Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-01-14

"FIi'cen dollarS!' Mrs Ross threw
up h"r hands IN surprise. ''Do yol
mean to tell me 4 rich woman like her,
VINO knows the full value of such work,
ana can well afford to pay it, has of
l'red you the pitlfnl sum of fifteen dol
lar, Tor what Is worth fifty? Don't take
H.
II have promised, Rose Marie said.
III hef q"let voice. besides, we are
strangers here. and our work must be
known before we can command prices.
fl't"ch dollars will keep us II long
'''lG, we eat SO little.
mis- L had come here to give
you some work, but, of course. under
tle circumstances you can not take
H.
"No, madame, not nova dis.
'Te'>e' look came to her facc-"bnt |
may re! better soon. | may hear of
harl' II he knew, ah, mon DieH, il he
o'!'y knew But he thinks Of me rs so
n never having written to him y
'Anu mere am a poor, worthless
'oS' "eI!h'h@ 'hre Gown cried the
poor olu woman paSslonately. "Ah,
gooo iao'cS' persuade her to let me 90
10 some charitable asylum There are
>" many OF 'hem IN tins city. 1t is too
ih"cl on her' ana She owes me no duty,
none l was Dad to her and her hus-
o'na when was strong and well. and
''l:"' ''r" '',ll'' sinner 'na, am
,,7 "'' "i'"'' 'lolehlly' 'She
WIN NOV "'S'', me- ana she is breaking
ne, '''',' AM Sc'' uay ny DAY she is
P1''' "'" 'nI'"'eT' ana say to myself,
,o" "'yN'" woman VINO nave done
"'i'' WY Nv ,ou "o' ole' ana can
NOT Ut one burst INTO a storm of
'ouS'
hose Marie moved swiftly to her
mother slde' ana laid a hand on her
shoulder.
ION l. mamma, sie SaId' tremr-
'o"S'S' Sht'l NOT 80 to any hos
l'''' ",'''c can worn, love Karl
ANU ne loves me, ana II he Is alive he
VIII il''u me An mamma, do you
wan. TO make me 4 bad daughter that
"o'i" desert helpless mother Then
llueeu' the @oou Loru would not listen
10 my PF'yrrS' We must do our duty,
""o trust uou ior inc rest Is 1t not
So ilaua'liP' 10 MIS- TOSS
TWAS a simple faith, but it sustained
Hose Marie during the weeks that fol-
IoWed-Weary weeks when slowly, but
surely the blurred vision grew more
ana more ihdlStlhct There was an
eminent oc"l'St IN the city a good, hui
name MAJ ana an o'd friend OF mine.
l interested mn IN The case, and he
examined ner eyes but refused to give
a "''"i 'tr"'c, "htii ms return from
'"l'''ro'" ""e'e he was gong the
"'A. u'l'
nr,'S h'f PACK IN three weeks,
"mtn ! ie,"rh' saia Dr. r. 81
VIII 90 All can ana hardly think it
Is II hopeless case Meantime, she
mus, De D"''' up EXERCISE fresh air,
@ooa io"a ana Il quiet mind, II posi-
o'e' VIII DE excellent preliminary
''I"l'n'n',
mink MIS- R"ss and ! both fell in
NV "''' ''' ~n'"u''i"'' S'''e'y pr0'egee,
,"' was 80 patient ana EVEN cheerful
III SPI'c OF hcr misfortune A, for the
,'''"''' i''.'" sometimes IN hef out
1o'n'S VI P~'s''o"a'c re'norse she would
""Sh o"' "'' D'"'hs against the wall
An mon D'e"'' she would cry, ''if
nar' W"'''" only come l would fall be-
iore MN ana KISS the ground under
ms iee'' maze the uermans, could
XIII men, III she loves him and her
heaft Is breaking
one me morning had taken Rose
Malie ana her enid to one OF the city
squares where n me band was playing.
ohe loved music p%assionately, and in
her darkcned life 1t seemed to speak
TO her as no human voice could do.
They were playing the "Soldaten
L'eder'' and AS looked Mt her | saw
that her hands were clasped together,
ana the tears were rolling down her
while cheeks'
ale used to play it, she murmured,
"my Karl-ah, he played SO beauti-
fully''
did not notice that little Henri, in
playing about, had slipped through the
gate of the square into the street.
Suddenly heard confused cries.
"Ah, the little boy! he will be
killed!' and, looking up. my heart
stood still as | saw the little fellow al
most under the wheels of a press of
wagons going and coming.
But at that moment I saw ono of N.