The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-08

svses.Ssevd, ttlm.eyed woman, INV new
nelshbor.
hal chosen q delightful scs,, quiet and
rrurvd, YET within csrsho, nj chiirrn's
No1sss and the gusekins of ducks TOR we
had Pond-quiic lars. pond, too-in our
PARK y, when, moving slowly, and In strange
u'n'd fashion. my new uciIhbor came along
one ~ the stie walks.
confess To sSPcricncin. shock. j con.
fs.s that Pegasus, Just about 10 soar aloft.
nonnlered pi,lsbly.
The Madonna.iarci woman was whs, l.
called. In homsly parianre. u crook.back.
n simple brosn lsauBs' wss tied over her
brown h,lr. The two nearly matching each
other. Her blue s,r.-won,l.rful eve. they
we're In very truthful ~ a .ort NJ pathetic
pleading, Ne u askins all the world To b" tol.
Grant ~ her dsfcrm.d shape and awkward.
.hambling rait-l"-k-i at mc ~ che passed.
] almost fanetri shr would have stopped
aud taken place up.n the bench beside me
but lot the Tart that she WAS on her way Ia
Keep an appotu'meu'. ! cam. ~ this con.
clusioa uts,c.t,aiinzly, bccsu.e have learn.
ed to read peoples errsnds from the Way
they ~ abou, them. aud know III, look NJ q
p.r.an ON the way o. a bushes. interview
on by heart.
Poor people do no, wal, Tor in,ro,luc,ions
IT, make each Others acquaintance. II u one
Ut the advantages VI poverty that u IL un.
,rammcled by con,sntionsll,y.
A week later I knew llctN Deacon to
speak To- n We passed each other In the
street, IN mol to y, We looked NJ each other
from opposite windows. A month later I
secmed Ia have known her Nil INV life.
wondered how had ever managed a. get
On without her sweet compsnlon,hip-hcr
ready sympathy.
for YOU never saw any one 40 Interested
In tho beautiful Young Count,.scs and
wicked Young Duke. ~ iietty was. she
would LAUGH tisht msrTily over the funny
hits of NV stories. aud I'm sure have seen
her eyes quite bright aud fearful over my
deaih.bed scenes. You know people al.
ways die nj great length, and very much
mere plc,ure.duely. ON paper than they dc
In real life. and J was great hand at TIT,
sort of thing. ! am very old woman now
aud an unexpected legacy has made u quit,
unnecessary fur me 10 write "hciion for th,
million, Ne We called our weekly paper, ~
| may saw that much without LAYING my sci
open to the charge of being yatugi"rtou..
lies, ] was good hand AZ tue pa'heti'
parts. often brought the tears ~ my ovi
ewes, aud INV voice quite faltcrcd II ! rca'
aloudto lle'ty about pale faces on white pill
lows, aud wan hand, that csspcd those tina
fain would never let them go.
How clever YOU are" she would say
~ should never have thought Of that"
Success had had IN certain small way o
my own-success tina; meant due aud reg
ular supply of chops aud pudding, and
cheap trip ~ the sea once every autumn
but this, I felt, was famc-,hi, was incen.
this was q sip out Of the intoxics,in; Gu,
| - .l...s
II wa. such help 20 lse having some on
near at hand to take an inrcre,, in the web
spun with INV busy brain!
some while back ! had tried the land
Isdy's daughter, TN, the Ntcmp, was
failure. She ate snrrep,i,ions sweets whit
! read TO her, and made nasty sucking noise
over them. caught her once, In the mo.
thrilling part Of a most thrilling story, max
ing vulgar signs with her fingers 10 he
younger brother through the ehink Of IN
room door. Then I gave the thing IN. cor
WINGED that the higher education OF m
masses was u hopeless affair. but IL wa
different, quite different, with uetty.
And I grew 10 love the Girl (she was b,l
eigh,eenl with all INV heart. There Ia
been black aud terrible troubles In nv pa,
life. All loved had been ref from m
hold: worse sin. those I trusted in mo.
blindly had proved untrue. Mine was "a
) story enough: grief and dlsappontmeut M
, seemed 10 witbcr me. I had made NO lie,
! formed no friendships, In these latter year,
Hui now. I WAS like nm old tree that s,Id
) denly sprouts out into little fresh gree
branches Of leaves all about its hoary tr,,il
2 I let tietty creep into my heart OF hearts an
4 nestle there.
q Hetty was an artists model.
~ only sit for the face and head,
I course" she said, faint flush rising In h,
cheek, a. she alluded To her deforned an
e twisted frame; at seems I suit for Sail
u Cecilias aud that sort of thing"
"So ! should fancy" l answered, glancir
T 1t the beautiful, spiritual face opposite m
Q "Oi course, with mother 10 Keep, Il h,
been hard work sometimes, and the sewil
I. for the linen shops Is . good thing TO have
hand when studio work chAnceStp he slac
!: ] was getting very hopeless 1ustS when iir
u we came here, though ! said nothing
G mother. | never do. DO you rememb
the morning passed you sitting under q
!, laburnum tree In the park! Well, l was
my WAY TO see an artist then"
~ knew you were on your. way to .
|. somebody; You looked ike business
y over.
"ies, ! dare say ] did. felt like II.
% never made better bargain than ] did III
day. was afraid that ! should break D
singing - came along the streets home
u my heart Was - glad as the lark over the
!" nj NO. W.'
. ~ Thought So" put IN here; II hea
y yon singing next morning at your work."
:, Patience, ! think we always loved ca
!, other, even before We ever spoke TO en-
y other. l used to peep at you across {
,, street, and then the milk woman told mot
!. er YOU were the lady who wrote stories
~ 30 peeped onener than ever. ihinl
y was little frightened OF you ~ hrst."
~ "but not now:'
nm i, no. .u.
y meuy mo'SsT wa, Wa moE Snmu, anu
:. Was wonue.u' nov 'nucm s.c ~ aansyea
"a ao IN tue way OF securing up, tneir snaD
- Iittle room. IL was tue very picture
cleanliness anu udlness. I've last tenu
10 naa neen musician ,sS .o one s o. Tue MN
- tneaters, man VINO Gevoted himse't TO u
!. Things IN IieLnls vlo'in, ana tue rearing
- mIyUOnCttc III the DON OuVSIU0 OF the WI