The Republican journal., 1874-03-19

wearied out by the contest, she ordered
him sharply
ITO the - street police station
Thomas wondered, but obeyed, of course
and in short time the dingy station-house
received an unusual visitor.
Her rich garments looked strangely
enough there, and she instnctively shrank
back; but the thought of other innocent
women who had been there strengthened
her to 90 in.
She saw her at once, and knew her The
child had never seen beautiful happy
looking woman, and she could not take
her eyes from her face
Miss Buckingham asked few questions.
Who was going to takcr her? Who were
her friends Learned that she had none.
that her father had been arrested for
vagrancv aud would be sent to the Bride
we'll
~Where is The, child to go p" at la~t She
asked
"In,leed. ma'am / don't know, unless
She goes into the streets, said the police
man.
"rn take her" said Miss buckingham.
bringing the long FIGHT TO hasty clos,
It'll be a heavenly charity ii Npu DO.
ma'am replied the man.
Miss buckingham turned to the @irl-
Mora, viii You 90 with me- >"
"Ne@nl, @asped Nora, With a hungry
soul looking out of her ewes
"C,mc them" said the lady. shortly,
leading the way out
Thomas holding the door OF the calri-
age. was struck dumb with horror TO see
the apparilion hnt the timd little figure
kept close to its mistress. and she Wore
such look that the old servant dared not
speak
"To respectable hath-house, was Miss
Buckngham's order
Thomas bowed, reached his seat some
how and drove of.
Not pretty, decidedly" thought Miss
Buckingham, looking steadily at the Won
derlul face opposite her, ''but at least not
coarse. Dress Will improve her.
At the doors of the bathing-rooms
Thomas again threw open the carriage
door. Mis- Buckingham went in with
Nora, gave her into the hands of the
Young woman in charge, with directions
to have her thoroughly bathed and combed,
and otherwise made ready tor new clothes
that she might bring.
The amazed Young woman marched off
with the unresisting Nora, and Miss Buck
ingham went shopping. She bought a
complete outfit from hat to shoes and III
an hour returned to the bath rooms to
! find Nora waiting,
She was soon dressed. much to her own
surprise. Tor she hardly knew the names
| of half the articles she had on, and they
We're once more m the carriage As tor
| Thomas he thought the wonders would
never cease that morning
As they rolled home Miss buckingham
| said
Now, Nora you're TO live with me and
be my girl You're not Nora Dennis, Won
are Nora Buckingham. You're to forget
Your old lit,e-at least as much as YOU can.
She added, seeing shade come over
Nora : face. And on no account are You
to speak of it to the servants IN my house
| Do YOU understands
,.les'm" said Nora
II shall try to make you life happy,
Miss Buckingham went on, a little more
tcnderly, though her heart still reNolted
against the decision of her conscience. Il
! shall educate volt"
please ma'am, whats that +" asked
| Nora. timldly.
Teach YOU to read and write" said
Miss Buckingham, wincing rs she reflect
| ed how much there was to do in this neg
lected field
And, Nora, shall expect yen 10 do
as tell Won and always to tell me the
truth"
..shaIl stay at yonr house and h,-
warm g. asked Nora
'Always. poor child if you Try to DO
right said Miss Buckin2ham her heart
warming a little
Are all these things mine . Was the
next question: looking lovingly at the
pretty blue dress and cloak
"YeS, and you shall have plenty of
clothes, and always enough to eat, Nora
Il hope you will never again he so mis-
cradle as found yon'
Nora could not comprehend what had
come to her She sat there as though
stupetipd only now and thea whispering
to herself 'llways enough l." eat, always
| warm.
"Thomas, said Miss Buckingham, in
her peremptolv manner. as she held the
carriage door lor her to alight, II cspeci-
ally desire that YOU should not mention to
any one where got this child | want TO
make a new life for her, and / trust TO
your honor to keep her secret
Thomas touched his hat
"Indeed, Won may be sure of me, Mis-
Buckingham
And faithfully he kept his word, though
all the household was in CONSERVATION
when Miss Buckingham installed the child
in her privileges as her adopted daughter,
procured a coverness for her, had com
plete outfit Of suitable clothes prepared,
and above all took nnwearled pains to
teach her ali the little things indispens-
able to place her on level with the girls
she would meet when she went to school
} Meantime, society wondered. 1t saw
; little of Miss Buckingham. She seemed
always busy, vet she had never looked SO
happy or 50 beautiful as then.
, As for Nora, if it seemed to her that she
had reached heaven, can YOU wonder?
Nora soon learned the ways and man
ners of Il lady. She seemed to be instlct
lively delicate and ladvlike. She was
pretty. too, when the hungry look Went
out of her eyes
Miss buckingham, though on the look
t out, never discovered a vice in her, What
2 ever may have been her original faults
4 she seemed to have shed them with hel
rags, and the great gratitude felt for he
: benelactress overwhelmed every thing
, She seemed TO live but to do something
l for Miss Buckingham.
That lady began to feel that virtue i
A its own reward Not all the pleasure sh
n had found in taking the very cream o
. life had given her so much happiness a
n this one poor child
/ Almost without knowing it, she wen
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