The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-07-19
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ODDS AND ENDS
OR,
T Fl E oP AL rim q /
TALE or THRILLING INTEREST.

TALE or THRILLING INTEREST.
"lf you please, sir, Mrs. Maginnis says
she can't como to wash windows to-day,
because she is sick, and wants to know
would you be kind enough to come and
see her, aud please keep the job till she
gets well.
The little figure standing 10 the doorway
OF DIR. Howard's Office, gazing wistfully
into the doctors face, was study.
She was clad in somewhat uncoutb
dress, originally of some grayish material
but pieced, darned and patched with vari
Gus kinds Of goods, until it resembed ~ os.
eph's coat Of many eolors." A red hand.
kerchicf was pinned under her chin, which
heightened the brilliancy Of a pair Of spark
ling black eyes, and mass Of Jet black
tangled curls were pushed back from q
pale face that under any circumstances
would be pronounced one of rare beauty
Her stockingless feet were encased in q
pair of old rubbes which she confessed tC
having picked from scayenger barrel.
DIR. Howard gnzed at the wan little OBJ
!ee' anu wonuereu u i,ie con'd be worth
sreaS awta. Iem ,' 20 sncn as she, o.,
quired.
"Well, they call me "Odds.and Ends
Se, @SI1o ". ny T, l's"' "Sn9 WI, Is margare,;
oua--nu, '-1us ns, "ei, uee'aTei Du
aio "pon ny %oiu, oausaau' W,l hnus, you are
"uI,,,ooA,hs snI'. ~ SINUS Nns1e 10 you nVef
..o"I "a I ine.e ~ ~ claIy a',ey, rear oi No
., Aeeonu uoor, up lpur n'gh's' thro aiont
'".syi 'iT, 'ufu 70 lhe ie,rI ~ 80 -.
oliiJ noI' p1 .noie MAJ WIN 10, @ mis'
w" ouusInu h .nI .inu' t pu' now 'ell ne, llIti'
Ors Oms =, "' ,hn lsAeu Ia I"u are you impetVl
~. " sao eoiu' u Ho you paeie, 10 g
n, n1'uouI ,Ls, s.ocN,ns' M u Dssemper 10 yo'
=: Nuo~ 'na' you aiy inviting Group, alP'he
"a Pneao"ia, lnouuia'isu eranPs, ~, ah'
af ~ a. d s h,,, ~ 'aa; ,h;. 'asnrUI
naros % aaa aIor i" =, % ~, ne ne, III ~ nav nav
~ I IL ~ n,n', 49, nv on'' onee
'sIen ~Ien u IA ~, ~ amPs, aHu ou'e asaiu
ma.sles baJ mei EvarvLodr T. ,t6nnS, s IT, IT,
AZ ,s"s ~ - vo,n ~ S;Ju's" % =
added, archly. ave did not live in Cray
alley then" she continued, "but we wer,
boarding in large hotel where there wer,
ever so many servants
"Who do you mean by WEI"
"why, papa, mamma and |. But paps
died, and mamma says since then we dc
not live at all, we only STAY"
"How old arc you ?" inquired the doc
tor, with strange and sudden interest.
"Ten, sir"
BY this time Odds and Ends, or littl,
Margaret. was seated in the doctors com
Portable Office and having her respects 4,
a handsome apple that the good man mn
into her hands
Al this iuncturc Mrs. Badger, the doe
tors housekeeper. came busting In.
mWell. If | shan't give il upl Here i,
that strange child and sitting here as co
zilv as Won please. Are Won sick. vol
I;,;lo r,c.,ao and bob.tail 9u
nNow Mrs Radger (" internosea the doe
tor ado not call loo many names IN,
I;,,l. ono has bronsLt ma message sr,'n
Mrs Mno;nnis who K not vary val to.aa,
aad roon;ros NV sorviros Knn "s" y, noy
OJds nd pnds and saw hat 7 will (,
,hasa d;roo,lr - AI "
nyes sir
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