New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-27

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Two hours left Fausta in the rocking
chair. which there the Public had provided
for her. Then l returned, sadly enough
No tidngs of Rowdy Bob none OF trunk
Bible, money, letter, medal, or anything
| Still was nv district sergeant hopeful, ana
as always, respectful. But was hopeless
this time, and knew that the next day
Fausta would be plunglng into the wa
| with intelligence houses and advertisements
For the night, was determined that sht
| should spend it in my ideal respectable
boarding house," On my way down town
l stopped IN at one or two shops to MAKE
| injuries, and satisfied myself where
| would take her. Sill thought 1t wlses'
that we should go after tea; and another
cross street baker, and another pair OF rolls
| and another tap at the Croton, PROVIDED
! that repast for US. Then told Fausta OF
! the respectable boarding house, and thai
she must 90 there. She did not say no
! But she did say she would rather not spend
the evening there. There must be some
| place open for u.s. said she. There
! there is q church bell The church is al.
ways home. Let us come there"
So to '.evening meeting We went, start
| ling the sexton by arriving an hour early.
| Ii there were any who wondered what was
| the use Of that Wednesday evening SER
| vice, We did not. In dark gallery pew we
Il,
the whole truth be told. each of us fell
asleep at once, and slept till the heavy
organ tones taught US that the service had
begun. A hundred or more people had
struggled in then, and the preacher, good
SOUL took for his text, doth not God care
for the ravens!" ! can not describe the
ineffable feeling of home that came over
me in that dark pew of that old church. |
rad never been in SO large church before
D.,,n, bod nd hafrap hiuu hIlf
never any that came to my occasions more.
Eus j, was none of these things which
moved me. 1t was the fact that We were
just where We had a right to be. No iIu.
puden, waiter could ask us why we were
sitting there, nor any petuiant policeman
propose that We should push on. 1t was
Gods house. and. because HIS. it was His
children's.
All this feeling Of repcse grew upon me.
and. as it proved, upon Faus,a also. For
when the service was ended. and yentured
to ask her whether she also had this sense
Of home rest she assehted so eargerly, that
proposed, though with hesitation, a notion
which had crossed me, that ! should leave
her there.
Il can not think" said, "of any posi-.
bic harm that could come to you before
morning.
do you know, had thought of tina.
very same thing, but Ibid not dare tell yOu."
she said.
Was not I glad that she had considered
me her keeper: But only said: AT the
respectable clearinghouse you might be
annoyed by questions"
'And no one will speak to me here. !
know that from Two Shoes
Il will be here" said |, lat sunrise in the
morning" And SO babe her good-by, in
sisting on leaving in the pew my own great
coat. I knew see might need it before
morning. l walked out as the sexton closed
the door below on the last of the down.
stairs worshipers. He passed along the
aisles below, with his long poker y hich
screwed down the gas. saw at once that
he had NO intent of exploring the galleries.
But !oitered outside till saw him lock
the doors and depart: and then, happy in
yhe thought that Miss Jones was in the
safest place in New York-as comfortable
as she was the night before. aud much more
comfortable than she had been any night
upon the canal went in search OF my own
lodging.
so the respectable boarding house p
Not bit, reader. ! had no shiliings for
or disrespectable boarding
his district station was. ! went into its
office. and told the captain that was green
ir the city; had got no work and 10 money.
In truth, had left my purse in Miss Jones
charge, and five cent piece. which showed
the chief. was all had. He said 40 word
butt TO bid me- go up two flights and turn
into the :i:ss bunk found. did 50: and
in five minutes was asleep in better bed
than had slept in for nine days.
That was what the public did Tor me that
night. !. too. was safe:
am making this story too long. But |
with that night and its anxieties the end !
has come. AT sunrise rose and made nv
easy toilet. l bought and ate nv roll. |
varying the brand from yesterdays. / |
bought another. with lump o; butter, and |
an orange. for Fausta. l lef, my portman.
teau al the station, while l rushed to the |
sections house, told his wife had left nv |
gloves in church the night betore-as was
The truth-and easily obtained from her the |
keys. In a moment was in the vestibule. |
ocked IN. was in the gallery. and there |
found Fausta, just awake, as she declared. |
rom comfortable night, reading her |
m 'rning lesson in the Bible, and sure, she
laid, that should soon appear. Nor ghost.
1or wrath. had visited her. 1 spread for
1er brown paper table cloth on the table
u the vestibule. laid out her break fast !
or her, called her. and wondered at her
oiet. How is it that women always make
themselves appear as neat and finished as
there We're no conflict, dust, or wrinkle in
he world.
Here Fausta adds. in this manuscript. a
oarenthesls. to say that she folded her I'M
lersieeves neatly. and her collar, before
he slept. and put them between the
ushlons. upon which she slept. In the
morning they had been pressed-without a
ad iron:
She finished her repast. I opened tbe
hurch-door for five minutes. She nassed
ut when she had enough examined The
monuments. and at a respectable distance I
oiowed her. We joined each other, and
ook our accustomed morning walk. hnt
hen she resolutely said, GOOD by." for tba
aE: she would find work before NIGHT
'ofk and home. And 1 must do the
anne only when pressed her to let me
no" OF her success. she said she would
iees me AZ the Aator Liberty just before it
losed. No, she would not take nv monev
'nough. that for twenty four hours she had
cen my guest. When she had found her
uns and told her the story, they should
ASST on repayiDg this hospitality. Hos
i'aiity, dear reader, which had Gispensed
! inc charge of six cents. Have you ever
leateo Miranda for a day and found the
harge SO low! When l urged other A.
stance she said resolutely, NO" In fact.
NC aaa already made an appointment at
"o, anu she must not waste the dav.
also had an appointment at two. for =
as az tnat hour that Durham was to dis.
.ioute the cyclopedias at Castle Garden
ne emi grant commission had not vet seizad
,or Their own. l spent the morning in
sklng mainly for masons fresh from Eurona
no no, LOT work in cabinet shops. | fonnd
either and so wrought my way to the
ppolnted place. where, instead of sncb
seecaed birds in the bush, l was to get one
contemplate in my hand. s'' oAo
nose who remember Jenny Lind's first
iuhph n'ght at Castle Garden have some
'n ~ Of . tne crowd as it filed gallery and
nad gwen no thought to the macbinerv ot :,
Us folly. | only knew that NV 4iai.a. "