Wilmington journal., 1872-08-09
ONLY A DRUNKARD'S DAUGHTER.
DY MARY MORRISON.

arc coming home with their sleds, but she
walks alone-little Nellie Hunter. She has
scant grey shawl round her shoulders, a
thin wOrsted hood on her head, and her
feet are barely covered with pair of shoes
badly worn and torn. Her face looking
out from little blue hood, has sad, visit
ful look, and her checks are thin and pale
AS she lifts the gate which hangs on one
hinge, and puts out her foot to steady it,
two larger girls, warmly clad in ftlrs, pass
ed by, talking and laughing, talking so
loud that Nellie cannot help hearing what
they say, and a blush Of indignation red
denS her little cheek, and her lips are shut
tighter together.
g say, Kate, shouldn't you think that
girls father and mother would be ashamed
to send her to school looking like that ?''
"She? o she's only drunkard's child,
and her pother's dead"
Little Nell Waded brayely through the
snow up to the door. The paths were
never shoveled at that door, But as she
put up her hand to open the door some
one on the other side lifted the latch. 1t
was her fathers hand. "What are YOU
home so late for, hep" and with rough
push, he left her in the entry and went out
and shut the door. She seemed stunned a
moment-"only a drlnkard's child, and
her mother dead"
"C0nle, llItle Nell, called cheerful
toIo VII, ,I7;la e,a+ Io, ''i' anu
go, Mary, what a nice fire." and the
wet shoes were taken quickly Off, and the
little chilly feet stretched out to get the
warmth. "Where did you get the wood ?"
60, no matter, little Miss Inquisitive.
I've got it, and it keeps you warm, doesn't
it? L didn't beg it or steal it."
"You didn't pawn Mothers gold ring
Nay, ulu yc"
NY Ilila' ' llclc' oGc tl!tle NGuuS
l'!U o''C us dllil9 " YOU CahG iliii' ana II
i'l,A Eh1I up tiie el.I5a ileal @llo WateT.
~" doi ,"C,iTl ,lD4 go any WIN Se'' MARY
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nlo ~" "a :'1"ii ~ 'Ir' Il'S' m@ly ~
knew you diu, iof nave watched your
!la,iu' 'ht II Ion 9,, 'ii7A"' 10 you DeiIeV0
III G0u, mary
NHS' IlCtl9 -Ncll' "lldC no you mean :
10 ,Ic ne 9Itlo 4 & uo.
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we 9liall 2I: hiio" py ana ana oy' we must
pray 10 Inn ana ask llim 70 give 1a'icr
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lonait ~ "f d
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tho,1 oI and ao,o ,uo,i.il'; ~ Sod G ~ 1on iot
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t1rnnaH tho nracls -''0' ~
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S;af+ ana h,sii tIli'I-i '' SilJ ua% iii1I
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shawl and hood as u,icklv 40 ehe COLD
| and af}nr tnnelino q non,on+ bv hor Iead
side ononod the door ana nassad eotIIv
ont i'-''01 00i'l'
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wordo vii IN ebo bod boorJ n,11 10,
| trouhIad nor all tho yooro hooauSo obo Ia
i-ent then, to herself '''o --''0
n ON q littIn oiri I'm, o,lv d,,,rl,ord,o
c1id onG NV ,,Sotbor,e doaJ. hI't 7 I,'I,o .
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mi con do
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dooo what bo ,rorton
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sho ,,,n,,d b,rst I,,iti, la7,I1to ,o
don,t I,ira nttra hands ~ ,Ia,rarv IvL0
Is thc man Snnds SI,rj nean &C Won, nI't al1
to get work for him, Wbv IIcss nv soni
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1"i1d'',t 1ov'i - dia GU
I've ciiII vas inst hont +" tell ho, flea,
her fathar he'd mot sent her ;'nt She had
cor,n of bnr own acr0rJ. hrt thaso Iaet
IynrJO cont bnr ioa,f into ha, ,nontI
alaIIi,,ly I,,It1, '[,;,f ~ to,rn i,,i'
In, nEs e6a t''r,nd SoI,i,
,hronob thr storm. Inv tLe oiaring doo to
tLa Geto Cho didn,f oyor Loar ?La v7ire
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