Middletown transcript., 1875-01-16

AWSny 81 -
still standing in Cologne. which show.
ed to the street = frontage containing
fvs Isplafl Esiidors Il ". The hous'
in which the 6rst pointer Of the Elem.
ish school. the Immortal Rubens. VA
boensA A. pgl676. SHY years late'
than this date the ground floor was o.
cupied BY two old people. shoemaker
aud his wife. The upper story. shicl
was usually let 70 dodgers. vas empty
at the time We write Of. Two lodgers'
however, 0ccdpiedt ihs garfst. The
evening was cold and vet. and the
shosuakerh asd hn aWifslvsrs sitting
togstber. IL the room below. ,qa L
lyon had better 90 up stairs again.
said the husband to his wife, ''and -.
how the poor lady is. The old gentle
man sspt ont early. and has not been
10 since. HIS she not taken any
thing 7" 49,,
'..ItIvs loaly half an hour since ]
was up stairs, and he had not come IN.
I.tosk hsN ssms broth IT lpDu, but she
hardly touched It. and / Was up again
at three she was asleep then, and q
Eve she said ihe would not want any
thing more"
poor lady! This time Of year. and
neither Gre nor warm clothes. and not
even 4 decens bed 70 Ne on; and vt ]
am sure she is somebody or other
Have yc1 nsticsd the respect With
which the old gentleman treats her !
rIf sksisdnti forIsoy oythidg itis her
own fault. That ring she wears on
her fingers could get her the best Of
everything" 54.Esss
Then came . knock At the door. and
:tbs vonsng admitted the old they
lhsd Just epekss of. t~hese srisSlsd
heard fell down apon bis tarnished vel
yet eoat. The hostess sadly wanted to
have little gossip With him. bat be
pssssd BY. and. bidding them short
...good night" groped Ahisswsy nPshs
steep and crooked stsirvase. On en-
tering the chamber above. feeble
voice inquired the casse Of his long
absence.
Il could not help i" he said. Il
had been copying manuscript. and o
l was on my way here servant met
me, who desired me TO raise the horo-
scope of two ladies who we're passing
through the town they were ladies'
whom I have known before. / thought
I could sAus gst little money to pay
for some simples that will be Of service
to YOU" Fs a.i ~ rf'sia
~ am 40 cold n ~ saiaass
Il cItisz zfeser ce1d. Il sill make tou
something ,vhich JON must take direct
ly.'
The fame Of small tin lamp suficed
to hset some wster. and the patient.
hssine taksp that the old nsn pro-
sidsd, was oarefufly covered Up BY him
with I'll the clothes and srsiclss Of dress
be could find. He stood BY her mo-
tionless till he perceived that she vas
fast asleep. and indeed leng after; be
then retired 70 small closet. and
lsopglt sepess on TIE hard aper. 4
The next morning the lsdy was 80
muck better that her 4attspdant pro-
posed that she should epdeavor to leave
the house for . little while, and he sue
eeedsd iu getting her to 60 as far as
The Phase Satst Cecilia. It was seldom
that she ls0 Ike lhouss. for. notwish-
standing the meanness Of her drsss.
there was that about her carriage
which rendered Il diAicult to avoid me-
pleasant observation. 3
"Do you see that person yondes?"
she said suddenly; "if I an not much
mistaken it Is the Duke Of Guise."
The strspger's attention had also
been sttraetsd. and be had now ap-
proashed them.
''Parbles I" ssid be, "shy. this Is
Nascali What, are you married."