Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-19

vould seem to have her take her hand aud SIT
down by her and speak TO her. Gould she let
so vile7 But she wouldn't be so any moreno,
never any more. because goodness would come
70 her with that gentle touch. Although she
sat gazing at the bright head so far away, and
| yet IL was coming near. She was 80 good, so
| good,-she would not pass her by. She knew
fell on her ears like the signing OF the wind, she
| saw nothing but that head. heard nothing bat
her own heart that said, 'Ill be good, will"
| dream Jenny heard her. What was she saying?
| and how strangely her words mingled with q
long ago recollection of a church festival 10
| corner over to her left when the lady talked to
her,-how sweet she was, how low and gentle
her voice, how white her hands-whiter than
any Jenny remembered except-ah. curse him!
| where was he? And her words,-how strange
that she had forgotten them all those years.
Tor 1t was such pretty story that she told
] fan she held In her hand how they had little
/ gardens and brooks In them-cool little brooks,
where one could wade in when the days were
long and hot, and little bridges over them that
went on and on way up in the air, and the last
| one tipped right over the edge Of the fan and
| went to nothing: Jenny remembered just how
lady told her the story. And how, when she
said, '' But they'll tip off when they get here"
the lady said, "Oh! no; the tiowery laad is jas
see 1t now, they cut 1t .of juslthere but tn ats
where the women on the fan are going"
:. The lady gave the fan to Jenny and she k,p
II ever SO long-Where was 1t now2 Gone. Xix
| everything else.
Yes, yes,-suddenly she remembered all aoou
1.-THE lady was the agents sister and Agnes
| aunt; yes, she was glad she had remembered
she would tell her when she came out all about
1t: How plainly 1t had all come back to her;
| why was 1t she thought Of 1t? Suddenly she
| listened to the woman who was speaking; she
was telling about Japan and the people there
Japan was the country the lady told her about
over II and an orphan and heather, "a bright
| young girl but with the darkened mind OF q
heathen-would they give her light? They
| said, their homes were so neat and so cared for
| and they lived and were comfortable on such
little money, and they were honest and indus
trious and kind to everybody, for the polteness
| markable, and they needed only the light of
Christ and his spirit, and it was for those who
to fill the contribution boxes, TO give their time
and their labor and their prayers and the
| Blble,-and then Jenny forgot what else was
| said for " to be kind to every body" hummed in
| her ears just as the roar of the dam and sbe-
| loved wife" had the hour before.
Yes, yes,"-how strange it should come
"be kind to everybody, that is the Spirit OF
Christ. The light of Christ they were talking
about. that was In the picture that hung at the
ioot OF her bed while she was sick at the aims
| house;-the matron hung 1t there for little
| while and she missed it so when they took it
away. There was such light In his face, and
one hand lifted up, and underneath, peace be
/ unto YOU" But the lady OF long ago, she said
something else what was it, what iods it,"
Jenny pressed her hands over her ears and
| on her head, and tried to think. 1t was some
| lrdS it? '
| All! she had 1t. 'the heathen." that was it.
| Jenny remembered the funny little house on
the fan and how she asked ''Do all the heather
| live in pretty little houses like that? I'd like
| one"
And the lady's answer was SO strange that
Jenny had thought of it often till the time
came when she never thought of anything any
1.-The heathen9n she said, and she had taken
one OF Jenny'S hands in one OF hers and.
smoothed it with the other as she spoke "the
heather, dear? they live in all kinds of houses
and they're poor and wretched and dirty and
NOBODY loves them or cares for them, and
they're all around us, little Jenny. No, no,
tney cont all live on fans.-only the happy
heather, and it seems to be easy enough t.
| work for them. "
| Ard she kissed her when she went away
Jenny ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS she kiss her now, she
| WOndered.-cOuld she? Ii she could only find
her and tell her how sorry she was, how sorry
and about the baby; but just then they stood
up to sing and the bright head was still there,
and they would go out soon, and then Agnes
| would come and help her.
She sat still and presently the singing stopped,
so far 1S SAID something and then there was
/
She stood up,-no. that would not do, she was
too weak, she would sit down and walt.
l., Why didn't they come? They were whisper
| Ing, they looked at her-yes, she knew it.
Never mtnd,-Agnes had turned around, she
| was tying scarf round her throat she listened
10 her mother, who spoke to her, they were
talking about her-surely Agnes gave quick
| glance at Jenny. Yes, people looked at her.
tney passed her,-the people she didn't care for
she felt their looks although she didn't turn
to them,--but Agnes was comtng;-now, no,r,
was the time. Jenny stepped forward and stood
at the end of the seat, her heart beat heavily,
ner knees shook. she leaned hard on the bench
| In 'front.' ana waited for her.
! Agnes came on,-She looked asido,-tha OF he
way from Jenny, she was pale too but sh. wa
near,-yes, beside her, and Jenny pat out "a
| feeble hand and said thickly ':Walt! wait,n-
but Agnes passed by with Jenny's eyes fixed on
her,-She was at the door,-she was out OF
| slght,,gone! And with her the love and mercy
Jenny swayed as she stood and all grew black
before her, but voice reused her, that said
did you want to come to church,"
Jenny looked. Beside her stood Agnes mother
She made no answer, and the woman said again.
| Dld you want TO come to church? did you want
| to hear about the love of GOd?"
1.-The lore Of Cod the lore of God! there's no
love anywhere for me-for me-you wouldn't let
| her speak to mel"
| Was that wild, hoarse Shrek her own voice
| that Jenny heard? She had meant to be 50
| gentle, but she, she was gone she couldn't love
| her-oh curses on them, curses, the devils
| OWn-and with Shrek that was sob, Scream
e.tu oeiiloAo laughter ali Ill oEc, SQc ruS0oQ out
| doors.
All! how cold it was, how cold! and the air
tnlck with snow, and how she burned with
thlrSt. where, where was that saloon? this
| Wayne, that. She burst through the swing
| Ing doors with an oath and threw down her
| money On the counter.
| "Whisky!" she said and grasped the edge of
the rail- to steady herself, for she felt that she
! Teeled TO and fro
you've had enough" the man said,
Jenny uttered terrible oath. 81 haven't had
| drop to-day, nor anything to eat elther,-gi7e
| it to me quck,"
The man poured out half a tumblerful OF
| gulp, hung down the glass with such force that
IL broke 10 pieces, and tore out again into the
storm.
| There were half dozen men in the bar-room:
| they looked up and one whistled and one sWore
| little under his breath, and the bar-keepzr
| brushed up the pieces OF broken glass and thr w
| them out doors.
~ say, Jim," said one, taking pipe out of
bis mouth, 'it's my opinion that you hadn't
| orter give that girl that drink, there was some
| thing mighty queer bout her, now tell you
She had a kind o. rash look, real desprit like
| then after short silence pipe In hand and
| eyes fixed on the wall opposite, "Lord! well!
| wouldn't wonder neither" and he put back his
| pipe and pulled away and nobody said any,
| thing. Presently he took the pipe out again.
looked at 1t, raped out the fire ON the edge of
the wood box, and put 1t in his pocket and
| walked out,
"That's queer duck" said the bartender
| polishing glass; II bet he's gone to look after
| that gal-Jen, amt it?n