The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-05-27

AZ c,nt.erlng down together; Amiablo poor
edition add for that was month People ali said
these creatures and the lives they live" ''oou
After pause for an instant tho matron re-
iTnmed; II went up at once to the iniIrmary.
rest; and indeed. one look mt her told me- me-
enough. She was much Verse than. had seen
looked twice the size they used to be and poor
creature! clean md wboesomely clad as she
Tny v Then ihs e wa; WIN ys she WAS we'll
word-not one; but from the instant came
into the room her eyes never loft my incc. It
uog. nr some animal i'm pain.
I'm sorry not to find you better. Katy
She made no answer.
No. ma'am: she answered: but that very
twitching with the pain Of breathing. / gave
her sone lou,nges and left her. II was no use
next day | was on my WHY to see her again,
The nun n charge stopped inc at the door.
o., i, Mrs ,, smith, she said don't know what
ism. wonder il she was ever ss much s rs bap-
and cannot get her to think for On instant
even OF tho next world. She does not seem to
hear mo when try to get her to pnierstandthe
priest. She heeds vou 1t IL clear: for when sho
Is drlirious all through the night. her mind
to her. will youp have met many n bad ci,se
but Katy seems to me more hopeless than any
thing IN my experience.
The nun was really in distress. could SEQ
that continued Mrs. Smith. II went over to
thc bed. Katy was In II .doae muttcring to
Mrs. Smit. nice lady! Mrs Smit gem me
lozenscs: m keep thcm-nice lady, She woke
after moment or two, and looked pleased to
see me. took u couple of oranges out OF my
pocket and laid them on the bed. Her eyes
What did you pay for them /? said she sud
~ raid three pence for the two Katy said
They chated yon-bioody end to themp
@ Kitty said ' DO You kS Know thSt you are
She turned her head aside with n sort of
eyes. vii you think of your soul KATY. and
tel sister Theresa you viii sec The prieS! Do.
i!l,.ay, PRAYER for you. and you will Join us
side byside. IN never forget it, though
gan the Act of Contrition. l took Kattv's hands
and joined them together. l thought, saw II
If she WIS amused ut mo but didn't like to con-
tr!!dict or be dis,ssreeablc;
=. Oh; N.Y. COD I ant heartily sorry for hdring
~" offended said Katy obsdient to look
said the nun. But Katy would go no further.
The joined hands fell asunder helpcssly on the
countcrpane. never cha,ed lady. she said.
no never!
80 Say the PRAYER, Katy, said l. for me. now
-and detest mn sos;
lady-kind. gem me IozsnSes an--in oranges.
| never chatcd n lady: an the crate Of hcrrn'-
cen! amily"alWays; "ever ch Sy t "dy a''
Her eyes closed and -he began to strain for
her breath So painfully that ! suddenly be-
thought mo of the mother and that she ought
to be sent for so | bcckoncl over tho wards
woman and badc her 90 round to The exercise
ground and bring back old KATY, with her, tell
was To be warned TINT her daughter was dying.
Ing few minutes the door opened and tho
and BRIGHT in her prison clothes and cap; she
bestowed her ,isd:a:l grin upon me-. ana trotted
straight IT,, up To- her danshter;s bedside
the day. cried she. all in one. m4athful and
with an air of the Greatest possible interest,
~, FATTY lever even uncIosed her eES MS lay
woman looked ut her keenly for q moment.
then, with a sudden twist OF her body slle
same voice and manner. addressed pe:
Ma9 I'm Mrs. Smt ID ~ KITTY there p9rt
% V AMI sure s9a Want ssrxsi s 2a
mn'am. an m cishtpence ma'am. will ye.
ma'am 2 coming up c.osn 70 me R es she spoke.
my sh saa S" wceSa ni wre1. Yn sIy
cried to the war'sNoman. take her out OF this
! instantly;
The Old monster was led Off promptly. I
watched her Il the in.lrmary door shut on her.
| When turned to the bed again. there lay the
dying girl. her eyes wide open and looking fix
- Mrs Smit. mn'am.' she said in a voice
I never remember to have heard wit her before,
bird the bits, OF things you promised me
maam, she'll be very: lonely ,r, :,
She gave me a II look, that wav. just like a
aHF BY the bed srIy for ss"n minute watching
her, and thinking to myself what pity it all
VIZ: Sister ho. TherIe sa soIl the one
-rnused me by laying her hand on my arm
Ma Father CLANCY r says i is sase Of inyinci.
and got her 70 say a PRAYER"
-" All said ]; impatis,ntly almost. leave hel
TO God, sister dear. and don't tease her real.
| ly would not say but shod come OFF better than
- did not finish what had in my mind L
say to her. The warder came for me. and LEFT
Katy didn't die till the next day. waitet
to see her 90. poorgir To the very last. Moro
meaning could It have for her born in ihe DUB
bless us all! | sat down by the bed and took tn
.an s s%s bye thy ys 20
rs far as that and then stopped
-" Kind lady, Mrs. Smit rale lady,
THY kingdom come. Thy will be dome
Katy. said i. follow me. Say Thy will b.
-. Aye. ma'am.' she replied blankly, just iik
child. 49,,
your soul, my poor girl.
80 never chated n LADY,! said she.
Say you are sorry for your sins said thu
nurse. STOPPING over her. Katy was at thu
last gasp. She looked away from her to me
Mrs Smit-a lady-I never chated a lady! y
and she died with the words on her lips.
Often have l thought since, they were =
once her apology TOR herself living. and n
only fit epitaph for her dead The world di'
little for her, and why should she say she WA
Mrs. Smith went on into brown study. for
getting even to knit go
s"What became Of the old woman 2" asked tn
visitor.
odd Katty?-ah. indeed l must tell you
| Their term OF Imprisonment was up the da
after the girl died. And the Coroner's inques
was held the very morning the two Katie
were to have been discharged. The inques
was going on, and was standing for momen
on tho steps before the main door. Just WAITING
to see poor Katty's coffin carried out before
started for thu, city. 1t was the loyeiest morn
ing, early in May. as soft and charming as 20,
could wish. was Just looking about me, nd
miring the hedges and listening to the birds
when my eye fell on woman who was slttin
on the bottom step before the door She wa
keeping her head turned away from me; new
ertheess / saw her face. l never forget an
| ono | huva once had reason to know and pres