The Cairo daily bulletin., 1871-04-30
"INASMUCII."
RI HARLAN r. WARD.


aWhy bless me, Fanny, you are grow
ing more old-maidsh every day you live
wonder what your next idiosyncrasy will
bsr
IL wonder what it can be, Momma p
And Miss Belle Lindsay laugnidly loo ked
up from the low fauteuii on which she was
reclining, TO take part in the arrangement
Of her sister.
"Was ever mother so vexed as am p
continued Mrs. Lindsay, frowning on the
subject Of her displeasure, who was stand
ing meekly before her, with folded hands
and eyes suffused with tears. Here you
are, Frances Lindsay, daughter of rich
and honorable house, running all around
the city among the lower classes, seeH
out your charitable 'objects ns you call
them, which objects are generally dirty
old women, and rsgamuffin children, whom
you bring here regardless of our feelings
- well as our respectability, expecting
We shall feed and clothe them. There is
not tramp In Boston who does not know
the Lindsay residence and does not come
here at some time or other TO be fed and
pampered. tell you, Fanny, it is simply
outrsgeousr'
But mamma, do they ever trouble
your
"No, thank goodness, can't say that
they debut then the idea-how very
plebian and vulgar; but in my veins there
70 NO plebian blood, and l cannot And
Nm. Lindsay raised her cigarette to her
nostrils, as II there was something con-
Eliminating in the very name of ''plcbcian -
Fanny is just like papa" said Miss
Belle With cont emptuous shrug. "Iied
sooner dine with poor man any day
than the Lord Mayor OF Boston,
Wheroat Fanny laughed. The idea O
lord mayor in this republican land 2as
very rich, and she appreciated it.
.What are you laughing at?" demanded
Belle, who knew it was some mistake of
hers.
u was only thinking should like to see
the lord mayor, D, Belle, fear your edu-
cation has been quite neglected
III has not been neglected so that am
only in my element among the tramps and
Fanny, YOU are very rude" said her
mother, with severity. "Belle's nerves
are very delicste, and ought not to be
Jared the very least. Doctor Wallace
says So"
Fanny smiled She knew the doctors
private opinion on the subject. but as it
vas given sub rosa, she did not then rs-
peat IL.
Making her escape from the room, she
hAstened 10 the kitchen, whore she found
small basket OF delicacies prepared bv
the cook, another Of her sympa,tizcrs. and
taking this upon her arm she left the
house by the area door, taking care that
none OF her relatives should see her. A
short but rapid walk brought her Go the
door OF dreary-looking tenement house.
and entering she p ,ssed up the narrow
staircase, dismal nd unsafe and raped
gently upon the door Of one Of the rooms.
''Come in" feeble voice responded.
why, Mrs. CALI said Fanny. as she
pbeYed the invitation, "are You Hlone?'
.Yes, dear Miss Fanny" replied tho In
valid, for such she was, sadly, ~ an
alone, and am compelled to remain alou,
the greater part Of the time. Johnny mur
go ost to sell his papers or We could no
live, and have no one else. But. efte
all" she added, Frightening up, II 20
along quite well ! have my Bible a
ways"
sBut IL you should happen h. be- take
with violent fit of coughing g. exclai,ne
Fanny, sorrowfully, gazing unon n
wasted cheek, on which consnmptipp'. l.,
etie seal was plainly visible.
"dod would take care Of me, said Nr
Gah, looking upward revarently.
Fannys tears were Cos wing hut she too
her basket and spread its deiicacies beior
the poor woman, whose eyes wcrc also IN
~ she found voice TO murtnur:
"God will surely remember YOU. De.
friend, for all your kindnefs 20 me.
pray that be viii bless YOU ever
% Anc ranny, hot hos Tue na ieast siS Srstoer"t
taooped over Inc pe1 ana Kissed her,