The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-12-12

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Christopher ~as mis~r.
We Ill knew What thsi means. Ia this
little planet ~ oass II rreairni II the
animal.
He had shr identical slrl, l,l~ soa
Nunld sAlsset to sec un a snau III his
ttl~. Hts huse was eenrfs,as unls in
ssse. lof speculation AMI harsl.lsrrain.
I'M were written Ill over ii. llts small,
greedy ryes wefs always stealing Il IL
hooks. - II cn thu alert fet nn~Ary
game.
In mean little Shanty. standing hafv
And chrcrlr~x IN onr III the bleak
hclehta ri thc town, he livei quite
alone, with no companion Int his money
and hts thonghts. Hc had never mar.
ricd, being poescsscd of meriAl dread
VI matrimonial expenses; his DAYS we're
invariably passed ia cheating whom he
could. and planning how, by hook or
crook, ~ increase his gains; hts even.
ing1 In counting the costs and gloasing
over his possessions, and hin nights In
dreaming that hc VA. robbed or tho
tank had failed. No Quo III his &C.
qnaintapcca over attempted IL ask
CrtnRcr for = penny; they woald ~
soon think of scaling tho mooL ~ over.
coming hia shrunkcn hearted avaricc.
Strangers might innoccntly alight on
him with = charitable subscription liat,
and Cringer. bound not 10 lose the op.
portnnity ot saying good thing for
himself, would declare. with the look
81 martyr, that Ia hAd half The poor
81 TIM ncighborhood on his hands, not
ID mention The ANAL fortune. custom.
arily paid In y The church gatherings,
whcrcupon tho stranger In question:
would tAkc his leave, hcrupnlonsly ~.
framing from pressing such = charitable
soul.
II was coming panic time: never
were there promises 0f harder winter
Tho poor wcnt about tho street with
scared faces, and the rich held fast TO
their income, aud tried ~ make II do
double service.
Slowed away In 4 miserable attic
lived one ol Cringcr. tcnAnt., d poor
widow. with IN only child. Her hands
wore worn thin from tho washhDarsl,
aud her form, oncc, no doubt. robust
and well-slApctl, now emaciated. droof-
Ing. and covered with scxnt rags.
Poor creatnrcl hers In 4 bitter lot,
sighed tho neishbora m shc passed
May the good God look to her needs.
Cringer WAS this woman's brother,
and she his only living relative, Never.
thclesa, II shc failed In promptly pay.
in9 her rcnt no moro merry WAS likely
10 bc shown her than 10 nny other ol
the struggling tenants. M lllc sad
time came whom she began IL tremhlc
Tor consequences. There was no nse In
looking around the room for anything
10 soil. Not 4 bit. A pittanee would
buy the bed Of straw, the broken stool,
and tho ono cnr aud SANGER. Az for
lamps or oil, those were Injuries u the
sweet long 40.
Come. Wilhelm" nhe half walled,
pinning blanket fragment over the
childk nhouldcr~. and lifting him IN hrr
arms; well - 10 Cringcr; there's
nothing else ~ b. done; aud, nfter |
tell him how II IN, II hc wants To turn
IN ont 10 die in the snow, why, lot
him. adding In Nh undertone, don't
know but u would he ~ we'll, after all =
Down went her famishcd form, stop
after step, descending feeLly the dark
marrow atairs. tho little hungry child
clinging frail aud wild to her neck.
Cringor was inst sitting down 10 hi,
cruel when tho rap sounded on thu
~400r. .al echoed with startling clear.
ncss through tho silent house.
6avc tho mark T. said he, this mn,
b some forward bcggnrs wanting some
thing to rat, which, thanks 10 my good
sense, have no notion al obligine
them WITH And scowling his brows 10
esther hc Htrodc down the stairs and
opened tho door with mn angry Jerk.
when he saw his sister and iii,
pinohed. visHged little child crouche.
ohivcring on che threshold his iAx
foil, aud threatened never 10 take ii
proper shape again, for ha half gucs.rt
The cnusc III hcr visit.
~Wellls hc nAid. In ! voice like crack
ling thorns, @what'x the mAltcr now 7
can't walk another step, Christie
phcr,~ ranted the freezing sister, "yon'l
have 30 help me up the stairs. Iwalke,
Tho way against the cutting wind:
ehouldn't wonder II ! were going /,
de- and her teeth chartered dolcinll
= she looked despairingly around he
and tried 70 Eise.
III she Dies" thought he, .lhere1l u
the funeral cxpensea ~ pay; III course
Tor appearance sake, Ii nothing more
ID have 10 undergo cost III burial
well. st apT no 6~wlsd. why don
Jon ~ upi.
Christopher, yon must carry Wi
helm I'm I'll kind of numb and feeble,
ehe nAid, with halt moan, firmly IN
llevine ahc hadn't another ten minut.
- 1.-Two. On hearing this. Cringer, afts
delivering small volley III grnmblin
spitheta, and c0nAigniLg the child
| foreign regions, hoistrd II under Nj
Arm, m0al.bag fashion, and proccesla
n push ~ mother on before him. Wit
erip that made her heseeah 81 linn |
- gentle.
The heat al tho room wasn't much |
l,0ast 81, but II revived the mother ri,
child, while Cringsr. seemingly uttcrl
indifferent 10 their presence, sat
doGeed silence. his hands over ii
crate, which contained few GOALS, ear,
lnlly surrounded with ashes 10 prolon
their life.
Tho clock licked Ioncsomely throng
he cherries room, aud tho en.rlo
branches n tree, that seemed 10 atsat
ele over the dismal roof Iii sheer pitt
tapped persmptorily on tho frost
| pan0e
Orineer looked up startled, and M
0retchcn's toyleas eyes.
II cant psy my rent. Christopher
ehe rid ne last. 30 I've como 10 bel
you that II isn't my fault. I've tras
oled many weary Journey, my broth
-, Ii search 81 work. but alwaya, II
- II senin ~ and hAra ~. nj a. I'll