Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-14

had a heart largo enough Tor ever so many
parishes Of children, he said:
Al am no. vexsd with you, my dear; 1 am
angry win Fate. Tell me all you know
about tina. cottage and III give you hait q
crown"
The girl gasped. She had never possessed
a h~alf-crown, but she had an idea it meant
abundance. Her father counted his wages
by hah-crowns, and there were not many in
a veeI'S wage.
"P.ease, sir, Mr.. Foy lived there with MS
sister, but they've left"
ooh, they've left, have theyl When did
they leavef'
Last Monday, sir, and the lady she was
very i'll, sir, and he tcol her away in a
cab"
And Mr.. Foy has not beon back sincer'
mo, sir. He left for gool. and he gave
the key Of the cottage to M mother, and
the agent is to put up a board next week,
and the house Is to be let. 1t was took fur
niShed, and it is to be let furnished again. ="
did they live quite alonei Hal they no
servantF
mo, sir, never no reg'iaI servant Mother
used to do the cleaning twice a week.
Mothers very sorry they DO gone. They
was good TO mother
How long had they lived theref"
GNigh upon a year"
"Aud the lady was Mr.. Foy's sisterf'
~YeS, sir"
@And now take mo to Your mother"
Tho girl looked wistfuIly at the jug.
AT you please, | was to fetch fathers beer,
sir"
II see. And If you don't father viii be
angry"
YES, sir
Then you shall go; but first tell me where
your mother lives"
The child pointed down Lawson lane,
ats the last cottage, sir"
~All right"
Just where the lane struggled off into
plowed fields and open country there was q
row Of laborers' cottages, and in the last OF
these Mr.. Leworthy found aplaintive Yoman
with a child in her arms, who owned tSbeing
the mother Of the small girl with the jug.
The vicar wasted no time in preliminaries.
He seated himself on an almost bottomles'
chair, and, with his stout umbrella planted
between his knees, ~interrogate1 the marion
thus:
you used to work for Mr.. Foy and his
sister. What do you know about themf'
Only tina they paid nc honorable for
what / did, si-. Pm bound to up AMI say
that, whoever ass me-"
-Gooi. Did they live happily together al
brother and ~siSterl'
GHere tho matron began to hesitate. She
shifted her baby from one arm 10 another.
She gave a deprecating cough.
Il see-they quarreled sometimes"
Il never seen EN-, sir, for scarce ever sea
Mr.. Foy. He was Of to Grandchester be-
fore l went of a morning, and he didn't
come back till after / left. l used to go for
the halt day, you see, sir-not tho who's
day. But l don'G think the young lady was
quite happy in her mind. I've seen her fret
ting; and people will talk, You see, sir
neighbors next door to Rose Cottage have
heard them at high words, in summer time,
when the wiuders WAS all opea, OF when
they was in tho garden"
81 sea. Had the sister been long ill.,
mo, sir; not above a month"
sWhat was the matter with herr
swell, sir, | can't say GZackly. 1t was n
sort Of wasting sickness like. She couldn't
keep nothing on her stomach Of late, poor
dear; and size had pains that racked her,
and used to complain Of . burning feel IN
her throat; out Of sorts altogether, as you
may say. l believe it all came from fret
ting
"Why did sbo fret so muchl Wa her
brother very uakiul to herf
No, sir. Idoa't think it was his unkind-
ness that Worried her. Bat he used to keep
very lato hours-hardIy ever coming homo
till the las train-and that worried her,
No that he was ever the worse for drink.
he was the soLerest young man as ever was;
but she was Of a Jealous disposition. AMI tine
thought thai he wa out enjoying himself
with other people used to prey on her MINI
THAT was hardly fair, il no treated her
kindly when he was at home. a sister has
no right TO b. jsllouS OF a brother"