The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-01-09
ALEXANDRIA, La, WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY s. 1878. O.

]tI' ! EEHEttHtl ALL as tt.A pal Re, i;tts
heart leaves Of lettuce, and put tn
dish on a pretty tea tray with sau
Ger Of cranberry Jelly beside it, an,
her little note, edgewise between
them, and gently opening the doc
Hooked out. ''''''1 '.
No. one was in the hall, so Mrs
L { n Il, nnoiseellclssly put the tray clos
at her neighbor's door, raped loud
:. y, and instantly darling swiftly bacl
to her o own room, softly shutting her
selfin. Then With her children sh,
Eenjoyed such a dinner as she hae
fgivsh her daughter, There came ne
So, sound from the adjoining room,, fol
the walls were thick enough to muf
ae ordinary noises, and Mrs. Lenoz
did not know If the Wilson's wers
pleased or not, but solaced herself
with the saying "No news is good
news" and took her children out fol
q walk. @ - " -"
That evening when the little ones
were asleep end the artist in her
pretty studio .reelired on the sofa en-
joying a book, she heard timid rap,
and Mrs. Wilson came quietly in
She tried to speak but could not; her
cheeks grew crimson and her earnest
eyes sparkled with moisture; then as
Kate Lenox rose to receive her neigh
hor with a pleasant smile Of welcome
the young wife fell into her arms
sobbing.
ooh, you angel! God bless you"
The artist felt her own eyes grow
DIM but endeavored to speak lightly
as she drew her guest to sit BY her
on n. the t sofa, saying: s..>... H..
"You are very good not to be vex-
ed d with =, me for wanting you to taste
my fillet. Do you know. that l ra-
ther pride myself: on my cooking?'
"Ah, God bless you! You saved
Jus! We were hungry ~,
|, Hungry ;" cried Kate Lenox hor-
rified. Hungry on Christmas Dayw
Mrs. Wilson could only nod reply,
for her sobs; came faster. The two
ladies sat clasping each other, and
Kate Lennox kissed her neighbor
i and comfor1ted her BY repeating holy
words; Of promise; while her, own
tears fell fast and her heart stopped
heating for moment at the ".What
,if my darling Should ever be hun
'gry?" esq EGGS 9at u sal ';s'a
Mrs! Wilson was not a weak young
woman-.-onlyi unneryed just then BY
excitement; she composed herself
soon and explained.
T a"Yes," She said, id low, thrilling
tones, 1--WE had only loaf Of bread
and a bit of cheese all yesterday, and
today only a few biscuits, until you
placed that delicious dinner at our
door Oh!it was like the heavenly
mama. When l was eating l
thought / was no longer in this
world" q All "a .aa fas. a..a
Il am so glad that you were not
angry with me-"
f"Harry was angry at first. He
wished me to carry it back at once;
and when I implored him just to
taste little, he said we were not
beggars, and ordered me to return
it! | think he was really out Of his
mind, he went on so dreadfully, and
reminded me Of my promise to die
with him tonight" a4.ns Ht4H
"Oh!n'
"Ah, yes--don't condemn us too
severely. He has been sick and out
Of work; we have been poor a long
time. All our clothes are wearing
out-you know that is hard on lady
and gentleman! We have been used
to living well. Now people owe Har
ry who don't pay, and at last his
courage and money went together
But you saved u.s.! Poor Harry! he
has lost his faith in God, and I, too,
have been sorely tried; but / kept
telling him that we should not be al
lowed to perish so miserably, that a
ministering angel weuld be sent, and
you came-God's angel, I love your
She could say no more for awhile,
but Kate Lenox presently replied:
"And now you must really let me be
your friend. I have plenty in the
house for breakfast, that is, if you
like French pancakes and Coffee
'"'Ah, you have given US all we
need! | coaxed and pleaded with
Harry till he ate with me, and pre-
sently he rose up and said he felt
like a man again, and went out to
one debtor whom he got $50 from,
and this gave him new life, so that
he went to a gentleman we know and
got an engagement Of work to begin
with the new year." -
ooh, l am gladp
The faces of both women shone
with radiant happiness, when the
young wife asked:
"Alay | look at your sleeping chill.
drenp They went in the inner
room where she bent above each lit
tie bed a moment in prayer and soft,
" murmuree aloud, "May they know