plunged once
| more into a drift of tape-tied packages
and big books bound in dingy russe
leather. as his eccentric young client de-
parted. t.l, NH a5 lem.
Tenement houses may answer every
purpose Of shelter and protection, bu
they are not the exact beau ideal of home
And this tall red brick house on Blanc
street was no exception to the genera
rule. ... ae ,-t.4 .--
It was PROFESSIONALLY 'genteel,' howev'
er, Miss Farley kept select school or
the first floor Mr.. johnson, who gave
lessons on the flute and piano, and Mrs
| Drecy, who 'cut and fitted dresses in Pa
risian style on the very lowest terms, oc-
cupied the second story; and two or three
pale seamstresses, wood engraver,
clerk and a manufacturer of artificial flow
ers were packed compactly away above
like sardines in a box and two young
ladies had the southeast room on the fourth
Aoor-young ladies who, to use the orig
inal expression of Mrs. Ryan, the land
lords wife, had seen better days
Kate Ellerslie sat by the window tina
dreary November day, her chin resting
on her hand, and her eyes fixed mournful
ly on the opposite roof. where colony
dust-colored sparrows were pluming thel1
wings. She was bright, regular featur
ed brunette, with large brown eyes an
very dark hair, and her figure, slender a
a reed and quite as graceful, was ROBBED il
the plainest Of brown calico.
She looked up languidly, as the doc
opened, and Emily, her junior by tw
years, came in. $50;
Emily Elleralie was not at all pretty
No one would have vouchsafed her sec
ond glance in the street, no poet woul
have been stimulated to rhythmic rhapso
dies over her grayblue eyes, or brow
tresses. She was not at all like the popu
lar idea of beautiful young damsvls tia
| oHe sees in wood engravings; yet whe
you came face to face with her, you coul
not but confess that she was very pleas
ant to look upon, with wholesome pin
cheeks, complexion entirely independen
of rose balm, or cream Of pearls. an
pretty, regular teeth, that shone bright
whenever she smiled or spoke.
Good news, Kate! she said cheerily
taking off her hat as if it were an incum
berance to the pretty head. I've got
whole dozen plain shirts to make