Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-04-21
THE STORY OF A WATF.

had tairu, hut brlnre cvcuiag /. ch1ugrd
into occa-ioual gusts OF >lretv snow, nc
comptulcd bv "a biting wind that chilled
the unfortunate ppdrstruu To the very
houe, ard rendered walking ANYTHING
bat pleasant. The windows mtt'ed 80
Violently, aud The prospect looked 81
chrrlle>s 81 celrl out through thr store
duor 0pou th- street, thal had >rrinu~
~ meluatcd taking car ON my way
home, hul a, | stepped ou side mad pock-
eled the key ~ lutI in the blr,t altered
my haj.-'olm Il resolution, and, button
ing the top bulnn ct my ovcrcoat start
ed down the almost deserted street.
W.T., hpehrlor, but, tor all thnt,
homc had il attractions for me, even
though presided over 10y huu,ekcyper-
aud It -irgle mrn-o oi All work to rclirve
hen oi the more aiduou, dutic, attending
upon her po-Iuou. The modest sign in
gilt over the ~trer.dYor whence had
but emerged informed the world aud
New Workers gcu~aliy that K. O..
Brooks Wa~ it, p'oppetor, and from the
display ot fabric, IN the IN .w- windows il
was very evident that d.y good were re-
tailed within. Five aud.tbuty winters
bad passed over my head, bat as yet their
sandal. had .c.l no race in the shape Of
gray hoi:- aud had been 50 di-pl-rd
could nave stepped ioto the ,hac.lc, OF
mntimuuy $50 tar ns getting vie wa
concerned -at mo-! amy um,; hut the
htct was, reader, | wa c.u,rut,d with
everything myself included but the
weather.
" Here. yer evening paper"
ii was n,cu.m, voice thtl struck my
cuI a, hurried through the >iush aud
wet. 1t wa cnrl trrh.e voice, ci,ar
and strong Wi,h 1t slight quiver on the
last >yliaote, IL though the bitHg damp
air chilcd .he u,terance.
Evening paper, only two cents"
Ag,in th, childish tones and Quiycring
voice seemed 10 plevnde The whole sen
tmce. 4, drew near the hump post.
from Wln-r ha.e the voice seemed Ia
proceed, | c-pi.d - hundir oi mg., cmtch
inca -mei pa Gel OF papers with ou'
baud and the other euciiciiug the lamp
pos na',iu-t when it leaned
DrWirg mv gloves II, | paused in The
-a~'lghl, nnd taking some small chnng'
tom my pockrt, | asked the bundle OF
rag>-uow endowed with nnimn ion at
the -lgh.o these mo,rmrut, -tora pa
per. a -mui, duly hand hoid one oo,
towa d me, nod Il to,j> i'll d OPP d
tbr coiu into the di-colored m,m.
"T,o much money" il sand
:" / know it, but keep it for yourself
rrpt,d
"rnnnI>rr, .ir."
Fo.diug the popor, aud putting it il
any pockcl, / stated to 60, when d
thougn; lI1-ncd Owe, my mind.
Whc.r do You i've, boy ?' | a.krd
JurnIns to lha bund.r, winch had re,un
ed IT, position at the lamp post.
No0hre.,
" Whrlra are your parents ?"
"Ildo'r got none."
~ hat i. yo.n nome %
"DM,"
"Dru, vi, you come home and stud
with M to .nj-ht ?'
"G'Wsy, ser Ioolin'."
no, am not; am in carno.t
tU"e'- no one bat me at nome viii you
so?'
Yes. ~ir."
That night, Tor the first time IN months,
after thorough wrhug at ,hc hands ..
NJ. Wa, Del sept a wei "a m-h-
ed Re. m, and between warm, he,cy
blaphct,.
Tntcr ycar> passed, and from child
o. nluo De-, mad grown up To aoushl ,ad
o, twelve. | nod ,l,uaUy adopted the
hoy, aud be had acca toned hln-el. to
c,.lng me Unc,e D,cN,
1he-c ycat> spcut at school has done
much towad cDad,cauu5 ne dto-s that
had accumumtrd IN hl. years upon tine
streets q. ;ne great metr po,-, AID had
,nsti,cd into hl, mad -pmc Il, the uobtet
qualities e,,euimu to ilir. Iis rral name
was WadcU Holmes. III, mothcr. brok
n-hcalt.d 1T lhr course pursued by 1rr
di,-u,ute, Worthless hu-bnld, had Gicd
when WaIdrH was bu ,iX yeas old,
leaving him Ia the ca,e II his Hther. Al
ter her dc,,th Iloimes ie!otmcd for It
Whic, bat the a~,oclntlons Ol his past
Iic, and the habits formed, were to-
much tor hltu 10 withstand, and ere long
he had gone back to his boon n. .spcitc-
.cuViug WatdeIi to take care for himself
Dell, a. ,tiu called mm, had fo.m,d Il
p,acc III my affections That none elsD
coud ever occupy. had begun to re-
ga.d him a. athrr would a son, aud hr
~ IriuIu gave mr sons Ie-pect and
love. Al home, evenings, he was "A
Wavs to be louud IN tine Hbrary with me
II wa wiring Del Was reading pr -it-
ting beside me watching the movement
Of my pen. We We're both happy.
One evening ! ieium,d home ~ u.ud
and ON inquiry was tod tbat Dell had
not returned from school. Thinking il
strange, ate my supper, and procrod. I'd
to the iiblary 10 writr, bat could not
somehow a etrauge 'ear, # dun dread o
impending evil, prevsded my system. r.
Several hyur> p,-.ed, but still he had oot
returned, and now Thoroughly alarmed
seizrd my hat and -taltrd in quest Of the
missing boy. Descriptions of him, name
age, etc, were sent to all The police sta
tious. Me.-cg-t. were di-plich~d to th0
school be attended, bat returned with th,
Information that hchad !eit wh-n ,chup