The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-01
MOTHER AHIs5GNa.
A ,sTaBE B0R gAEeNEW YEAR.

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Tie kihgiag cry ofneishboyiiiR loclIats
came Iii Oh NtiIe heatGd iaif add I'6FOuehs
new discomf forts 70 The aesty brain and
tired nerves OF poor little Marion Mason, J,
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" or thirty boys and girls.
The Ounce Of the town is Andy Bruce,
and from his peculiar domain, the drne6
block, he iooksr down the dusty, aaiinS
road. and sees, the 1Yell,kaaWq, form OF
the postman toiiing towards the school
house. Andy kno2ss no WILDE forgiven
so unbiddau he vaults from his reign of
vantage. and meets The egA!.. or Uncle
sam half lway. ga sscand9 more, and he
isbreathless beside the little school. marm
With two letters. There ib1a faint glow
cu tho woman's, faded .heek 90 she no.
tieed the stamped enveiop bearing the
names of tie celebrated law firm in the
far off city whence II came, and, The thin
that it contains-she feels-somel disap-
delays. = : g S''H''' '''-
A year before, Marion was in o com
Portable home the one child Of her faith
er. aud thai father prosperous merchant;
but business .reverses 6rst ruined tlim In
fortune, f,nd afterward in health, so that,
With The spfiug flowers. there CAME to be
seen along the. /. roa1side Q little figure
clothed in black, whose ffail form and
pale face looked utterly untitled toftoil
day in and day 4opt with rough ,ffouptsy
children in this out.Of-the.way place. :
1t was not the loss Of father OF fnrtune
that had bcs,>i Marion 30 far earthward.
That worfe that, f6sS1change-had join.
e,l ISSUE With her. other miyfortunes, and
the girl now, to-day, after mouths which
would otherwise have lightened her
clouds, thinks sadly of the man to whom
she was betrothed, who fell away in her
poverty, and left her alone to bear her
grief.
She had instituted some legal proceed
ings to recover if possible, mere shred
of her father's dues, but the GUNNER had
nearly burnt itself out, and the hope in
her heart wac going with it, when this
letter lay unopened in her hand.
The anxious school. mistress gave her
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psns-uH S9iAftaReSS Eng df}tlAlsE las1
feeble hope would occasion her. So turn
ing it cvey ena pyeg op her ldesk, before
&c! ill thetlast EbiId IassBd khrquSh the
door, she sat quietly on the step before
her with the second letter in his hand.
Then Marion addressed herself to the
lawyers communication. AS she read
on, the color came fahd &eheiii i,er thin
cheekygSrSi Ynishigg irs sherlpiA dher
head'in hefA folded hands, and both on
desk, 'exying: very! softly, indeed, but
tears of gratitude allG che fsame for the
letter brought eeEtain asaiana.ace ref s.hses
sssFs:ea 70 the poor orphan fortune. Al
to amply baos As sitis4 for lisfs fa3 wa6tG IL
An old and fo7gqiteH iaysuit OF her
iather's had terminated favorably, and
bis patthetiin its'PYosecu.ion; hhi1a q given
one.half the proceeds I'd the orphan. So
Marion. for the 16Istitime In many long,
long months, cried at last for joy..s 6 -S,i
But how did ANDY Rrues know the
difference between tears for sadness or
gladnessf nfim. .weeping was an evi.
dencejo or grief usually OF pain, SO. his
fond, stupid heart, prompted him to rise
and saeak;ngly wind his dirty little hand
under the bright hair aud round tho aeck
Of the school marin, who started, think
ing herself alone.
please don't cry" said sympathetic
Andy. Here's another letter. Here's
another letter. P'raps it'll make you
feel better than t'other one" he sugges-
ted.
And Marion opened the offered conso-
latieFS and. .Teed GtsifioAt alepd, the brief
note eebom stestiEh hls nJfropg ghe EiIlag4s {
miss MARIoNrTQld Tom Bruce, the
father of Andy sliasAng 3llst died of sun
stroke, smy sayite, thinks .bestF the boy
shouldn't come back here, with no one 10
look afterphimS His body has been sept;
ioshe to"ffSf0f burial and, ,i''as he'll De
here atter.the parish property, e'inny ah
well go right over to Mrs. .Portigck.'s.
where he'll be kept hereafter. .',,A - :.
"a, Ypursi etc....i sSlfn,a.n, 4,.s.,. ,llT
mn hrsI snli'es JOHNr HAsrIHd5. = f,,s !;
Perhaps the sudden loiphdnage ofAndy
ga7e sdtae' dIsEress, sbns tina mention Of
Mother Portlock,s name completely pen
ettated him with grief. Portlock was
only pi1thAHRRqle 169pgJg WhepAbdS,
and his father he'd frat come 20 the little
town, their hohis fadA been, ahlil the elder
Bruce bad iqundw0sk ON HaStiHg's faTsiiigg
Mthe, ,eoyh hoti1e, kept. ny Mother Ports
ioek.Io 90. baek, TO tlthe hard, fiery
i9csa, old .yiragG Waa worse than all I'd
the frlepdl boy. .apd his expressions of
S0S ibaohed ihe Sehdsr heart Of the SUI
'efl9g schuol.IlsFmstssil IN ssa sis ,Ss
she ;cheersd and comf0fled the poor
child /; and for that night. at least, took
IL home to her boarding place with her.
=, Andy was not prepoasessing child.
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