The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-02-17

out g1Hlng tottri or tlSe5 sot lleln Il
wrench. II g 4 - ~ lSS q 80 tYsss.
Ifhink NE must hsye been: sufficiently
sbappy as Id arlle or Sunday would not
have 81 ood out in; such gannt and desc
lite contrast to tile other days Of the
week. There reimetl linSo ourinnrsery an
unaccountable fiction TINT Sunday was n
holiday and in- deference 70 this .tradi-
ton wei endeayored to. cheat ourselves
into o belief that We were glad when that
day arrived: Sunday began ut very
early hour in Bloomsbury. It began 10
ring itself in, OF ,lalf past seven, when We
BOT up, ai1d Continued to- ring itself
through the day at short intervals, until
it finally rang itself ont, and us into
bed, at half pdst eight in the evening.
There were drawbacks, however, to our
eni0ylnentof the day. I think We were
required: tacklesmore collect than is
goodfor q child Of six orEseyen, and per-
haps We did not quite understand the
bearing Of tllat shorter eatechism which
n bench OF thoughtful bishops has pre-
pared for the express use of very young
children. Even Nurse Strk, q high 9u-
thority on all points 81 church contro-
yersy, never succeeded in placing, its
meaning quite beyond MI question. But
Nurse Stark had special. Sunday frame
of mind which discouraged close ques=
tioning, and on that day Of the week she
whs'exccptiondlIy Shorthand sharp in her
replies! She bailled ourinterrogatories
by apointingi.out. to- us that thore, was
nothing so unbecoming rs tendency to
ask questions, which, seemed 10 us q
little inconsistent when We considered
the inquisitivc character of her share in
the catecllism.
I believe T liked going to church.,
though I am sure Joe Paulby dill not.
That rugged boy never looked 50 hot or
50 rumplel as lie did: during divine SER
vice. AS I look back upon Joe III
church. Ilmn always reminded Of the mp
pearanco of restless decoriim presented
by aminstrel /" boues during the sing
iiig q Hpldintive Ballad. %Joo occupied
himself during the service in laying the
founddtions'of aseries Of pains and pom
'altissSwltich usudIly lasted well into
Thursday, for Nurse Stark had quick
eye for misdemealorsy Ind every crime
had lis apportioned punishment. Poor
little MIN was too delicate to go to
ichIrch; sand used, tositat home intlieo.
logical conference with Jane Cotter,
whose picturesqhe anil highly Dramatic
ilea of future rewards aud punishnents
had special interest for tho poor little
lady.
For MIN Ind been told tliAt even
children die sometimes, md both Nurse
Sturlt and jane had n long catalogue Of
stories in which good little people were
cut off in their earliest years, and bad
little people lived on TO MI evil old age.
MINI was oftanweak and ailing, and ut
such timesl the recollection OF these
stories came upon her. Nurse Stark's
grim, hard manner relaxed when she,
wns,Speakingttol lthe'little sick child, and
her skindness To- AIim, gatlnt and grlidg-'
ing as itwas, seemed to increase with the
tioublc the child gave hhr-a never.
ccasing source Of TGnIGrinent to Joe n Il
myself, who were ouly in favor when we
ceased to occupy Nurse Starks atten-
ton Nurse Stark had brother, boy
Of twelve or thercabuuts (tlough we be-
lievod him to- be eight and twenty at
least), who was page at II doctors in
Charlotte street; md Nurse Stark, MS a
great treat, usetl to allow this ytmg gen.
tlernan to spend the afternoon with us,
and entertain ms with his varied social
powers. Gaspar-for tint wRs his ,ui-
fortunate ualnc-was talented boy,
wit, IL taste for acrobatic coniuring,
killing flies aud putting lobwornls down
Minis back; but, notwithstanding these
powerful recommendations, We looked
coldly upon him, and; on,the whole dis
cour6gel lbs visits. He had n way Of
challenging Joe and me totight him with
one of his hands tied behind his back,
by why Of q llandicap, which wns not
what You look for in n visitor, and,
moreover, compromised o,ir reputation
for valor in MINIS eyes. On the whole
lie wns not popular with us, aud ,eventll-
ally he was prescribed by Nurse Stnrk'
herself, on a charge OF filling the MR.
sery candle with gtnpowder, which ex-
ploded and burned poor little Mim'seye-
brows and eyelaslies. 'Gaspar eventually
got into trouble about aome original
drnughts OF his own composition, which
he supplied 10 his master's patients MS
healing waters made up III aceortlnhee
with that geiltleman's prescriptions, dli't'
upent several years in reformatOry.
/, have n dismal. impression OF the
wretched afternoons TINT MIN and Joe
and I used to spend together III otlr great
bare blay.rOon. We were locked in BY
Nurse Stark ut about five every after:
noon, an1 not released until about seYeE,,
when we Ind, supper and US tho slal-
ows dccpeneiland tho fire got lower md
lower, we crowded ftogcther in corner
for warmth, and told j each other strnnge
stories about princes and noblcmen who
were tortured by fcrnel and vindictivC
page boys, with'an occasional touch from
Joe Pailby upon GOVERNS, demons, vam-
pires, and other ghostly matters, until
poor little MIN screamed aloud with
terror 4, -oaoNVr ,p .r,.-,,pasz
She was a pretty, frigile, sweet tenn
pcrcd clinging little soul, far too delicate
FOR the coarse, inconsiderato treatment TO
which she twna csubisaed, I'M common
with ourselves. so at lust she became
seriously ILL andwe noticed that the poor
little clrild grew,tllinner and paler ii, her
cot, day after ltlay,silay after1diy. She
wns very cheerful, although a 80 weak,
and when tho till, grave, kind doctor
canie-day after daS at first, mil then to-
ward the Inst Cfor she liedJ tw6r 81 three
times q, day-rshe would soy, in reply to
his question; l"Anl how is .ol,r little
.EEhelY' That she Yas, much better, and