The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-08
DIAMONDS IN THE GUTTER.

inc the raln-dropS as lAey sP''aHC" IA
the puddles, stopping to count them in
her misery, for she had nothing to do,
nothing to think of, and nothing to
hope for.
Her clothes were shabby, her arms
were scarcely more than skin and bone
and her large wistiul eyes seemed big
enough to swallow up the rest OF her
face. Poverty was stamped on every
childish feature, and their beauty had
been driven away by that harsh iiend,
starvation.
The door behind her opened, and q
man with red beard came out, nearly
stumbled over her, and gave her
curse instead of an apology; then he
went his way down the watcry pave
ment, stepping into every puddle he
came across, as if he were in too great
q rage to see them.
Lottie Smith watched him, and said
TO herself:
"My! how he'll spoil his shoe
leather!"
Then he passed out of sight, and she
drew her tattered shawl round her with
q SILVER, for the street seemed to have
grown darker and colder than it was
before.
Presently q window behind her
opened, and something flashed down
like falling star on to the pavement,
In an instant Lottie jumped up and
secured the prize, holding it up to the
light of the lamp-post in her dirty
fingers.
1t was diamond ring.
She had never seen such n thing in
her life, and she thought the beautiful
jewel flashing radiantly in the gas-light
was star fallen from its place in the
sky.
Poor tickle tar, she said, wiping
it with the corner of her shawl, "me
can't take 'ou back just yet, but me
goin afore long, doctor says, and then
me take 'ou with me. y
Holding it tight in her little bony
fingers, She dragged her tired feet
down one dirty street after another;
but there was new light in her eyes,
as if a small hope had risen up in the
darkness because of the star in her
hand
Another gentleman came TO the door
step on which she had been sitting,
and being admitted after n resounding
knock, made his way unannounced to
the drawing-room.
''Sir Felix has been here again,
Marion y ho said anorilv. ..Don't dcny
II for he told me So himself
~ sLo'n't donv il bncgnsn tits tr,o ~
and Marion DeoTsIcy rose slowly from
the sofa .If Won wish me 70 saw Not
at home to every man but Yourself |
mnst tell Won that I can't do it,
"Do Won ever do ANYTHING to please
mepn in bitter resentment.
Yves bnt sha'n't for the future
now that know
You know wba,?'' LOOKING At her in
s,,,,,,riso
IT,,
'1hat the flowers give you arc
passed on to someone else
wv hoGVer toia you lna' leil' a gross S
iaisehoou' anu MS uaih cyc' ""S'loo
hre. ,, -.
he IS quite as lruthiml l"ncy' us
MT, Harold balusc Is2 ~ .,
wv mere my rlhg' MS eyes sun
DENY falling on her Ielt manu-
An WhereF hcr cmeGNS hu9hi''S :.
II suppose lhe M next Will DC gwen u
Laura Dlchso1E u .h..
lime 10 laIk ABOUT tIo n c ', wn ,.l
We louhu ouI "oou' 'no n.SI I lie
pr0ws drawing |0TeIller' I"i lo Il
tell me inc ruin nave { you OF hu ",
you not given inc ring 10 " hi't@hG l.
! am ho' IN Ihe nap" Oh in"N'ns
presents 10 gentlemen w.
mo eVaSiohs' II you Please S ou
Iau the ring Oh your H"ScF wien Oh
fellx was here'
Oer'alhIy' ana ne NAG 'no SUol
taste 10 say IiNoa you inc oGst W
cause you couIu give ihe Such Jolly I'll"
monds'
And you can encourage such sno'
as that!
Il don't encourage nm, drawing
up her long neck.
Then where is the ring'
She laughed uneasily and looked
toward the window.
Il was desperately angry, because
had just heard Of the roses"
There was nothing to hear" he in
terrupted hastily. But I'd tell yol
all about it, only it would not interes
Won now -