The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-11-30

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and milk with -.
A new life nos e i.lmenced for the
| child. For moutL : G had had no home,
hut wandered vii :.er sick father, de
pending upon the ,harity Of strangers,
wherever they chanced TO be. Now she
was made comfortable.
The two women, though shocked at her
wild. umtutortl ways, were kind, and
tried 10 lead her In The way she should
go. and she learned to love them both,
even while her perverse nature led her TO
set at defiance all their rules.
Aunt Dorothy declared II dozen times a
day that She was the plague Of her %life,"
but yet the houscseemtd strangely lonely
and still when she was absent.
She taught her to sew, and would leave
her demurely seated in her low chair, an
| industrious little maid, and returning in
a few moments to find her gone and catch
the futter of her garments up i'll some
tree. where she was talking to the birds.
She attended the village school, was
bright. and easy to teach, but the prime
mover in all mischief, ard Il general far-
orite with the scholars. But best Of all
she loved to wander over the hills, pick
ing flowers or playing in some mountain
rili.
She formed an acquaintance with some
rude wood choppers, who. with their fam
lilies, dwelt in some little slanties on the
mountain-side.
The men smiled when she came, and the
women loved the helpful little girl who
kept the babies so still and told nice stor-
les to the bigger children.
She saved n little two year-old boy from
drowning one day, aud won thereby the
everlasting gratitude of the parents; and
when one OF the poor women fell i'll,
begged some nice things of her aunt to
carry to her.
One dark November night she and her
aunt Dorothy happened To be alone. Bet
sey had gone to sit up with Il sick neigh
Dor. and the hired man lived some dis
tance away.
About midaieht Gypsy, who slept ina
small room next to her aunt's, was
awakened by q scream. Springing from
the bed, she rushed into the outer room,
Two masked men stood by the bed, one
holding IL lantern, while the other held a
knife to the woman's throat, and a voice
that Gypsy recognized said:
"Stop that screeching and tell US where
that money is you took for those cows to-
day, or I'll Don settle YOU
NO, you won't, Pat Daly!' said the
child, springing to the bed and clasping
her aunt around the neck.
Both men started, and the ma with
the lantern aid
Its Gipsy!"
Eyes, Dennis Carter; and don't you re-
member how Isaved yourlittle Mike from
drowning?'
sIndade | do. And not Il hair of yer
head shall be harmed, the blessed darlint
that We arei But how cam ye here?'
II live here, and this is my aunt Doro-
thy, who gives mt IL home and is so kind
to me. You sha'n't touch her unless you
kill me first. She sent your wife, Pat
DAILY, those nice broths and jellies when
she had the fever, and she'severso good;"
and Gypsy burst into tears.
The men consulted together while the
child bent over Aunt Dorothy, who had
tainted for the first time in her life.
"Oh, she's dead" she screamed.
mo, she isn't; she has only tainted.
She'll come to in a few minutes, said one
man. I'VE wouldn't have come here if
we'd known it was you aunt. Now,
child, you must promise never to tell who
we are, and you mustn't either of you tell
of this nights adventure, as it would set
folks 10 talking and make trouble, you
see.n
Yes" said Gypsy, II understand; and
won't tell, and I'll promise for Aunt
Dorothy, too. Only be good, aud go right
away, and, oh, don't ever do so again"
You don't hate Us. Gipsy:"
ooh no, indeed; Pm only sorry for you.
Do GO"
When Miss Dorothy recovered her
senses she was alone with her little niece.
"Where are those horrid mem" she
asked.
They've gone, Aunt Dorothy"
"But what a brave child you are. Gipsyi
But won't they come back? Call for help.
Mur-'
The child's hand was on her lips.
"Don't, aunt. I've promised we won't
tell anybody about this"
Not tell, III nave them arrested"
Ittook some time to prevail on the eX-
cited woman to be silent; but as she really
did not know who her assai.Ant5 We're,
and the child refused TO speak, she re-
solved to keep quiet.
The next day. TO Betsey's disgust, sh%
had the hired nan move his family into r
part of the house, "for company" sa.
said.
A week after Gypsy climbed the mou1-
tain side to find the cabins of DAILY ara
Carter deserted. and TIE chill Novembe.
wind sweeping thror.4a them.
She was now prime ~fGvorite with Aunt
Dorothy. who seemed 70 forget she hi
ever been the plag - ot her life