The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-09-02

erAtus. Where shall I address-to
whom shall I writer Your friends
myst come for you.
Send me to the hospital, says /.
and Tm sorry to have troubled
you so. You're none too com5or,a-
BILE. at best.
Thank you, says he with tears in
his eyes.
Mrs. Chester was such . mans ager
1t does seem hard.
And then he went and did Just
what L d rather have died than have
had done. Sent for Dsniel quite
unknown to me.
That night he came to the room
with his wife. She was pretty
no denying that-and when l cried
out:
No; 60 away Dan. want moth
ing to do with you or that bold &C
tress wife of yours. Send me to
the hospital.
And he flushed red, and looked
as though he might take me at my
word. She put her hand-a kid
glove on it, the extrsvagance! on
lis arm, and says she, whispering,
but | heard her:
She's your mother, Dani do your
duty.
l will not have you insulted. said
he.
l don't mind hasty word, said
she, and from an old woman.
l was angry, but couldn't say
much, and they took me back to
his home.
l was glad 1 was in the bed room
SO couldn't see how the kitchen
had got. I'd rather have taken to
my grave, aud 50 l said to her. l
made no secret Of my hate for her,
but MS l thought then) she was a
sly one and kept her feelings to
herself. The Doctor came, and /
was well nursed and grew better.
Not kind word had / said to them
and I'd forbid Hannah to come to
the house, unless to my death bed.
As soon as I was we'll, Mr..
Chester would have me back. and I
said l would 60 q dozen times q
day. meant it. too, hut before
the time came great sugar cask
had rolled down q hatchway upon
Dan, and there he lay between life
and death. with this wife of his
bending over him like o crushed
lilly. Oh, she was pretty-like a
doll-fesil ind blood was never 80
much like wax. Don't think liked
her better for that.
So now, all my anger was gone
toward Dan. and SO must nurse
him instead Of going out to Mr..
Chester's again and my money
was gone, and there was very lit
lie in Dams purse. She knew moth.
ng Of economy, that actress wife
ot his. and what we could do but
90 together to the poor house, l
couldn't tell.
l was fitfor no hard work yet.
She came to me one day, with
Ter bonnet on. says she:
Will you watch Dan awhile =? I'm
going out.
Go where you like, says 1. I'll
ARE for my son; l always have.
She gave me look, but never a
yord and went.
After that l saw her studying
lard on bits OF paper, like q girl ut
Ter lessons, and she went out every
lay. used to hate her for it. aud
'ouldn't keep a cup OF tea warm
or her, even. l guessed she was
oing back to her old WAYS. and
ne night she told me so.
Please leave the door unlatche ed.
he said. I'm going to ,lay to night;
nd dent tell Dan, mother.
She'd never called me mother
!. fore. I looked at her.
No, said she. and broke down
Ike a child. No, but I've done II
efore, when I've suffered as much:
nd he must have medicines and
bod, and there's the rent
You mean to- work for that, 1
aid.
What else ? asked she, and she
,ent.
1t was like seeing one 60 into a
it Of fire. for somehow l began to
link there was a bit of good in
err.
At midnight she came home, and |
had cup Of coffee for her. 1t
'as weak OF me to pity her II
bought no doubt she enjoyed her.
elf. and I did. And che tn snked |
,e, too. and took my place with
Dan until day Light came. He
bought she'd been asleep, and she
ever told him.
From that night it began-my
king OF her, I mean. I saw her
I her study. Hard at work over
'"rds longer than those in the
aterhi' m. saw her shaving over
er dresses. which she altered to
ave expense. ] saw her 90 out
0 rehearsal she called it. rain or
hine. l saw her come home from
be play. heard her praying for
Dan better prayers than could
ave made myself. l knew, actress
r not. that she was working her
ell to deatl'. and l grew tender
I her. Tender as il she had been
girl OF my own. At last, when
ny poor boy was well enough to
1t up, though it would be weeks
'efore Re could walk yet, il be
yer did, and knew What aho b.d