Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-05-29
Willis, very kindly, but also very OBJ

er, l wouldn't ask her anything more 81
about her father
Mariory cast look of thankfnlness to-
ward the speaker, who had come in "n- IL
noticed, and who was the boy who had IL
been chopping wood. IL
You needn't interrupt me, Fred said
his mother. 'Of course l want +" know
all l can about her parents. Did you
ever go to school, Marjoiy:
no. But when l was at home, when
was very small, | used to have a teacher =;
live there
VERY snail! exclaimed Fred. If You
were smaller than you are now you hust
have been Il WONDER
BE quiet. Fred said the mother, Sc
| verely; she's as large you are now
| which was very true.
Fred tered au incredulous Him. and
was silent.
I!ow Old are you?'
| 'Thirtcen.'
sAnd how long have you been at the
poorhouse?'
Every since I was nine was the an
swer.
You know how to wash dishes, and
sweep, and such things"
Yes
well. I think you'll be a very good
little girl and III t"ke you up stairs TO
the room you will sleep in; then 20"
may come down and help me-
And Mrs. Wyllis led her Oft
Fred sat by the fire, his cap thrown OFT
his chin on his hand, He RENAME"
t,,onrhtfula a few minutes, then lifting his
head, he said:
What did she say her name was, moth
er"
Quite a romantic name Mariory st.
James
.Who do You think she is any way p
Mariory, softly coming along the other
room, whose door was half open hear"
her name, and involnntari'y paused.
i am sure don't know Mrs. "ylils
rcplied. 4 shall try to END her TO school
this winter; you must be kind to hcr'
Fred. and treat her WE'LL
.T1eat her well! Ofcoursc l shall.
declare she has about the homilest phiZ
ever saw
flush y said his mother, looking with
ill-con,ealed pride at tile handsome FACE
,fher how. You shouldn't talk So
The boy took up his cap and went back
10 his chonping. while the gi:l IN th'
other room stood still for :; 'hHnicht VIII
= flushed fact and strangely bright eyes
then she came uuie,ly into the hitche'
and began washing dishes.
Fred had every inclination to ec KIM
and on intimate terms w'th tue nc" '"''
or. Kind he was, but II dld not seer
possible to be very intimate "i'h I"
noor-house GIRL Fred decided IN ms "N
mind that she was the prond"st piece IL
o.. ever saw. and he was very much pr'V"l
Nd. ed with himself that he could not n''
hnt liking her, for she certainly appea'e"
,rt. care very little for him,
,oa It was true, at rare intervals, she seen
ais ed suddenly to tl!:w. and crtel "'''S
vor- e1,v into his plans, to chat anu '''"%
with him in :: way thaG t!'al 40
,nr. Int when he next came eagerly " n'''
,"i 1900, almost snre TO find cold, reserv
seer little thing. .
s;1a ppt one lav, after size had been at /
rr,, ,l,ont two months, there happ n
oak IN acc'oeht "n'.A +,m,f
low the reserve lilN ci'''>' A~'
r by tain
II was q warm, thawy day in Jal'na
,1, Fred had been ont in the meadow N''l !
T., milo below the house all the me f'ii'
T. when Mrs. Wyllis directed Ma 'Io'A
,,,u down and call him, and hrlug L
her back directly.
hem Maij"FH "'"''." r .,o -,
nm. that separated the house from tno ~
+h.,+ doa: then on the borders OF th"'"" Id
look paused an" i"oN'" ,,a ,,,;
,oull not see him, bat s''" saw 'he ri'
AVID. or his boots in tho soft, wafer! s''"
hlLg where ne III" n'''''' ,1 into
years Eiloch aci"SS ''o
v al- cedar swamp beyond
; " 1+,,o,,Ad to her that she had wa.
way, days IN inc swamp ,,'I,n, s,1a,
rrl1is more than three hours, when E'"">'>
she thonrht she heard Il faint h"li' So'
irr half smothercd by those heavy a.
ing trees. ,.4;o
She rrrnnd forward in the direcHo
r the sound, her clothes catching al"
-, irr,n,on o the unde, brush, her ieetSP'
;r.r water upon her face. She sh""''
she painted on
.rm coming. Witch way
.Out here! Come quick:
ae'' 7. ,,,,s Fred's voice she heard,
pene- III was of,+r,rgla and
, ques- there was VIC 9''' timhteued
is was Ill 1t 'haU So'i.o"'
to the uirls breath.
,r,r , few minutes she broke TN
,,rrle of horse-hriars on the h""N'
l-..l t