The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-03-01


! must go on an errand, mamma III
not be gone over ten minutes
res nervous and harrassed the glH
looked, one tea ven tightly over her
lace ana caught up her shawl In an in-
stant she was IN the street.
On she sald she was hungry sho
soopeu, 'ne tears running down her cheeks,
ahu sue .nreauel SeVera' snort streets
AZ anS iad' snG WAS t, N Tue open thorough
rare, ana looked about her
h,sn' opposite was q wihuow i1h OF
;t"o''y ,L ~, n"a NV Ma'o"es' anu ABOVE ner hung
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p..iLn hna' must "e tue p'ace' ""rinuFed
WA, wa,
c.o', In ha, 90 e. ao"s "e''' sue u''" rug
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ro.r ~ ia.,., %aa . J Di1u''u L oirG,ee oi
III ,so "uc Pu'o iuyes nuSnSu
niri dsam :, e., 49, u h.. "I La"I usTI ny s % she
einnaad $50 IN tha w. ,t.oo, D 1 ,n;al e" ane
peratc bao,o nno,osod ~ "a nawntnata' WI" uc
II r. "'''0 u"0'o''' '"' Pd"no'oAc'
Tboro wos e., h,ool uh;.lo.., ,..n
smelling of Garlic hoh;nd ,ho oann,". [
He snalebcd ear"cr,v NJ Tho riro ~ Re-
tina offered il for his insnection No
words could describe the main with which
she saw it seized bv his fat finoers
"Dish ring? will oivo Won ton dol.
lars for il mish"
"Ten dollars? And when brino Won
back the money | can have the rino
back ?" asked Bcrtho e,rnostlv
"Yesh; YOU can any time widin tree
monts."
lie handed ber two or;sn 6vo JoIIox
notes. Her thin fingers closed over them
but she had removed her veil and Stood
looking anxiously Mt the man.
"You will be sure and not sell the rino
sir. | will certainly redeem il before t6e
three months are out. NV name i Ber.
tina Fay" she added. 81 live at 20. Al.
bert street.
The old broker smiled Mt the unsonbis.
ticated air. His customers were not II.
sually so willingly frank and communica
tive.
~ will write il down You can hov,
de ring when YOU bring back de money,
he added. ciyilly.
Bertha came ont TRYING tn think opl,
of the notes in her hand Tbey woul1c
buv her dear s;ct mother nouri.b;ng fooJ
But when she reached the market. sh,
found that she was still crying softly fo
her ring. Again she drew down her veil
She bought steak. nice fresh butter anf
French loaf
She could have hugped the bundle,
with gladness and gratitude as she receiy
ed them.
DARLING mother. your precious life i
saved ~ she murmured
She ran home opened the draupbt q
the range. boiled the steak made som,
tea. and was at the bedside of the inyali,
in less than half an honr from tho Tim,
she had left. with an onnctizing ronos
spread upon eray
"Ob. how nice - exclaimed Mrs F.v
"Help me sit up. dear Did Won cook t5
steak yourself? | don't remember tina
Nab ever prepared ANYTHING SO nicely. |
is all delicious"
And weakly. vet with evident onioy
ment, she ate and drank all that wa
brought her.
Her daughter hung over her with de
light.
"Bertha, dear. | think Won ought M
to have discharged Nab. There are IN
fires to make-you never made n fire !,
your life-and the stems to wash"
dearest mother, | had as soon max
the fire as not; and as for the stems. neye
mind. Lie down and sleep, then YOU will
get strong"
And Bertha, who for three weeks ha,
dragged through the unaccustomed tasI
of making fires, cooking. washing dishes
sweeping, and nursing an invalid day ant
night, arranged the bed cothes, lifted III,
tray, and ran down the stairs with ligh
step,
The next day, she bought the sherry
more beef, and another French loaf. an,
then she must needs hire a strong womar
to laundry the great basket Of clothe
which had accumulated during her moth
er's sickness.
Washing and ironing were arts unknown
10 DcIInu even III she Dlu the strength
Her frail, white hands, and delicate mus
cles never would have accomplished IN,
task.
But the trouble was that the ten dolIa,l
began to dwindle.
@It will not hold out much longer
said Bertha, at last. "What can doP
must earn some. | must earn enoupb I,
live on, and get me back NV ring.
Still keepine her mother in icnoranc,
of their straightened circumstances III,
girl daily stole forth during the afternoon
nan of her invalid. and went from store !,
store Offering her services
But busines. was dnll. tberc WAS NOR,
holm than nconno,;or. and al,ho,rh 80,
pleased bv her apneoronces nromiscd -
Give bor chance when t;mds ;mnrovod
sbe effected no encogement
Weeks of desneroto effort and WARY
waiting went bv Tbo Jov oamo whon
moor Mrs Fav nrrsod !, Inxnrv and nm
canal 10 The emergencv was rson;rad I 70
tnow ,b.t novortv haJ nva.sa,nn 49, Sor "
A. ,bo most ,noanso 80 Ror,h. ,h
,o;nod l;,,Io lie s;os % analL " y
=, 20 .c" "