, 1874-12-05

tb1 luEhllLY Ut1HHkGN lHlHGr lDF ElttHG -tO1Q
WHO lives in tho nolsl,borhood, and to whom
many OF ita inhRDitanta aro companions,
THO frat place to which my gnllo tfrectod mo
was cabin, literally falling to p!oooa, tho
ins dog. Tho door Vas unboltod, andi,, Without
knocking, wo two paesea III. Tho apartment
was ANAL mud it was cold. 1t wns lighted partly
by b dim, tluttering lamp. mud purity by tho
n WHICH 9 EGd A., n o T4En eho enks s
on,bora Of povorty's last ilro lny p,!ro and uhto
like corpEe, upon tho 1eRrth. woman waB
thoro-a woman With q sullclt defiant faco, and
tllBhoVolod hnit. and saw also four young ch1-
tlren two wore nostlod nhlyoring at hor foot,
anta tho oshor two wore asleep upon tic toor.
Tho woman was atoolesa and atockiugless, while
tho only garment H'ie possessed was 10 tattorod
mud worn that through 1t could bo tracod every
curve and outline OF hor form. Tho clothes
Of the children woro like tiloHo Of tho mothor.
while hor ,younTost-hor baby-had nothing
bnt a shawl 70 Koop IL warm. AS Ho en-
lily regarded US: 1Ior two children that wero
nwako oIung to her garment aa ali IN foar. The
W0n,an was rude rough, Ignorant doilant. 1lt11l-
ger rngod ~ hor broast and hato aud madness
gicsn1ol in i,or cyns felt as gnzoa upon hor
lko QUO who views somo ruined mansInn,. III
which comfort mud poaco onco dwclled. but
which ut liant was loft dosolato to tho wo'vos.
Every spark Of womanhood from lor ind fled.
Every hutna', trut waa absent from hof collu-
ad asssrted oGses hss aid @ 5s Rss ds pis
Ele waH ono-like tito many about hor-who
had boon onoo woman, hut whom hunger aud
misery had transformed INTO 1lond. Sho broho
forth into torront Of nout.np grio'ancos,
fa.,a catalogue Of tho iIl-treatmont sho had re-
cciyod. that sle Ind broodod over during her
poverty and diatroAs, mud That onr preBonco
poolnod ou'y to intensify. sho nos only raYea,
dow, and, throwing up the aasa. pointed to tho
turrots aud roofs Of tho rich tllae feaaed III TUG
moonlight on tho other hao or tho gorge, afia
hworo vengeance upon thom.
haso foad how during tho reign q tho oom- sS1
nluno. women, brandiBhing tho lncondiary torch.
ran ahriekl1'E through tho Htroota OF iarla Dut
folt tlat, lind tAin croaturo haon there, bho
would hAvo ttlsdasnod tic tofoh anu cauShk np
tho 1--we GOALS Ill nor fouo atld mixed lahus. Inc
cr!es OF tue woman aTossod her two aloerlng
ehiltlron, and ono Of them upon ariang stood
before mo almost as naEed Oh at ano llonf or las
blftI. LOOK az 9nom, hnomlea ~, tue hi91lu1cu u
creature. LOOK * theh.; aAoS nlo @ Golu' lney
are starving, while tho childfon OF 1hc1h over
t!.ere have !sad their auppcr, ang arc nov aeo!a-
ing III their hico warm Deda' ~ ~ not peoaueo
they arc bettor OF than ua. but beoalse they
havn heon abusing al'd choatng Us Tor years..
Then Followed enother oatnasss o. la6e a'so oos-
him to r'aee his hands Nron hss CATS lest we
1ncsnory Of the sounds aho'lld lattnt INN iorov.
or. Mo haaaoa oIt. i! ana !ny ntael-etiao; W.
oynr tho tlltnH iickoty lloor' ont oyer mo 1ody
" tAp Fto5tA"*oabk ohs INV -..e WV" 80"
night. tor moment pAasea upon sho tIltosfl~
old, ha y, W lhstlnet, 70 reuees. No ~orE, n9
tooa> no hro pat lew o1otioa noI Lolsest anu
a!most none ios. ner ohs!aleu; Hs'nS ~ HOMO noano
nAclv 70 tufnple W fnan apon ane hoaos ~ lhoso
aho loVod ut amy Momehti Aer Aeart bursting
With nate ana Yet,gealaoe aganlse MI Whose eola-
dltion III hlo was petter thah hur own, nursing
III her poverty and want teu thousand ! imaginary
lSta. Sa nr M NJ nru %
so!l. Hou,a u 90 selanRa u, ~ ane,.I t u @ h!l-
promo maduoas' sue snou'u elenH !toia uor
noino, a9u. wAtn ~ alo VI a.u o.uoseon, ~ ~ ny
cot1 IN aGasa M 1no ask 'lu".ao s, us ~ !ios Wy
entered another nut 1lst across tue sway way; Dnt
~ now atratGo lno c9nt!aa's ~ royo.y "ha
ere nno wane anu woe ns y H. soonau ts, ~ tno
nAna aaiy nnM nu!ts lohaps 10 v. & m'ia -
aaY anu gfs VIII ra ,@t H., ,,,a ~ as m'pp t ~
warm ana Goan. 1no nro tlas onlmuu 1aa mns 'nn;
aua lo4eilng. ouo tno loo. nus NV 81,
mean piit tao presence g! lnusaot anu tne
pure %hite lace ol noc cnsla mtoasnt W Up; Ply
turo which, despite ts uleasy coaotng .g! Hmu sert; +
DIG oachGtouutt, WIS w Sheot aaa touIns 40 ~ ~
WaH palniui Anu Bau' 4no!e WIS ~ uonanu ~! 81.
tho tot!uef couatenanco ot !nat pool @olaan "
tllo nro IL MAS upI.taea ~ uun an ~ ~
ana Wo 1eatneu oi ny ntse'y tntousa ne sehls
poyorty haa DESTROYED nef co!orS. % nJs iMlppl, M u
NOES, hor home poverty Ind reduoou M her to
Fenuty n'lu inBa oat !o'oa5 .la nnu ~
hoE u aot "uilanuuuui ~ mae tuotu 20 ~
aad NOW spaiH, burning st4l i lao m''Si ~ " nol
uuspat u tao u4gto ieu"ns useeunu ,i ~. ~ r. =
anoNt y "efo 40 uaIk "ot1a1. nusnot ~ tu9
bo.ter aayn Of nors tnat m ato gonn, mnan tS arn S
! 1nother Wlll elie alwAys 90 IN tto altil darKer
dayh sure to come. sllo was hot altoEotner M aes-
t1tto nor wes tne mouse enlaFey M s;. Mi.nas 1ooa
as so aaa ty ragt tr hvr 1;u,aa s,lis 1' ~ 'u hnr
vision III sang1ola form, Lilo W'nter| tho WILL
[ tor!n ,,..,u
! "Mayo Tou any other cn'1aron ea9e 'na' ht'lo
| one?" l asiod. ,,...-
! Without word tho woman tiretlly arose, and,
taking up tho limp, walked into an adjoining
room. l followed her; Thorc was q bed stand
ing II, the corner bed TINT was old, but clean
she pulled down tho covering gently, as If not
to odisturb tho s'eepor, aud dlscfosod tho face OF
| II little girl. For several moments tbofo "aa no
eolnd. but kno'. too well tho tempoHt TINT waH
| raging in tlat poor 1nothora hoart. appro,
ciatetl tho torrent Of emotion TINT rushed
through her breast as standing oosatle tnas lone
" bed, sl'o looked upon tue face OF hor slun1-
beilng darling and Thought OF tho coia, lroo2shR
winter yot to como: The Hood was too strong
for her to resist: 1t swept away eyory barrlori !
| tho lamp shonz like IN aHpen-loaf III hor hand,