New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-02

| you begin :"
But" says I. your !adyship. do YOU
know what twelve hours is, sitting up witt
man pulling away at your tangled hair.
why. my lady says |. Il don't think as
\ could stand the Job. a. am hale and well
and as for the poor young lady there. why
| bless your heart. II would xii. her -
| 8ut her iadyship took no notice of me.
''Nell.' she saws to the young lassle
Begin"
! And the lassis gave little sigh, a heart
breaking little sigh. and she says in feeble
little voice. $50 on
But" says |. for wanted 70 have an
excuse 70 BE off the job. I" | wouldn't do 1t
under hundred pounds.
| "Oh." says she. "then you shall have a
hundred gu!neas."
TIL. was Il temptation. mind you. 10 a
| chan az wasn't much beforehand III the
| wur!i, and hadn. ever had 80 much as ten
pounds il his pocket at once all his lite.
But was sorry took the loo after all.
II must have my supper. says, FIRST
and think about i:
Ring. Amelia" sie says to the maid.
| land order me tray.
And bank up supper had in a little
! sittng-rOom: a chicken and. champagne.
! and what they cal! cure-or so. out of a
i! brown Jug: b 1t didn't think much of that,
4 ana L u SOONER can IL IL hllLOE-SO, IL / were
I giving it a name. for oh it did make mv
head sing above bit. and | only took
| about gill of it. to see what it were like.
| Well. when I'd done nv supper. | were
| taken into the young ladys room. and
! began the job. | took it up bit by bit,
| washed it in spirits of wine. cOmbed il out
hair by hair, and So went on hour after
hour. There was nOught for it but patience
and hard work. She seemed 20 dose BIZ.
the poor lass. ever and again. but work as
gently as would, il must have given her
deal OF pam. She'd sigh little now and
then, and give little soft moan sometimes,
but Ell. she bore it all-all her WEAKNESS
and pain. for all the suffering and trouble
that was in her eye-she bore il like an an
gel from Lea zen. The old woman sat be-
side us for an hour. till she got so sleepy
she couldn't keep her eyes open: and then
she beckOns to the maid to come and sit in
her place. and she goes Oft 70 her comfort.
able bed. | suppose; and by and by the
maid goes fast asleep, and everything
seemed asleep but me aud the lassie. There
wasn't a sound but the wind sOughing
anon the trees outside, and the murmUr of
the river falling over tue weir.
Well the job went on. ami still as it went
on the lassie seemed TO grow weaker and
weaker. and then big awful fear came
into my tn: oat. She was dying under my
hands
Conscience says to me "Joshua." says
she. you're killing that nice. fine young
gal-yOu're killing her for hundred
gurnaas."
Hold thy tongue" says. Its no
such thing. It's her mothers doing" says
1. :" If she be her mother. her breasts are
az hard as adamant." But IL were no use
Conscience has me again. Joshua" she
says. " it's you who are killing the poor las
Sia- Won Warp NOT ar ;nh thew rnu III
nobody else to do it: Joshua throw thy
comb and scissors into the fire.
" Am doomed il don't, too" says I,
quite sudden-!ike. and pitched my things |
into the fire place with CHATTER as !
thought I'd wake up the maid. but she !
slept too sound. There goes hundred |
gulneas. says |. But now you should |
ha' seen the look az crept over iassie'. face
when she saw what / were about. Her !
great eyes softened and filed with tears.
and she put out little white hand out OF
the wraps. and ! took i: in mine. and
says l.:
"My dear. DO you care SO much about
your hair. that you'd loose the beautiful life
God Almighty's given you, and the sweet,
bright days that may follow :"
" Oh !" but she says . mother"
mother be -" Eli. I'm feared I said
bad word there. do you care e. says |,
aye, Just like that. do you care ?" SAYS |.
She shook her head Well. picked up
NY scissors again. and in a jitfv all the
hair was lying on the floor. and
he poor head was dressed with soft dress
ng, and I'd awohe the maid. and had her
nissis put in bed. right and tight. ard then
gave her kiss-yes. did. |, Joshua
Creecher, kissed the lady. Felicia Felix
owe; ah, and | says. God bless her, as if
ID been her father.
And aLa callai mo nc 7 wa, amino ayrov
nd she says, in a little whisper, I've go.
10 money: take the hair.
ase. without anybody hearing us: and
way went righ: over hill and dale. as
lred and az harpy as a man could be-
Iut were sorrow abou. the hundred
Uinaas. too.
Well. it was about six months after that
tall. uice-loOking young chap came into
~ shop. and says he:
.Creecher'' says he. .have you got
ice plat of hair. real golden hair as you
ould sell to lady As is gong TO court 2
So, says l." Well. no = for never meant
, sell the Lair the young lady gave NE.
ever!
Well bat" says Ec. "yoC haven't sold
have you!'
what business is il Of you're ;" says I.
my dear says he. running out to the
arriage. Its gomez
80. Creecher. how could you - she says.
'Oking on: of the window. little put OUT.
Ut So sweet: too. bless her pretty face
y. II was lazy rel!cia heS7eH' as oonny as
W.. ,or- ,,avsli, :" s,rs : .vou
-" d. ,Tt' ,
an, vour hair for Won. nv dear and Tve
one II No IN the most beautiful Way. Come
/. my lord" says L. I