Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-02

tllthl oiA' qua ~ ''.'
Not much, ma am. | git awful tired
sometimes
Then. my child. why not earn your
living some other way 1t would be bet
ter 10 scrub floors all day long
But they wouldn pay me nothin.
W hat matter" hcgan Mrs MOrrin
virtuou>ly.
But | send my money home pretty
near every dollar. said Little Nan.
There : siN of en- besides me My
mother dead. Father don't get hut half
wages now. I've earned heap the last
two years since Nr been dancn. In
the oldest one. III Is here's two
dead between me ana me Hes II
Jennie. She lU. anu the Dany Jrnni!
has an easier iimc 'hah had Iaklh 'ae
of EN- ihcrrr r up and out OF tie
way now
The wreath was hnlSh"d before Miss
Morrin spoke s-aln-
no taught YOU 10 dance shc sad
suddenly.
man my 'athcr knew re htd a
thcalcr We a S'andIn engage mcnt at
the entIh. 'Id bi!Iy WAS h"lGI good
to me. never saw hum before come
here, but he kinder took 10 me lie was
poor, too lie had calm up thr noun
tain. but | guess he never S'tuck IL lie
never sold much ore anyhow liant
That h"a"iliuI Wr'a'h; hiIN would
thlnk IL was uhmlh. lie ai"aSS liked
every thlng prlShI
Mhcn the iuhcrai was over ana they
had all retnrnc" I" IN" tran" ho'ei; Little
Nan thTr" nIfH'ii on h'f oeu ana cried
pitcousl. Miss NORM h'aru hef SOD
oihg: ann 'AlerinS her room fieu 10
comfort h"T rc>Gh''E Nan sat up
nlur' "rC>s sle S''u' NcariiN. IL
must oe Ia'" iier 'ChS mar zen around
her anu silently Miss NORM TOOK orush
ana "eS"h |" N"'U"'h I'N p''Sn, A'fa'"S
lhGn Nan put On her SHAWL ana hOou.
" q. en- 10 5e' me sing nIGr .II Ine
',a's"H' Sn' anu H"'"' NY i' n',tt
nn: atma t tN,m amd ira :, fnr birt P MA Wavha ="
Iotii' f,om hoar o", "', q, ~ MI,
''' y MaIn. nvI, = h. ~ vii H7 ,r.vcroJ Miss Nor
-i,, ,,.;;h ,o'rs IN hor nio, "r,,, s,,ro w, Ia
viii wi " 49,
Spring came The snow that had lain
for months on the mountains began to
melt slowly and pros pcCt0rS talked of
been disturbed since he died No one
known that he was without wife or chill
drcn
Unc day the chambcrmaid of the Grand
found a sheet Of tinted paycr behind the
bed in the room that had once been old
Milys She was lazy careless girl, and
paper had lain undi>turhcd for more than
three months As she could not read
writing she carried it to Little Nan
But Little Nan herself could not read
writing readily. She glanced at the few
lines on the apcr and spelled out the
name NltiIam Struthcrs al the bott' IN OF
the page
May its somcthin' bout his claims
it right off
into Mr.. NiCklcson.s office and handed
him the little sheet of pink tinted paper
1t took the smart lawyer from Boston
but moment to discover that he held old
Billys last will and testament in his hand
Did you read it," he asked, glancing
kecnly at Dittlc Nan
Il didn't have time to spell it out, an
swcrcd Nan. There's nothin bout me
in it, is there"
He's left his claims to you. said the
but they are yours. III find out about
them and let "u know
"Ron hurry yourself. called out Nan
AS she shut the door Dear old Billy"
she thought 'I!e did all he could for
me when he was hvin an then he went
and left me them holes in the ground
Bet your lite they haint worth "A cent He
never sold no ore from en-
A week later when Little Nan called
again al Mr Nicklesons office the lawyer
made her his very best bow
Take chair " he said ncrvously
Then he cleared his throat My dear
Miss MalOny, he began, Il have some
may say. -." He darted into the AL
'Oiuing room and returned with 4 glass of
wafer.
drink This and then I have sometime
10 tell you
Fire away. answered Nan Il hainr
a.