Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
III. D. Win tho independently
MARGERY'S UNCLE


in Heidelberg was fair and ffagfant with
branches OF apple and cherry blossoms.
Garlands OF spring flowers twined the
chancel-rail end crept, down ito the
brides feet. One. daring cluster had
fallen on the velvet cushion.
"Margery will kneel on crushed
tiowery, Z whispered Q romantic Ameri-
! can girl.8 sIit3 l3S3', =
:" And nice stain it will make on her
wedding dress, replied o German ma,
tron. "See, she has put itaside. The
beautiful fraulein has much sense"
Fraulein .Margery,, kheeling, had
taken up the cluster Of daisies. They
were still in her hand when sho came
down the aisle.
Margery Sherman was an orphan.
sFor ak years she had been ut the school
in Heidelberg. Tie last few months
Uncle Jack had taken rooms in the
town, in an old house with balcony
looking toward the castle. On the floor
above lived Robert Brown, young
American physician; and from tilis, ar
rangeme t,hNl come about the American
wedding etthe church OF the Holy Three
Kings. The three bridesmaids wore
fancy wreaths about their, dainty straw
hats, and baskets of, ,pRnsies hung from
the belts of their scraam- olored dresses.
The church lay IN" d market place, and
the market women stood in groups about
tho door. Young DIR. Brown, catching
aglinpse of their smiling faces, thought
no sweeter greeting could come to his
Z young bride on her wedding day; and
Uncle Jack, giving handful of silver to
tho pepraak Sonon ,np;J &, n x,r;a, t~ok
broke aflittle:
Spend it among you; you are all
The Royal London Circus, on its sum
mer tour, was advertised TO perform ID
Bristol. The manager had previously
sent to that city Timothy Twycrass
"world renowned clown and tnmbler,' =
to tind and to hire half dozen little
girls. Timothy Twycrass hated the
conlmission., Under the red and white
striped Jacket beat teuder heart. This
heart had often ached for the neglected
children, who for one evening were
transformed from the rags of their
wrctched garrets into the glory ofStin-
seled fairies. The first performance in
Bristol was over; tho was
washing from the children's cheeks the
onty tint pf sewkich perhaps had eyer
erested there. After thisSnkey would
go with them in cab to tHeir respec-
tive homes. Isn't she a pretty little
dear ?" said the maid to Timothy. wrap.
ping the shawl around the youngest OF
the group. Timothy came nearer His
hideous costume and painted face dis
not frig hten the child, and she stretched
, out her little arm to touch his belt Of
bells. SF-e,
Merciful shearens!e crie,l Timothy;
for there were bruises on the arm and
shoulder. The heart under the red and
white stripesSbeat angrily, and the voice
so used to uttering, insane nothipga
sounded strange .asl heiasked an older
girl If this little child had mother.
No" she answered. "Her don't be-
long to nobody. Missus treats her
dreadful, and then The master beats mis-.
sus. He's good TO sis when he!ainlt
/. drunk. = hi
"Sis?" and Sukey looked inquir-
ingly.
Her amt got no name. Missus al.
ways calls her Sis. Master calls her Lit
tie Un." ? - :
You can take the others home, Su.
key. l shall carry this baby. And
wrapping his travelling rug about the
little waif, Timothy, forgetful of his at
tire, strobe outinto the night. A crowd
fingered about the booths where the
two-headed women held a soiree and
the Albino children winked their very
pink eyes. Timothy made his /, way
through the people. 1t was but few
steps to the old tenement. house from
/, which the child had been brought 1 &
Missus" had never seen clown,
and when Timothy threw open the door
and cried, Do you call yourself a
woman : she screamed Historically
- What have + done Let fsme 20 II
Z Bus peroeising' the little ieiH, she. feal-
lied that the strange appearance was no
avenglng tiend and began TO seold.
hate the child, she said. "She's
naught. a Her father was my brother.
He's dead ,neYs. II yon likesh,r SO well
you shad better Keep her. do Salona
with you both /" The little cheek was
laid close against Timothy's face: i
faint, frightened voice said, "I will be
good" And the man knew rs he drew
his trembling burden closer thas he had
eaAeA taie culiu 1oIeSet. " -. ~ ~ e<s-1AS
Timothy was dressed in his best anG
stood at the door OF st. PauPs rectory
The world ld-renowne,l clown and tum
bier never felt 80 manly as when he en-
tered the minister's study and said
" I've child want cbristened. In
going to fnrrin parts AIT week. l.,
like it done in England. ! don't know
much myself; but l want to bring he
( mp right. I've mostly tumbled up"
Then he told the Schild's story, un