Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-12-17

her tired. bursting head against the wall.
IL was foolishness, To BE- sure but the fool
i>hness of human being in mental ayony
was what drew ont the tenderest compass
SONS from One who once sOjourned un the
earth
"lfl had some onc," cried Virginia,
Just somebody. friend"
1t did not strike her to say lover. Low
ers she might have found among the
tonth, who irequented Mrs. Stump's and
looked upon Virginia with some favor.
But III none of these could she tind her
friehd. Many young .ris have passed
through such experience In big. lonely
city. and have taken the husks which
chance threw them, or, worst OF all, have
been goaded by maddening heArtache
down the dark road of ruin. She some
tunes pushed up her sleeves and looked
at the pink. SON arms they held She was
20 Young to be al forsaken and lost in The
big world. She wondered. bitterly why
She had been created at all, The gift OF
ilie comes To 81 many OF rs wrong side
ont. We put II this way aud that; but We
shall find tae design. the beauty and the
glory OF II. il were patient. Some are TO
mud the meaning Of life in love; some IN
splendid work; aud happy few la he
roic deeds re>erv,d Il to them, which viii
echo down the century
/ -'t'tA hiihI. l'taEle-tlDNN-i n 10 -tle- fuNt :.
Just pull away. You're sure to come out
dry and high. II yon keep good heart and
a stif lip.
One night, as Virginia leaned against
| The window. lookIn. at "A heavy sky. Sh,.
heard a violin. The sound wa fain.. but
as she listened. II grew TN it filled all her
sense oi hearing. lttalked to he- like an
angel. Her heart swelled. She leaned
I toward the darkness from which il spoke.
aud strained after It. H., sweeines, aud
/ pathos and cnmpass cannot be described
: She took no thought OF the hand upon IT,
/ NEe loved that violin. Through hours she
listened. leaning over the Niudow-siil.
/ feeling the city's breath Ia her face. hut
I the breath of Heaven ia her heart. She
/ thought about Il all next day. and waited
! impaiiently for 1t next evening. Night by
/ night 1t talked To her, becoming part of
her existence. II it neglected her. She
/ was res less aud irrticd. when ]; did IL,
/ best, She paid il distant tribute sy clap.
I plnG her haHd, and whispering In ec-tacy.
/ "Oh. you darling Old fiddlel | DO loye
I you. You've got 8 SOUL | wish II was
person.. She often added: Il wish il
could be friend TO me. The man at the
bow : some orchestra man, OF course;
Ike those fat fellows who 20 into lager
beer saloons. But love nj, fiddle so."
suddenly the music stopped. She list
encd NIGHT after night but an the hours
were silent.
Just like everything take to loving"
CRED Virginia, pa>siouat,ly. ''Nhy
couldn't that wOman's supply OF goldfish
have been cut OF instcafg can live with
out Goldfish. but what sAGH do without
/ my music soul:''
Il think shall die" walled Virginia
~ woinaus Intense uudertnue ~ she
dragged through the dust one evening
Il kHo'c | shall die ii somebody don't com
Tort me pretty soon. Oh. I'd Ike ~ stead
baby! Why isn't some founding drop
ped into my lap? / shall forget an lhe
pretty ways my own boy Jamie had W.
tore he died. and shall just mHn.mi, like
Miss Blum. Oh, I wish a baby'd be tost.
and Ia fud IT,
on which every spoken WISH Is efaiiteh,.
II being midsummer night, therefore, at
the next corner Virginia did find a lost
baby.
II WAS quaint. pretty clid. dressed IN
clothing of foreign cnt. one little shoe
va, gu one little foot, but the other htI,
shoe was clu'cbedfn IL fattaud, F.lgA-
ehcd but brave. was This baby; cryiag
aud qu.strlug. but looking straight ahead.
and mnppiu. il, face with Il. p,tiicoat>
"Nh hat +, 1t. arar:' asked Virginia.
stoopin. to the iittl- head.
Papa said the child, bursting into
wall; 'voi>tcr:"
shes % frightened. are you lo,t?~
Papa
Come with me- begged the girl. viii
Ming on the couvulscd face. and gctiin.
power over her raik You'll come aluu.
With me, won't you:" She led it along
What's your nancy
''Woor>,,'
Louise. = II: Al, She /, 50 tired!
Come upon my shoulder, pet, III carry
you"
She got Louise into her arms and fitted
like thief. She knew that To report her
find at once to the police would be to have
the child token from her aud placed IN The
station house. She would wait and send
message. 50 She flew past Mrs. Stu mn
who admitted her to dark hall. and dart
ed up stairs.
Virginia opened the shutters threw her
hat iroin her, aud sE down in . rocking
chair. smuggling the child. The child
had Large blue eyes. curly blonde hair.
and an unmStakable German face. She
held Virginia. neck with c,sid-ncr. aua
watching all Fir:inia's motions with diS-
cerning eyes.
Lon Sc" cried the girl, aud here She
stopped 70 squeeze aud ki,s the chllds
breath half away. ION, is been 80 long
since Jamie went out OF sisters arms .s'
Oh. You bonnie darling. DO you under
stand me " hen | talk: q
Louise shook her head and then nodded
ii. She was learning two languages. and
often grew confused between them
DO you understand this:" Virginia
framed the plump face with her hands and
kissed it again. "Oh.I love you! 30
love you 80 baby
"B>t du mammal" inquired Louise,
lifting an intcrrogating finger aud placing
It on Virginia's chin.
The girl laughed out merriIy. Her dis
mai little room echoed That room was
astonished TO the sound OF sobbing it was
accustomed. but against laughter it set its
ghastly face and lifted it> ghost.y voice
"Nof I'm not mamma" replied Virginia.
but I'll tell you who am. Put your arms
up so. Now say darling Jeanie!''
Lo uise made an effort TO do "a request
ed. but these were two big words She
clucked at them. broke down. and stuck
her tongue out in confusion.
Virginia laughed again aud cuddled the
little thing on her neck. But where is
mamma she asked; ..who is mamma,
she'll miss you. won't she?''
'Iiimmell.' uttered Louise with an ef.
fort, 'gone.r
''ls she dead?' low and tenderly.
"1 sn.' replied Louise. greatly relieved
at being comprehended. ''gone dead.
Laws sakes,' bawled Mrs. Stump,
who made towels an excuse for marching
upon a citadel where she heard such un-
wonted sounds of revelry. Whose young
one is that? what on earth are you doing
with it?'
''She was lost on the Streets" eXclaim-
ed Virginia; II found her.
Lost a-purpOse, expect. You'd bet
ter send her round to the station aud have
her owners looked up. if she's got any.
! Amt goin. TO feed no vagrants.''
Don't trouble yourself, madam" fired
up this sweet-t mpered young woman in
| stantly. Il know very well that feeding
| people is not Your forte and, be assured