The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-08-21
BREAD CAST UPON THE WATERS.
By RUTH CHESTERFIELD.

By RUTH CHESTERFIELD.
John Mallory was returning from hi
days work, with his spade over hi
shoulder. when he saw a woman sittin,
close to the wall, weeping bitterly.
John had kind heart and was easiI,
moved at the sight of distress, so b,
stopped and addressed the woman.
"You seem to be in trouble wa,
what he said. The mourner lifted he,
face, and he saw that she was q yer,
young woman, scarcely more than a girl
In fact. But this did not lessen his Dit,
at all possibly it increased it, for hii
heart was human as well as kind,
Trouble? Alb, yes; 1 have come
such a long, long way, and am so fa
tIgue-so much wearyi I went to the
peoples doors, but no one said ANYTHING
only: $50 way we have no room for
not ?' W"
so went to the hotel, but the land.
lord was worst than all the rest. Oh, how
ne fr1ghten me, he was 80 fierce, go loud
ne call me tramp-0 thief-because
ne found had no money. No money.
yes, that was it; and be babe me 90
about my business but I have no bust
ness, and SO came out into the woods
to die alone"
-" Cheer up, then, il that is ALL" said
Jonn, " and come with me. NV mother
won't drive you from her door, you may
be sure"
And John spoke truly, for is mothers
heart was like his own. She only
needed to know that the girl was a
stranger and in distress to give her q
cordial welcome.
lake off your things, my dear, said
she, removing the girls shawl with her
own hands, "and sit here by the fire.
how yoa shiver, poor child ! You are
chilled to the bone"
fou are go kind-so very kind!" said
the visitor, taking the rockinp-cbair Of
fered her; and then John saw that she
was not only young but sinpulsrlv bean.
tlfui, though thin and pale as ii from
ecent illness. $50 - LULU
You're out of health. You're not
TT to be abroad" said Mrs. MALLORY.
How your mother would feel to see Won
looking co." ~"
Alas, L have no mother 70 said the
girl, aud her tears began 10 6e- Of DOL.
will tell You my story"
There. there, I'm sorry said it-pm
such blunderer! Never mind the story
now, but after supper when you are
warm and comfortable, you shall tell us
ABOUT yourself, that is, all that you wish
So, when the three had eaten their
evening meal, and Mrs. Mallory had
cleared away the table and taken out
Knitting work, the young girl told her
She said that her name was Este,,a
LeIsoy; that her father was a Frencb
refugee but that she herself was horn
IN Canada some years after he had left
BIS native country, he having married
a Canadian. After the death of her
mother he had come to Boston. hopino
20 De able to support himself and her
Dy teaching his own language; but inst
as ne had found situation which prom
ised TO be permanent he became yery
III IN fact, the climate of this countrv
mad never agreed with him. and he was
always mourning for STA belle France
He was sick long time, and when he
died he left her penniless,
VI her relatives in France she knew
nothing; and although since Ler fathers
death she had written more than once
to her mothers friends in Canada. no
ietters had ever been received in return.
one believed she could nd them how
ever, II che could get there, and that
was now her aim. What she had suf-
iered since she left Boston she saiS she
could never, never tell"
Its all over now, my dear" said
MS. mallory, $50 try to forget it. and
JUST ny TO make yourself contented
win us until You are better able to |
trsvei tnan you arc now"
For q whole week Estelle STAYED with
- tne :Mauorys, gaining in health and |
eaIy every day, and developing q |
contrast to her first depression.
That John was not insensibIe +, ber
a nto. may well be imagined, and |
n ao .ns consequences might have been |
cannot tel, If his heart had not |
the case here was no loom tbera TO- ths
Iair stranger, save in the way of friend.
snip, and he showed his friendsb;n nv
bringing Mary, his betrothed to aea
her. u see
curious 1t was to see the two together
Mary, the staid New England g;rI
with her rosy cheeks, her calm Sins
eyes and yellow hair her plain dress
and steady northern tongue: and
Estelle, with her olive skin. her hair
and eyes as dark as night, her fanciful
idiomatic speech, and her airy figure.
which gave grace even to the worn gar.
ments which clothed it. It was the
Drown thrush and the canary bird sit
ting side by side on an apple-tree
Sail, they got on we'll together, these
Two, and kissed each other when thew |
Parled, But when Estelle parted from |
Mrs Mallory she hung on her neck as If |
- nad Deen her own dear mother she
was leaving. 'e
JOIN saw her safely on her Journey.
and when he took her hand to saw fare.
well ne left In it a small purse, contain
ing sum sufficient for her expenses.
small not forget you, ever-ever-
20, not I'LL ny dying day does come, said
rsteiie' With tears in her eyes. "The
good God bless you for your kindness
20 the poor stranger-you, and your
mother and the pretty Marie"
In a few weeks the Mallorys received |
letter from Estelle, saying that she
laG reached her journeys end in safety
10 was among friends. 1t was the
Ny letter they ever received from her.
ON course of time John and Mary were
and settled down on the NAL
DRY farm, and there for the present we
will leave them.
One day handsome travelling car
'iage drew mp before the door of a hotel
n quiet New England village. 1t was
N event in the history of chat hotel, for
ever had such an establishment been
cen there before. Out came the two
iostiers, out came the stabIe-boys ont
anne the bar-keeper, and, lastly, ont
anne the landlord himself.
a gentleman alighted from the car
lage and was followed by beautiful