The Morning herald., 1876-10-30
Etta's Hidden Wrongs.
PART III.

Eta read crisp account of the affair
in the evening paper, served up with sauce
piquante by come witty reporter; but she
neither tainted away, nor gave one despair
ing shrek, az such things have nigh gone
out Of fashion, thanks to plain common
sense. erShe was for a moment just deprived
Of speech and strength, and creeping away
to her room, dropped down there with a
little moan, and felt convicted Of being ac-
cessory with all this misery. The scales
dropped from her eyes at once-a miracle
which occurs, perhaps, oftener than one
would be led to believe and in recognizing
the great i'll of hidden manner, she made
a vow never to let another injury, real or
imagined, ranking in her heart; but to speak
her thoug hts as a brave christian should,
and thus right the wrong if possible.
All, who can compute the anguish that
might be spared, even those whom the
world calls good, should they lay bare to
one another the sincere thoughts of the
souR How much oftener is it the brooder
nursing his wrath, than the outspoken pas
sionate man, that makes the murderer.
Eta kept her vow, which is the hard
part of the affair after all; the making OF
one is an easy matter to many. .r
How that miserable night passed over
her, VINO shall tell? But an early hour in
the morning found her, dressed, and on her
way to the prison. She was surprised to
be met, almost at her threshold, by the boy
who had carried her heartless note to Mont
gomery. y
"HeIlo!" said the boy by way Of salute;
and Eta not knowing what to make an-
sver to such a greeting, said "hello" too,
in milder strain.
The boy was almost as tall as Eta her
SELF who did not belong to the largest type
Of womanhood, and having sheepish dis
like to be seen talking to girl, he hall
turned his back to her, and began cutting
notches in the side of house. He said:
Hes in Jail; d'you know it?' T.
"Yes," returned Eta, eager, seeing that
more was to come.
what 'ud you give fellow to get him
out?'
II have very little that is really my own
said the girl; "but Mr.. Curtis has been kind
toyou, know, and l should think that
you would try to release him, out Of graft.
tude, if you know of any way to do So"
The boy cut w in the wall with his
knife, and mentally calculated, "Walker!'
but he said aloud:
"You must take me for green 'un."
What do you want me to give your
asked Eta.
'That ring on your finger" answered the
boy, pointing, but not looking toward the
article he mentioned.
II cannot do that,"'' said Eta, "for Mr.
Curtis gave it to me-"
"All right, then; it don't hurt me Tor him
to be in jail" And he moved OFT.
"Stop!'
The boy came back, and Eta laid the
ring in his hand, which he made no offer
to hold out for it; but as thought it were 9
magic circlet, the pretty gem had no sooner
touched his palm, than his tongue was un'
loosed, and he told his story briefly enough,
and to the subjoined effect: After deliver
ing Etta's note to Mr.. Curtis, ne had hung
about the rear door till little after nine
O'clock, in the hope of obtaining another
job, an he had worked himself into beine
something Of transient messenger for the
clerks of the great firm; but getting tired
at last, he was about to return home, when
be saw the rear door opened a little by Mis-
Gibbon, who at once hoped back to mel
stool. Presently two men came peerlne
round the corner, and not seeing the mar
rator, who was hidden in an opposite door,
way,they stepped in at the slightly opened
door, and tried to close 1t behind them
without noise but not quite succeeding IN
this, las the faithful door would persist, IN
standing little way open,) the boy had a
chance Of looking iu. .'s@
He saw ono .6f the men opinion young