The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-12-23

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fol GOALS btnf Bachelor bnndlos
mind hnrk ~ his present lot
'snow. lu muiirrs, with a shuddor
'limc WIS WHOM he idoa brought only
ioolishly bright visions NJ slcgh rides
with hrr, NJ ff0lics md fun, aud Oh,
what the usnp They ~ nll gone, she
among The rest. m I'm a i0r'orn Old
soul with 20 one IN 81 much ns cook n
Christmas dinner for me unless could
coax Aunt Nancy over christmas Eyc'
bless us What nm old wretch ! VIII, 10
for Of ~
Bachelor Brindle gives the fore stick
q disconnected poke, aud turns 10 light
the tall lamp on the shelf, then brings
forth his old fashioned br wn Bible. and
once more follows The sweet story oI
the beautiful Babe and tho first Christ.
mas morning, while without the wind
tossos aud whirls Nv loccy white burden
ab ut at Us own orratic will
ugh what n doprossingly M.
Christmas evening, Christmas Eve"
NAB Lacy caught her breath, and
clutchod nj her veil with both hands, ~
the rampant gale charged with millions
Of slcoty needles swooped around a
corner and nearly blew her OF the stop.
Of the grim, tall, narrow. chc,tol house
with It's grny.grccn shutters, the BIZ Of
white paper tackled against its door ear
ing the faded notice Furnished Rooms
for Rent" revealing It's nature and
characteristics.
"Shcltor Is shelter. such n night ~
this, II u IL the waste and desert gloom
OF Mnlono's establishment, with its
mackcrul scented halls and ronchy
corners, - she continued, plunging into
the shadows Of the long, dim hall. and
feeling in the dark for her door.knob;
with NIL Its faults IL IL n haven oI
refuge from-Mcrcy, rcggyl What arc
You tumbling my furniture about and
stopping up my oil-cloth forp And
whose Is this big barn of n trunkPh
The stout maid.ofallwork, on her
knees by the dcsolatc little box-stoyo,
arose with u red flannel lloor cloth In
one hand, aud . bar Of yellow soap In
the other. eyed Nab doubtfully. tried
to scratch her eve with her elbow, and
failing, gave her broom.liko head n
random rub with the soap, and an
swered.
"New Teller comm tomorrow, aud
Miss Nal ne saved as how you hadn't
paid yer rent this week, nn' boin' grn-
tlcmcn preferred cause they dom
muss things up acookin' In thcir rooms,
an not wnntin' TO loso n shurc payin'
roomcr. an'-an'-.n
but, Peggy, IA. morrow's Christ,
MAST Nab sat down ON the strange
trunk, clasping her damp, gloycd hands
In helpless bcwildcrmont
That's what | know" said Peggy,
rubbing her ear with the soap, "bnr
Miss Malone she says how the rent amt
paid AM"
''lut | was going 10 pay I, next week,
and would have last week II | hadn'I
been sick and not able to work. rs
told hcr."
''lhat's so. hut | reckon tho ain
no ne In ras'n' n fuss" said Peggy,
| philosophically, "hc's dono paid her /
months rent and she's tuck II. Sh,
sayed. anyhow, she reokoned you WA
moro ot n lady'n to want To stay whcr
You weren't wanted. But he won
come I'LL mornin', You al stay To
night"
Put what am ! going TO do them
"Room rcntin' agency down yandcr,'
said Peggy. indicating the direction b,
n ilirt OF tho tloor.cloth.
Nab opened her Hat little pocket boo
and shook lis contents into her la.
Peggy said she. show many room.
could | rcnt for n dollar and n half?m
dunno" answered Peggy, with cas-
vngucncss rs she picked up her buckle
OF suds and departed.
Nor care" added Nab 10 herself
leaning her head against the cold. whit
wall OF her little be Lro IN. 'ncithc
does any one else In the world lilo,
different from the old Christmas Ewes i
the country, when royal fires roarcd ol
every hearth, and everybody was kin 4
everybody else, before so many Of then
died, or left the dear. peaceful stupi,
old lIollow-and | among them
And now there Il scarcely ono left VIII,
would know me-only Aunt Nancy Daw
son who would have been my aunt real,
now, II Ben and | could have kept oul
tcmpcrs till the wedding day. All, well
h. has forgotten me, but Aunt Name,
might DO glad 10 sec me, and--yes. /
dollar and a half will take me 10 IN,
Hollow. I'll 90. The room is mine to
night, and sufficient unto the day Is IN,
evil thereof, will trust in tho fatho'
Of the latherless, who leads US on b,
paths We know not Of"