The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-06-13

too; why, you couldn't leave him alone with
q cold potato"
"Poor boy" answered Nelly, with divine
pity in her sweet face. "His case must be
hard indeed
And ell the rest Of the way her mind was
taken up with plans for this home heather
that had been thrown in her way. Rather
vague and misty were the ideas that foated
in her brain, but they all merged in one re-
ftlve: she would help this wretched beingss
far as possible.
Here we areI" cried Bob, exultantly.
'-Pretty fair for situation; plenty of room to
lpiead out, eh, Nell2"
The young girl gazed out on a town that
looked as if il had been thrown upon the side
of the hill, and as if all the houses we're slid
ing down. Every street was q terrace, and
one grew breathless at the way they climbed
up the mountain-side.
But from this airy route Nelly saw the
gray head of hit. Davidson, and fair
range Of glittering snew-capped peaks, 9
rugged canyon that Glove through ranges of
verdent hills and gave glimpses Of softly
tinted spaces-a silver thread of river
winding among ringing trees, and lake
that glowed and burned "like fallen
sun"
Mrs. Browns house was better than Nelly
had dared to hope. There were even flowers
in the garden-gay ones-scarlet salvias,
and rank upon rank of vivid gladoli, like
soldiers formed for battle.
"a few flowers do light up place So"
said Mrs. Brown. "Some folks runs all 10
cabbages and Eaters, but Brown always
said I'd got senterment inter me. Now, no
one kin beat me at rsisin' salvias and spit:
Oonias-ef L does say it myself, as shouldn't
say it,
Nelly did not even smile at the old lsdy's
singular nomenclature, she was so absorbed
in The problem, "Whst should be done with
Tod?"
The boy had clambered down from the
coach when she did, rs if he belonged to her,
and now stood with his eyes fixed upon her,
mis- teeth chsttering, and all the symptoms of
a heavy chill upon him.
81 see you have barn." she said, with
some relief.
1t was warm, delicious weather, and there
was chance of making the poor boy COM
Portable with good bed of fresh hay.
Mrs. Brown scented danger. "Yes, there's
q barn." she said, grudgingly. She did not
want to offend her new boarder, to whom
she had taken q fancy.
"Thst will DO splendIdly," said Nelly.
awe will keep the poor fellow till he's
better. Bob's got cast-of suls-and
PIP
"Settle for his board, 1 s'pose," answered
Mrs. Brown, grimly. GAS for nussin' that
wsgrsnt-nOt if L knows myself You're
young and not used to imposition, miss, but
if ever there was limb Of Satsn-people's
a-sayin' now thst there's no SIGH person,
but dent you believe it-hell cheat you
snd"-
"Rever mind, Mrs. Brown; I'll take all
risk" said Nelly, with dignity, elf you will
let me have few old comfortables."
"Lor, missI I'm charitable" said Mrs.
Brown, snxiously. 81 amt neither mill
stone, and don't you forget it. I've got
lot of rubbish that 1 was goin' to sell the
rsg-man, and you kin have it, if you want
it."
So before Nelly made herself comfortable
in her new quarters, she arranged things for
the sick youth, with Bob's help, somewhat
grudgingiy given.
That young man had never found himself
disturbed in the slightest degree by the woes
and wants of others, and he looked upon
his sisters devotion to this waif as sort
of weak womanish craze, that he was
bound as superior being to indulge and
overlook.
And in time poor Tod left the region of
the actual and real, where he had found such
hard lines, ard rosmed about in the fever
land of delirium, which he seemed to find
land flowing with milk and honey, or rather
a field of rich nuggets ana interminsble
pockets, where he discovered gold and grew
rich and happy.
His dreams, OF course, took local coloring
from the surroundings of his life, and seemed
harmless enough. 1t was almost pity when
they disappeared, and left him only his cold,
hard, mesgre real life once more. He scarce
" seemed TO care to raise himself again to
assume the burden that had been so hard to
bear
'"Tsint no manner Of use" he would say
to Nelly, whose slightest word or look was
to him law, "a beginnin' again. There
amt no place here for me; Pm enc too many,
l an"
"But if you begin differently" urged
Nelly. "Turn over new leaf. God has
some work for you to do, or you would not
be in the world"
"Lor, missl / wouldn't be here if 1 could
s-helped it; and the best thing could a-done
void a. bin to have handed in my checks In
that thar fever"
"You are boy yet" said Nelly. "You
don't know what you might do if you would
resolve TO begin right. Say to yourself, 81
Will be honest, for'"-
For your sake" interrupted the boy, with
a strange glow in his pale eyes.
"'For Gods sake that is better" answered
Nelly, with smile.
"Well," rather obviously.
she sent me TO you'll" exclaimed Nelly.
"Is that soTp
"You must resolve never TO tell lie"
"Oh, Jeruealeml now you've stumped
mel why, 'tsint in natur'-can't be did.
Live without lynn! Lor, missI it's wot
they call tine staple Of b:zaessl"
"But it has not been profitable to you, my
poor boy. Suppose you try the truth for 8
change, and see how it works. I'll help you,
and my brother will, too"
ats wenter, it is,' answered Tod, as if
he was attempting voyage in unknown
seas; "but I'll try will"
And Nelly WAS forced to accept this
somewhat doubtful result as the sum of her
achievement in missionary effort. But
when, week or two after, Tod, clothed in
one of Bobs suite, was on the eve of de-
psrture with that errstic young man to
some new gold field, he said, with SORT of