The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-26

unlucky all the year, So please d,
taste mOrse, just to save me from mis-
fortune.
"Yours truly KATE LENox."
Then on china platter she arranged
most appetizing little tiliet, tender
and brown and juicy, flanked by SLICED
potatoes Drowned in gravy, am per-llke
bits OF carrot tender as jelly, sIppets Of
toast, ana over the whole gravy that
would have compelled the praise of a
Frenchman. All around these she
placed tender heart leaves of lettuce,
aud put the dish on pretty tea-tray
| with saucer OF cranberry jelly beside
1t, and her little note, edgewise between
| themI and gently opening the door
I looked out.
No one was in the hall, so Mrs. LenoX
nolselessy put the tray close at her
neighOoI'5 door, raped loudly, ana in.
stautly dartiug swiftly back to her own
room, softly shutting herself in. Then
| with her children she enjoyed just suGh
a dinner AS sne mad given her ne ghbOr.
| There came no sound rom the adj lining
| room, for the walls were thick enough
to mutH3 ordinary noises, and Mrs.
| Lenox ulu not know if the Wilson's were
| pleased or not, but solaced herself wi, Ii
| The saving, mo news is good news"
and took ner ca ilren out tor walk.
| That eYeuin, NAen the little ones were
asleep and the artist in her pretty
studio recIiued on the sofa g jOylng ii
| oooK, she heard a tlmid rap, and Mrs.
| Wilson came quietly in. one tried to
speak but could not; her cheeks grew
crimson and ner earnest eyes spal kled
with moisture; then as KAte LenUX rose
| to receive her neighbor with a pleasant
smile of welcome The young WIle fell
| into her arms sODbing.
son, you angel! God bless you"
| The artist lelJ her own eyes grow
dim, but endeayored to speak ligntly as
she drew her guest TO sit by her on the
| sofa, saying:
"YOu are very good not to be veXed
with me for wanting you to taste my
fllet. DO you know | rather pride my
self on my cooklngW
"Ah, God bless you'll You saved us!
We were hungryW
"Huugry "crled Kate LanOX, ,horritiea.
"uungry ON Chris mas Dayn
Mrs. Wilson could only nod reply, for
her sobs came faster. The two ladies
sat claspiug eacn OBner, and Kate LeuuX
kissed Aer neigAb0r and comfOrted her
by repeating molly words of promise;
while her own tears fell fast and her
heart stopped beating tor moment at
the "Wh hat IL my darling should ever be
hungry -
MIS-. Wilson was not weak young
woman-.only unueryed just tnen by ex-
citement; she composed herself soon
and explained.
"Yvs," she said, i'll low, thrilling tones,
"we mad only a Loaf OF bread and a BIT
OF cheese all yesterday, and to-day only
a few biscuits, until You placed that de-
licious dinner at our door. On! 1t was
Ike the heavenly mama. W hen L was
eating | thought | was no longer i'll this
Word."
81 am SO glad that you were not angry
with me-"
"IarTy was angry at first. He wished
me TO carry it back at once, and when |
implored him just to taste a little, he
said we were not beggars, and orUered
me to return it! l tnluk he was really
out OF his mind, he went on 50 dreadful
Iy, and remiuued me oil my promise to
die with him Tonight"
"Oup
San, yes-dont condemn us too Sc
yerely. He has been sick and out OF
work 1--WE nave been poor long Time. A II
our clothes are wearing out-yOu Know
that is hard on lady and gentlemanl
We have been used TO living we'll. Now
people owe Harry who don't pay, and at
last his courage and money went to-
gether. But you saved usl Poor Har-
ryl he has lost his faith in GOD, and |,
too, have been s0rely tried; but | kept
telling him that we should not be al
lowed TO perish so miserably, that a
minis tering angel would be sent, and
YOU came-God's angel, l love you."
Sne could say no more Ior awhile, but
Kate Lenox presently replied; And now
YOU must really let me be your friend.
| have plenty in the house for breakfast,
that is, if you like French pancakes and
coffee.
"Ah, you have given US all we need
| coaXed and pleaded with Harry till he
ate with me, and presently he rose up
and sad he felt like a man again, and
went out to one debtor whom he got 800
from, and this gave him new life, SO that
he went TO Il gentleman we know and
got an engagement ot work TO begin with
The new year"
son, | am glad!'
The faces OF bOth women shone with a
radiant happiness, WAen LAe young wife
asked:
"May l look at your sleeping chill
dreuT' They went in the inner room
where she bent above each little bed a
moment in prayer and softly murmured
aloud, May they know happiness DIS in
tense as | nave known misery J"
At the door Of the studio, Kissing Kate
LenoX with a lender and reyerent grace,
she SAIL:
You could do only one little deed OF
mercy to US, which Will last US all our
lives. You must munster to Others now
Gods angel p Elizabeth Dudley,