The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-10-30

aldic emblem vi a baronet."o He
then congratulated me upon the way
in which I had acted. He asked, too,
for this young lady's address, which
she had given me quite correct, and
then he left the shop without another
word. ,
r., You must give me leave t" tell the
rest Of the story IN my own way, al.
though it may be a very different
way from that which the reverend
parsonage employed IL relating it to
NE afterward. ........ ....;. ....-..
1t, seemed that it was a runaway
match. A country baronet's son had
fallen III love with the clergyman's
daughter in tho village where his
father lived, aud they had run away
together aud got married. Then they
came up to London. these two poor
young things-f"r neither bis father,
nor her's either, for tho matter Of
that, w"n'd have anything to say to
the natch-l'e, full Of hopes of get-
ting on in the literary and artistic
line, and she, poor creature, full Of
trust in him.
The project Of living Ivy. literature
did not turn out az was expected. The
young fellow without experience m'
friends, spent much time in g"ing
about from one publisher to another,
aud sending lila writings to the va.
rious magazines-which l need not
say, were always "returned with
{ 'anks." And then he fell ill;:typhus,
l fancy, brought gu by insufficient
nourishment, and bad drainage, aud
disappointed hopes. The registrar.
general does not give the return of
these cases in any list that / am aware
Of; but We sse something Of them iu
our line Of business nevertheless.
1t was just at this time. that Mr..
Br"adman found out Mrs. Vincent,
for that was the name If the young
lady who came to. my shop with tI,r
gold seal. Cambridge Terrace is not
very far from the Angel at IslingtDn.
and there, in \ little back street Of
small, respectable houses, inhabited
by junior clerks, with here aud there
a Judging house, Mr.. aud Mrs. Win.
cent lived.
They were rather shy at first Of a
stranger, aud q little proud and
naughty, perhaps. People who have
see" better days and, are down upon
their luck, are apt t. be 40. But tile
larson with his pleasant ways and
CHEEKY voice, soon made it all right;
ard, iu a jetfy. liz and Mr.. Vincsnt
were talking about college, for they
had both been to the same university.
And there was even soon u smile, too
IA wan smile enongh-up"n the poor
invali'ls' sI,arp-cut, thin face, will,
the yellow, far away eyes, which look.
I'd at you as if.out Of a cavern. Hs
was tho wreck Of fine young fellow,
too. Que WHO had been used t. his
hunting and shutting, and all tho
country sports which make broad
strOng-limbsd Country r..o.
pie the envy If us poor, thin pale
townsfOlks.
Mr.. Bro.,lman came direct to me
when he left them, did not live for
ut, and he Thought that might lend
them u ueighb"r's help. "Davis,"
says he, that poor fellow is DYING
eau sre death in his eyes"
"\yl,at is he a-dyiug vi y replied.
He looked ut nae steadfastly mo
ment, and l could $40 = n,oisture in !
his eye, as he said, slowly and solemn
~, "Of starvation Davis.-of actual
want Of food" Il |'-
"A gentleman starving iu London,
in IsliMgton, q barOuet's 500, too
Why it's incredible" j
mot ut ALL" said Mr.. Broadman,
''tlreSe are the very people who do
die Of starvation in London, and iu
all great cities. Not the poor, who
knew where the work. house, and who |
ran get ut the relieving officer, if the
wost comes to tho wost but tile we'll.
born, WHO haze fallen iut destitute
poverty /; aud who carry their pride
with them, dive into q black alley,
like some wild animal into q hole, to
lie alone. Mir. Vincent wants wines
mud ielliss, aud all H'rts IT g",,sl
things !; if help hasd't come tDo late.
No, no, my; friend" he continued.
putting back my hand, for ! was ready |
to give my money il, q proper cans@
NJ. no;I have left them all they |
want 1T present, Davis. But III tell
you what yon can do; you can, i'll
son like to pay the good Samaritan,
20 aud rec them, aud cheer them up
a lit. NJ. Vincent hasn't forgotten
your Kindness T., her, eaa assure |
YOU. An.l l think her husband would
like tn thank you too, and it would
a,vuse him up . lit, perhaps" And
then Mr.. Broadman t.,ld lne, short.
~, something Of what these two poor
thing had gone throuyl'-she, loving
and trusting him ~; aud he, half mad
that he had brought her to this pass,
aud could do nothing for her. -.
"HMr. Bmadmaa wrote that very day
tn the barUnst Z proud, hard man,
Tn; taid. But tho letter be wrote
back. VAS soft enough, and melting to
read !; il: was ~ full of human nature,
you see Tie fathers heart swelling up
at the Thought Of getting back his
sou; md barstisg through the thick
crust uf pride which had prevented
lin FROM making the first advances q J, ~! =
Aud tho pars,,u says to ME: "Well,
NJ. Davis" he said, "tIiere are many
,,s.ple. kept assnder only fir want cf
somebody to go between them, you
see, aud make peace"