New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-30

% faded purple satan, was tied eerefdly owe
Q, her rusty little head, two we'll licked palm
3. having first smoothed down tho elf looks o
d the temples. The big silk handkerchie
!; folded shswiwise, was pinned aeeoss he
l; shrunken little body, the wet hastily wrun
ie out Of tho tail of her draggled frock, tn
70 ragged stockings pulled as high as the
n would 60 over the skeleton legs, and-Bal
It bara was dressed.
d Why not: Dress is matter of taste
# varying with different countries and eli
q mates. Barbara toilet might have SCENE,
Q rather extensive to Ksfir's squaw.
/, The ticket porter at the Lyceum was jus
i lighting fresh cigar within his den whel
d small and equeaky voice inquired from
( without:
'Please, sir, which is the cheapest seatse
Gallery" he answered, without lookin,
! round, till he heard chink on the board
8 and the rejoinder:
"One, please, sir
8 Then he did look; ard saw nothing
r nothing, that is, but little red claw il
close proximity to a shilling. Following
l the claw and peering over the ledge, hi
> | eye fell on a very large bonnet attached tt
| very small child, who was standing OF
: tiptoe to look at him.
us this money yours: he asked, staring
Yes. sir. please. sir" So it was in Bar
bara's eyes.
"And who's the ticket f0r!'
"Me, please, sir"
"You! What, you alone. Amt no one
with yOus"
mo, sir-me alone, sir. please SIR" CAB
bled Barbara, in great hurry to get in.
'You be of, said the man CURLY. eve
don't want no babies here. CATCH" and
he whipped the shilling off the ledge with
the wet end Of his cigar.
"Move out of the way" said bustling
man of the lower orders, and Barbara
was swept aside. For moment it seemed
to her as if the world had been swept away
as we'll. Her heart swelled up and for the
second time that day the tears dubbed
over fast. Was she to be foiled in her life's
desire with the money for it actually in her
handss
"Now, then, what's the matter?" some
one said, and looking up she saw towering
| above her big blue form and black
| helmet. In an instant Barbara was on the
defensive.
"Please, Sir, I amt done nuthin' l
wanted to 60 to the gallery; and guy the
gentleman a shilling-there it are, sir-an'
he said as l were baby.
| ''And go you are" qu0th N089. sect eff
home to your mother straight. She never
gave you that shilling for theatre going. l
warrant, it she gave it you at ALL"
Yes. sir. she did. please. sir; but III 60
home, sir; I'm just a,going now, am" an
swersd Barbara, glibly; and then she wrig-
gled away, and wriggled herself into the
entrance to the upper boxes. Bobby had
his eye on her, and followed. There was
nothing of superior interest going on at the
moment, and Barbara's appearance was Pc
culiar.
She hurried up to the man in charge and
asked the price of q seat in almost gasping
tones. He stared at her in surprise, and
asked like the first
For you?"
Eyes, sir; but amt alone, please, sir.
My brothers up there, he is; and he said as
l were to follow him, please, sir"
1.-TWO shillings," said the collector laooni- |
cally; and in another moment Barbara was |
out of sight. As she turned for one fright |
ened glance backward before gaining her |
haven of bliss, she saw the face Of the po-
iceman below.
He had paused to exchange a word or
two with the collector, and then followed |
in her wake.
THAT girl amt up to 20 good" said the
finger of the law.
She was up in heaven Just then Dazzled
with food of radiant light, bewildered by
crash of noise, burst of many instru-
ments all mingled together, her bonnet |
fallen on to her back, her senses all on the
reel, Barbara fought her way to a vacant
seat beside q gentleman's servant, at the
worry mOmouu tuat -AVoS lace appeared at |
the entrance. John Thomas was Just |
laughing at some 4uip from the stage, when
he felt his arm seized in two dirty, little,
trembling hands, and a small voice painted:
"Oh! please say your NY brother. Oh!
"Your brother. What the deuce do YOU
meant" cried the young man, shaking her
of f. Indignantly. What are you up to
"Pickpocketing most like" observed
XOS9. Here. come out O that" and with
The vision of a fairy palace opening before |
her, with that one blaze of beauty in her
,yes, that crash Of music in her ears, Bar.
para was dragged away in the policemans
,lutch.
Probably it was not very gentle one;
or in the process something fell with
! futile clutch at it. 1t was her purse.
The lady's purse, rather. X039 lifted it | I
With CLEAN of satisfaction on his impass- s
We cOunteEAnce.
II thought So" he said sententiously.
Now, where did you steal that from ?"
II didn't steal it," sobbed Barbara.
Mother give it me, she did, to pay the gro I
cries: There was candles, and tea. and 9
Dts o. things"
Fifteen and three-four pence" said '
1889, counting. "Where does your mother '
i've! Of course you're lying, but I'll take il
ou to her afore locking you up, if you are" p
1t was doubtful whether the threat of p
looking up" or the fear of seeing her prize | a
bsorbed by Mrs. Butts had most effect on Ii
Barbara. She shifted her tack on the in v
tant, sobbing dispairingly:
"Oh! don't take me to mother-please Ii
ont, sir. amt done no harm. | found q
In the street. didn't steal it-indsed l p
idn't, SIR" q
XOS9 shrugged his shoulders. 'Have Il
one with lying. and tell me where your G
,other lives, will you?" he said, pocketing Il
ne purse with obstinate decision But r.
arbara could be obstinate too. Her prize S
as lost beyond recall; but to be taken d
ONE in charge of bobby" meant in ad- CT
ition beating worse than ordinary. and o.
arbara's bruises were still smarting With al
ut moments hesitation she gave an al #
ress about half mile distant from the | G.
,al one; and her guardian. having first as Ii
9rtained that no one in the upper boxes | OF
ad lost purse, walked her eff in that d. to
,ctiOn. al
Naturally the walk was vain. No one in sE
lat street knew aught of Barbara, and still b.
reading the sacred name of home more til
ian the vague one of prison, this young s.
dy, brought up under the secular rule Of Of
70 school board. was walked of, bowling m
smally, to the station. m
A night in dark cell shut up with two tn
:unken women-a night uhsOothed by ed
eep; and with hunger gnawing away at bs
n young vitals all the time, broke down pl
arbara's obstinacy at last. Brought be- ia
re the magistrate in the morning, she still tr
deed persisted in her story Of having he
und the purse, but gave her right name it
ID address; and no one appearing to claim ar
Q property, was sent home with stern | di
uti0n and reprimand. he
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