The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-12


vonil Join with IN" in the ltil' slipper of
cougratulatiou I'VE come Gown 10 ia.tc
with vouand my two dear Young iiicnda to-
n,4ht'
And, my Aonr, they dW-yc-, thny did
r. 81 " J. Il.,r She clc.ttJ w., T''d th.'
hcr,o Va. tNrr iN tnpo- t'u1ta'. l'lo
Hrlong 'c'i'. "il v..LHu hor iurrN thri E.
ril., and tn.i.cl ppHfi,- most brnutiui
Wior zig" hc-U to cay uift-h. 90 ci.h4'
the suhiuci. Aui wh"u tLn Nulor was
o' ~, hi-t ! Know thal viol' tuhl frl oi
foI,., ;hvl ros, up, ana M.J 1r trhcN!,JA"
"A hundred merry CmistnHscs aad
three cheers for her that has the 'hris' mas
soul among u.s. says Major CracflciAw.
And So a. | sat looking round, quite
pleased ana happy, and wondering who 1t
was OF whom the major Thought thn'
pretty thought, my dear, would you be-
licvcity All those folks they got up and
they chccrc me- MEL
My DEAR Tx, to have FEN tlirough the
floor. not sO much because the Loon drop
ped the preserved ginger down my mex
thui minute, IL she truly did,auo very cold
found II Torso hot g. tasting illuG, ana NY
best alpaca too-hut YOU can't scold
crectur with ~ moro sumption than that
crcctnr has-hut hecnusc ut the t1pht oi
II ANA the surprise. But uiterwntd' when
come to think II ONVT, there come such
comfort to it, could hardly clos my eyes
that blessed night.
An, my dear, and so it's been this thing
AMI been thNi; hut wish you'd scen my
| poor Miss GuiduuOugh hcfure the small
| loN winter. not so very pretty, hu' cCn-
! III ana Wcll-iuolIng, tAouEu never can
abide loops brought round behind aud
! puiicd ncross Inc lrsllc And when sac
WA taken down M thci, in ,lrIt alii", and
nota relative u-hrr thal ,liu. kv when
| she come on To- slug tu th' u 'Atuven
! chorus, there was /. Wl,h 80 iuil week. OIL
Mis-. Jahoz Smithson, for shr wn- going 90
| Now YORK TO make little Visit, ana when
! Miss Bnrk,r come mp ali ot "A zeal about
| sending "a the poor rrcoiur to the hospital,
| ! ~INs. "Mhat shall lot' Ilurc / dIl!
/ But then | thought Of being down with
| the smallpox IN hat attic, AND no kiiN
! nor I'm TO- stAnI ny YOU nh" ol iue terror
/ that she Lad about thV hospital. for shed
| often toid me, and il wns something of "a
cousin thht Was lt elected ia Uir chca, and
| died most horrible. And ! says. my 81 tar,
| what has Heaven lcff M wi,hON own
folks tCr Ii /. amt to hp own Iull.s to
| those that are similar! ana says:
Miss Barker let thr poor ding stay,
| ana shut u up together III the attic, ana
! he Loon win BRING tin meals and my
/ good-hy to all the house, says !, "und tcil
/ no one to come n-h Us.
Aud 80 she did it, for she's grateful
/ cr,vtur; and ever after not >roidHg ner
/ about Inc ginger, She was most WltlnL for
- Loon, htue used TO shu~p words, |
Eurss, for most things.
SO stayed three weeks IN ihlt attic,
/ and the doctor and the Loon como every
/ day-ut least the tp. oi h,r fingers " tin
/ the d,~h,s-aud / never saW her eyes 20
| liaIin Ied before nor since. And we did
the best We could; bat ono night, Tuesday
| three week, "a was dropping niu .
stlappy nap upol Tie guutor;aD.rs / !
/ lid upon the IL or, II 'eu GolienOugh size
/ called nae IN u iingihg Voice.
| spring. and an bv her N minute, and
There shc siis holt upright ANA await IN
| The bed. sans she:
"Why, mother" sIys sh why, moth
| cr, how good Of you tu GOMEZ"
My Gear. she TOOK nae iuI her mother;
4 aud when l SAW the change uplI npr. /
! can't tell you the solemn feeling, OF ny
/ heart 10 hear that word.
But they Wcrcu - sOlciIn IS the iccl-
! ing. that | had q minute altD.. WHOM taAt
( poor thing aid What She din ", dear.
| upon my nylng Wuil, she lose upon Hcl
| kho,s nud folded OF ner hands and begun
TO say her pra, ers To me. m most afraid
/ TO ten You what she slid. sly, she.
/ " Gar mother who AT M heaven That
! what she says" on. mother who ART IN
/ lcaNcn, hallowei be thy nuue.' says
/ ilDicn G1lDcnough. Ana then, whether
>n- took iHc for mother un earth or mother
| III heaven | cant SAY, not known hue -he
puts h,r poor innu, about iny n,ck, ter j
! wouldn't huNo deceived Ltr II Z So move
an eN clash II Iii died for 10 that minute
/ and. my dear, ! WAS 80 much own folks tu
! her, and whether those of earth or Aea-
ven doesn't matter Us kuow, that she Tell
/ into my arms, all dreadful Us She was and
there she died
Her mother did come on two DAYS after
ana told her how II was. don't think
/ II hive to the hcNt Centennial aud the
ballots, Ia forget that woman look nor
tue words she sad 90 M. / can tell them
t. you. luy dear ion they were lar, faI
above my best deserving, aud he gave
| the Loona dollar lUi and slept with me
. home
40 never had il. after al: only three
| days touch Of NalN. a.d, thar the Loon
| brought the meals to, and Miss era, h o.
jaw She sent vi grapes; aud after YOU
Lave tourd out II !sn II, my dear, ~ amt
SO bad 10 be alone. FIRST Two days didu'i
know. and | thought great deal about
| my little brother 'Ll'km, aud If lein
glad had no own folks, after all, TO take
into mortal dancer Tor my sake, til! there
| fairly was n comfort IN Il. don't YOU see
Aud now, my dear, n had time to tell
you about Sir. lloplluson and hi, broken
arm, or about Miss NJ Henry Dumps baby,
or about that matter in the ilrst floor rear,
or about Miss Bunker herself and the iuvi-
tAtlOn down to dluue., OF "a thousand thou
sand things that took place ~ bless me.
but see you're getting Tired, and If I'm
| gong TO tell story All about myself
must tell il, suppose, aui youli excuse
mc tor Tie impOiteucss, ana III make Il
short as possible.
But, Oh / wish you'd seen the attic rear
poor thing Of which spoke. Mercy May
uaId was ncr name, ana sales woInuu in a
Iuucy store, anu a little wild and fond OF
dress, kut "A modest woman, in spite vi
him, ~ dear; for he owned the store
ana he Kept the wages down on purpose.
And she used 20 come Of evenings, and
set on that cricket NJ my feet and tell
me; and il Waa a cursed story, that il Was
nay dcar-may be forgiven for LIZZIE
swearing when | think ot hill. often
and often II happens in this town TO them
poor girls. And there was time
thought I'll LOST hey for ia talked TIL |
was wore cut, and she got Us Wild rs Wild
with desperation, not knowing any place
to 20 TO; and poor girls must earn then
bread. ny dear, IN spite of cursed men. And
II WASN'T mucn 10 10, I'm sure, hut AN
could; so persuaded hernud begged hrI
till she came. SAYS ! ; " Just aunt, mud
stop with me u while, and help me AT my
work till you lind more. two IN "A room
being nigh hnk rs much n week, nnd NV,
10 Il teapot nothing more 90 speak Of, and
twice Tie comfort, rs was truc my dear
Aud 50 she come and stayed til Mr.
MllcnIy Dumps he found her something
III n corset : ore that a Woman owned il. auu
only peace and Womcuul urudnd her wa,
uttle short Of work Just then, it'.trur'
but, bless you, somehow we seemed 10 &c,
along. rye often thought of hing She
SAID one night, and strOA.uy OF mr. man il
Il little WAY she had. You poor ol,