The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-08-21

Tuus sStinrS when am tFud.-fr-s n -ayr
sAohC = d1rk. lonesome raurt. with feef
lHnen with walking aud n tired hrViv. and
aiea1i nesfIy cTHzed with thfnkiu. I feel
hkeFdHnd some relief IN rsIki--sz is 81 over
With some one That helps ans one ID hs
Is IN trouble helps decent rssfp,.risi,ls Peo-
pie. Fiean- OF course nothing cSstild do
me mZpCh good. But I'm geiisS hh tell ron
the thing always ~ my mind enly when
am drunk WhsH was a yUslng feilow,
nearly through college. my father lost his
money. was engaged 70 gEl-sHch .
pretty girl all smiles and dinspies aud
golden hair thOught she was tlHr purest,
sweetest woman God ever made And. be-
lieved in her snd loved her-ny God How
] loved her J oould hsFe knelt down aud
kissed the hem OF her garment / look
back now and feel sorrg for myself a.
though had been some OsheF Young fool.
udoring something that had never eT-
isted. Well, whsnthe money was gone Z
went 70 work. I never dresaned Of her nos
being true to me, - ] had the hope Of her
To help me. IL was uphill work. brUIrzht
upHs bad been J. used 70 thtnk I'D be
obliged To reHiake algself But I might
have done something in time; I don't
know. though One day. rer1ern Der it
as though il had only been an hour sgo-I
had a letter from her telling ne she waE-
going 70 be married. Il was Il hut DAWN
August ] was on the wharf when read
the letter. never see the sun shining on.
water TO this day but what - makes me
feel sick
al fell over. they said. aud they thought
IL Was sunstroke. / never believed ia
anybody after that. Ana J. didn't care.
What had to care for ] jusr drffted-
Ten years sfterward, ! came ont OF q
gambling house in New York City at mid
night IL was n hitter might There wa
cold wind blowing that seemed just
from the eternal SHOW fields Of an Arctic
winter. There was snow on the ground.
and the moonlight made tbs very niF
white. ] stood in the door, dTeading TO
brave the wind. a woman came sTOuut7
H fam liz
sent to endless torment and sun cred for
an eternity ] could not forget There she
stood, athing too low for an honest man
20 look 1T Her thin dress blowing ruund
her shivering limbs Her shoulders
wrapped in a dingy shawl Her hair
great heaven how once loved a. I used
70 call 1t " "Goldilocks 1T was blown
around her neck IN an unEenrt mass
And the face-the face How ctiqd over
its counterfeit representation The little
picture once carried of her had heen blis-
tered with the hot tears hat had lallen on
u Years OF longing. loneliness. Peor
boy poor boy Why could not tod have
taken me then. when ! was iumS-eut and
believed in her; ARd now ! must carry.
always with me while my sssIl shsll live,
forever and forever. Il what they say Is
true Always see the face rs ID was then.
blear-eyed and blOated and deg ssded-
knew heT in an instant ruined us She was,
! tried to speak to her, but nly tongue
seemed 70 cling 10 the roof OF INV mouth.
] leaned forward and seiEai her arm A
look OF Mortified recognition came into
her face She shrieked ont ms uafna ard
then ran down The street, with ne wind
blowing her sCanty clothing round her, tiu
she WAS lost g view"
He stepped and wiped the drops ad his
forehead with his ragged coat sleeve
" That Is AL never saw her again,
waking oI sleeping-fOr il comes To- me in
Dreams see her rs I saw hpl on that
night only when drink and forget o.
He rose from his chair with tEs-o last
words and SAID
" ] am going now
Z" But is there nothing can a. for you ? -
begun the Doctor ID Isn't thct- some
thing"
The other interrupted him
" You, nor any one else, can do anything
And he opened the door OF the room
On the steps he turned and lifted his hat
Good night sir When I SAY goodbye
20 You, probably say goodbye TO the
last glesm al IesprCtability that VIII ever
cross my path GUod night
And he Was gone In = monrert more,
and the shadows OF the black hicht Lad
swallowed him up.
Three DAYS artervyard Dr. vickers was "a
the city hospital An attendant sid in
him
There was a man brought here vester-
day badly hurt ] think he . dying I
wish you would look at him %
So he walked through the dulmitory be-
tween the two loHg rows OF beds As they
neared the last one In the TOW they saw a
group about il. One OF the nurses came
to meet them
a You are too late. Doctor; he is dead"
said he
The Doctor drew near. They took SWAY
the sheet that covered the face The cold,
gray light that came through the window
fell upon the dead face OF
The man Of no account. ."-COWrter-
Journal