St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-12-02


AS Mrs. Maynard advanced to the bed
side she placed her hand upon the brow
so broad and white, and thought, Sure!,
sometime 1t must have been baptised will
a mothers love and kisses. She said
''l'oor child, have come to help you /
you will let me- Such wistful, ago
nized look as met the motherly gaze. Th,
girl said, Il am called Kate Ray, It's no
my real name; no one here knows that
tor twas buried long ago. VIII you hole
my hands, do you mind | have beer
dreadful wicked, and | am afraid to die
| had Il mother once and she used to tel
me of God; but she died years AGO, am
no one has ever tried to make me goul
since. The one loved best and trusted
most has made me what | am 1t is :
long story, but may | tell you? | think
1t would Tighten my heart some
Encouraged by the sympathetic look,
and fearful eyes she commenced, but oft,
en- had TO pause to have her poor parch-
ed lips and throat moistencd by som,
drink which had been prepared for her
She continued, II lived of in the cpun-
try, shall not tell where, for | DO no.
wish any Of them ever 10 know what ha-
become of me. Our folks were poor. and
| could not dress as we'll as most ot the
girls did besides | was not wanted at
home after father married again. Wien
| came to the city had no friends, and |
did not know where to 20. liked to
sew, and was a neat hand with NV nee
die, so L went TO clothing store and ask
ed for work. The owner said he would
employ me and he would take lae 10 a
boarding place He seemed 50 s.nl and
gentlemanly that tclt to trust him, au.l
Mrs. -, l didn't know then there Vs.
any need Of my being careful who | spo..,
to. lie took me to a place, an. mai,
his own terms with the woman there ;
they stood and talked some, aud could
not hear wha: they said At last lie told
me the arrangements were ali made /
could nave my work sert up to me AMI |
could do it in my room. Il W. lone
some, could sit with the other urls VIII.
boarded there, an, that he wou!d c,m.
III and show lne about my woIk and
how cot alou- wa, 80 pea- J. cy-
crytLinL seemed made easy for my, and
my hopes Were - bright. | met ii the
table several richly dressed giri-, WHO
were pleasant 10 me. Oh how lonacd
to be able to ,!rc-, like them, and uau
po' riy looked my shabby country drc--.
aud thought Is soon Il, had rarne
some money, | would purchase .j.wclry
and ribbons. aud mak, myself Look ju~,
as fine rs they did.
In the evening Mr.. -- game aud
brought me q bundle of work ahI offer
cd To advance l part OF my par, ~ hy
supposed | would wish to nuke some al
ditions to my wardrobe. He drew from
me my story. All my past was given
lin without rcscIFc. Iueu l.r ,p,h,
hoprIuiiy OF the future said he knew |
should get along nicely, and promised t.
be my friend always. He asked MADAM,
- to 90 shopping with me. We W MT
and | soon spent all my money wirh.ui
letting half | wanted She said .Oa.
I'll let you have some, You can soon
make enough TO pay you ought to liz
up and not look 30 countrilicl; Mr.. -
will be ashamed OF you
She suggested what needed. made til,
selections and pald tor them.
bad no idea OF money or It's value,
and thought | could soon pay her
didn't get on much with my work.
for | WAS anxious to make up my ow,
new things. When Mr.. -- came, he
said | needn't mind, ior they were not
hurried, and | could take my own time.
| enjoyed arrayiug myself in my new gar
mems, tor | had never had anything be-
fore except what was made over from
some ones cast Oft clothes. Madam SAID
| was the handSomeSt girl she hal board
ing with her, and told NE would make
a sensation among the girls and then
company, ii | would come do.n stair,
evenings. | expressed my surprise at III,
conduct OF some, but was told that | W.;
green and didn't understand city manners
Mr.. -- took me out to ride and mad,
me beautiful presents. Can you see how
soon came to worship him Ii seem
ed to me that | only lived when he wa,
with me. He was older than |, and ;,
wise and good, | thought. Dear lady
do you wonder fell, when | was SC ig
norant, and OH, l loved and trusted hin
80 much. i don't remember as | cvri
thought about wlckedncss, until | sai.
something TO girl one day that provok
cd her and she called me dreadful name
| denied the charge, and then she asflc
the others what they thought. An,
one who envied me my beauty. went gvc
with all the time | had been stoppin
there. stripping oil the coloriug and sen
tiron' With which l had endowed th
few Driei weeks, into which had beer
crowded al the love and happiness | la,
known since my mothers death. an,
leaving the bare facts, as they looked =
things. | told her would tell Mr. -
and he would take me somewhere elst
: She advised me to, and SAID, sharply
You'll soon cut your eye teeth, L reckon
Oh how much suffered until he can't
but twas nothing to the agony endure
, afterwards. lie told me if | was going
i'e so foolish lie should not come near n
again, and he was angry with me f,
crying and moaning so. l thought
would 90 home and die, for it seemed I
:. me my heart would break soon.
0 L told Madam | was going away; br
she called me names ard SAID | owed b,
d a great deal of money, and l could n
90 away until it was paid.
r Do you think girls like me come dow
a to this without a struggle? | tell yo
1t (and she tried to raise herself app the
; is no other way when they once have 81
e ned. tried to get work but couldn'
d | could not leave Madam's for she ke
a . mo ona ,,,at tcL;nr, mo oil ,Lo ,;n,o o,