The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-08-24

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sitting by the wayside, sobbing bitterly.
She had her apron full of primroses and
violets, and black and white kitten
was cuddled upin her arms. Moved by
some impulse which he could not have
explained, Arkwright stopped his horse
and accosted her. She sobbed out her
little story with all child's ingenious
ness. Her mamma had gone somewhere
to carry work, and she and Spot had
gone to walk by themselves, and they
had walked, oh SO far and now they
were lost,
Herr me was Lily, and the Kittens
name VI ;Spottie, and that was all she
could tl.i,to prove her identity. Sur
prised a: himself for doing SO, Arkwright
took he mt, the carriage-kitten and
] y az ARID her to his own home.
/. ~ Ssc5e hEr, and for the first
two or three days made some effort to
discover her relatives. After that he
did not want to discover them. Into
his cold, closed heart Lily had crept,
and made her home there and the des-
olate, cynical man found himself loving
her as little before he had not dream
ed of loving anything again. After the
lapse of a fortnight, the idea of Lily's
leaving him became absolutely unbeara-
Bile. He got so nervous that he started
at every sound of the bell-fearful that
some one was coming to claim her.
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way in Arkwright's house. They stray
ed in the library, and upset the books
and papers to their mutual satisfaction.
Lily sat on Arkwright's knee great
deal of the time, amusing herself with
braiding and curling his hair into the
most grotesque shapes, and Spot, with
feline audacity, mounted on his shoul-
der, and nibbled the top of his pen, or
thfust her inquisitive little nose into his
face, all unrebuked.
But one day, just as Arkwright was
beginning to feel sure of the child, a
lady came for her. This lady was tall
and slight, and wore black, and had her
face covered with a thick veil. Some
thing in low, sweet voice stirred the
innermost depths of Mark Arkwright's S
nature, but fierce pang shot through
him when he saw with what eagerness
Lily flew toward her.
"Mamma darling mamma !" she
cried, covering her with Kisses. 81 SO
dad 90 tum Now 90 and l, and Spot,
and papa are all togedder !"
Arkwright Redeemed. He had been
weak enough to teach his child to call
him papa. He wondered what the lady
thought of his presumption but she
seemed unwilling tolinger, She thank
ed him for the care he had given Lily
offered to pay him for his trouble from
very slender looking purse ; and, be-
ing. Indignantly refused, she turned to
go. by was in her arms. Arkwright
took a step toward them, and Lily threw
an arm around his neck, drawing him
up close, and face to face with the lady.
Through the thick folds of the veil their
eyes met. He started back, pallid and
trembling.
"Augusta - he uttered in choking
voice.
"Mr. Arkwright !"
She was the calmer of the two. A
woman always is in cases of emergen-
cy. All the old love, fierce and ungov-
ernable, rose up within him.
"This child Whose is it ?" he ask
ed.
"Mine and yOuys," she answered,
quietly. "She was born four months
after our separation. | wish you good
morning."
He caught her arm in an iron grasp.
"Stop NY child Mine !" he cried,
dreaming, as if it were an effort for him
to realize it,
IN, not yours now," she said, stead,
lily. "You forfeited the right to claim
her when you drove her mother from
her home. Mark, at this time-the last
time 1 shall see you in this world-I will
tell you the truth. You were jealous OF
my brother"
"Your brother never knew you
had one -
| lldl was WIlOlC Sl1O0s ]AAIlluA
was two years my junior, and cruel
misfortune placed him in position
where he was suspected of forgery. He
was unable to prove his innocence and
he fed from mistaken justice. l was
too proud to tell you that l was the Sis
ter of one whom the world looked upon
as felon. In that sinned. had a
secret from you, and upon that rock our
happiness was wrecked. Thank Heay-
en- Arthuris is free now-the guilty party
has confessed, and my brother is man
once more"
Arkwyight snatched her to his breast
and woua not let her go. She tried her
best to escape, but he held her fast. |
suppose he won her pardon some way,
for she remained at Arkwright's house,
and Lily and Spot remainded likewise.
Go there to day and you will see the
happiest family this side of paradise.
pg-Lady Mary Wortley Montague
introduced incubation for the smallpox