Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-04-21
TERMS: $500 PER YEAR.


Rose Marie smiled sadly.
She offered me Sl5 and accepted
it."
Fifteen dollars, - Mrs. Ross threw
up her hands N surprise. "Do you
mean to tell me rich woman like her,
who knows the value of such work, and
can well afford to pay it, has offered ydu
the pitiful sum of SlJ for what is worth
so! Don't take it. "
81 have promised" Rose Marie said,
III her quiet voice. "Bcsilys, we are
strangers here, and our work must he
known before we can command prices.
Fifteen dollars will keep us long time,
we eat so little"
"Mrs. l. had come here to givn
you some work, but of course, under the
circumstances, Won canEut take it,"
mo, madame, not now, "A distressed
look came to her facc-''but | may get
better soon. | may hear of Karl. II
he knew, all, if he only knew. But ho
thinks of me rs 50 wicked, never having
written to him."
"And here | am. poor, worthless
log, weighing thee down" cried the
poor old woman pa.sionately. "Ah,
good ladies, persuade her to let me go
to some charitable asylum. There are
so many i'll this city. 1t is too much on
her, and she owes ne no duty, none.
was bad to her and her husband when 1
was strong and well, aad ! separated
them, sinner that | am" beating her
breast violently. "Shc will nos desert
me, and she is breaking her heart All,
yes, day hy day she is pale and thinner,
and l say to myself, 'You wicked wo-
man who have done this, whydo You not
die." She burst into storm OF sobS.
Rose Marie moved swiftly to her
mothers side and laid n hand on her
shoulder.
"DOn't, mamma" she said :;claulous-
ly. "You shall not 60 to any hospital
or asylum while L can work. | love
Karl and he loves me, and if hc is alive
he will find me. All, mammal, ,lo yor-
want to make ne bad daughter th;---
would desert helpless mother! Their.
indeed, the COOL Lord woad nat listen
to my prayer. We must do orr duty,
and trust God for the rest Is il not SO,
madame!" to Mis-. Ross.
1t was simple faith, but il sustained
Rose Marie during the weeks that fol-
lowed-weary weeks when slowly, bat
surely, the blurred vision grew more and
more indistinct. There was an eminent
oculist in the city, good, humane man
an old friend of m;nc. interest him
in the case, and he examined her eyes,
but refused to give final verdict until
his return from Shreveport, where he
was going the next day.
"Bring her back in three weeks, when
return" said Dr.. R. 81 will do
all L can, and / hardly think it is hope
less case. Meantime, she must be built
up. Exercise, fresh air, good food and
a quiet mind, if possible will be excel
lent preliminary treatment"
/ think Mrs Ross anl | both fell in
love with our beautiful, stately prOtege,
she was so patient, aud even cheerful
in spite Of her misfortune ~~As for the
mother, Tfeared sometimes in her out
bursts of passionate rcmorse she would
dash out her brains against the wall.
"Ah," she would cry, ''if Karl would
only come, would fa'i before him and
kiss the ground under his feet"
One fine morning | had taken Rose
Marie and her child to one of the city
squares, where n fine band was playing.
She loved music passionatcly, and in her
darkened life it seemed to speak to her
as no human voice could do. They were
playing the "SOldaten Licder," and as
looked at her, | saw that her hands
were claspcd together, AMI the tears
were rolling down her white cheeks.
"He used to play it," she murmured,
"my Karl, ah, he played 50 beautiful
ly."
did not notice that little Henri, i'll
playing about, had slipped through
the gate of the square into the street.
Suddenly | heard confused cries. "Ab,
the little boy. He will be killed =" and
looking up, my heart stood still us | saw
the little fe-2y- Utmost tinder the who,
of press of wagons going and coming.
But Mt that moment | saw once tla|
cornet players dash down his instru-
ment, leap over the barrier, and snatch
Henri from his perilOas situation, and
bear him a!Oft in his arms. L had Teen
too much terrified to utter sound dur
ing this drama, and ROs, Marie, sitting
by my side, was utterly unconscious of
her child's danger.
"What is the noise about? Why has
the muse stopped so suddenly She
asked; but did not answer, for 1 saw
Henri's rescuer, with the child in his
arms, looking around the square, tho
little boy pointing t. us and talking. AS
he approached ] saw tall, h"''7""".
soldcrly young fellow wit
and smiling blue eyes. llose irom my
seat rs he came up.