Milford chronicle., 1889-09-13
MEHALAH.

NEHALAH.
"Tool You hero, Gloryl che moon is fun,
md that always mogos him mndder. have
20 keep him short OF food, and strap his
ehouldors or no would tear the walls down
in his fury"
"To. mo attend to him." asked Mehalah.
"Youd DO afraid of him.
81 should pity him. said tho. girl. Ho
md I arc both wretched, both your victims,
both prisoners, wearing your chains"
"You have no chains round you, Glory"
"navo mott have, invisible may bo,
bul Armor, colder, moro given TO rust into
md rub tho flesh than those carried by that
roor captive. / have tried 70 break away,
bui ! cannot. You draw me back"
al told you / could. ] have threads TO
ovory lingor. ! can move you as Will 1
can bring you into my arms"
"Tbat-noyor. You may boast of your
pouor over me. You have "a power over
me, but that power has its limits, submit
now, but only for my mothers sake. We're
fho not dcpoudmt wholly on mo, were she
0oad, I would defy you and be free free as
eJl yondor"
IHiah put his hand inside his door, drew
crt bis gun, md in moment the gull was
seen 20 fan.
"sbo is not doad,n said Mehalah, with a
glenn OF triumph in her sad face.
"No, but winged. The wretch viii 1utter
nlonr disabled She viii try TO rise, and
each effort viii give her mortal agony and
crud The spliu,erel bones together mud make
to blood bleed away. She will skim lttlo
Vluo above tho water, hut 40 length viii
fall into tho waves and be washed ashore
dead"
"Wl you lot me attend to your brotherr
'No, viii notn
Tho butter was dashed or its hinges, flung
out into the yard, and tine two ghastly hands
were asaiu seen strained through the bars
Asan ,hcro rang ont in the gathering night
tho ri.cous cry, "Gloryl Gloryl Glory~
"l}y God you hound,N yelled Elijah, and
he raised his whip 20 bring it down on the
white wrists.
III cannot bear iti viii not endure itln
cried MlLalah, and she arrested the blow
She caught the whip and wreuchod il out Of
tho band OF Rchow before he could recover
from his surprise, and flung it into tho dixie
that opcirciod the yard.
"You arc civil, p snecrod Elijah. "What
arc you tn this housed A servant Then
speak and act as one.'
A hard expression settled on Mehalah's
brow
"po what YOU will with that brother OF
yours Gm indifferent 60 him and 60 his
fate Everything in the world Is all one to
mo now IL you had Jet me think for the
pooy creature and feed him, and attend 70
him, might have become rcconcilcd 20 being
hero I could at least have comforted my
soul with tho thought that j was ministeriug
tf
tightening his lot But now, she shrugged
her shoulders "Now everything is all one
20 me ] can laugh, she dii So harshly.
''Thoro IS nothiuS in the world that ] care
Tor now, except my mother, and ! do not
know that caro- very much for her now. ]
feel as il had no heart, or that mine were
frosen in my hosomn
"Nou do not caro- now Tor your mother"
exclaimed RCboW. "Ihon leave her here to
my tender mercy, and go ont into tho world
and sex your fortune Go On the tramp
Ike your gypsy ancestry
'Ieavo my mother 20 your mcrcyi' echoed
Mohalah "ro tho mercy OF you, who could
cut your poor crarcd brother over the fingers
with great horsewhipl 10 you, who have
stung and stabbed ct my SELF respect tll it Is
stupalied; who have treated me, whom you
profess 20 love, as l would not treat a marsh
bricr Never Though my heart may b,
stunned or dead, yet ! have sufficient instinct
50 stand by and protect her who brought m,
Into the world and nursed me when ] was
lelplosS AS Tor you, do not hate you any
more than I love You You are nothing &
mo bus coarse, IN conditioned dos"
She walked modify away and regained hol
. room. She went 20 the window, the window
that looked toward the Ray, and drawing IN,
f.,f.f
head sunk hut her oycs never wav0ring IRON
tho point where her home had been when sh,
waslappy, her heart free, and her salf respect
anmangled SOpaSs,d hour after hour. Their
vas iul MOON but the sky was covered witt
clouds white as curd, scudding before north
west wind. The moon was dulled but handy
obsoircd now ard then, and next moment
glarea ont in naked brilliancy.
Everything In the house was hushod Eli
Sab had gone to he'd. Mehalah had heard hi
heavy tread ON the stair aud tho bang 81 All
uooras he shut it; il had roused her, 81,
turned her head, and her face greW harder il
The cold moonlight
Then she looked back towards the Ray
Thorn wonder On the marsh was soinethin,
very white, Ike paper, tapping ana lashin.
in tho moonlight What could it bai
moved little way, then blew up ana eel
ana Capped again Was ita sheet Of pspcr
W So how came &c rot % he swept away bl
tie rushing windi No &c was no Shoe, q
papeg Nehalah curiosity was rousod Sh
cFoao3 the window and looked cut At th
same r1onagilt Is rosc, luttoroi nearer, oidie>
mp and isa aSsia A cloud drisied over th
nlooa ana made the marsh gray, and in tht
+ shadow Sac restless obicc, was lost che fasl
CT White Was hlotse3 oyor. When the nool
glcainod oei ogSin, sho saw it onoo more
did rot uioYA The wind tore by and shool
tile csssnont On her hand. bur di0 nos lil
ana bow away that white object. Thl
there Nas lulL The air was still for
mcuagt AZ that moment the white objec
moved sgaiu, ross ouca more and duttove,
Up, &c WAS dying, il was resring-it fen q
Tie r1oi 81 tiie haSehousa under the window
Now 1lchaleh saw what this was It was n
Vcurlc1 ,uu, the bind Rehow had shot.
r,c uis1rabia ereatlre was struggling viii
6 hg,oAsn wiac, ard with Disabling blood. &
escape 10 SO 70 die, and drop into TIE dark
3osing, iosaning waves C. lcse itself in in
fatty. lf could not expire or the land {
must SIX it's native element, the unframed
DnoSahnei So; Sc ccuid not give forth il
acai On the s1rth
Was ). ncl 50 with Gioryf Could her Gro
scui rast whore sic now vast Could Il en
dure fero0eg this tyranny O. oonfinomn
within irupclpahla wallsi She who hal
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