Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-09-11

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women Of her age ought to give ur
that useless work when their eyes
are falling"
at doesn't seem useless to me-
said Polly, gently. "She thinks you
all value it,"
/" Where can Mary 60 on those
interminahle walks 7" SAID Isabella
one morning to her father. "You
should warn Der about Black lane
She might wander into it and bring
home typhoid fever"
You ought to report that lane as
Z nuisance, father" said his wife,
I" II is a perpetual sink of filth and
vice."
"It is disgrace to Balls Ferry
that such wretches can find harbor
in it p added Isabella. g They
ought to be driven beyond the
borough limits !"
"Well, well, my dear! 1t doesn't
do to be too energetic" said the
Squire. "They never had a chance
He was reused, however, to men.
ton Black lane at a meeting of the
town burgesses that day.
"Something ought to be done OF
we will have typhus among u.s." he
said.
Something has been done," said
Judge Paule. 81 came through the
lane this morning and hardly knew
it. There has been a general drain.
ing and cleaning, the cabins are
whithwashed, the women-some OF
them-had actually washed their
faces"
"What has happened 7" asked
the Squire.
=" | heard the sound of children's
voices singing in one of the cabins
and the men told me it was Miss
Mary's Glass; Some good woman
has been at work, ! suspect"
MISS Mary ?"-the 'Squire's face
grew red, his eyes blushed, but he
said nothing more
Going home he met Polly coming
to meet him. He looked at her with
the eye of judge. care you the
good Samaritan Have you been in
Black lane, my dear 7"
She blushed, laughed and STAN
inered.
"Oh, that was the most natural
thing in the world, father. You
know 1 was brought up among col
ored people. / know how to man
age them. 1t was only ditch out
here and there, few panes of glass
aud bushel of lime. They are good,
affectionate creatures, and so anx
ious to learn"
The matter was driven out of the
'Squire's mind before he reached the
house, for he saw Tom skulkine
around the stable door. He had
returned that day and dull weight
of misery fell at the sight on his
fathers heart. Tom did not enter
until late in the evening, when the
family were gathered about the
lawn. He came into the room with
a swagger, unshaven, his boots reek.
ing of the stable.
"On purpose to mortify u.s.
thought Grace, bitterly.
came to see JOe's fine lady
wife," he said, in "a loud voice, g Tn
less he's ashamed to introduce his
scapegrace brother"
+" Mary is not here" said Mother
Demming. Where is she, Grace ~
SIN Uncle Ben's bed room. She
reads the New York papers to him
every day now. They play back
CANNON together and they have one
Of those silly books of Artemus
Wards. l heard him laughing and
swearing harder than ever, SO he
must be pleased. l wonder she can
stand it,"
4" 1t is hard to understand her,
said Isabella, dryly. "Mary is not
so careful of her associations as she
should be-"
Tom had been listening very Gag.
erly.
" Enough said," he broke out with
a thump Of his fist on the table. at
Joe's wife can take thought OF that
lonely old man up there, there's bet
ter stuff in her than expected. I'll
go up and make her acquaintance
For several days afterwards Toms
voice was heard joining in the jokes
and laughter that came out of Uncle
Ben's room.
"Mary seems to have enchanted
them BOTH" said Grace. atom is
clean and shaved today and looks
like a human being.n
/" Perhaps she treats him like q
human being" said Joe.
But even he was startled when
Mary came down that evening
dressed for walk, and noddine
brightly to Tom, asked him to &C
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