The McArthur enquirer. (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1873-1884, 1873-07-02

iously. s1a al ot a lET
"Thank you. My nameals
Thomas Wilson, and---and y
live ON the Flats" He spolib
hesitatingly, and bldshed as ne
mentioned the name of"tHe
poorest locality in town. Pres-
emily he looked up, but pis
companion was gone, and 9as
now sitting. on the piazzi agSin
as ! quietly us if She had not
MOVED 4at all. ~ lIA2tsl9a
"That maze drove her of2'
unused Ihomas, she went6H
with his load. "Well," | don't
wonder. 1t is a low place, But
she was kind; there are nigh
ty few girls would do what she
did"
That evening, while Emily
and her father were controver-
sing-she trying to find out if
he knew anything of the viii
son family, and he wondering
what %the darling little witch
wasidriving att the neighbor
across the way came in, and
shortly referred to the incident
OF the afternoon, and added:
"It was good in you Emily,
very good; but they are rather
low people-these Wilson's
They lived in Daymouth before
they came here; in fact, The
old man died there. He was a
bard one, it is said, and drank
himself to death. I don't know,
but | shouldn't wonder if the
boy took after him, for he won't
work steady. I hired him the.
first day he came here, and he
was off in the afternoon and
the next morning he looked
pale, and bis eyes were red. .aI
really don't believe he is of
much account" 3ii 20
Emily, who was very far
from sharing the callers sus-
picions, was about to say that
other things than drink caused
pallor of the features and red
ness Of the eyes, but, thinking.
that time used in argument is
generally thrown away, she
held her peace, and resolved
to ascertain the facts for her.
self.
Slipping quietly out of the
room, she assumed her habit,
and then ordered her pony sad
died. As it was nothing pnu-
sual foia her to ride on moon
light nights, neither of her pa
rents asked a question, and She
away on her mission
Reaching the
flats-a place she had often
upon errands of mercy
dismounted and inquired
in what house Mr.. Wilson liy-
ed 1.-The owoman directed her,
with an ominous shake of the
head, and Emily, reAecting
upon the force of1prejudice
all classes, pursued her
way on foot, leading the pony
by the bride,
The smallest, oldest and dir,
;iest of all the habitations on
yhe flats was the one which had
been pointed out to her. Hitch
ng the pony to a staple in the
window-sill---for there was no
)ther place, not a tree or shrub
growing in the vicinity-AEmily
knocked upon the door and
waited with peculiar feelings
he answer. 1t soon came ID
he person of Thomas, who, for
moment, was rendered
'peechless by surprise then,
II a voice which revealed both
Daino and modification, he said:
"Will you come in? You Will
ind It d wretched place, but we
ant help It just now !" e" T
Emily made no reply, but
Qllowed him into-the--hous
II the first room were q table,
lmeei iAohairs, an old cooking
tove, and an d-fashioned
,ash-stand. In one Of the
hairsy cuDed up asleep, was a :
tile girl of aabout five Sum-
lersj her long, black hair fAlI If
ng over "a thin, pale face, on |
'hicl tealostaihs were yet visi- n
Ie. Thomas saw Emily glance a
tl9 lchild, ana he simply Ii
lid = @My sisfar" = Rut" thrnra 4,