The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-02-04

she must take it to buy medicine
with.
And then she went to find her a
doctor, and sent him where she had
been.
Willingly he went, bless his kind
neart, feeling never better paid than
when having a chance to help Gods
needy ones.
"And that's where the moneys
gone 2" said Mrs. Fairleigh, that af-
ternoon. when Efiie told her story of
the SICK woman and poor, half-nakets
child.
Eyes. mother ; and / hope you are
not hurt about it. I'm not going to
ask for any more. Idon't care about
The pink dress now" Ellie said, look
Ing doubtfully at her mother
Dear child, am not hurt about
it, but you were so happy when you
went of to spend your money"
"Oh. yes, mother: but oh | am
haDpier now; indeed / am. Just
think how much my money has
done"
"But their names, my child; you
have not told me that"
why, hers is E eanor Fenton, and
Nell, her little child"
Scarcely had she uttered these
words when quick step crossed Mr..
Stewards room his door opened, and
without knock theirs. too.
Take me to them !" Mr.. Stewart
cried. "They are mine-my child
and hers! God bless you, Effie, ior
what you have done Now come
with me quickly, dol"
An hour had hardly passed when
a carriage rolled up to Mrs. Fair
leIgh's door. and soon after Mr.. Stew.
art came in. bearing in his arms his
daughter. Gently he placed her in
his armchair. before the brightly
burning fire, and then, turning to
Etfie, he said
"Will you stay and take care of
them while speak to your mot her p"
Never in the world was woman
SO taken by surprise as Mrs. Fair.
leigh, when, meeting her in the hall,
Mr.. Stewart said. taking her hand
and drawing her into her own room |:
"Mrs. Fairleigh, if I had had a
cheerful heart, should have offered
it to You long ago. But I could not
think OF casting any gloom over you.
Now l am relieved, and will be hap
py ifyou will just say yes to my ques.
tion-can you care enough tor me 10
marry me? My poor daughter wants
mothers care, and IL want the
little woman who said, only yester-
day, she would like to comfort me-"
"Oh did you hear ?" Mrs. Fair.
leigh began saying, blusing like a
young girl.
"Yes, all but my answer"
Eyes. if"
Eyes. "That's enough. Thank
you, dear. Mary" Mr.. Stewart said,
raising her hand to his lips and then
drawing her nearer, have felt like
Kissing you many times. might as
well begin now"
And before Mary could object, the
kiss was taken, and with merry
laugh, the first she had ever heard
from Mr.. Stewart, he drew her with
him to his daughters side.
"Here my daughter, is the mother
of your kind little friend, and she
will very soon, I hope. be you moth.
err. too"
And when Mary Fairleigh was
bending over to kiss Eleanor, Mr..
Stewart went and put his arm around
Effie. and asked:
"Can you make up your mind to
welcome me with kiss, little daugh.
ter ?"
"Indeed / cam" said little Efie,
with a warm kiss. "and l am Just as
glad as can be-"
Under their loving care the wild
owed daughter. soon grew well and
cheerful again; and Nell's merry
laugh resounded throughout the
house.
The night OF the party Effie stayed
at home. She forget all about it in
the excitement of that day which Mr..
Stewart found his daughter, and the
next also. Then the third day 1t was
to be. and then it was too late to get
ready.
She was thinking good deal about
Willie. and wondering if he would
come. And so, with thoughts of him
in her mind, she put on her pretIest
pink tie possible, and fixed pink rib
bons on her bright brown hair and
looked as lovely in her black alpaca
that evening as she would in pink
tarlatan. ] think, and so thought