The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-13
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B SOld, silent great drpt,is ut the sea, MIA
strange hidcOus monsters with large ego,
swimming past him, do you mean tuat nc
knows no feary"
"No; fear would unit him for hi,
WORK"
She looked at him thUughtfully.
"What an immense quantity OF hard
work there Is In the wotldw l never ~
member to have Thought Of 1t before
knew you"
"lOu have not met with many people
who would even mention work In yOur
presence" he replied. "Alihough an nO
Radical, look upon the workers OF thu
world as TIE coolest part UG it,"
cit may e. that YOU are right; but re-
member you speak rs u man well-burn."
"Wcll-burnt" lac repeated; aud then II
occurred to him that she looked upon him
as relative Uf Sir Raye Wharf. what
would she say IL she knew that he was the
son OF poor iarinrrl
"Of course" she went on, al can easily
Imagine peer cnnoblcd by work"
"Can you not fancy poor man cnnoblcd
In the same fashion Lady Liliasy"
Ono" she replied frankly; work and
poverty must go together; they are insop-
arabic companions. Why, where Is papa,
Mr.. yibartS"
Lord Audlcy was at some little dis
lance. lie waved his hand to Lady Lii
las, indicating that lie was going over the
next hill.
Vane and Lady Lilins walked on slowly
together, the lovely sunlight round them,
and the song Of the birds in their ears
Suddenly, sitting on N green bank where
the wild flowers made brilliant carpet,
they saw poor, wrctchcd woman holding
little child In her arms. Naturally
enough, Vane Wharf expected the "proud-
est girl in England" To pass by laughtily,
and to draw aside the sweeping fold. Of
her dress, lest they Should touch the ragged
miserable creature near her. lie thought
she would not even see such spectacle.
He would not have been surprised had she
complained Of having to breathe the same
air. But she stopped. A light such ~ he
had never seen b fore came over her face,
making II incxprc.sibly beautiful, aud the
music OF sweetest conIassiun came into
her voice. The naughty girl who had re-
fused TO smile upon princes, who had re-
Jccted some Of the noblcst men In the land,
whose name WAS prONcrb for pride,
leaned over tho wrctchod woman, aud
spoke to her rs he had not imagined she
could speak.
A feeble pitiful moaning came from the
child.
"You have u baby thrrr," said Lady
Lllins gently. ais It i!ly"
alt Is DYING" was the rcIly In u tone 80
utterly hopeless and dcs pairing TINT Namc's
heart was touched.
Then the white hands she had not
deigned to hold out in courteous greeting
to him put de the torn, worn shawl, aud
touched with kindly pity the dying baby's
face.
ais 1t dying" she said.
"Ah, and Of want, my lady" said the
mother, with wociul, hungry eycs-.of
want--so little, so helpless, and starNedp
Greater was his wonder when she took
the dying child, mass of rags from the
mothers arms.
"lou cannot hold the baby" she said.
ono; l am dying Of hunger myself"
answered the woman. "Oh, my lady, give
her back to mel We will die together;
the sun is warm and the grass is soft. Let
US die"
"You shall not die IL care can keep you
alive" replied Lady Lilias.
Nane saw-ah, wonder Of wonders =
tears fall from her eyes upon the little dy-
ing face.
81 will not ask who you are, and what
bibhHhh lOu HHt saul ou must
have food and sleep first; afterwards we
Will see what can he done. Nay, do not
cry. Poor soull Poor soulw
The woman wept bitterly, and Lady
Lilias stood by, waiting with patience un-
Ill the paroXysm OF grief had exhausted
ITSELF Nane thought he had never seen
80 lovely picture in his life US this fair
patrician girl, In her dainty dress, bending
over tie mother and child,
"Mr. Wharf" she said, awe left the
carriage down the hill there. Would you
be kind enough to tell John to drive as
near here as he can"
lie obcyed, lost IN wonder. Then she,
still holding the child in her arms, aud fol-
lowed by her mother, walked to the high
road, where the carriage awaited them
lie heard her say to the coachnan-.
"John, drive IN quickly Ms you can to
Ulyerscroft. Convey this poor woman
and her child to the Audlcy Arms; and
tell Mrs. Manners, the landlady, that Lady
Lilias Audlcy begs that she will take the
poor creature In, that she will give her all
that she requires, make her quite com.
Portable, spare 10 expense, and call in
doctor to the child. Tell her will drive
over tomorrow " see how they are going
on"
The coachman was evidently accustom-
ed TO such things for he merely touched
his hat and said
III quite understand, my lady"
Vane helped the woman IN, and Lady
Lilias laid the little one In her arms.
"uope for the best" she said. "Good
care may restore the baby. Dry your
tears, aud look at the beautiful sunshine,
and thank Heaven that you have found
friend"
The woman's tears fell like rain as she
was driven quickly out OF sight.
"Ah me-" said the sweet voice, "what
sorrow there Is in the world shall never
forget how strange that little white face
looked in the lovely sunlight
They walked back III silence TO the bank
OF the river, to where the sun cleaned
on the waters. Vane was too much as
tonished to speak. They had walked on
the soft green turf for some few minutes
when, with flush on her rose-leaf face,
she said
"Would you tell me, Mr.. Wharf, why
you look Mt me with such an expression
of wonderp
al was not aware of it, Lady Lilias," he
replied.
"But why is III" she persisted. "You
look at me as though were some strange
being from another world. Why is itp
lie answered her In spite Of himself,
In spite of his better Judgment; he was
impelled by her earnest face and manner.
"since have been at Ulyerseroft," he
said, al have often heard you called the
proudest girl in England-pray forgive me
Lady Lilias, for telling you as much"
The ripple of II smile passed over her
face.
81 know people give ME that name" she
said, ''and think that perhaps In some