The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-08-07
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TURNED FROM THE DOOR,

"No tramps here, said I, aud
shut the door in his face, | did. The
wind blew 80 1 could hardly do it,
and the sleet was beating upon the
panes, aud the bare trees were
groanipg and moaning as if they suf1
fered in the storm. No tramps here
I'm lone woman, and I'm afraid Of
EN-.
Then the man 1 hadn't seen yet.
for the dark, went away from the
door. Champ, champ, champ, came
tue man back again, aud Knocked a.
the door-knocked not half 30 loud
as he did before and / opened it,
hot aud angry. This time | saw his
face--a pale ghost of face-with
yellow-brown hair, cropped close,
aud great, staring blue eyes, aud he
put his hand against the door and
held it open.
"How near is the next house, ma
am z said he.
'sThree miles or more, said I mo
drinks to be got there it is Miss
Mitten's, aud she's as set again
tramps as am,
IL don't want drink, said the man,
"though do want food. You needn t
be afraid to let me iu, ma'am. I've
been wounded, aud am not able t.
walk far, and my clothes are thin
and it's bitter cold. I've been trying
to get to my parentslat Greenbank,
where can rest til I'm better al
any mouey was stolen from me three
days ago. You needn't be afraid
let me- lie just before the fire, and
only give me crust, the stalest
crust to keep me from starving, aud
tho Lord will bless you for it.
And then he looked ut me with his
mild blue eyes in a way that woulu
have made me do it If it hadn't beer
Id seen so much Of these impostors
The war was just over, aud every
beggar that came along said he was
\ soldier and travelling home, and
had been wounded and robbed. On,
that had been foolish enough tc
help limped away out of sight, as b,
thought, aud then for / was at the
garet W i II w-sbouldered his
crutches and tramped with the
strongest.
"No doubt your pockets are full
Of money, said Land you only want
chance to rob and murder me. Get
away with you
Drusilla, that's my niece, was bak
ing cakes in the kitchen. just thel
che came to the door aud motioned
with her mouth to me, do lot hin
stay, auntie, and If / hadn't had gooc
sense l might. but knew better
than chick OF sixteen
"Go away with you says l, loud
or than before, 81 won't have thi'
any longer
And lie gave kind Of groan, ant
took his hand from tho latch, ant
went champ, champ, through thu
frozen snow again and / though
him gone, when there he was onc'
more, hardly with knock at all
faint touch, like childs now
And when | opened again no cam'
quite in, and stood leaning on hi
cane, pale us a ghost, his eyes big
ger than ever.
"Well, OF all impudence T! said !
He looked at me and said mad
am, have q mother at Greenbank
want to like to see her. l shal
not il / try to 60 any further to
night
"They all want to SEQ their moth
ers,' and just then it came to m,
mind l hoped that my son Charlie
who had been real soldier, an OF
icer no had come TO be, mind you
wanted to SEQ his and would soon
81 have been wounded, as yo'
soe,' said no.
Don't go showing mo your hurts
said they buy 'em, 30 thoy toll
me, to go begging with now.
read the papers, tell ye, and III
prinoipled, and no is our Clergyman
agin giving anything unless it
through some we'll organized societ,
Tramps are my abomiuation, An
- 10 keeping all night. you can't OK
pect that OF decent folks-goV
Drusilla cano to tho door m
aid, Let him stay, auntio, with he
ips again, but ! took no notice.
So he went and this time no di
hot come back, and sat down b
hs 6rs. smelt the baking cakos an
hs apples stowing, and tho T.
rswing on tho Kitchen stovo, aud
night TO have beou very comfortably
ut | wssn't Something SCENE
pg0ip9 a my heart all tho time.
Ave tAs hrs Q poke, aud III ar
her candle n cheer myself up, sn
Wonl 10 the work basket 70 get
Is hAd bssn kuitting tor y
nylla ood e went y ga u
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