The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-01-11

W., '"u -" "'' u.s." ,rhcn no rucntlr,
MY u. g. S',,, s,ar, and Lr,winy somrthiuo
Trnm, liz nvn rncu., said nuic Iy,
~" 80 o ",I ,na hnv. lamn,hing ~ show
All ''.,''i ,,n,,,ri nv Lr c,ret,iIv uniold
al 49, i''S ,,,,a, r,rLr, and laid .um.,hiny an
in, ,,hln Wh,, w,s il What could il be,
81, ,,,. ,hn Iln,rhnd sk.lrton oT n chicken,
,in,,
",..or,,omc,, h. said in ,hot same uui,
ynicc which M lnnc,r sounded cold and stern
Inn, r,,hrr ,ul, ,r s,rru,,th and sweetness when
I ,y,y hrrr hntor, was 81 nonr faihcrlcss lad
nvnlnp notlnno in th, world Int my poor IN
II" ni,i,ncr IF n,v / fear / WIS an ryr.,orc I,
.n,,',. nfvnu I ;hink vuu tclr,hnt my unnrnr
,nrr III / M, dn iusticc To th, dignity Of ON,
r.gimrn, / b.iirvr | ufcn looked rather
.h,,h,,v Inn, 7 really could moi helm il
~ InI unIy one relative in the world. and
th,t was my mnthr,'s sister After my mother
died She had hrcu aS "A mother to me. but when
nur home was finally broken ND. there WA,
no,h,nu for il but Size must Toe povcrncss IN a
STRANGERS huusr And she did her work our
arcon,ly and cheertully enough TIL hc heal
failed and nohody wanted the service Oh .rk
woman
"rShe had ALWAYS been GOOD to me, and We
Two had only each other in the world. | could
no, hclp her AS she ought to have been helped
hui my nay would At least uroyldr her with such
:, home and such susteuancc as "A poor work inc
man can give "A poor working woman.
81 took my aunt To lodge with the wife of
the millcr's man in the little black cottage he.
side the mill She wasa kind, cleunlv woman,
though rough and plain in her WAYS and my
poor aunt used To call herself VERY hnppy there.
But She couldn't eat the simple food my scanry
mean, could procure And the good L,nllaly
-, a.. 1
appetite might he tempted bv chickens or
game, or such other uxurics beyond NV ut.
mos, reach
"'All the lay ofthat memorable dinncr.party
nv aunt had been vcrv trehlc and failing
When lett her really wondered whether SIT,
would he alive when saw her again. MY soul
rcvolted at he sight Of daintieS which were no
good to me- and winch could not convey to-
ner who seemed diving for want of them Sud
denly, "A bright idea seized me. took "A letter
from my pocket and spread il on my napk in
and then. by An adroit movement, transferred
the wing Ola chicken from INV plate to the
paper, and thence smnggcd it TO NV pocket
The listening ruc,ts began To look "a, eacl,
other with enlightened ewes. The sptctul old
Major felt that a very fun explanation WAS he.
inc viyrn-and he was glad he was deaf thai
he need not hear it,
"tIcntlcmen, YOU can all imagine my feel
ings when such unlocked for circumstances
threatened to expose NV litlIc plan. Gentle.
men, there are some of YOU who we're. like my.
self younp thcu-wbom il would have been n,
hard To meet af cr such a discovery AS It would
have been had really stolen the Jewels
"Ueuyen forgive us Ransom. hut can't say
Won are wrong said one brave gentleman, who
had bcen a fashionable dandy in those day,
hut who had a wife and six children now.
".Gen,lemen, | did not fear the old man
honored and enriched by A grateful country
The men who have fought the best battles ol
lte have ever pi,itu respect for the poor and
the friendess. To him | could lav bare my
moor little secret. Bnt nv place then wa.
among the young-,he Young, who, having
never CONQUERED always despair the defeated
the yam ri,ldv vouths eytr,yarunt with THEN
fathers, money and
ooh come Ransom cried one officer II j.
your turn now with n vengeance Please t.
that ,o.nipbt we are the ahiect and
the 4 .tented--anI he r,crcituj'
"The Colonel launched And they could no,
;ronv that -, r.inined Won are ripht and then
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