Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-04-27
CHAPTER Ill

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child Here arc half dozon cgos !. soia n,'n
Of the hen wives, and tho littlo cross woman
with tho psidler,s trnv n,lded n wo,on 81
Agnes. coior.i red and yellow to tho vcry
ifo. no doubt; and tho old Cbonn John baa
saved her n cage FOR tho starting. ond tho
tinker hnd a cream choese for her IN a VIM
leaf, and tho swcet,ncat seller brought her n
,n.,u,if,,l eil,l,d horn of s,,gnr niums aud tho
cobbler had made her actually n pair of shoes,
red shoes, beautiful shoes to go 10 mass IN
and te a wonder I'm To all the neiyhborhooi
And tboy throppcd round her ami n,lore.l the
silver waist buckles, and when Bob,a got
fairly to her stall md traffic bcpon sho
thought once moro that nobody's feast dav
had ever ,lnwuel like hers.
When tho chimes bcrnn to ring nh over
the city she could hardly believe that the
carillon was not sayinp its al an, Deon with
some speciaj mes,nipp In its bells of her
Tho morning went by ms us,,aI. tho nois,o
of tho throngs about her like a driving Of
onpry winds. but no moro hurting nor tbo,
tho angels on the roof of St Gudule aro hurt
by tho storm when Il breakaL
The day was a busy one, and brought in
good profit. Behse had no less tbnn (lfty so,,s
In her leather poucb when Il wns oyer--o
sum Of magnitude In the green lapo by Lac
ken.
A few Of her moss roses wero still upsold
that was all. when the Ayo Maria beoon ring
ing over the town and the neople disursed ~
their homes or their plcas,,rinr.
Il was n warm gray evening, tho strcets
were fun, there were blossoms in all tho bol
comics, and gay colors In all tho dresses. The
old tinker put his tools together and wbis
pered To her,
"Bebee as Il IA vour feost dav como and
stroll in ST Iubert,s gallery. ond I viii INV
you a little gilt heart. or "A sugar opplo stick
or a ribbon. and We can SEQ the puppet show
afterwards. chr
But tho children were waiting at homo.
she would not spend the evening In tho city:
she only thought she would lust knecl a mo.
neDt In the cathedral and saw n iittio praver
on two for a minuto-the saints were SO good
Ia giving her 80 many friends.
People looked after her as she went through
the twisting picture like streets, where sun.
light fell still bctwocn tho peaked high roofs
and lamps wcro here and there liz in tho brio.
u brnc shops and the fruit stalls.
Her little muslin cap blew back like the
wings of a white butterfly Her sunny bnir
caught tho last sun rays. Her feet wcrv fair
in the brown wooden shoes Under tho short
wooden skirts the grace Of her pretty l,mbs
moved freely Her broad silver clasr,s shone
like a shield, and sho was utterly unconscious
thnt any ono looked, she was simply and
grayely intent on reaching St Guduie TO say
her one prayer and not keep tho children
"ai'his'
ooI''o ono leaning idly over balcony In
'he street tnht Is i'aihed aiter mary OF Bur.
guhuy Ha" hei gohg mus ue ieit inc pai.
eoiiS anu "e'' oo"h niS s'ans uu'a 'oiio"eu
"e,
his sight. oud then no had Looked doyvnwara
M tbo nrettv faot
These are the chances woman call foto
DeI.aa made ber soIuta,ions 10 tho bi,h
altar ond s,olo on int Tho cb,,..I ~ tbo
Saipt Sacr,m.n,, n was that one that sha
nyod l..s,
sb. s,id her ,,o,ar and ,,.nL.a ,ha ,,i,,,
for ali their giT,s ond coo.Inass h., c,as,,oJ
ba,d a,Tai,s, s,r sii,,ar sIi1l, -. ts,'a.f -
tho rs yan,an, ~, ha, aInvahaaa - -.
80 s,r.,,nio ,.,r,,a .n, ar,,n1,,,, s ~
onjd.n ,hr@,'ai' ,ha ,ain,.d ,.,,da,.a ,ha, a nv
tbe wonder az tho world '''
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