, 1875-10-30
OUR LITTLE I}ALLET-GfI,L,

shh appeared suddenly In our midst ono morn
inr' At rol!ceraal. a. tho latest addition 10 tli
| balot-A Welt-Er.>Tn Rirl Of II, with ,
B"arthy coinpleSlcn. pretty fcatt1rca and a nai
Of eyen s1urre1-liko In their quicknoY4, black
ncBs, and Mitliancy. Feeling Aorry for her jt,,u.
1tt'e*s ard tl,atbfnees, took occasion, 10 encab
10 Lcr, Eud lcfore tho reiieu.saI WAS OYER / was
IN roHscasion Of yarlous items OF information
concerning tho ,cw lsIlct-gir Her namc nas
Se:aantha; size lived up ty The markct.p,.co
her mother did nat do muci, Of nnyib,ur-t
learned later that her mother was n ntoady anil
interchangeable d:inaor Of "llibky-ahe hatl ntcIs-
| aatneti anI " ho worked in = tombstone yard"
s!ic hadn't duno anything herself yet except
!o:ch things. hl. she'd "Accn tito show
aud clio wanted 70 DO "bIg actor"
Aeraeff somo aay--diA think rho evor could bo
ono? Now, Though scn.autAa had III Tint tirnt
conversation lc slip 4uch worda ns 'iler'u " mud
"his'n,' though 1t was painfully ey1dcut
that jntlc'oua application of aoap n'.d
waiter @ to hcr pretty fhce would Tighten her
!hat sudden question to mo touc!.ina tIlu roasi-
oi,lty Of lcr oyer hong big aotor. so.ne:tling-
perhaps IL Ha3 tho keen n.stigooa in he's eyns,
OF hs bright, qulck wn7 Of spaaking--sometbiug
made nc answer nnhesitatinelv and uu,to houont
II: "fns, scmnnti,a, ! think You'll mako an
acFresa." waa quito hnnoat tliel,-I an aut,e
honest now--:shcn say believe tho p,ofcssiu,,
lost = lotsho aritntlunt wheA poar Sema,-
tia fell by tho waysidc.
In two or tllron Wec'ia tho uev ballet. mir, had
nlajo heraof quite favoiise with us nlf. Sic
WA very observnns, and a clover mfulfe, a,tJ
nnnll l1llttato IN TO U,r very faces nit!lou. the
t!1Ehteh. cnnfcioionoAB Of her rndnncsE IN SO do
ing. Noad-naturna and ohligin3 to degroo.
ever really to carsy a trouhIesomeiv lang tram
rim tor huir-pit,s, trucaes or forgotten hsudkcr-
cl'eis. willingly acrvlng LIB iu many waya, It xe3
not s:rAnEo that III roiurn We sho: I'D aid hsr in
tIn sJtn1
eatcr. Q: that VIC should bribc her with glfts OF
sage ihciy to abandon tho tso Ut !iiusc fayorite
words OF 1sers, hern aud h.'n. 70 that at tho end
OF shreo woeks aomautha. much changed in ap-
Torrance for no better could slng clear and lo;id
III coru?'s. lake the right cue for comlu:. ot. OF
golug OF tho ssnse. and had evon spoken ono or
sTo s?eecnou sltccesrfHlty. ntI 20 proved horself
very yal''ahle adolt:on to our ballet,
II nIolt tug t,nio "o discovered TINT Bo.nansha
dtt not ,valls ilo.no alone nights. Int war waited
for by luhlnE young fellow witt, fsce e;ll
ennuE!l 70 nlaso lii anxious for the elgl going
i!t'fo unucr such pro, o,cct4on to n mother who
drHnk. This waB III December. On Christmas
Day tiloro waa great giving and accepting Of
rtraotltH EsnonE tho ia1os. Evhry ono wopo
bright face except Samantha. Hho lopkcd uot
only disappointed f'nt decidedly cross. -Four or
h'a times before sas droased for the first act
slio llurrIcdly cntorcl my room aud az l.urriedIy
rau out asain:, Finally. losing patience. 70.
at,astod hor other to stay in or out. ns she Was
mo opening the door 80 often
wiessupon, tioc besog By: one chair 10 tho
clippers Oh Tho ilocr and criod. trlod 10 CON.
tn:t her, mud begged lior to toll mo what was
1io mlattcF. md, iualy. with tears md
tots sho told mo how Hhn hai brought
me me- psesen., bnt waon,sho came tq nv room to
h.l1cll hner md rToter than llots. TINT sho ,yas
Esiialne1 and nov l alIond mover ZOO it, Sho
mad no money 10 buy anything elso with, and !
eio DID 10 want to glyc mo something and then
md snt
With one arm about her ncck ard a poyitf-nur |
IN tho other hand. thankad her for he, roinnm-
:auec atd coased lor with kisBos to lot mo have
TUG present: So. aftor ,naLng mo promise on
from her pncket I'll inct1-iot,3 pieco of marble /
!aHh,oncd like l;'bso, and laid 1t III my hand
Her s:olfather in tho to:nls:ono gard had n,ado
t Tor lot. nt'd that WAS tho poor Guilds Christ
mas oiicflnG,
Juat after tho holidays We oil noticed q ereat
rlaf'ge IN Samantha, lhnro was no more mirn,c.
~. no fanny criticisms, but instead freu1eut
mi passionate buratB Of tears. Iu vain no
1uostloucd her. she would toll ua nothing. until
mo night al,o came t. tho theatre, and. will
'Wui!en oyeliah and Guivortng lps. packed uD
lor poar bits of wardrobe. her 1,owder-ho1 and
'i'noh OF cafnl'ne (sho had not a,rlvcd At tic
agnlty .! using French roneo yst)-evcry thing,
nl nsamosln1ea ais!lRured hos pretty brows-tiod
III up IN bunJls, saying bho was Koug to leave.
md turning to mo With tIittfuI IlttIo smile On
'of llpa alied' ~ a'toSa slsan't be big actor
no harFie1tJ and cnlfunedly that her ChstIio
tho hnlking escott) had beeu scnt to Btato
rison Tor ever 30 lolig. aud tint Rao ~aa eoiuw
o fullow, 30 vi 10 DO near aud visit him. Hhs
nould rrlnal,,, ''work uut." hi hcr Charlin's
inc WA M, and then they would 20 fas away
ogo.he1. a LuEried goo,I.by was suid, and sho
as yonc. ont lnto tho dark,iesa of the night,
lone.-a poor lltt!o. 15-soag-nld unfortunate,
,aynK licr bright ttopea bchlnd i,er,-to follow
ot wothleaa loYo 10 Ills priHon.
hlUnthH rasHcd scfDru we aeuld word OF lar.
nd then tho news wss sud Hamanlha lad Oh
aiaed u situation la&l worried hard and faith-
lly; . miserable little baby lind come and goua,
l'u lad lost ,or place, Blo ilnd beet, j The Ios.
itaI and TINT waa nii that wo could Iear, of
ur brighs-oYod, cavor l.tto ballot gitI,
Performance tuIiowod rehearsal aud so,,entea,
illo"csl performances, aud one, two, three, four
'ltnh mo n Columbus for = week. At the
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