The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-04

throwing herself down upon the floor; land
do tsy rot to near them call. / put mine
fingers in mine ears, but hear them Just
the sameW
"Who calls you, HeleDoreTr asked.
"AII things out o door; the birds and bees
aid the winds. They call me, slTsys, a.
ways; they say 'Helenors, Helenore. conen
Ard I must goi" she cried, spunging TO her
feet ana looking wildly around
feared she was losing her mind, aa1 vas
much alsrmt d sbOnt her; we tried to divert
and emuse her in every possible way, aud
for a few days she really seemed to be more
quiet.
But one morning We missed her. The al
terDoon previous, a hand organ grinder and
a woman, evidently his wife, entered our
grounOs and Helerore went out 10 hear
The IN play; and we noticed that she stood
c0nversing with them in her own language
for some Time afterward.
They bad been hanging about the neigh
hOrbood for several days and somehow We
felt sure that she bad gone with them. Oar
suspicious were confirmed by q farmer liv-
ing a mia or so above us, who said he met
them just at dusk, as he was returning home
from the city-a man and woman aud our
HeieDoTe. BE said he recognized Helenore
at once, and spoke to her, but she made no
answer.
We learned furthermore from her mother
that an organ grinder ana his wife-oid ac-
quaintanoes of the family-had been in the
vicinity for week past and had put up
night or two at her Own house, ald she
doubted not that they were the same persons
we had in mind. She made light of her
daughters disappearance, saying. with a
shrug of her fat shoulders that ''she would
be back soon enough" and seeming to think
that IN any case We were well rid Other.
But we missed her and we m0urnsd her,
an / did not try to fill her place. Ny very
latest" as Jack still called her, seemed 10
have proved a sad failure.
Twas lingering in my rose-gardsn in the
twilight of warm September day, hanging
fondIy over bed OF pet hybrids-latest and
sweetest of roses, when | suddenly missed
little Ned from my side, and, looking around
for him, spied him swinging on the front
gate. started to go toward him, and at
that moment the figure Of g woman sprang
mp, as it were, out of the ground near him,
and at the same time heard glad cry from
Ned ''Helenore! Helenore!'
II was our HelsDoIe, She caught him to
her breast and few, swift sa the wind, across
the lawn TO meet ine, and. dropping on her
knees. With one arm still round the bewIl-
Gefea child. she chung to me desperately,
SC bbipg and groaAiug bat not one WORD did
she speak.
i begged her TO rise, bat she would not; so
| sGb down there on the damp grass
ard. taking her head in my lao,
she loved so we'll.
At last she heaved a long tTeraulous sigh
and lifted her lace 10 mine.
II can not ask yOp to tOrgeev,' she MUIR
mu1ed humbly: that would be too COOL for
He enore ;but come to see you once more
and Tell you what Is 50 heavy hels"-ptess-
ing er hand on her beart-"snd then TO
die"
I led her into the house and drew from her
the history OF her experience since she left
Were The people with whom you went
swsy kind TO you asked
"kindm she cried tieICely, %. they
v ere indeed most cruel True they did new
er hurt me ike mine moder, but they nave
made NE so to suffer that wish not 10 live
| sDy more.n
But you liked it at 6rst. did you not
the fields and the wOocs and the m0sicT''
Yes; and liked well to wander and to
be free; but learned soon that only chill
dren and bids and squirrels sfeITult free
not woman with their heart here and here"
touching her forehead aud laying her haad
| on her heart
wondered at her words, but underst Iod
| them later.
For few days we had q happy time, and
| they were good to me, but then trouble came.
| could not dance when | was tired, aud
could not learn to sing their songs-and
| they laughed at my own poor songs; SO they
| began to speak only bad words to me and
cared lot If starved and suffered.
I'VE were far away know not where
/ when we came to large woods, where
| many men chopped the trees and some wives
and children were there too, and begged
| the music man aud woman that l might
| stay and work ~for them and leev in q
little hut; and | stayed, They too
I came back afterward and worked"
| "And were you happy there"
1 Cha piaspod bar honHo tiobkIu nvor bar
bosom, and new and strange expression
/ swept over her face that did not under
stand.
Happy bsppyr' she murmured. ''Oh,
| yes; listen-I viii tell you.n
Zone chopper was kind to me; he said he
! loved me-love d mel" she repeated solemnly,
| with tender thrill in her voice that ex-
! planned sill. "And he was SO kind to me, as
If had been queenl It was he, too. mad
| am, that did teach me to speak SO well; for
he is q Yankee man." she added proudly,
"And you see l do speak much better?'
sssented. Where is he now?" asked.
"Oh, know mott l know not" she cried,
rocking herself back and forth and wringing
hsr hands.
THAT wicked man and woman took me
| swsy one night; they said that he, my Eioi,
had cent for me to 90 to meet him far, far
| OFF; a. when we found him not they Knocked
and laughed ct my pain. Oh, / could kill
| lihIh- DehSISI' Inc ldSt WORDS were
| only hiss Of rage, and she stopped short,
! clicked with passion.
"Helsnore," said l, why did they de.
! ceive you SOP What had you done to
| tbemT'
what had done to them? Noting, not.
| ing; but they hated me like mine IN oder
do, and would not that should be happy
Here she paused and q sudden Revision
| OF feeling seemed to sweep oyer her.
4 IN - shQ a
! sadly-"noDe but you and Him. Tnen
| lifting my hand to her lips she kissed it rev.
! erentiy sid made again that sign OF the
| cross.
] was deeply touched, | drew The girl
to me and said, with the tears On my
| cheeks:
Stay with US, Helenore, and try to be
! heppy again"
What Say you so?' she cried. her eyes
! wide with wonder. Then, now, do you
indeed foIgeey like God" And she began
to wsep naturally and softly shedding
! those tears that always relieve the heart.
She was very tired, and when reminded
her, presently, that her little chamber and
the pretty white bed were waiting she
/ smiled for the first time.
! "Ah,' she said, almost brightly, 1T can
rot be that ! shall die now, and perhaps my