Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-10-02
tone. sounded behind him.

contemptuous curl on the handsome
lip, no trace Of IA frown upon the pen
ciled brow.
The carriage was at the door he
handed her into it; but the white,
tear stained face Of the poor seamstreas
haunted him all the evening. even
while he waited with the beautiful
Bertha. or sat by her side at the flow
er decked table, envied by many of the
men for being the favord escort of the
most beautiful woman present.
Long before, a little girl, child in
"a white slip, used to look at him with
Just such eyes when childish troubles
made them overflow. Rosetta, he
said to himself. over and over again.
Why should that poor girl remind
me Of little Rosetta -
At an early hour they drove home.
Bertha valued that drive more than
she did the ball. 1t gave Herbert the
most favorable opportunity for a pro
position. However, he did not make
it. He certainly paid the convention
al compliments, but there was only
lip service IN them, had Bertha but
known it. Her maids vivid descrip-
ton of her mistress haunted him
Certainly it might have been an un
fair one. The.irl might te Il servant
dismissed for some fault. and Miss
Bertha might simply b. ignorant of
the neel of the embroideress, and pro
voked. as he had been by his taIlor'S
neglect at times. it might be merely
cirelessncss. Still he Was not in the
mood to put his hfe's happiness into
this girls hands.
When the carriage drew mp before
her home, h. stepped out and took her
gloved hand with no liutter of the
heart bu. in minute more he felt il
throb furiously beneath his vest. A
awful pitv-a great horror thrilled
him through anitnr ugh. Upon tn"
,teps-a bI.ck object, scarcely discern
able in til, faint moonlight save for
the palIll face aud hands lay the
igure Of woman. lie knew before
ne bent over her that she was the
,,amstresS who had been turned from
the door. She had returned. as Bessie
advised, and tainted or fallen here.
Bertha. with scream. had flown up
the steps and rung the door bell yio.
jcntly. The door was opened 3; the
light from The hall flashed over Her
hcrt's troubled face rs he lifted the
Itt,la .sa,,-a -, ht- arm, aud uitbnpt
= word Uf K 81, 81 fII ~ aII01s = tossre
L into the house. and laid it softly on
! cushioned sofa near the glowing fire.
Cal for a messenger boy. he said
70 the servant.
lie was obeyed At once. The boy
came. Herbert wrote word or two on
ais clrl and gave it to him Il have
sent for a physician" he said. Il shall
remain here until be comes. Mean
while, little wine and biscuit. |
think this is case OF starvation"
oh. dear. dear" cried the girl who
had brought what he hal asked for
on Il little trag. why, it's the Young
women that did the embroidery. |
TOLD cook afterwards my heart bled
that | didn't ask her to come into the
.it,ho, AMI bnva = hita It's what
,nebt 70 have Iene when she WINS sent
DH without being paid. Its shame,
the way the rich serves the poor, :,
Miss Bertha heard and WINGED. She
made some soft remark about oeing
in ignnranc, or the vonpc narson's
.;,n,,;,n hrti, i Jonbtrnl r Herbert
hoard her lie was irving to make
the moor Girl swallow = littlr wioe
vhils tho mail rnbbad her colI hands
and sbs1 tsars Of real nity over her
A. Las, Tho sfr,rt w,s snrcassrnl A
nm. l;f. ba5 aIraa3v ,ctnrnal 70 the
no,r rcraatnra whan he Doctor arrived
by TINS time MIS-. hoyt hau ueScehI-
e1, anu alter LOOKING al the Siri he al,
dressed her' Madame ne SAID i
can sehd lor an a'houiahce OUT II you
are charitable enough 10 give sheiter
to tins poor girl for the night, | can
'eei more certain OF saving her lie.
She should be put to bed at once.
And there's mi bed, and III sit
np with her. cried Bessie; poor dear,
I'm glad to 90 1t
Il m sure, SAID Mrs. Hoyt. THAT |
SHALL be quite willing to do all | can. .
~ on see 1t Is on our consclences,
said Miss Bertha, making the best Of
bad situation. ">he WAS evidently
coming to our house for t~small
mount OF money We owe her. Sh"
embrolders.
"hmoro'deryIs the most poorly paId
work that sewing women do, SAID the
doctor. 81 wonder 1t this poor glri
has any friends who are anXions about
her: Does any one know that or
her name
u do, SAID Bessie. 'She haSn