The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-26
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Mrs. Hopkins opened Der eyes.
But where will Master Willie
"Oh, anywhere. Put him in that
corner back room, in the third story"
"But, ma'am, that chimney smokes,
and there's no carpet on the floor.
Hugh, the groom, used TO sleep there
|Nonsense-there's no necessity for
o carpet, and what does 4 child like that
Indeed, mu'am," said Hopkins,
anxiously; "I couldn't reconcile it to
my duty TO master-r t.lfl1
Mrs. oheswick's eyes sparkled bale
fully.
lyon are discharged,p she said,
drawing out her purse. 81 tolerate no
servants in this house, who presume to
oppose my will" e
And SO poor Willie lost his one faith.
full friend.
1 The evening Of Mrs. oheswick's first
ball proved q brilliant success. The
elegant rooms were thronged-music,
flowers, and Refreshments were alike
superb. The house was crowded with
gny guests, and Cecile, in her heavy
white silk, point lace, and diamonds,
looked fair as a Circassian queen.
But almost before the first arrival
was announced, Willie was seized upon
by Lisette.
Come, leetle boy, "she said, at 10
de hour dat tyou should go TO 70 bed"
"Can't Willie stay up?" coaxed the
child. "Papa always let Willie stay
and SEE. the people, and hear the musicl
Please, Lisettei pleasep
But Lisette was merciless, and the
sobbing child-was speedily tucked up
in bed, in the dismal "oorner back
room, with the yawning chasm Of /
chimney, and the bleak, uncurtained
windows. =,
ooh, Lisette," !" walled the child, ali
is 80 cold, and willie's throat does
's aYoa ID are one bad boy" said the
Frenchwoman, threateningly; "you
Ilare always Of complain" s Ia.
ig Don't 20 and leave Willie all alone,
Lisette,ys pleaded the little fellow,
through his tears. aWillie so 'fraid oi
the dark and the cold ~ -.i f..i.a.
But Mademoiselle Lisette aspining
for the more appropriate sphere Of the
lighted dressing:rooms and perfumed
lstair.cases, and She was in o hurry to I'D.
Just her ribbons and join the other at
tendants 50, extinguishing the gas,
she artfully disappe peared Under cover Of
the thick darkness. -, n .,slli5I -,
nLisette r called Willie, in a voice
checked by terror. aLisettel'' ID
But there wnsi no answer, only the
whistle OF the wind down the chimney.
The child covered his head with the
bedclothes, while the cold drops oozed
ont OF his baby brow. To him every
corner Of the room was instinct with
hobgoblinlife and ghostly shadows, and
his little heart seemed to stand still
within his breast, ~ ]. =, ~
Suddenly a burst Of gay music from
tho sonorous wind instruments below
sounded like o reassuring pean. Willie
crept out Of bed, scudding down the
stairs in his little white night-robe like
hare.
aAIamma lmammal'' GiR I'd Gk
Fori was Mrs. Cheswick whom he
encounted, coming up TO her room fol
q jeweled cassolette she had forgotten.
"Willies3s ihe q said, frownipg, "go
back this instant !"
"Willie's fear OF the goblins was even
greater than his dread Of his step.moth-
er he clung convulSiyely to the folds
Of her glistening robes. .r...
"Ale SO 'fraid, mamma, me so fraid u
With an angry Pshaw r. Mrs. Ches-
wick seized the chfld's arm, and hur-
ried him up stairs olce more. -rs-
9lIhere1 she uttered, sternly, go
to your bed and stay there. mi teach
you to make such o scene as this again.
She pushed him roughly into the
room, and closing the door, locked II,
and dropped the key into her pocket.
"He will be safe now, the little
plague |" she muttered. "Lisette is
too useful in the dressiug.rooms to be
spared, and there is no other way OF
silencing his noise
Willie, too much terrified even to
sob, crept shiyering in between the
chilled sheets OF his bed, and presently
wept himself noislessly into feyered
sort Of slumber,
When he awoke again, two or three
hourslater, itsWas tothe presence Of
grim Death. t5o1 10 Iseis s1l
How little they reckoned, those gay
dancers underneath, that up in the soli-
itude and silence OF the starless winter
night, q little, lonely creature was
struggling ID the mortal agonies oil the
destroyer, Croupl
At about one o'clock, q slight hustle
iat the door announced 0 new and -unex-
pected arrival. Cecile Rlided gracefully
forward, then stopped short, in sur
Richmond N she cried, as her eyes
fell on her husbands face.
"Myseli, darling. 1 thought ! would
eiyeyou O asurprise.n y fn'l aHih LloTf g
He greeted her with q tender caress,
then smilingly turned TO receive the
welcomes Of the guests, who crowded
around him. guU0.l YI1I
"And now ] must run up stairs and
see the boy an instant :. va
Cecile turned scarlet, and then very
pale. phf z citvt
Gi-I will send for him to bebfodeht
10 you, Richmond" "'HHAYgMAH,,
dNo; there Is no use in disturbing
him. 1 can kiss the dear boy in his
'ltsssfSS tss Ss. taAtnsJ away, when 6scils
laid her trembling hand on his arm, TO
check him. . sioy ~ H'aa Z. a
SHo Is not ID his usual room, Rich
....1 u IL faIIaNad