The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-17

! HE STOOD AT TIKI END OF rHE MANTEL.
refreshment "Then she can talk The
| poor child, she never came here that she
| didn't have to stand an examination of some
kind"
nd rather speak at once" said Phoebe
"Tcll us the rights OF it, then. in as few
words as you can, but remember you are
not going to say any thing which will alter
our impressions about YOURSELF
~ hope not, Mr.. Barker"
Certainly not" he affirmed, corning
down with mastiif-like crunch upon a nut
| cake
I" It's my older brother who has followed
| me here. And he u.s." said Phoebe, with eff
| feet, 'just out of prison.
"Oh, dearl' mHrmurcd the masters wife,
| "thats worse than Thornley,"
! IIon't know what should have done if
| Thorney hadn't been the boy he 49, OBJ
| served Phoebe, with maternal dignity. Cur
| ley smiled at her.
| Stick to the analysts of the sentence and
| omit rules and explanations" commanded
| the master. Miss Phoebe, what turned
j this brother to bad courses, and what bear
! ing has his conduct had on your past his
i tory:n
| II don't remember when he ever turned
1 to any thing else, and once his conduct
/
| l would end my part of it. 1t was when
| first grew sure that he meant to make us
| worse than he was"
Gurley's great stump chair faced about
| with jerk toward the rocker. But Phoebe
| met the older mans eyes, continuing:
II could not get out of the trouble that
way, though, and leave Thorney. I've
lived right ahead"
"Have you no recollection OF your par
ents!"
'Only glimmer, like fancying you see n
| star between Clouds
''In order that we may thoroughly under
stand your position. Miss Phoebe, give US n
skeleton outline of what you do recollect."
II recolect first. Thames whipping me
| and Thorney doubling his fists at him. We
were in great many places which seem
| dim to me. When was seven or eight
years old we lived III Pittsburgh at an or
phan asylum. Thane was gone for several
| years | knew afterwards he was serving
out a sentence. A lady in Allegheny City
took liking 10 me and had me
among her children TO help nurse. She got
| place for Thorncy, too, right across the
| street, because | was unwilling to be quite
away from him. But folks were never so
kind TO him; and the rude talk he heard
stayed in his mind. You can not cultivate
Thornley," Phoebe admitted, dropping her
sincere glance to the level of Gurlcy's eye
brows.
II lived in that family until was in my
teens They were refined people and
taught me almost like daughter don't
let myself think their name aloud, | made
such poor return for all their care. Thane
came back | was studying regularly and
the lady said could in time he IA governess
| Rnt hp |
children on the street. He could take
| Thorncy and make thief of him. was
| young and foolish. That was four years
ago thought we could run of from him,
| and tried il. Before | really went the emil
dren and the children's mother used TO look
| at me so. And the servants whispered be-
hind my back. | guess she was discouraged
when she got hint of Thane, for she said
before that ThornCy was bad enough, re-
membered that wher took Thorncy away
without telling her. For You see | didn't
know then it was useless 10 run; ana was
not convinced until we tried il so many
times. We didn't run very far NJ first We
went into the country 10 a Dutch farmer
whom the asylum matron knew. They
made us work hard, but let us 90 10 school
in tho winter, aud the next summer l
taught school near by. Thorney kept on
working for the farmer and we saved every
cent except what we bought clothing with,
aud IL was well we did. for Thane hunted
us out | bought him of that time and had
enough money loft 10 bring Thorney and
me to this state. thought II we went to
another State he must lose track of us We
went 10 the Dutch farmers relatives, anG I
taught school there and Thorney worked.
We staid year before Thane found u.s.
Every time he found us he took Ger
money"
''And no one protected you' said Gurley'
''No ono could"
"Couldn'tr' roarcd the master, "Wait
till the scoundrcl comes around here"
"You shouldn't have allowed him II
blaclSmail YOU said Gurlcy. ANY friend
understanding your relative positions would
have driven him on"
"But never wanted 10 talk about our
relative positions. The sight OF kim made
me shuddering sick. You don't know now
horrible II first seemed TO me that should
feel SO toward my own brother. So II went