Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-12-26
,,ov MARGERY WENT HOME.
eY MRS. 5. NJ RILEY.


The STAGE drew up before the inn
4 WV E.tle village i'm which was to spend
\ ,,snsyt wear of my life
How distinctly every incident oil that
evening comes up before me! IL was my
Il fr.t experience OF belnT, among strangers
aJ although our old doctor S words,
If Won persist IN staying another
h. In This climate ! will not answer Tor
\ srr iifa sept ringing lnmy ears, would
,s everything TO be at home once more
3 NM native town.
d NE wothprlv looking landlady pressed a
IS. mon my tear-stalned face ana then
4 .,.l Ine nv roma cosy, old-fashioned
3.,or. .lah AS would at any other
, have delighted my heart The
\ n,rar ben rang. but it was impossible to
NTH snch lump in ones throat, so
I'm stood at the window gazing at the
Imost deserted street
Z The SIM set its last ray over the noun
isi1. dr5wsy tiukle Of COW bells echoed
.brorgl the air. when suddenly my atten-
4 Ham WAS attracted by an unusual commo-
n Kan Ia tba street below A crowd OF boys
y.a,s following in the wake of such fan
,.tir looking creature. She was tall and
Straight as an Indian, with great masses
If BACK hair falling mcontined over her
shoulders. Her clothing was such as was
commonly worn by the villagers, but she
walked with the air of a princess, and the
a6wcr- that adorned her person added q
,oE of weird magnifcence On her head
VA. q crown made Of the brilliant sumac
81 pvg, and "a brooch of the mountain ash
n erie- famed at her throat.
q A.tre crowd drew nearer. a pathetic
VI ga..e could be heard above the laughing of
Il the boys
Il "Don' make So much noise, it hurts my
"A head ANA / cannot hear if he Is COM
q me- Listen. don't you hear the sound
n fWheels, Surely. OH surely he will come
soon.
There was something so sorrowful in the
voice that my eyes filed with tears, and
ms own troubles were forgotten when
rap summoned me to the door.
q il wa, the laudlady bearing a tray ON
4 which wills spread so dainty a supper that
q herary sight revived me, and when she
n aid Come child you must eat some
thing If yUu mean to be mistress IN our
a olrrd seloorbouse ' and no second INV
utiUn was necessary. She added with
i-u THE children nowadays are so
n .h0aghtles. Did you see how they were
teasing the poor creature who passed here
little while ago;
II Here was my opportunity, and my fork
81 g., Ji3 down preparatory to asking ques
N ions, when She seemed to read my
n thoughts for she said hastily: Eat your
Upper before it becomes cold, and ! will
N NJ. goo an about her.
Il Poor Nargery She never seemed to
M aFe half "a chance in this world. Her
n father was n handsome good for nothing
b fellow who spent his time between hunt
n ug .r themountains and guiding at the
III tavern, So u0 one was surprised when he
n wiz Wr,ed home one evening with "A
Ia great black hole i'm his breast Perhaps ]
M HouId said no one but his wife, for poor
81 ding She never lost faith in him, but
RI vaen she saw that hope had gone she
onanai her feeble grasp on life, kissed
q U.aek-eyed baby and closed her eyes
M forever
n .lrWas quite a question among US what
NJ ou.d oe dome with Margery, as we knew
81 nothing of her relatives. but we all hated
III -aud the pretty baby to the poorhouse.
III quite number of MS finally agreed to pay
n certain sum toward her support until she
rran.ea au age when she could care for
Ii -Eot lu- we found it no easy task TO
N Ai suitable person who was willing to
uUiaHad with the care of 80 small a
IA I.A Yrs Hart a widow having sever
III children of her own, finally agreed to
tNr Charge 9t her. and we knew that She
o'00 ue with those who would at least
NJ oHH ~ BIER. As she grew Older her
NaNl sensitive nature showed itself
NJ Nv tae other children, installing this for
I'll 'e.mE of pride, did all in their power to
Nj remote. 'aa child life miserable
III ,ta never forget the look on her
n 4a,a face when. upon passing our
III -'l'" 9au If the school children said
~ ..'IH-.E. m sure I'd ike to know
NJ N."' sou So got to be proud Of, you don {
- t nobody. and have no home of
M The child was called into the
II 70. "e did all in our power to com
M '.f Uat She kept repeating: It's true,
E se no home nobody to love me,
n ga9 see why God ever put me in
M ,W.rl
a A'- Hart died upon Nargery's four
n .'.lIay and J was so set upon TAX
"a nome that my husband finally CON
IA We dld all iu our power to make
HE and have her feel that our
" realty Ler home, but she would
n @ NJ me; You are good. the
% tile world but some day
E e home of my very own,
M ...h try to repay you for your
VI ..e was Us the war broke out,