The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-16

Ts on' with love. /
n.sis' arc @ Sf,Snis love. II
ne.rs' are W '!iEs', love; 7
n, faithful loves sweet saxo'
~ III hmrdens that we take
But prove
Nb"pS With love. I
nER Goode'e. !" Christie" O"'0"'
:. ,v,,Y SAVED HER FATHERS
PROPERTY.
v.,r lived with her father in
S, ~. ola country farmhouse. Her
e., IA died when she was born'
|sas Z. Is her fathers only compan-
81 W. ~e,1, fearless girl Of ten, with a
= slyenture that was always get,
n sr INTO mischief. Her father loved
s,",H nking her into all his CONT
as'' ;1Iiing to her Of all his labors
s y snII.snrss, and treating her as the
Z. rm;.,,ess Of his farm, while her
'stness and thoughtfulness for Others
Ssrd her to all its occupants.
4. t.rnhouse had been an old fash
= msnOt in its day, and on its ruins
Suilt most Of the barns, granaries
\ mtbsi]dings which abutted on the
IT,. s house, q stiff Dutch structure,
y srsat cube Of red brick dark with
fhe front door opened into pas
that pierced through the house,
mdsd BY another door which led to
Srmvard. On either side Of the
:. door we're two high narrow win.
=. and above them on the second
A. we're five equally narrow and stiff.
T., eo,nices hung over these win
M from whence rose the steep roof,
.sd With undulating red tiles. The
S,s surmounted by a kind Of tur-
louss Of wood, eight or ten feet
"a. With window, on all its four
Tie little chamber in this tur-
M called the observatory,
Wa reached by . trap
+ thlough the ceiling OF the
r. rsrTet which was formed by the
~ focl Of the house. The garnet
vi onIy be entered by another trap.
NJ ,Iat entered into Mr.. Vane's room.
m Vss just space enough in the OBJ
r,lory jof Mr.. Vane's writing. desk,
silms h kept his accounts and wrote
q httsS, which were infrequent
,iak samples Of corn, and indescriba
= o1ds and ends were to be found II
= do drawers Of bis old.fashionet
r ~ lious escritoire. Against thu
~ ~ gusty guns and pistols, 81
= M Ut had been handed dow
~ Il y kom Revolutionary times
ilEut3 iieultuyal implements, . dis
"a s1 :, and On ancient pair Of bel
I'm 1swindows commanded an ex
~, bv q the farm lands, fror
vhsas X. vane could exercise . dis
~ sp(1yiDion over bis men.
~ ! kind.hearted, easy youn
r, usspicious to . fault, which hs
au.l lin 70 fall into some careles
vy1 nos over.wise, but hsllowed .
III aauuuity. Such . one was tn
MI n kaa II bringing his rent money
Nslay Sslors rent was due, from Ii
III in town, and depositing it in b
I'll In IL observatory over night. 4
n The farm servants and labOrers ha
ksd with him fox many years, an
lnsw bio ways y wsll ~ he did himsel
Il never ool1Jed b him that this Car
less habit nigAe b . temptation to 81
,mong thsk iamber for robbery, for u
astom ~ 90 Of long standing, 81
Hsaly lhlsd 10 by every one.
n Fssing my story opens, NJ
vns ~ just returned from his trip
u bank, lrom whence hs had brOug
hnst money In weighty silver dolla
tAPh . leather bag. All the far
hsl6wsre sitting At their supper in I
o0.tAshiOned kitchen, where EN-
~ waiting her fathers arrival to Ia
RNDpG with him. Al he came
alslag his little girl In his arms, .
~ . CHEEKY word to those near
-, Emily noticed that the leather b
hWn swingiag In bis hand was emp
sOl hGhsr, NE said, ''where u y
11ayr
sWAsre b TIE meney, little Miss
W. y I climbed the observatory
eAs ksyS ! had left there in
-, H. bag caught in the end
-, nd tumbled ~ the money
- drawer, where il may lie, for
1tsk 70 eAsherit together again
81 ~ way It's safe enough.
Athae ~ . hush throughout
- vhsA0lI. ysne entered it, ev
hard ~ question and its ansv
III another hours time Emily
= hsr father her goodnight
" and had gone TO her own /
- Dut not to sleep, for she
lAE restless that night, and
gswaks hearing to servants mo
= tAsir rooms, and the noise
! 70 " house for the night.
- 6Aisguish her fathers step
> TN Two doors Of the passage,
\ - In his turn, stopping 2.
eolade her door to listen II oil
n Nd well, before he retired to
! ~ ron. Still she lay awake
y -, thinking, ss the house
! I'D still, OF all she had done
: I'D Of oil she intended to do
q How Hannah had promised
4 ! Wsaway 10 the trout brook
Z I'M, 20 she had been cutti1
\ bsali1slly long and straigh
J sssasion, which she had I
y aactum In the old attic :
y ~ u her hne 70. And '
: I'll ilb che had been euttin(
nlhg h With, she thought sud
Assent The beautiful, sharp
: ~ her father had brougl
! Sswn IL weeks 40, and the
Z - Seedyl How careless 10
n q " door Of tho attic