, 1880-04-18

law Of acquaintances and the case Of Edwar
md Sarah was not an exception.
"Tell me your history" said Edward to Sara
on the stairs one Day.
"How. can :! tell 1t here? she said emilini
IL %n yonn will come into my room ano 8
Edward started and plunged deep regard in
9s 6ne 1 sl nahns
II will come" be said.
Arrived 4 The litts room he wss .s;a 5sssssrf -
himself, Il m =, arises sais out Of Innocence" Then
looked at the solitary chair with some emoar1ass
mepf: r,-u, /, ..,s +,o no,,n,
i tsf zss ste fsSe:a sad the ,onn
4'No. thank you, Sarah; prefer to staad.
said Edward, severely, and handed her the chai
with Sigh and little laugh. "Then viii
All life-historios nre hitched at intervals on t.
the intntt. To make life-story short, therefore
| is necessarily to nuke it incomplete. Sarat
! knew this, but she would not ask Edward to si
! on the bureau. So she made her history very
II know nothing about mysolf," said she
except that was born In an hospital, brought
up tn an a:lmshouse' and support myself by
"1hat is NOBLE" said Edward, and his eyes
spurkled.
II don't know mino," interrupted Edward,
with enthusiasm. Enthusiasm Is volcano. run
n'nf hs sy@PiGthy opPiv te,v have tn nv parents tho
yo91nx xirl continued ais broken agate stngu-
ing In I'LL bis pockets With one sudden impulse
The young girl regarded him astontshcd. A
sudden suspicion came into his mind Snspt-
trust. The The world G 'h had bcen hard With Edward,
although he whIstlcd. For moment he sus-
pected that Sarah had been rum,naging. his
EGom: re By some mysterious instinct sho OWNED
"Wnits" said she, fmpcrtously. Pushing nway
impatlentfy her simple dress, she disclosed a very
Edward turned, embarrassed and uneasy, to-
wards the window.
The: young giri made movement Of abso-
Edward started. and approached her with tears
dhI IN bis eyss. "sarah" he said, "you are ador-
She smiled q little, and gave him her hand.
Then she unscrowed tho wooden leg, and from
"a 9 oR thG sad shs so
this, you see, is why clatter on tho stairs
It was an indescribable moment Full Of
could not properly cn,bruce lis sister without
q wel-groundcd fear OF upsettlng her frail chair.
And she-she could not rise TO throw herself upon
altar he knelt, gently lifted the wooden supple
mcnt Of his sisters personality and screwed 1t
carefully into its SOCKET. Then both rose. gazed
melted into one hg7nro, sohbing und smiling
So when the comn1onest water bucket IS up
oeL III lu9 hHOW aAQ lQ6 E0l1, SOl{Q-lOOKl0E ice |
across its face Is broken. pours out the wealth |
Of that wondrous fluid that runs round the I
World-barring the salt.
One thing we can ouly. guess at bllndly. We |
do not know why Edwards first allusion to her |
[nfrnfty should have flashed into Sarah's mind |
tho thought that he was her brother. 1t was, |
perhaps, the working of a beautiful iustinct-a |
new sensitiyeness-bestowcd on her BY Nature
IS compensation for the loss Of her leg. Butwe |
nay say 1t was this or it was that. We do not |
Know.
Knowledge is tho agreement In consciousness
II an object with its ideal. This being tho case,
low should VIC know? Or how should We know
We know?
being u sister WAS new experience to Sarah.
But" she reflected, after tho first blissful
"Eince have only one wooden leg
annot be everybody's, sister, It was the
working Of the mind of a beginner in new
[ed. Perhaps she should have said, "Although |
have wooden leg" However her longing
or an acquaintance returned. edward. she
aid, you must hnve friends. Make me nc
uantcd with them."
He made her acquainted with a man named
ohm whose hair WIS red and7Yhom she married.
olln used her leg us q medium of reproach and
cproof and finally cut her head of and threw it |
ut Of the window. John was executed. Ed
'ard became blear-eyed drunknrd. and WIS
ilied BY an Italian In q street fight The
n mi !