Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-07-19

shoe be hSe 6lisheS beeide is fellow. As
IL turned lie caught sight Of the figure IN
toe 6Oorwsy he stood Win che shoe st1
IN Cle hRnd. and with the other pushed up
h,s spectseIes on 10 bis bald, wrlnkled lore
bead.
&c you Wai6n' to ses NE, Ms en-, or any
Of he 0Lher1o6gersy'
II sa Hester Brown, said toe gin, and
held Der breath With sild thrill 81 nope
that there might be No cry Of recognition;
that she might be mistaken; that her father
aight be other Lhsn this,
bu. the shoe arOppsd 10 the groaa3 With
Q SisrseT and, trembling with joy, the old
man drew her into the room, and kissed and
.Vn6GDg her. said
my 6srtesl Prince Cobbler's dar.es'"
CHAPTER II.
"BL&CE Lon.
i csDE0s bear il! ] sluply csOnot Dear
Eow often he'd Lester said these words
% herself 10 the 6cst Days Of her nome
comiDE-eissplDg her hands behlna her
heaS and pacing the little room Ike
esged animal Ah chat sue Dad imagined
AID dreaded in the FIRST shock OF surprise
asd fallen far short Of the reality. Poverty
sUd SresChsdGesS, Of which she had
never even Sreamt. we're rampant s@ongst
TIE irhsbitsnts Of Slnsh Court. she sad
her father might shut themselves up IN their
oSp room oct Il vas quite impossible 10
shut out sighss snd sounds which chilled
heE blood. And she cd man was % proud
ace eooteOtsd, 30 perfectly unconscious that
shs could nave any cause for complaint.
Wa shs nOt IN her own homsy bad she
not 9 holiday from school teaching, aud
sas tsAiDg Time 70 l0Ok S6Oat Der until she
c"vls tud s9Ge sssJ, pleasant WORK TO 90.
g. oHeLtiDg my Gear, the eo2oisr sac,
Eai you csn work ., long Of your own
5ieSl6s without trspesiDg ABOUT the ssrest,
( shoul5S axe 70 have ny dsrser trspesing
about zoe streets
TIE OIhrr inmates Of the house, and their
Reig a6Oss generally, after the 6rst surprise
% seeiBg Hester Dad sostsd took but shttis
notice OF Ger. Their oss lives were too
hard. 900 wesgrs, TO ALLOW them tine for
cUiiosity The younger children amused
tSs msslyes sometimes oy initiating Hester
nsnBer Of walking snd Of holding her SKIRT
sssy FROM contact With any anelesaaess.
Bat this pslleG u time, ss they became more
accustomed 70 to the sight Of hef. Not that
sBy one sss her otteRer than sae could help
See bid Away axe . wounded sei@s1, un-
able 20 rouse herself Tor more THAI the da-
tee enc WAS compelled 20 psrtora. She had
-Eosgh 20 90 81 this TINE 60 endure Der hte.
What had become OF the Ole dreams Of sur
rounthoz herself and hFF father With little
iEeSpsasiyeSIu She laughed sEoad
In scorn % remember BEG foolish fsaeies
Fiosers No Sesd sosld De go mad Is 70
sEos itself N hat dingy court unless II
we're . weed thSt dreaded ar aud sunshine
The ec0oieE mad given up 20 Der the task Of
elesBiDg their h'tle place. De thought It
you'd os . pleasure 70 Der, ss 4 bad been
70 biu, 70 serU6 Lhs hoor and polish the VIA
DOW. He bad 10 idea Of tie losthing tia!
that was 10 Der hear for her home. aud for
herself IS 8 part Of il snd a. times, ~ her
sOrst moments. t0T han, too.
Il shall break out some day and tell hlm
sol kao~ / shall she ssla 20 herself one
evening when be WAS absent. Il can't bear
tots much longer. What 10 to become Of
usy What il 70 be the sad Of ity su
raid to spesk to hiu-I en- afraid TO ssk
lin 10 let me 20 away from here, because
II be refused. II be argued, / might say
tbipgs | should be sorry ior-shieh oagh:
20 be sorry for. might tell him thst ny
lie here is too hidsOas, that feel ssasued
end 6isgrseed, that would rather be lying
a, the bottom of the sra. Oh. don't let me
say such tbiBgs-doa't LEI me forget that be
pssys for ne every night; thst ne thinss i
prey for him =
She broke down thea in tempest Of soos,
partly grief, partly Disappointment add rs-
tfsssfd excitement.
Rsisiug her had presently 10 toss back
ihs SisOsdered hsir, still weeping passion
stsly, shs became aware Of some oae stand
iSS ia the doorway locking 81 her, even ss
lev weeks $50 she herself stood and gszed
st tie little room and It's one occupant.
TIE rev e0nsr sss wonsn-d what
&c !, vas impossible TO guess. II youag
she had none Of the gracious softnsss Of
youth If Of mstuTe years. the calm and
pesce which shogh accompany middle sge
Lsd not come 10 Der. Her dress was dirty
md Tsgged; her rough black hair was thrust
sSsy under coarse straw bonnet, which
Sss worn as & seSreerow might have worn
such = gSrmsnt-Sithogt any attempt 81
What VAS pretty and becoming.
She ssood with Arms skimbo, gazing
stea6iiy At Hester, and there was 50 ssgres
/ ave air about her that made Hester speak
abruptly.
What do you wsnty
She was TsXed al being intrudsd on, Is
peeisliy 81 . moment Of sgeh self abandon
/ mspt
What do wsnt--xhs, srs you doing
ksrey' she said again, psttishly.
The woman came few steps forward.
i want 70 talk 70 you sbit.
To talk TO ne? What can l do foi
/ your
Her eyes were still vet, her cheeks fusheG
and her lips quiVeripg. She looked = mer,
child By the side Of the broad, dark skinned
woman sho bsd entered.
You cant do nethiOss for M" said ths
latter in answer 10 He.tsr's question. 1T,
me that wants to do something for you il
can. You poor little chicken, what did they
bring you 10 this place for"
Whist did they take me away forY said
Hester pitsously. Il vas born and brought
sp in place something like this-no; SO
bad, suppose, bat still poor enough, !
ought never 70 have LETT it. ought TO have
been allowed 10 grow up poor. dirty. de-
PRAYED, ignorant wretch hks-hks-"
Like NE, suppose. you mean. Well
/ ye1'r e right an Q poor, dirty, dsprsysd
ign0rsnt wretch Oh. don't look sorry. Dye
think ! mind--d'ye think there's anything
you could call me al I'D be too bad. Bal
take care you don't get 10 be the same I've
asvsI bad the chance 70 be digsrsnt-you
have, You're just rips nov 70 70 quick
march to the devil. bat doa't you do i"
What do yoa msan1 asked Hsstsr;
"Jou cave 10 right to speak to me like that. "
"Yss | have, because I'm sorry Tor you,
snd Id be sOTrisr sill II the devil got you.
Amt there any chance for you 10 get swsy
from hers1 WaIn't there any one where you
come from - care ior you, and I'd DO glad
| IA rive son A decaut hoUaT