Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-31
IN so doing. Good-natured and obligl

in so doing. Go0d-natured and obligi
u a degree, ever ready to carIys troub C.
sOmeIy long train, run for hRirpius
tToches or forgotten handkerchief, will
ingly serving us in many weys, it was
not strange that in turn we should sid
her in C0nqueTing her natural autipathy
10 soap AID water, or that we should
bride heT with gifts Of stage fneTy 10
abandon the Use Of those f4vOTlte words
OF hers, heT'n and hiS'R so that ~ the
end OF three weeks Samantha, much
changed in appearance for the bstter,
could sing clear and loud In chDrusss,
take the right cue FOR coming on o. 60
ing of The stsgs, anu had even spoken
one or two speeches successfully, and SO
proved herself q very valuable add 0r
20 cur ballet Ab5ul this time We die
covered that Samantha did NOS walk
home alone nights, bu. was waited for
by huikiDg young fellow with 3 face
evil enough to maze Us auEIlu fIT tue
girl going home under such pro egtiOu
to mother who crank. Tbs was ia
December. Christmas dsy there was
a great giving and accepting ~ presents
among the ladies' Ever one
were a bright sca except Semaa-
tina. She looked not culy
disappointed, butdecidedly cross. -Four
or five times before ] was dressed for the
first act she huriedly entered my room
and quite as Euuiedly ran OJ- again.
Finally, losing patience, requested her
either to stay in OF out, as she was half
freezing me opening the door 50 often,
wheTeupOD, there being bat one chair ia
the room, Samantha sat herself dow
. he. al
cried. l tried II comfort her, and
| begged her to tell me what was the mat
| ter, and, finally, with tsaIs and sCbs, she
| told me how she had brought me pres
elt, but when she came 20 my room to
/ give il to me, she had seen the other
| gifts, so much finer and prettier than
hers, that she was ashamed, ard now l
| should never see II. She had 10 money
to buy anything tlse with, AMI she did
/ 50 want 10 give me something; aud then
she broke down and cried harder than
| ever. With one arm about her neck
| and a pOwder-puf in the other hand. i
| thanked her for heE remembrance and
| cOaxed her with kisses to let me have
| the present. Sol after making me
prUnis4 on my word Of honor not 70
| laJgI, s manthS drew from her pocket
an inch long pieca of maTOle fashioned
| like bic, ana laid it in my hand
| Her step-fatbeT in the tombstone
/ yard had made 1t for her, sud that YVES
| the poor Child's Cars mas Offering. Just
/ after the holidays We all noticed 8 grtaE
| change ia Samantha. There Wss no
more mimicTy, no funny criticisms, but
/ instead frequent and passionate buIsts OF
tears. In vain We Questioned her; she
would tell Us nothing, until one night
she came 10 the theater, and, With
swollen eyeiids and quiveriGg lips
packed up her poor bits OF wardrobe, her
powder box ami pinch OF c2TmiEe (sae
| hsd not arrived 3, the dignity Of using
| French rouge yeti, everything, even q
| the D zee Cf burnt cork with which she
had sometimes Jisfigurad her pretty
bTOWs-tied all up in q bundle. saying
she was going to leave, and turning 10
me with d pitiful little smile OF her lips,
Sddei: II guess | shsu't be 8 big actress
after all" In answer to my eutTeaties
she told me hurTiejly snd cOnfusediy
that her Charlie (the hulkiHg Is ,OTt)
had been sent to the State prison for
ever 50 long, and that size was going to
follow, so 81 to be near and visit him.
She should remain, work out" till her
Charities time was up, and then they
would 90 far away together. a hurried
gOOd-by was said, and she was gone,
| out into the darkness Of The night, alone
a poor, little, tifteen-year old UnfOrtu-
nate, leaving her bright hopes bghind
| ber-tO follow her worthless love
to his prison. Months PASSED before
we heard q wOEd from her and then
the news was sad, Samantha RAJ OBJ
tanned s situation; had WyTssd hard
and faithfully; miserable litE'y baby
had come and gone, she had lost heT
place, she had been in the hospital; and
that wSs al thst We could learn Of our
bright-syeJ, clever little baliet--iri. Per.
fOrmance followed rehearsal. and re-
hearssl followed performance, sud one,
two, tGTee, four seasons were worked
away. The fifth season fCuGU me il
Columbus Tor q week, AT the matinee
nOticsd sitting IN front seat, quite
unattended, q young woman with 8
| handsome, defiant face and a psi7 of
quick, dark eyes that seemed strangely
familiar; yet try as / might l could not
remember where / had seen them be-
fore, AS the play drew near its sad end,
my glance once more seeking those
! haunting eyes, the mystery was solved
tears were melting the defiant face TO
sOftness, and in The heavy lids and
quiver.ng iiIs | cav the girl who had
offered me 8 bit OF marble for 3 Christ.
mas Observation-Disclosures, alas! s5sman-
tina with more paint on her cheeks thaa
she had ever worn in the ballet From
one in the theater ] learned the
rest of her sad stCry. Leaving
the hospital, she had failed utterly in
obtaining another situation, and so, IS
the common phase goes, event wrong"
| Still che waited faithfully for her Char
| lie, At last the wOndTOUs day dawned
| that was to release Charlie from his
| PRISON. SerGanthB had said 8 glad good
by to her miserable cOmpsnlOns-h@d
| prepared quiet little nook where Char
lie could sOjourn for a dag OF two, while
they decided where they should 90 as
soon as they we're maTrisd, and Charlie
accepting her love and gi:ts, had gone
Ogt TO buy wedding ring and had never
more TCtITued-had deserted her; left
her - return TO that life o. hide0us
nights and menOry-haunt=d days Poor
Semauths! her drunken mother had
never taught her faith in GGi her ron
Der lover had destroyed her faith il
man; her bright hopes desd-htr baby
dead! The one bright spot IL eli her
dreaIy life was when she 4as OR little
ballet-gnl CLARA MORRIS