Middletown transcript., 1871-01-14
l)opular Jales.
THE MYSTERY SOLVED.

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am now telegraph operator Of twelve
| years service but my story requires that
| revert 10 the time when poor and pm
bilass---my father dead--my poor mother
was striving with al her earnest might 10
keep our little family together. Alas !.
| the strength Of woman j. unequal TO the
determination Of her mind, aud my poor
mother. overcome by her great excrtinn.
for the supper, Of myself and little sister,
lied five YEARS after my fathers demise
Thus my sister and myself aged respect.
| lively ten and twelve years were thrown
upon the mercy Of cold aud pitile-s
world. wi,hou, friends. and as then
thought. wiihnu relatives; but have
found many Of the latter in my more pros
porous days.
| remember quite distinctly how | fared
the first hay that attempted In get work
| Everybody looked upon my tidy suit aud
ingenious cnnntcnancr rs the wnrst symp-
toms If ,lrpravi,y anil dishonesty, turning
, me away without ciyil or symplthetie
word la vain | tnid ms story and
pleaded desire To ID anything II wa~
! the same thing fur wcck, when on. night
warn ~, hy fltisur anl the many reLu'l,
ehicl, hal received. ! iurnad my step-
nrmeward. nn wlen going dawn nar.
row autl nltscnre all VI now ayailrl the
more crowded 'horenehfltcs hecnme
nnniannel all nj abee aui hurst inla y
litter anl b4rnins ilanl If ,ears real
/ " thought my he,.i would hreak AMI
! Heaven nnly know. how long might
have remained there weeping. hut for nm
interruption which proved thu turning
pint in my lif felt some onr touch
NJ upnn ih shoulder and asked me vof,
kindly why crrl 81
If ! were ta tell yan" replied |
ynu waul say wss a vagahenl. AMI
ought Ia b. in the nr,,linn asylum nr werk.
hansc i" M, chill" saii he. yan
nns he snrn Of my sympathy if 20. tell
truthful stnrv - lrv yaur tonts anl
/. ! m. all nhan, il | fl, nv hanri
warm tnsnr him nt thes. kind wnrls.
lnl all as shortly as possible our Who'll
! it'll. history. NJ >im'la ~ il wns YIN
lre . nnlla hny' snil h.. ns FIN, h"i
ny narrative. anA deserve n reward :.
WLere i tii> lirile -i.,er Of wham I'm
/ -faah - atf.et.aHa,a.s 2" | TIL him
W, II wouil ,an like in take M there
I | Nanl like 10 s4e hrr anl If ynn h1ve
! Ill ne ilio truth think can prnh,hly
,flf I'm in ihn WY If employment
! ns>fn'e1 4 anen. and h. followed mr
/ "a anr home. whil w1s then nnly few
/ hiark~ distant was DELIGHTED NJ ihn
rsi lani pleasure nnl qualification with
ntirh h. saw unl ti,.el nv dnnr lirle
i il Minnie rhnnehi in fact. ihni
! b. wnnll nr.tr tire of hal ling hsr in his
/ II anl 'rlline h.r pretty -tnries TN
! ihr morrow h. esmr with hi, wifi. whn
wns i.lish,el with Mnne's alhnrD enrl~
! antl blna eves AMI t1si her 10 her lome
while | vent with Mr. Howard IT,
pra,nisn1 mo TIM Minnie shanl b. nlnp.
| ,ei ia his chill lies home. aud should NJ,
pre.en, he emplnyea NJ a m..senger In
i'e telegraph af'ice. with III hope nf nd :.
| vaueouen, according In nv ability.
Al the aific" hecame acquainted with
annrher messenger. BY the nsmr If Charlie
nnrhfidge whose ecceniriciiy Of charac
ter struck me- very forrihlv nj that ar
Like myself he had hcen taken ant nf The
stree, by Mr. Howard, anl placed whrrc
he nnw WAS | was often grieved ana
shocked however. hy his want nf graft.
iude to MIR Howard. hecnnse ho had many
linr qualities. considerable education. mud
almost an inimitnble tact fur amusing u
hoys We nscd to fnmilarly call hin,
:. Duly" for no other reasoti. | think
than that his character in no way desery
ed the appcllntion We always ran To-
gc,hcr. and when there was possibility
Of our getting awny from tho nfiice for !,
few moments. We could generally be fonna
in one or the othcr NJ the parks. cohver-
sing on what We considered ab,ruse sub.
jccts We became. In fact. almost In.
sepmrablc. aud dissatisfied without VI
were together
Thus passed year. when Mr.. Howard
told us that We were to begin learn.
ing telegraphy. Il Was slov vork 70,
me. but Duly was an apt sckolnr. and
be at the expiration Of sig months had be-
come pretty fair paper oprgstor." and
was sent 70 little station called Avon
Vile. some twenty p,ilcs away. his prin
cipsl duty beiae 10 report trains. and re-
csive coal orders for mine near there
J ns ~ 'alv sssstf~ ~ ssilrsua ! Evses