New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-26

mi. some day, as purity Dov " you he" niue
man And / might have been some rare bit OF
porcclan for the way In which no treasured and
r,arI-d me | have spoken OF his hard. large
sands and Of nv love for them. This Is literal
y.,th for would often nestle my own within one
:, ,no,r coarse rains and follow at OIIaras side
-, he led me INTO the loud. plebeian street near
nv and thence into calmer but moro wrotched
xaunts We saw many STRANGE sights together
~ seemsi convinced Of my untarnshable purity
! was like q pearl to him that one could drop In
,rnd hut lift again and ursoil by q careless brush
Ike all his racc he frank. but unlike most he
never drank 70 rash l haN stood at his
.,de in dizzy nquOr-stores while he caIlol for his
iarrixt ale or his drop O. hot Irish, but though
k7owerfng faces might be near and bloodshot
p IS pecring at me, never felt Qualm of dread.
"A tough bicels not far from those solid fin
yes that my own frail ones could seize at an IN
btants notice.
Spring had meanwhile grown summer summo.
tat 1pened TO autumn wintt~ had cone again
Lad with pleasurc that were NO longer
rcicndent for bread upon the O'Haras My
niot ier. by nature as well early training, was
G"t DeedlewoInan- Martha, with fingers ali
thnbs. revered her skill, and told tales of II
smong tie neichbOys, in which eulogy not seldom
b. rlwed tho WINS Of fancy. Most fame owes It's
ioudncSs to one special trumpet; my mother was
uaking which Martha, sedate as any grand cham
bcraln, at fist hsughtily rejected, tlsn promised
b. consider. The end OF 1t all was that she threw
JUS fabulous enough atmosphere about her favor
It's powers to raise prospective profits a good
many dollars. Heaven knows what arts OF lynn
we nc'ded 20 accom- lish this result. But Mar
H. knew. Ny mother made gowns, finally. for
IT, resident customers who sought her, and made
iheIn so well that they spread her praise abroad
1his brought income shaping apparel for
81 sorts OF feminine figures at lowe price than
could elsewhere he secured soon becan . her FIRE
pucnt task But other work claimed her diligence
She wed shrouds for the dead as well froclls
for the living
>hrOuds in these days used far more
monty than / shrank at FIRST, from seeing
bcr ply this uncanny office. There to my
young thought a kind Of daring it-a rash ALI
Rnce with that cold enemy who waits for us all
B,s U.s. IL seemed 10 deepen the melancholy OF
her L len. II she always wearing a thin
Him Of black her sad face knew that he
he now held but sole spark OF cheer or hope
That was myself Without me to guard and
pre- It il doubtful II she would have cared about
be at al. | sure that she always thought
b great deal Of NY father. But sho even
m ntioned his 70 me She wanted me Il
forget him If ] could Size wanted u forget htn.
herself. but could not. She had wrapped the lasl
h silence. but ST." failed ~ clothe II with oblivion
likewise She yearned to hear from him Of
him and yet She oiuany desired neither event
For ms sake shn would have been terrified II slie
had clrned dat he had searched tie city ia
quest Of her, though for Der sake she would
have secretly Iclniced at such know 10 ige Ii WAS
strange blending OF resignation and discomfort
PERHAPS tho two feelings did not blend after Oil
and there gulf between them which some
ho,x "a ,a INTO lac,
found him again spuIrc by he dying 10, G. II Il
hsd not been for But to this would have
been 70 place me under his influence apart from |
e. M him fresh incentive for his frghtfu lea |
pUsI's. She had looked her fate calmly in the |
Eyes and had decided. She pied her needle
81 lcl often. never went out Of doors. and u1eu |
L. make me believe she happy. one day J
put my about her neck and kissed Ines
watching what she sewed II WAS yieldin-
white stuff. and she fixing broad plats in II |
II another shroud. Mike OlIarn and his |
Martha had been thriving Of late and we throyo |
with them
Mamma, said. "why do you never go out
Sometime, the days are very pleasant And aftei
] have done with my lessons in the morn ms you |
let me 90 out. Why do you Nc, er 60 yourself?
sc looked Al me intentH for a NOM Mt put |
ny stn closer about her neclC / kissed her
again. "Alauma7 l whispered tell me- Art
you afraid of hiB?'
Size droored her gaze She made q feint Of
continuing to stitch at the white plats. You
know. Ohio, she faltAred, SION. You must
know
nd But almost cruelty l persisted strength
enln- my cares: SYou afraid he viii hnd
Us. mamma That Is why you go out
But you lei go for long walks with Michael
She slowly nodded. Yes. l let you 20 witt
MicIac lie is very strony He viii take
Of YOU. And you need the air every day, and the
eaerise. Michael undcstands
| tut my lirs close to her Michael is
strong / Whispered "but he is stronger If
be should what could Michael anyone
10 against hin ? He would tear away be
would make me tell him where you are he
Bui paused hce. for she had dropped her work
and had clasped me round the body with eager
1t like a revelation She was in q sudden
trmor Of excitement "Oh. my son, my Ohio
she exclaimed. Il let you 90 but / suffer when
you are away from mel' She had drawn ny
heal down TO her bosom she was kissing my
Cheeks and patting my hair with little rapid mo
lions Of one hand lift he should And you
RI take you from me. IL should 20 mad or die
- 10 not know which.
And then she fell to sobbing ogcitedly my
shoulder ! was silent for quite a little while
AZ lenGth ! said. very sol.nnly and meanngly
81 shall never 90 out again hanna unless we
s. together II he me"s Ms he must meet us
both. Remember what | tell YOU Michael ana
Martha NAV know why. or not Just as you please
But | will no or 90 out again unless ! 20 with
you. II anything shOpld happen must be TO
getfer II he IS waiting and watching for
let him fni US side by side DO you understand
nr man ma p
sun clasping me, she lifted her dark eyes to
mine. They swan in tears She could scarce
n't.r Tie words that now broxenly left her nrs
les Otho lt-shal-bc you viii | do
uh'estahd "hen-we-go, win go 10
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