Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-08-31


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ae If Oh second thought, that wonder
fll woman called the man back and
telling hin to scra her up fifty csnts
worth Of oysters by the lad, and she
would pay for it altogether. Il is un-
necessary 70 add ,hat yet aEother
joined the chorus, who hr"led Ike
hungry wolves about the widows
abode. morning, noon and night
Her next move WIS 10 break the
bell wire on the inside, resign her
walks abroad and make no more APP
pearances in daylight Regularly al
ter dusk she would aspect up and
down the street, and !: .he coast was
clear, start off to ,'s<e the world
yield up a pa:t Of the ling it owed
her. The little naked boys scarcely
dared show their noses in these
iroublous times. Only now and tEen
after dusk a made white .o.m would
fly to the cistcrn after water. and
then, shy as mouse, $ it back into
shelter at the smallest sound.
Such q turmoil as ragged about the
place as the woman's credito:f came
on the scene in pairs If fairy spell
had been laid on the house it could
not have enjoyed a more deathiy still
ness within. The men ratified the
blinds, hammered on doors and win
dows, pounded at the alley gate and
threatened fire and vengeance il very
un-Sunday school language. They
might as well have RETAINED No
one winked inside The tomb was n
lively place compared to No. - Maga-
zine street. The family laid low
and conquered by dignified silence
and an inilexible reserve Nothing
less than breaking in would have
proved the presence of human beings
on the other side Of those non-com-
INITIAL walls.
H. was after more than ordinarily
trying morning, when the trisky. un-
clothed Youngsters had not dared
move hand on foot, that during ln.l
in the storm one Of the wagons from
a big confectionery down town stop
ped and deposited five gallon freez.
er of ice cream and great tray OF
fu cy cakes. Too stunned to take in
the situation, the neiShbors saw tho
cause of ali the uproar issue calmly
forth in the inevitable blue. and TAX
ing up cream and waiter relock her.
self away from annOying attention.
When grocer, Dago and milkman re-
fused assistance she patronized tho
ice cream shop. Next morning freez-
er and waiter were neatly deposited
on the front gallery and the cottage
relapsed into its gloomy reserve.
"Seven weeks had row elapsed,
and in that time six people had been
well fed on the uncOOked fat of the
land and not ono single penny spent.
Tho boys, as n peep Though the
window showed, were plump as young
pigs and the mother unconccrned.
If the wretched men had not been SO
boisterous all might have yet been
well. 1t was true credit was pretty
thoroughly exhausted in circuit OF
dozen blocks in all directions. The
children, by the enforced calm they
were forced to observe, were getting
bored, so taking all things into con-
sideration madame determined to
to move.
!, at was shown later that she made
arrangements to take rear building
. in quite anothar part Of the city,
owned by a widow lady. 1t was iess
pretentious than her present domi-
cile, but calculated to serve the pu:
lose. Like the Arabs their move
was at night, when the boys queer
. toilets would not attract attention.
By general agreement the creditors
served process of law, and the very
next morning after breaking up camp
they forced open the door, aud be-
hold. the birds had flown."
The lady said her knowledge Of
the strange woman extended very
little farther. Some friends of tho
r widowed landIady notified her of the
f peculiariti - Of her new tenants, and
a she straightway tried to dislodgc
{ them. 1t was unavailing till the first
q month was up, and then with an of-
s ficer she was forced to vacate. Al
: the last minute the mother beg ,ed
n for grace. Her children were naked
d she had not one cent for car fare, and
e some mode Of conveyance must he
:. found. Time was granted. and III II
e quarter of an hour big double
Y carliage drawn by pair of spanking
e gray horses dashed up to the door
d fresh from the livery stable. One n
IS atims the poor tie kidsVere brousb
If forth, wrappG in the ever usefu
If quincy baggi and wearing in turn
e the inevitable White sunbonned. Hav
ir ing no worldly goods but her bare
,e boys they were all bundled into th'
,e fine coach, to the intinit disgust o
# the driver Madame entered Inst
gave the order for CarroIlton an,
T. the last seen of The party WAS n lot u
10 rough heads peering up from th'
" floor of the vehicle, where the lad
N were crouched.
ID The lady who told the story con
ID cluded by saying that her quondau
J. neighbor was no ordinary woman
er Where mnety-nine others would bav
at given up in despair, she industriousl
d. beat her way. Fortune vas fiouted
ne luck ignored, she and her boys ba
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