Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-12

pronounced 1t bewitching.
She had purchased gloves to match
while uptown, and when she was dress
ed for the matinee, Allan declared he
didn't believe there could be anything
prettier in the house than his Lily.
The play was magnificent, and Lily
enjoyed it greatly.
When they came once more cut of
the gas-lit opera house into the open
air, the short winter afternoon was
drawing near to its close.
They stepped into an omnibus to ride
home.
The omnibus was crowded, and they
did not notice who was near until, as ii
stopped at a corner to let out a party
of four, young girl in the end next the
driver, rose, and Lily saw it was friend
of her own, Miss Seldom, and the two
greeted each other cordially.
''Carr1le has to walk a square alone,
she said to her husband; it is only a
few steps out of our way-let's get out
and walk down with her."
"Of course, 1 never refuse to walk
with a good-looking young lady" 4"
averred Allan, laughingly.
They got out, intending to walk home
with Miss Seldom, and stepped upon the
pavement, Just as group gathered
about some object lying upon the street
fronting brilliantly-lighted shop.
"Why, it's a womanr' cried Mrs.
Wheeler. Whats the matter, Won
der?"
"They stopped, impelled by curiosi-
tY, and looked at the fallen form.
Its lady, sir, as is fainted,' ex-
planned a policeman. raising the Slender
figure up. ''Sick or something, !
reckon. Such things happen every
day."
"Oh, my gracious, It's Mary Will
son ~ cried Lily, as soon as she caught
sight of the girls face.
The glrl who sews for you?" asked
Allan.
''Yes. Have her taken in, Al, and
call carriage, and let us take heI
home" .exhortei Lily who had a kind
heart when 1t was really reached.
The young girl laid on sofa in the
druggist shop. soon revived, and opened
her eyes with a look of wonder, but
seemed to know none of them.
Its a case of starvation in my opih-
ion, announced the druggist, who had
given her some wine to revive her ''She
looks like one who has dropped from
exhaustion.
"Do you know her?" asked Lily.
"Only as a sewing girl. often see
her pass with bundle of work. No
doubt the poor thing is half starved,
and half pald for what she does do
Lily turned sick, remembering what
she had done that morning. But she
spoke kindly TO the poor girl, and wher
it was evident she could not walk home
again ordered Allan to take Carrie Sci
don TO her door and bring carriage
for she knew where to take Miss vii
son.
He did so as soon rs he could, ant
Lily held the poor girl in her arm:
while they rode to the house where sh,
had a room.
They got her upstairs, with the helI
of the kind-hearted landlady, and laiC
her upon her bed.
Lily opened the little cupboard to fin(
something to give her; it was absolute
ly empty of food, and remembering
what the druggist had said. Lily bu-s
into tears.
"Oh Al, have you got any monel
about you p
"Of course / have some," he answer
ed. "What shall l get? What ha
she in there?''
Not thing, Al. And 1 owe he
| seven UOliarS.
"You, Lily-you owe that girl?" IN
demanded, In surprise.
"Yes. She called this morning a
our house, and II didn't pay her,
sobbed Lily, in remorse and grief.
, Allan drew step nearer, and said
lilly, did you spend all that money TO
9 a bonnet, and yet owe that poor gin
t nearly half of it.
! "Yes, 1 did," confessed Lily, "and
she dies, shall feel as if / had kille'
r her. Don't scoid me, Allan, but let u
o try to help her now.
l didn't dream she was go needy a
this"
Seeing ner distress, Allan did forbea
, Just then, and they both set to work
do something for the sick girl.
But it was too late.
She had, they afterwards learned, nC
!, tasted food all day.
Too prsud to beg, even OF ht
landlady, who would have helped he
had she known the girl was withor
food or money, she had walked all da
in search of more work, and dropped e.
e bausted at last. insufficient living for
, long time had prepared the way Tor II
q breakdown, and the next day poo
Mary Wilson was delirious with fever.
l. Lake sister Lily now tended al
1t surrounded her with comforts, but 81
v only fingered week or SO and the
died.
y The doctor said she was too ne'
broken down to have stood 1t mai
ID days in any case, but Lily always ie
:. that if she had paid that seven doiia
poor Mary's life might have been save
ID II was lesson she never forgot.
She could no! bear even to wear u