Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-06-15
ing in the city.

ing in the city.
.'1 wish that you had sent for me before.
| fear that ii is teo late to secure the exemp.
tion of your little ones. But with constant
care We may save the little fellow. You have
good nurse?"
"Au excellent one. 1 can trust Natalia
as 1 would myself"
"1ou are fortunate" said the doctor. Hs
had scarcely closed the door, when Nstalis
| came to her mistress.
My month expires tomorrow. madam;
viii you pay me my wages and let me take
my departure at once?''
| "But, Natalia, the baby is sick"
| Ones hrst duty is to ones self. I would
not risk the infection for twice what Won
| pay me-"
And Natalia packed her trunk and do.
I parted without coming into the nursery to
bid little Clarence goodbye.
The cook was next to give warning. Ma.
tilda, the laundress, took herself off wi,hou,
| any preliminary ceremony.
81 am going, too," said the sesmstress.
"Mrs: Arnott wouldn't have lifted her fiu>
! ger If we'd been dying, aud believe in
| doing to others as they do to me-"
And almost before she knew it, the stricken
mother was lett alone by the bedside of her
| suffering babe. Ncighbors crossed on the
| other side of the street like the, Priests and
Levites OF old; friends contentod themselves
with sending in to inquire; even hired nurses
avoided the malignant fever.
"ls there no one to help me7" she said.
wringing her white jeweled hands together.
''Have all pity aud womanly sympathy died
out of the world?"
A slight noise caused her to turn, and
Kathleen O'Neil was at her side, busy ar
ranging the table.
81 thought you, too, had gone, Kathl.eni"
she cried.
Sure, ma'am, what should I bo going
for!" asked Kathleen, simply, "and the bits
| or children sick, and you in sore troubled I
nursed the little brothers and sisters at homo
and know just what needs. to be done"
And she took little Clarence in her arms
with soft tenderness that went TO the moths
er's heart.
care you not afraid, K.thleen?"
"Whas should be afraid of ma'am7 II
not Gods sky over us all, whether it's the
green banks of ireland or the church steeple
OF this great, confusing city7 Oh, ma'am.
he'll not take that bonny baby from u.s."
All Mrs. Arnott's children had the fever
last OF all she was prostrated by it-and
Kathleen watched over every one, faithful.
true and tender.
Kathleen" Mrs. Aruott said. the frs.
day she sat up, the Irish girl arranging the
* EhS
leeu, / don't deserve this"
"Sure, ma'am, if we all had our deserts In
this world, it's sorry place it would be, I'm,
thinking" laughed Kathleen.
but Kathleen, | was cruel to you-so-
perfectly heartless!"
1--WE won't talk of il, ma'am, DEAR" said
Kathleen cvasively.
"But. say just once that you forgive me."
pleaded the lady once so naughty.
81 forgive you, ma'am, as free rs the sum
shine" Kathleen answered softly.
"And you'll stay with me always and bo-
my friend, Kathleen"
"lt God wills it. ma'am."
And Mrs. Arnott put her lips to kiss the.
fresh, cool lips of Irish Kathleen.
The years that have passed since then
have made men and women of the little peo>
pie that Kathleen nursed through the ieyer.
and strangers visiting Mrs. Arnott scarcelv
know what to make of the plump, comely,
middle aged woman who moves about tho
house apparently as much at home in il as
the mistress herself-who is consulted about
everything, that is trusted with all secrets.
"ls she housekeeper, or n servant, or .
relatlveE some one once asked.
Mrs. Arnott replied, "Sbe is nv truo and
trusted friend, Kathleen O'Neil."
CLARKE 1TEMs.-From tie Courier we
copy the following:
The annual floral decoration took place NJ
the Old Chapel on Saturday last.
Messrs. Wilson & Griffith recently shipped
from this county to Boston 90, 900 pounds Of
wool.
Mr.. G. r. Hardesty informed us on Tues.
day that he would on that day ship 1000
lambs to the city markets.
The freight shipped by the g. V.R.R.
vvIIIa Hano 1,,r AZ
May amounted to 358, 1853 pounds. The bu.
siness of the road is increasing, from ono Ia
three car loads being shipped daily.
Circuit Court adjourned on Saturday last,
alter session of two weeks. During tho
term there were 130 orders and deerees an,
tered upon the docket. The following sales
of land were confirmed: The sale of the homs.
stead land of Mrs. J. B. Larue, containing %
acres, to james Fl. Vsndeventer, at $50 per
acre. The sale of the land belonging to VIM.
M Page, containing 1s2 acres, to Thomas
M. Nelson and F: B, Whiting. Jr., a.
S26.75 per acre. The sale of 120 acres Of
mountain land, belonging to John Longer.
beam, to NJ. Mccormick, trustee, for the
benefit of the said Lopgcrbeam's wife and
children.
Nor HosT1LB.-The Statesman is NOT
hostile to Judge Hoge. 1t has uttered no
word of its own against him. If we vers
hostile nothing could please rs better than
to see certain ciaquers continue to iIjure him
by their elimination of Mr. Lucas and
other good Democrats. We are for Mr..
Lucas first, because when the candidate for
Congress was taken from this section six
years ago, tho honor was accorded to Berkss
ley, and Jefferson came up maDfuIly TO our
support,as did all the counties ia the eastern
panhandle; and now that Jefferson, NO other
OF the pan n.handle counties cIaimirg it, asks
but fraternal reciprocity at our hands, We arc.