The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-05

| breast has not secret cbamber, where
| the sweetest, hottest, saddesI treasures
are tenderly cherished
| The captain put on his broal-brimmed
| Panama hat, aud took his stout cane
| from the corder, and started for walk
to the old church.yard, where his par
ents were buried u half century before.
With difficulty he found their graves,
| tor the old slate heads tones had become
nearly hidden from sight. He pulled the
grass and stubbie away, and then read
the nearly illegible inscription. Then
he kneit, with closed eyes ana ctasped
hands. Mrs. Niles was tending the
plants on her husbands grave at this
very time, and not so tar from the stran-
ger that she was unable to see how he
was engaged. HIS rolling gate, blue
coat, loose duck pants, Topping about
the instep, ana the shiny pumps, with
their tasteful tie of black ribbon, as
sured her of the nautical habits of the
be lett the cemetery. Repairing to the
spot he had occupied himself abuut, she
read on the stone he name OF Martin.
"Mrs. Grimes new b0arder, L do de-
clare. How sing'lar l shoud h3 seed
him hereP and she laid few hlwers
upon the old graves, which she viewed
with O pensiye air. ssLike me, he's seed
trouble. poor dearW
Now Billy, who had instituted himself
unseen attendant upon the captain, in
order to do which he had divergeu from
the path of duty, which lay IN the dlreC-
ton of the Yender OF nam aud eggs, was
near enough to see all TINS. And, won
derful Tor him, he not only kept out OF
sight, but actually held his tongue. BuL
he kepJ up a fearful thinking. Having
urocured mis- ham ana eggs, he made
another detour in order W call on the
widow, who, he rightly eoDjectured,
would be at home by This time.
! "Tne cap'n's real good ter me, he give
me- more cuppers. Why don't yer ask
| what Ior. Mrs. Niles? p he SAID, suddenly
standing before her.
"Can'C yer tell me without?' she face
tiously inquired:
"Nu, not eft l knows myself, am
fecEou l do"
"Wal, then, for whatp was laughingly
rejolned.
Fer yer flowers. He thinks lots OF
me AN you, lie does. Ain't yer gladT
"BIily, tell me- all about IL"
And Billy did, not forgetting to dwell
upon the spanking he had experienced
Tor ner, and the captain, the demon
| within him prompted him TO intimate.
| o.
| bag and filled it with doughnuts, winch
sne presented the communicative youth,
Did she entertain hope that some OF
| shem would be taken into cleaner hands
shan those which seized the bag N lth
sucn avidity?
| 'tMrs, Crimes was alus shiftless
cook, Guess her boarders ike, j
enoughll gi5 dyspepsy with their VlcL'
uaIs. " thought Mrs. Niles.
Billy slipped up to the captains room
| and offered magnanlmOusly to share
doughnuts before venturng into the
| nresence Of his maternal ancestor.
"No, thank you," answered the go L
tleman, gluncng at Billy's hands.
20, now, you try one. She made 'um-
Mrs, Niles. She was a-cryln like the
toothache, captain, she was, now, 'cos
she's poor lonely WlGder woman.
wish war man! Wouldn't so down
there ter liver Sne cooks lots of good
things, and has got IoLs o. roses aud a
! little white cat" and thougntless and
torgetlully Billy burst into a bark, which
hrougnt his moLner in hot haste to Inc
foot OF the stars.
Again Billy bravely bore the second
attack in the rear, and smile OF tri.
umpn irradlated his sOiled features as
he danced before the Kitchen hearth To
the music of the switch.
.Ye've been eating doughnuts-where
did you get themW Coaching Whit
from his breath.
"Mrs. Niles gin 'em ter me. l meant
ter ID gin yer someV
"Don't think Pd taste the nasty things
Pd scorn to do i'll SHc's stuck-uE
thing, with her house and money, and
nothing to do, while l must aelve, and
I f,I
me. and l nave SO much Tor him!'
Billy ielt sure OF the truth of The last
which he had experienced twice that
morning, as we have seen.
| "NOw, see II you can keep stil&troub-
| ling the captain, and wash the potatoes
for me-"
81 don't trouble him, for he likes me, ,
said Billy, with dignity, proceeding tt
| obey.
A light dawaed upon Mrs. Grimes
mind.
| Ii her son Billy-troubleso comtor,
were beloved by certain evidently
well-to-do individual, why mlgnt not tOl
her emanaEe from the same source q
brighter bit of experience? Toll and
anxiety had scanned her cOuntenanoe
abundantly, however: This she remem
bered quakingly. She looked at her poor
| faC6, using u Iull pan VI WdIeI DIS d Hll
ror. She had this consolalion-Mrs
| Niles was not a whit better, youngel
looking. Then dress could do SO much
| Tor her. Another advantage; the genl@
man was in her house, 50 the coas
Hooked pretty clear for her venture, and
the old widow, generally iorIorn and un
sentimental enough, Looked at her wed
ding finger, and wondered how bright
new ring would become 1t. AT Labi,
| tnat noon she put on her best maDne
| with her brightest smile, and new but
print wrapper, with purple nraId bando
and was careful 10 use her choicest Ian
guage, which would be correct
"Humphl some widows she knew spokt
80 badly" sne thought.
| Billy looked bewlldered. What did i
mean? just the three at the table, the
young girl who tenued the milllner'
store taxing her lonely meal IN the kitch
en- as usual. AS sne PAID low board
and being woman-she was not want
ed there, nor anywhere eIse. she 0
course was glad W put up with anything
in the way OF lood, shelter, and LreaL
ment, as shop-grls OF all grades general
ly are, especially in large places.
"Biily. you will oblige me bv not going
10 Wiuow Niles again. she ID moi 4 Il
person for me 70 associate with; there
fore she can not be for you," with dignl
" observed Mrs. Grimes.
"She's splendld," protested Billy
winking at the amused captain.