Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-09-25
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s.I.n 50 clad you've come she said |
cant quite manage this.
She poinied to the thread regulator, and
the next minute was showing her that
was too tight, and somehow, in gentle,
timid way. the little witch quite got over
me, and stopped there over two hours
helping her. stAl her eyes sparkled with
delight. as she found out how easily she
could now make. the, needle dart IN ana
omtpf hard material -.
do you think you can do 1T now l
m..Qh. yes. ! think 50 am so glad you
$50 am T. says l gruflly; 1T will
make it all the easier for yon to earn the
money and pay for it..
land l will work so hard, she SAID
THAT you will, my dear" ! says in
spite Of myself, for felt sure it wasn't me
speaking, but something in me. "She
been INF long9r l said, nodding toward
her mother.
s.Mouths, !" she said, with tears starting
in her pretty eyes. but she added brightly.
II shall have enough with this to get her
good medicines and things she can fancy
and. as looked at her. something in me
said
God bless you my dear. hope you
will;" and the next minute was gong
down stairs calling myself fool.
They thought l didn't know at home'
hni did there was the wife gong over
and over again to Bennett place ana
all sorts Of little nice things were made
and taken there often used to see them
- Int I M
that artfui scoundrel. my boy Luke, used
to nav the hall. crown every week out of
his own pocket, after going to fetch 1t
from the widows.
And all the time told myself l didn't
like il. for I could see that Luke was
changed, and always thinking OF that girl
"a girl not half good enough for him
/ remembered being poor myself, and
/ hated power and used to speak harsh
" to Luke and the wife. and feel very bit
ter. 8
At last came an afternoon when knew
there was something wrong. The wife
had gone out directly after dinner, saying
she was going to see sick woman
knew who it was, bless you'll and Luke
was fidgeting about, not himself, and at
last he took his hat and went out.
They might have confided in me"
said. bitterly, but all the time l knew that
/ wouldn't let them. They'll be spend
ing money-throwing it away. | know
they've spent pounds on them already"
st last got in such way that called
down our foreman, left him in charge and
took my hat and went after them.
Everything was very quiet in Benefits
paace,Yfor . couple of dirty. detected look.
ing women, one of whom was in arrears to
me, had sent the children that played in
thNeQpgt ightsaway because Of the noise.
ssa wefs keeping guard 50 that they could
not come back. ~
went Up lie stairs softly. and all was
very still, only as got nearer to the room
! could hear q bitter, wailing cry, and
then opened the door gently and went
in. ~ e.sse 81 ssss 3,..z
Luke was there, standing with his head
bent, by the sewing machine; the wife sat
in chair, and on her knees, with her
facs buried,in the wifes hap, was the poor
girl, crying as il her little heart would
break; while on the bed, with all the look
Of pain gone out Of her face, lay the wild
ow---gone TO meet her husband, where
pain and sorrow are no more.
i couldn't see very plainly, for there was
mist like before my eyes; but l know
Luke flushed up as he took a step forward
Is Il to protect the girl, and the wife
looked at me IN frightened way.
But there was no need, for something
that wasn't me spoke, and that in very
gentle way, asI stepped forward. raised
the girl up. and kissed her pretty face be-
fore lying her little helpless head upon my
shoulder, and smoothing her soft brown
hsir.1 = ''aaa Fl ems .a.s ~.
dss'Mother, says something from within
me, 81 think there's room Ia the nest at
home for this poor, forsaken little bird.
Luke. my Boy viii you 60 and fetch cab
If1Ahar will see to what wants doing here.
my boy gave sob as he caught my |
hand in his, and the next moment he did !
what he had not done for years-kissed |
me on the cheek-before running ont Of
the room, leaving me with my darling
nesting 10 my breast.
y said ''my darling" for she has been
the sunshine of our home ever since-a
pale wintry sunshine while the sorrow was
fresh, but spring and summer now.
Why, bless her look at her. Eve felt
ashamed sometimes to think that she, u
lady of birth, should come down to such a
life, making newell, no, it's us nowtcr
Luke's partner--no end end of money hy
her clever ways. But she's happy, think
ing her husband that is to be, the finest
fellow under the sun and let me tell you
there's many a gentleman not SO well oil
as my boy will be. even if the money has
all come out of quiet trade