New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-06

moved nor looked, but she shivered
by the fire when the men touched the coffin
behind her.
She was the dead child's mother. Even
in spite OF my eagle eye-could zee that
now.
whispered to James Lambert. II have
intrnded on you at a sad time"
''Ye haena intruded at all" he said out
loud. Then he told me. before them all,
what made it worse was. that the father
had gone away and not been seen those
three days.
SAY, but" said Mrs. Lambert, rye mauna
let the gentleman think he is ane that
drinks. Ma, he is real. quiet, sober. de-
cent man."
HE is thaat," sad the bereaved mother,
speaking for the first time. but in crushed
and logged way.
I'm no exactly denying that" said
James. cautiously. But whaur is he
| at the present time?'
1t was evident that this quiet. sober, de.
cent man, upon the death of his daughter,
| had gone away on the fiddle. and left his
| bereaved wife to bury the child how she
! could.
Such are the dire realities Of life. espec.
| ially among the poor.
With what different eyes looked now on
| the poor creature, bereaved mother, and
| deserted wife, whose deep and numbing
agony ! had taken tor sulien apathy-wth
| my eagle eye. ,o,.., nm, .,a
| ~ i IA" eane !" Al naaS ~, pafnno
this was done all the men. myself included,
| took last look at her. who was taken
away 60 early from the troubles OF the
world.
LAY. sir. said the undertaken TO me, ''it
JUST Gay gong 10 tno US. ano ~.
was trueI Woru, nor more PFC, p'eSofia'' 'na'
eiaH eeo ,;' ne.e. w ia" a.o,,aJ J,,r, .,a
.,an 60 ~ nv. was n,n SUI shs "ndertaLsr ds.
| uS ny eul H., ,ro, a. So;
| hvesea prayer. Now 'uat was the ousl'
ntss % eao nanislels anu 49, '.e , u" L.
ali e., LAY IL 'n I,i;'ad n rae feeI;n. M
! on .n". no uelNefe" 10. -, aaas "n
| appropriate prayer. anu tnen 'no usoeaeeu
was GaIrta gu, ZOE III ,i., ahu was
,eas WI 'a"es na" tos II. ,,oi,S.. ,ranJ
LIE WIG. asheu c"IoS WV"
NOT the minister meet taem at tne grave
NV. sal0 ne, there's .a m , minister ~,
III y. ie ".xTs uau' 10 tha ' mia AZ my. -.
10 sP.elIns WY Il" .no 80" eo lie, .nan
n sTi anu lnen nc se' popD ;os .Is
Wnn.spel, err nao n %ian1, -. "" o..
'he wo!;en-iolk a!e sg.ee .aos;.i,s L
1es, wnispeleo - e'pee1s "no"
'ney suher ny nun It'll,
oo INC poor VIE iet nor ennu " Gu
! expose her husband to the cencuVe OF the
| Church.
! All this made nv bowels yearn, and, for
the first time. addressed myself directly
! 49, 80 IN ,.nor -o,nar nnh"J
:" :,',o s".u' Wy P' ,"s i"a. oI;ii
! .ha+ ia harond 40 nowar of MON Rrt II -
y. 1911, rno sproMfia .ba. ION az. 10 8,
| without help, and perhaps hard put to it
! for expenses. I can be Of some little use to
! YOU in that Then I pulled out two or
| three of those deplorable old rags. Scotch
one pound notes, by means of which the
national malady is perpetuated. and passes
| from hand to hand
! ldon's know whether it was the stale
! words, or the old rags, or both, but the poor
! woman burst out CRYING and sobbing with
| almost terrible violence.
| We did what we could for her. and tried
| 10 get her to swallov a few drops of whisky;
but she put her hand up and turned away
from it.
The uuick-eared old man found this out
| somehow, and explained her to her face;
| .'She can take a Grap as Weel a. any body;
| but moo she blames it for her mon being
away.' Then. rather roughly to his wife.
.He1.. ye flute, let the lass greet. What'n
harm will that dee her"
Soon after this the two women exchang ed
| one Of their signals. and went out together.
| think 70 paw the undertaken: and such is
| the decent pride of the Scotch character
| that to be able TO do This was probably a
drop of comfort in TIE bitter cup Of their
atiiic,ion.
| yvhs, ,b.r wa-a oore +ha o,a man..
nrsss;ys faa;ures hr;yhtened a little and he
ftrsw h;s stnol nearer mo viii a car,,;n
"an;., a,acr;,v There ara hnoI matars
49, .roniJ nor ie+ Won tnow ,bat Mada,n
,ast wy, should ,u,n trnr ,he;r h.r,, ;r;,n
a.s. sI" h"t when daa, viii fact a,n
ON nv ".,h A.. al, syants nndar.tanI him