The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-02-02


! dressed gentleman, in passing
her, jostled rudely against her
causing her TO fall PROSTATE on
/. the slippery pavement; and pass
ed on without so much as inQuir-
ing the extent of her injuries. In
an instant, Mabel was at her side
"Are you much hurt, my good
woman r. she asked. Let me as
sist you torise," she added, as the
| woman made an effort to get up
on her feet again.
mo, | think | am not hurt seri-
ousIy, thank you," was the reply,
as she once more regained her
footing. "Perhaps ! should not
have fallen at all, only | ana not
strong. You are very kind, Miss"
she added; and she looked long
Iingly at MabeIs warm wraps and
soft 1urs.
You seem ill.," said Mabel.
"Are you so very poor that you
must expose yourself on such q
/ day rs this -
IL must work or starvc,' said
the woman, bitterly. II have no
friends to appeal TO, and | have
nothing but a life Of misery TO
Hook forward
In an instant Mabel thought Of
the crisp new bill lying SO secure
| ly in her pocket, and the next mo-
Iment she laid it in the woman's
hand.
Cake this" said she; at will
give YOU rest for a few days, when:
! / think, YOU will be better. Rest
and nourishing food are the best
restoratiyesn and Mabel passed
| on, the woman's thanks and bless
ings following her as she went.
Never had Mabel Thorn felt rs
she did at that moment; perhaps
she had never before had such an
opportunity sacrifice her own
| pleasure to the comfort and good
Of others. If she had been happy
before, she was at peace now.
81 shall have to ioregO the lux
ury Of new gloves" she said to
herself, as she retraced her steps
towards the house, "for mamma
cannot afford me any more money
at present. Al. well, my old ones
are not so very bad after all; they
viii oyery well in my soft, warm
mu6; besides, that poor creature
needed food and rest moro than |
needed gloves. Iwish l could al
lcviatc all the suffering in the
world"
When she reached home she
went quietly up to her own room,
laid aside her wraps, and then de-
sceDded to the parlor, where her
mother sat by the warm fire read |
ing.
"Havc you made your purchase, |
my DEAR" she asked, quietly, as
Mabel came III.
81 did not buy The gloves, nam
mar
"Why not" said Mrs. Thorn,
amazed.
The tears that glistened in Ma
bells eyes, as she related to her
mother the story Of her encounter
with the poor woman; her pity for
her, and lastly, her gift of the
money with which she was to
have purchased the needed ard-
Gle, we're caused partly from sym
p&thy fot tbe creature, and partly
from disappointment.
did [ do right, mamma" she
asked, as she finished her nara-
tive.
eyes, my child" said Mrs.
Thorn, Kissing l.er tenderly, "you
did; though do not see how | can
spare YOU the Price Of another
pair Just at present. You know
Tie rents have not come IN yet,
and
"Oh mamma" sGid Mabel ca
geIiy, II did not expect IT. L can
do very weilwithout them. You
know / have Q nice new muiE, and
dareaay no one will scarcely no
tice ny gloves at all"
"Hut what will Mr.. Harry tiiuk
Of seems youin shabby gloves On
New Years day| asked Mrs.
Thorn, who lad aome,bing Of an
eye upon Ler daughters future, as
I'll good mam1nG9 are supposed to
have.
Il don't know, mamma" said
shyly; 81 think if he
ilneW-----N
Her sentence was not finished,
however for turning toward the
door, she stood face to face with
Mr.. Harry himself,
At his own request the servants
had admitted him uEannounced,
as they had often done before,
and so he had come in upon them
without warning.
Gle disliked so much ceremo-
N.Y." he said alphabetically, and
honest Mrs. Thorn and her gentle
rather enjoyed this ia
niliar and summary mode Of in
PRODUCING himself into their pres
ence.
But on this occasion Mabel was
puzzled not a little by his man
ner Never since her acquaint-
ance with him had he greeted her
so warmly or spoken to her so
tenderly: a circumstance which;
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