Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-17

1iEanr roon n tho back part CT ne
housc fer weeks imprisonment. lIfr.
Dewitt xss Informed II usuyis angular
handwriting:
.'LcuuorI l. In tbs tover. Psnicrkrs,
a. toy.
Lie cs.-ed TIC eznzil. solemn faced l,oT
v,ao LroucfTt the Eose. and got I'll he
circfrl story. end gave Il rvtErn dime,
that WIS t@sea q part Of the price fer
Decrecy. To the tower went III. pe'Titt
CO railnI-ht. after f1llioy over wis,cl-
barrow and stumbling through . veS,sa-
lie gartlen-
Lcolora Wa very unhappy Little
Ci-i, fer The vs=s Internally ncrvolsE Her
crazy Cnclc Henry had died II tic rccIa
whore che YES irapri9oaed. and Iistty
G.il hi rncuiet spirit neycr rested in the
crave. Sac Wa Gllgv:eI TO l-tap. a2d
no one w@s near her Ia ts-.t loag hall.
ard somewhere she led red ct rilG-
right LoCr. When cia;srcbyart,s y1wn ard
Czavcs tive Up tllsir deal, and IL 'Fss
twelve now.
Then On the rlooniit air came that
dear voice:
,iGll u stas.s. c-a ne par.
She rave li:fie cry Of Jog. her terror
had beCl 70 e:-tEct-c, and lac s-as 60 i33cd
u corae. lie Licked 90 beautiful Ia tie
moonlight. HI Handsome eyes. Cndcr
t.icir ling l.-hcs. upral5cd to her. his
El1c1 r.lu.tac.le ycilia.s tie lips t,I@t eins
20 ssyeetlY. The f2et th-t there w@5
Eoraebody awclc. too. And sire told him
cofily LOg pe=rcd she was. and be s-t
down rrid.y the window. cnd aid he
wouil stay fer company, and the could
deep IL peace. for Lac wouiI &c awake
Two nights Liter. vhca lie cane. the
fsFaF I Ff..l IL 1 ~ II
riJbol.
10 you fer.s=abcr yoaIn- IochanTsr | rcd you
ehos.tf / shal - hers. 20 oae Sses Elc I'D
i-t List, sctsr raate yo1 70 home. heard arch
GTeai.- 4 erecEil, u tls sI14r4 t-I1t l f4..tad
cssad Eway El.-i O. here
'.It's q e.atac. th2t old bag he wrote
bac-. DO you mean run away aad get
EaaTFies,T'
"Y-el. cane down on the striag.
Then further correspondence c--sI.ed,
hints Ct o ccrvant who could bc tri.ed
with pearl ring Ind didn't care atout
ut ell 70 Lave the key in the door, and
directions To have q carriage vcitin:; ct
the l1nc. and che would be waiting. He
proralctl. then went slowly honeward.
~ rum 70" he Eauttered. You an
n1c. EruIsor. to run OF with that i,lno-
cent Little chick. Them books ID turned
her head. and the Il scared out Of her
scnses up there alone. Cuss that old
wOtnani ] never see no EiTl Ike her. ]
love her, Eruiccr, and What in this world
shall do about it,
lie sat down On the top rail Of . fc!1ce,
and Erl.lcr took Ci.yni.led rosturs in
tho path. 4 queer Gort Of shadow cane
over Devitts face az he drew lis breath
hard.
Its no 70. jim. You arc q poor,
worthless devil, and che Will Ike rich
Gotac day. 1t would be worse than cheat
in: tn Honest man at IN honest game.
II shc want rich-well, even then, what
Kind CT a name have you GOT TO give her,
and what sort Of home to offer? She
don't know TO Elorc cf the world end
what Cictin' married means than 4-year-
old Child. Gala ne Ceraiat. By Gosh.
Chuck full cf poetry. hut rot mite Of
boss sensc. roor little GIL. and | love
her. That swect seriousness Of hers
Lreass rlc up. Wants to nun OF with
lac. and ! never even kissed her
woul.n't for the world. &c square. jim,
savc her fron herself No one will ever
know how hard il l., and then Ghell hate
rae. She viii welt for rle. and then cate
mc."
lie rot up with n crocn and wcnt on
with lowed head end vc@Ty eyes. Sud
Leuly he turned ccd vent tcc- TO the
manor. Poor. frightened child. lie r2w
her ct the window, her face hidden On
her outstrctched arms, her fair hair veil
inc her childi4h rricf. lie cared rot see
her Gcain. In the thsdos CT the cid
Gins he sang for the lat time the ronS
she loved. Ghe listened With beating
heart and happy eyes, and th@t senae Of
coElp=nionfhip 10 dear in her loneliness;
and hc-hil voice faltered once OK twice,
that Vas all
..eid Of kthensi lem rone:
Think Ct re tweet hen alone
Though g. 10 Ltanbo,
Ai,rns holds ry heart ard sorl
Can cease to love taeef 10
10 went away at dcybreal.. loo.Iins
haf,.-erI and worn. and the old town by
the Hudson cav him TO more. Ir1.ieCr,
left behind became The charge and ter
ror OF FOOD Aunt I,cnnah's life. 4
trent liz; Ci.l stole ont the old manor
tha; ni.ht. and it was raining hard. too,
and vet end weary, waitCd-waitel 30
long by the rate; bit lie Gid ret come
PStiencc Staplcton il Once Week.