The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-10
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


TINS highly imaginative IIory l,the dnt effort ,Ol
llttip EiT Of lhiuccn years, COn'laut reader nl
the ISILtIIGESCEA TIE elitDt j. assured llAi
uu II the a.AuuCTipt reached ibis niiee u hld geen
Ieea By no Que bat tine WfliCr What Other glfl Il
boy among the rrAIen Of tue lHTLLilGs SeLse Ah DC
a. we'll VI bsueI3l
A few years ago, in the city Of Brooklyn
in a shauty built in that part Of the city
then called "lhe lots" was the home Of q
family, II such II tenement could be called
home, for Oh a stormy day, with every
gust Of wind the loose boards would rattle
mOckiugly over the heads Of the mother
aud children who, in the desperation o.
poverty had fed from shelter to this pitt
less abode.
The scanty bed clothes were used in day
time to stuff up the cracks to keep thI
snow and raiE from coming in, and at nigh
TO keep the little family warm.
Gertrude was the only daughter OF {
Woodworking mother and u kind father
although when he was on Il spree he wa
anything but kind to Gprlies mind, for b,
would stay out all night and her mOlhe
would lie awake waiting for him, aud Ger
tic thought that to do anything to WORT
or try her mothers patience was very
wicked.
Once when her father was on q spree,
vessel was about to sail on Il long cruise
when one Of the hands ran away aud tn
captain sent ashore to get q man TO tax,
his place. Mr. Taylor was persuaded TO 90
and that was the last that hls vile saw o
him for three years. Meantime Il dear lii
tie baby brother was born and GCrtie VIA
so fond OF him that she WAS allowed Il
choose u name for him, so she choose Fred
erirk William utter dear uncle who hal
died.
Gertie was never 20 kind and loving will
any one rs she was with Fred; she RlMaEl
washed and dTesstd him, mrndCd hi
clothes, and this she had To do very Otter
for he only had two lressfsand in crawling
over the bare floor would frequently ten
large holes, but Gcnie would mend III,
largest hole imaginable for Fred.
One cold day lin December, Just weel
before Christmas, Gcrtie being left alOnt
with little Fred, alter she had rocked bin
to sleep and tucked him up in his litt,t
bed, sRI before the lrC-the only Cheerful
thing in the rOom-thinking Of the har,
fate that had bCiullen them and most u
all Of her mother and baby brother. Sh,
sighed and suddenly beautiful Hir.castl
came before her, oil how she would be
her papa were only home, and they wer
very rich like some Of the little girls sh
often EaW on the street, and how nice |
would be TO have u nuTscry aud nurs
for Fred. Then she could 90 to school
and have the colOred man come for her II
the carriage. when presently lOuI
knock ut the door was heard, followed b,
a well dressed man, whom Gertie kneV
in an instant TO be her father, and fIllinI
into his arms all she could ray wis 10
papa, knew you.would GOMEZ"
lie glanced around the room and in Ll
instant his eye took in the condition o
things, and he said 10 himself, ave mus
get out Of here aud have a good, warn
house." Then seeing the little addition l.
his family, lie stopped over the cradle.
"Why, papa" said GerIic, that's brothe
Fred"
Very soon Fred began to move and Ger
tie picked him up very tenderly and carrie,
him TO his father.
"This il papa, Fred" said Gertle, "can'
you tell him your name and where mammi
ISL"
MY name is Frederick William Taylor
and my mamma has gone 10 work"
Just few moments after the town ClOcl
struck six Mrs. Taylor enterCd-shG Wal
Rlways on time. In moment she recog
nized her husband; and she too fell inlt
his out6tIeiched arms aud wept tears o
Joy. Then there WIS Il general rejoicing
AIR. TAYLOR told how he WAS persuaded Of
the vsSsrl, and that lie had not only signed
the pledge but had been converted In Eng
land at one OF the Moody aud SGukey meet
ings there. Ills wife told what had hap
pened TO her and all about Fred beinI
born and that GGrtie had cared for him 81
nicely.
Now" said Mr.. Taylor, 1--WE cannot stay
here any longer. Tomorrow We will find
other Quartep, then you shall do no more
work and GeEtie shall go TO school, aud
will work aud live good honest lie"
Since that time Mr.. Taylor has mOvet
out west aud to-day Is one Of the wealthy
men OF the West. Gertie goes to schoo
and rides with her mother in the carriage
and her little brother has grown TOO large
for a nurse, hut his little sister Helen hai
r nurse and also nursery. So Gertrudei
air castle came true after all.
AUST BoBiTY."