The Red Cloud chief., 1884-08-22
TIE TAnLEs TUl,NEh

6aturdsy morning. tnat 70 ounoe
tisl ctsrk, who always WEI 20 town 20
draw the monev with ~1irh 20 pay the
hands II i've o'ciockJ had been taken
with violent ark Of infiammaiory
rhcum stism. and fSss unable 10 attopd
10 the business. 40 SO himself wass u
ifeak an cnyacchent which Wa ofAll
sirst importance. aud he WAS !ament
che fact In nv prfenca. ~
..I,'ss hundred pounds out 10y
pocket Il leave this afccrnoo'E be
said. .but ,herc'i no else, my
men and women hi need thet honey:
Why srcn't youh young mr. &cssicf'
Cant a young womaa ~ money
from q banke',I asked. r.
Yes. csrs3tnly she So said my
'' VERY III" said ~ mo go. I'll
take the gig and be Nk|in DO time"
..It's q siranSe, Ind for a young
woman" said 10, xhclc; .'but It's day
light, and no or kiIl know what you
hive got sbon bu You may so. Jes-
sic, bat ! SIR Aovesy ANXIOUS until l
sce you aC~
Beforsj Had ceased speaking l had
hurried Ayto order the horse to DO
put 70 lgig, and get ON my CLOAK
ia clear bright winters day.
1rove Il town without any IN
Incident; went TO the bank, drew
money, put it into a leather bag,
kich Ibid under my cloak, and started
q again. There now seemed nothing
- L.. a.. y-;r~ nr, &C fo,t n,
lcould. but my story will prove That 1
!. was mistaken.
Just as / took the reins In my hand
an old woman hailed me. l recOg-
uixcd her as the mother Of one of cur
factory hands-an Italian, who had
never seemed very prepossessing to me-
Il beg pardon. miss" she said, with
her peculiar accent which 1 should
fnd il impossible to initiate; ''but will
my son get his pay to-daya They told
ne the hands would not be paid. and !
an anxious"
.'Ycs, yes," I answered. "Don't be
afraid. They viii be paid. Mr. Pelli-
co Is sick. but / have oome 10 get the
money myself. 1t is oil right"
Thank Heaven!' said tho old wo-
mani Two are SO very poor Mt home.
every penny 10 gone by Saturday night
Ali" and she gave a little groan
'.Wha, Is it7" I asked
Tho rheumatism In my ankle" said
Sh& And il miss would bat lot me
ride with her to my house 1t is on the
road"
Get In" I said. and turned the
horse SO that she could do 40. 1t was
not Ave minutes drive to the old wo-
mans homo, and my bag was safe on
my arm under my cloak.
Shc climbed In with me with an ex.
pressien of the wish that I might al
ways be able to ride Z my carriage.
and we reached her poor hut very
shortly.
BY this time her knee had become 20
much worse that I was obliged to get
down and lift her out aud assist hcr
into the house.
.'.Et was sitting on tho cold steps, I
suppose" she said. ut was foolish.
but I was 80 anxious. You don't know
what Is II to be poor. All. II / had bat
soup OF tea. Miss, will you reach me
my teacaddyP My kettle boila and I
can make some"
did . 8 she asked me. There was
plenty Of time. and I felt sorry for the
old creature.
She made tho tea and seeming to
,arow better. limped to .. shelf and
oof,dovn two cups and . sugar-bowl
~ Tie pisce was very clean. and the
Sss va frasfSssnt She filled both the
.snns and becca.d mo to drink 0na
sit 70 90 cold" she SAID.
Il vas cold. but I Was growing Inn
petienk
81 cannot stay" I said. This 6dss
:3ness Of mine is Important you know"
Yesy" she said. ''but how long
wouldn't take to drink q cupOf teap"
But I had walked to the door, There
4 received m unpleasant surprise. My
Gig was gone. 4 boy went whistling
al0ng the road at that moment ]
called TO him and asked him If no had
seen Il He answered no. /.
Iran up the road and then down. but
. nothing of the horse and vehicle
At last I returned to the cottage. in.
tending to enquire whcro I could hire
. wagon.
Tho old woman replied that sho was
now % much better that she could
manage 10 get 10 her nearest noishbor.
Who would do anything for her. and
make him send me homo In his wagon.
Meanwhile. drink your tea, or I
shall think you TOO proud to eat In .
poor mans house"
Then she left ma
lhaxhed and sat down at the tabla
was net m excitable person. and not
1t I'll nervouA and I resolved TO drink
tho tea
lad Jas drawn tho cup towards mo
when my eye rested on bit OF paper
haetf1y screwed mp and tossed towards
tie fre which lad not however. moro
fhaa searched Il
dbl aiRays hslieye that It was my
NuArdiAa seaael that made me pick itup
and .open i Tor ] had none Of the sort
eQIio1ity thai Rond naturally have
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