The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-21
THE HIDDEN LEGACY.
bY AN OLD gcoNTR1BUToR.

ny AN OLD sC1NTRIBUTOR. a
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qBut havegou any friends, any pros
poets, Iwhenyou arrive at C-W Ia
,4he duesti5n was asked withanxiousl
ifiteres Ia and Mrs. Rptts. the drhssma akarl
of the little village OF Morton, looked in
duiringIy into Mabel Howelps face.
"No. have neither one nor the other,"
was The ansMer, ina low, sad sEeieesS::
uthough / hope to find one who has
promis ed to be friend1to ME. But what
can do here} There Is searasib work
enough tor you, and none for me. There
are R6 seefars, or / would teach music
but ali the girls take lessons att the SEM
jnaryU -. - --,
ssR,,t 1hie yriasnd MaxYD tt
sssyVa fni1nd Rim while Won W,ere, abroad
WIN MTs' MifieTn 7''i,,' ~', ~
'atAh meiw sfphed bhe little .iress-
er, II, memory of the, one bright SPOT
n ner life when Ihe wealthy ady OF the
viliage s,took a fancy" to her. and car
red 9er off as a COMPANION ana nurse on
a European tour. .Ta5sg,Y be !, i,ey-
"While you were .away,o Mabel said,
on Maine street, We heard, one morning
that a very old gentlem an had been taken
| ill with a Contagious malignant fever, at
the hotel. Mr.. Rice was afraid he would
D.
| disease In the house, and was getting
ready to send him to c. to the hospi-
tal.n .l59lDl HH Il h'lAU &6 tith ~
.SPhirty miles Z, eiactiI ated Mrs. Potts.
stYess thirty miles. DIR. Walsh told
mother about it, !. She was mot we'll, and
he called to see her. He said the poor
gentleman was tar too.iu to co., and be
5ad been irving to lind place. for him
| In the village, but no one would take q
fhyer case. especially as nobody knew
whether he could pay his expenses or
! nat. MSther was afraid fdr nig, and /
was AFRAID for her, but after. we had CON, con
sfdered it all, iput on my hat ana Went
to tell the doctor we would take the SICK
sentieman. @ We put up a bed In the par-
| lor, and we tended him carefully, He
was very old, and that made 1T 80 dan--,
gerous, but after he got his senses, ne
wouldinot let US send for auy oi hisoWn
| people, and staid all summer with u.s."
| sqN nat was his name?' 7t Ei 34#
| "Summerson-J0hn Paul Summer
son.a #g Tfi sHsto @-' - @rft
| s.Well, dear, I hope he paid you
4 well.o ii.s s9s-i -lsa .i. ). ~, =
1 she paid all his expenses, a handsome
|board, and made molher7a q present Of a
i Ihundred dollars, whenhe went away"
Il .rhat was very handsome" +t f.9
i .We thought SO. But the day he left
;Ihe gave me his card, and made me prom
lllise If we were ever in need of friend,
4 to write to him. So l am going there."}
n eYou had better 60 first to my Cousins
with my letter, and take a room. Itis
la quiet, respectable boarding-aouse, and
Twill be q nome Tor you alter you get
4 work.N sFH4"
Acting upon this advice, Mabel found
herself upon the evening OF her arrival
at c. in possession OF neat hall bed.
room in the quiet clearinghouse oi
fIMrs. Grey, lone widow, making a'living
= lhvboarders. as she,paJh etically informed
i Mabel, ,,,@.rIa 40 .slr.s a5lt. ~ d.
i. The voung girl. since the death ofhel
n mother. had trled yainly to find some oc
cnnation In her native Village, and hel
, Little stock ot money realized from the
,lisaIa NJ the furniture of the little cottage
was ranitlly melting away, - = ~
y She had been we'll educated at the
n seminary near the village, and had paid
!. for for "a thorough musical Instruction by
teaching younger children, but fount
'lher place filled when she returned attel
l;her mothers long fatal illness. Sewing
Twas poorly paid, and hard to obtainiever
\ OF struggle Mabel resolved to try for em
ployment in C.. H. .l s.
L. Ou tu0 ihlSt toiyot iiOA loitifoi
4 dressed in her close mourning, g, she tool
out Mr.. Summerson's caro-, ana stafteC
for the address written upon 1t. ..5l
Il Gle told me to conee II we were evel
in need" she Thought, "and l need
4 friend. he may Know where 1 can nnt
4 work or scholars"
The house which answered the mum
ber and street upon sher earu, proved .
!. be an imposing one, Win every token
a wealthy occupant. Mabel rang tn
bell with 2 tlinAo manu. anu ,askea 10
' Mr.. eummersep. Inc setfant 5Iea ne
acrossia wide, softly carpetea nal' int
superb dfawihg room, anu Iielt nei
r Onlya lew HtnuLes sta.el' q ,tait aanp nn
" some man OF about 1oIty, crossed %
: long room, anu N short' narsn Folc
inquired neE pusi9ess. III ;,
"a ~ wish 10 see MI. oummer5on. ....
Il Il am MI. summerson." l,l,,s ,n,. 4
2 "But the gentleman WISH 10 see
Il very oid. ,z.5.-.,., - :,
4, s"OI1 my uhcie' Dio ouhnoW Inat
i was deadW .E .aH-
'Deadf
III Mabel nad not thought OF tnat. :,
was your business ol any III
: portaneer ..41, 81. a., !,
"1es, 10 mel But need nog oelai az
= you," mabel SAID, rising. feInap
your uncle may nave mentioned IN
mothef to you-Mfs' AoWeii, Oh MO