The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-15
ANTHONY MARsHALL's DAUGHTER,

ANIHJNN MARSHALl'S DAUGHTER.
AT the intersection OF an alley and an
obscure street, IN an outlying portion Of
one OF our great cities, stood low frame
house. A narrow walk extended along the
alley from the street to side door of this
house, above which hung, on an iron frame,
swinging and creaking in the high March
wind, sign, upon which could be read
from the street,
"ANTHoNx MARSHALL, SHOEMAKER"
In small letters beneath was announced
the fact that repairing was neatly and
promptly done. The repairing was really
Anthony MarshalPs business. He had
taken up the trade OF a shoemaker late in
life, and had never risen in it above mend
ing what others made.
In one corner of the small room, which
was his shop, stood little old-faShiOned
melodeon. On one side of the melodeon
were two violins in their cases. On the
other, a violincello and large improvised
rack whlcn was tull OF worn music On
the wall above these hung an excellent old
engraving of Beethoven. Beneath this was
q iaTge-Slzed daguerreotype in home
made frame of cones, representing, when
you were in just the right light, young
girl of perhaps twelve years, with broad,
iull brow, great, questioning, yelvety eyes,
awide, smiling, joyous mouth and a firm,
square little chin, softened by just the sug-
geStlon OF dlmple. Suspended from the
same hook which held this portrait hung a
girFs hat, battered and worn, the broad
band of which still held a large faded red
rose and bunch OF wlthered green leaves.
Between where the instruments stood
and a door leading into the front part of
The mouse was small bench for light car
penterlng. On the other SIDE OF the door
was an open cupboard of shelves, contain
ing piles OF newspapers, strap such as
newsboys use in carrying their packages
securely from The n6WSDaDGT offices TO their
beats" several piles OF unopened boxes
or shoe backing, two shoe brushes, and
-FOUR trlangles on a shelf by themselves,
ranged along neatly In the order of their
different sizes.
Near the one window, which looked out
on the alley to the south and through the
small, uncurtalned panes OF which the sun
was streaming, sat Anthony Marshall on
the round Ieathern seat OF his shoemaker's
bench.
NV hen Other lips and Other hearts "
sang Anthony Marshall.
a-tat-tat-tat-tatW rang his
broad little hammer.
"'Iheir tales-of love'"--
"Rat-tat" went the hammer.
m'Shall tell"
Then the old man laid the hammer on the
bench at his side; pushed his spectacles
upon his bald head and bent over the
coarse boys shoe he was half-soling with
the peculiar close gaze of the near-sighted.
Taking up his thin, sharp knife he pro-
ceeded to trim off the battered heads of the
pegs; while with his under lip closed
tightly over the upper, he hummed through
to its close the air which he had begun
while driving home the pegs.
His voice was tri1e thin, and had the
occasional quayver peculiar to age, but
there was in the undertone singing and
humming of "And you'll remember me" a
fine touch of finish and expression; while
now and again there was note so pure, so
sweet, so thrilling, that the moulting canary
in the little cage hanging in the SUM-
stopped the dainty arrangement of its
feathers, and with smoothed plumage and
swelling throat, gave forth little trills in
emulation.
An irregular, hurrving step turned from
the street down the little walk along the
alley. The shop door was opened quickly,
but quietly, and the old shoemaker raised
a surprised, questioning face to greet lad
who with an eager out-of-breath, so Uncle
Tony !" thrust himself with a sideling jerk
into the room. The boy was lame and
misshapen.
The old man raised his finger with q
warning glance toward the inner door.
The lads bright face fell little as he
asked:
us she particular to-day, Uncle Tony"
Hdthef particular, 1lm," with a side
turn OF the mead, put why are you homer
"Such luck Such news, Uncle Tony
A cold gray color, swept over the old
mans race with drawn prov and lips
and anxious eyes he started up, 3verturn