Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-05-10

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not been In foreign parts, 8 10 cl iron
nome, / would have f.Cnd h.r,
known something of her whereabouts
.Sup,ose you should find them; then |
s,ositiou uust b- sa, so-well, SO vers |
'iifFrfept tr,rn ours-ii would he very
embarrassing, to say the least, re) hn'
81 Nellie.
.Po, ton! Suppoe 1t isl doDh
are how humble-I know We arr %
the = me blood. Oh, il l could nnc
aer would rejoice truly Capt. Bart
lett said with much warmth.
Just about this time the ladies o.
Nel,ie's circle had formed a charitable
-ociety, aud. 1t being quite fashionahi'
to do the benevolent, Nellie was wei
pleased to spend her money thus. a
severe cold, contiuing her To the hous
prevented her from accompanying ht-i
friends on their rounds OF mercy
However. to her were. assigned th'
needy in her immediate neighborhOoO,
4 list of hom were handed her. On
.Iy three her friend Miss Hunt said.
oh, indeed, / do hot see how t'an
do it, I've 80 many things on my mind
now. Here, Kate, dear, take this.
handing her tWo gold pieces, 'and Dc
" hat they need Just now, and let mt
of, won't your Nellie pleaded, always
ready to shit off an extra care.
sWeIi, yes,' replied her friend; blu,
Ger ainly you can give some little
hoaght to one family quite near-a
widow with three children. They are
very destitute. Came TO the window
[ will show you. You see that houst
a( the end of the by-street. They AFT
are there. We got permission for them
to to occupy couple of rooms; the
house has been untenanted for long
time. There is same trouble about the
title.f As IT was going t. DESTRUCTION
they are willing that Mrs. Grant sho'
stay the re and take ere OF ii. Now
you must look out tor these folks. They
| are provided with sufficient for about
three days After that ltave them tt
you. In meantime, il you are disposed
you can them some soup or anything
VIII you PROMISE to remeinbt them:
| % yes, can It end to them, replieo
Nellie. SECS fla c5
May rest easy concerning them?
her visitor asked.
'Certainly. Let me see; this is Mon
day; "Wednesday or Thursday morn
ling. All right, will remember, ant
send my brother If ! am not wei
enough He delights in such errands,
Nellie said.
The three days had passed. Nellie
had been so busy examining, admirin'
and displaying the handsome presents
from IIdia and China which hel
brother bad brought her, that al
Thoughts of the widow across the Wa,
| had entirely escaped her mind. Size
had fully Intended tD do much, partic
1ularly for the children. She had lot
] of thiugs she WAS going TO send them
One week ir, m the day she hat
promised to take care of Mrs. Graut
1 Capt. Bartlett came in, saying: IT
going to be bitter cold night, and
am afraid great deal of suffering, too
l wish could provide fuel ior all tn
poor, and feel that all about me had |
goed supper and warm bed to-Dig ht
feel more for ihe old folks than chill
Idrtn. Did you send some "fthose pre-
serves to the poor ones in the neighbor
hood, Nell e?' A--
r 'Odtar, dear!' cried Nellie.
J, sMhat is the natter?'
Il Why, enough. I'm frightened +
tthin " hat the cons quences may be!
|. her mind reveriing to MIS-. Grey.
forgot to look. Dear. dear, l'n so yer
sorry I've so much-after a iamil.
ear-Mrs. Grant, poor widow
j link U. 1 intend
II % Nellie, those good intention
u agsi - said her brother.
j Hush! Don't talk to me. Go-dG
will show You. Come to the &c, r
u NJ lie urged, almost crying.
Il Capt. Bartlett follow ed her. POM
ling 10 the house, she said: There's
slchild at the door now. Oh. b.
-dreadfully cold it il! DO make haste
Her bro;he sped away to do he
n biddiug..s ~. E.
. Hours passed away; he returned mo-
, Nellie for awhile felt quite un. asy, hu
tatIengths quieted her fears with To
Thought of her brothers meeting wit
some of his old friends and going wit
j them. ftit'f lfsif-fss1tt uat % ~
Z 1t was near ten o'clock when sh
e heard his step In the hall. Openin
the drawing room door she called: 'Oi
Il you truant! Come in and give an a.
count # yourself. Five hours al
She checked the light words as /
: entered. What change those ie
J. hours had worked on his features. N
( as usually smiling he approached he
!. but with eyes tull of sadnessas he salt
Nellie, have found our sister,
ID, IA found? How? Where? erie
Nellie. with more astonisment tha
] pleasure in her tone. "
E sYou seat me TO her, f t.E.
Il i? I don't understand what yo
e mean. [ sent you"
! 'Yes; 30 the widow, Mrs. Grant yo
, called her-Dant is her name. wen
!. an found Dora, starving-aye, star
, ingto death, l feared. One of h.
n bal es was released from hunger an
= cold, another suffering feartully. An
!, The poor mother, half crazed vii
grief, sat holding the lifele-s form
one, end trying TO keep the Oih'
i warm by wrapping her own ea men
o around i, and pressing it closer 10 h.
s D ,Som-the dead on one arm, the d,
:, ing, perhaps, on The other.'
= oh. don't tell me! Can such thins
b.? No, noi you want to frighten IL
/. Ito punish nv neglect. Why did ST
I not send to us?'
1 tNeflie, 1would not -trife with 70
= Ieeuld not; my heart is Too full
b sorrow. ! trust fora and the two r,
{ naming cfiiluren can be restored
: health. OF one l have doubts hawey
: er; Miss Hunt went frota you to he
and told her you would take care
e them. AS you failed to do so, sf
: thought, poor thing, that you had di
!. covered who she was, and therefor
$ fwould NOT help her. Osce she sent th
: olde-t girl, you renein! 'er the day yO
ordered the servants not to have yO
: disturbed. The child's not being Il
I lowed TO see you confirmed her feal
: aud without food, without fire, foun
: them.'
% Edgar! Oh, what can do? Haa,
en- knows I forget, / intended to
S right. Take NE to her, brother. Don
let her think me so cruelv Nelli
. lcriPd.