The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-20

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3 THE LADY's VIGIL.
at "irH-te's ni'sits'lzA w. fi,1 f+ y
1t was a raw, ; chilly, uncomfortable
Levening In November. the air had
. ,been all day, filled with o cold mist,
: which, as night drew on, changed TO
: isullen, steady rain. Mrs. Lincolnstir-
red tho soft coal fire, drew on another
: lump, and then going to the window,
imurmured: 'ss'f wonder why William
y ,ddh,t come Just then the door lead
:. ing from the kitchen opened, and q
: tidy-looking girl, putting in her head,
!, addressed her mistress: 4
"Mrs. Linooln,. there ia n beggar
/. man and b rs boy In the kitchen will
: you step out and see then?''
,s'Certainly," answered the kind
lady, Fastening out. ''Not even dog
ought to be out tonight, much. less i'll
clad and ilI-fed human beings"
Murmuring the latter part Of the
o sentence to herself, Mrs. Lincoln en-
: tered her comfortable kitchen and. cast
n compassionate but scrutinizingglance
) atthe two beggars, who still stood
'discerned, In spite of tattered and in
sufficient clothing, Iaasks OF refine
ment and embarrassment, which con-
4. WINGED her they were not OF that class
( Of professional and brazen beggars, for
whom it is so hard to feel sympathy.
s"Good evening; sit, down by the
. fire, old man" said she, kindly. You
look quite wet and cold.n FifnN
eyes, Manu. said the father; "my
. poor boy and are indeed wet and
cold. hungry and homeless, but till
, this moment we have never begged"
And tremor i'm the old mans voice
put the, stamp of truth upon what he
had said.
answered the young lady,
cheerily, I'VE can soon remedy some
,iof these inisfortunes; and 1 am very
, glad II this Ii your first experiment in
a asking help, that you gave me the OPP
portunity. of relieving you. Come,
Hannah" continued she, "pile on
more wood to the fire, and bring on
the cold meat and bread, and the pie
which was cut at dinner-time. / see
that you have made some tea; you can
pour that out for the little boy and his
father, and make some more, for ns.
= Hannah hustled about, and in q
short time had prepared comfortable
meal, to which she invited the old
man to sit down, which, after look
of thanks TO his kind hostess, he will
lingly did, a.ser
3 Just as Mrs. Lincoln was trying to
frame q question.which might lead the
old man to speak of the causes which
had 80 reduced him, the front door
opened, then closed with bang, and
!. the sound of masculine footsteps was
to be heard in the entry. @'yss
= ."Ah, tits William ~ said the lady,
moving towards the door opening from
the kitchen to the hall but before she
reached 1T, it was thrown back, and
the master OF the house entered with a
dripping umbrella in his hand.
II Here, Hannah" said he, take
! this umbrella and put it in the sink, or
carry It out in the woodhouse. Good
evening, Mary continued he, turn
ing to his wife. "What are you doing
out here2 The parior is unlighted,
and you know / always like to see a
lamp there when l come home"
~ know, dear" said the wife,
complaining tone. al was Just going
to light the solar-lamp, when this poor
man came in, and i was telling Ham.
nah about some supper for him and his
little boy"
"Beggars, ELI ?n said. Mr.. Lincoln,
sharply, and turning to the old man,
who had risen, and now stood with
his head meekly bowed down. "Well,
sit down, old man, and finish your
supper, and then be off. j can't har-
Dor tralnps here over night!"
Certainly, sir,n answered the old
man, promptly. az will 90 as soon as
this poor child is rested and warm
but 1t goes very hard, sill, ito be called
q beggar and tramp, when until this
evening L have never asked for crumb
or shelter. But will CO."
"Wait until speak to you again."
said Mrs. Lincoln, softly, az she fol-
lH0wsa hef hsYs W. e. Ge p SHa 7 ;,,,sr
Grossly, as she entered, :" IL you are not
too much taken up with that impu-
dent old beggar out there, I wish you
would come and give me some tea.n
!; - Certainly, dear" answered Mary,
sweetly, but very sadly.
She poured out the tea and handed
IL to her husband; then brought apair
of slippers, which bad been warming
by the fire, and placed them beside |
"Yo1f boots look wet, William
will you not take them Off? And here
is your dressings by the fire."
"Thank you, Mary said Mr.. Lin
coin, accepting the offered comforts,
and speaking more kindly
His wife waited q moment In hopes
that he would make some remark
which would lead To the subject Of
which her mind was full but finding
that her husband was relap6lng into q |
gloomy reverie, she said. in an anxious |
andigentle voice2l -ftlf4,f..
s"fhose poor people in the kitchen,
Williamson will not turn them out |
in such q storm as IL Is tonight, will |
you Hark to the dash Of the rain 20
TsyRain, or no Eain, Mary" answered
Mr.. Lincoln, angrily, II am not going
to have my house laid open to couple
Of thieyes-ycseegd fnarPpders, and
housebhrnefs, for Aught I khowl i tell |
yodA i swOh1dnst go to bed and leave |
them here for twenty dollars!"
es sSo,i sf, II en-. t aI1
ME6t M tbs room. WIN the kitchen.
at ajare there could be no danger |
I'D am very Willing 70 do thaty
wfhe- husband stared moment In
III 3ulougly athiege1tiewife, and then
US WA' 12yoSksy set your heart
Ht4f th6ff btaviDf. d supp0s6 nothing |
tit1 p1ake. YOU, essy but jpst that so
4t}1p, II you choose. hut II you make
y6ttaef sick by It, don't ask me- to
NJ you and II they carry or a11y'of
Nh kpo0ns aud forks, dOn't ask me
q E3Iy more" -. xfen tnFt fb
r3tStts5nly not, William 1 the conse-
@lfcss Be upon ppm ny ny: own head Z re-