The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-09-05
THE OLD, OLD STORY.
YET ALWAYS INTERESTING AND
ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL.
How Two Lovers Won Each Other and q
Fortune Besides, in an Unexpected
Manner-W orth Reading.

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to her from the darkness rs she enter
ed the door Of her lodgings.
An old woman tu:tered toward her
from the gloom, moaning as if in pain.
"Will you not help me to some food
and shelter - she cried piteously. Il
am freezing"
Come right in,' cried Lottie, and
her eyes filed with tears, and before
the old woman knew anything more
she was seated in a neat little room,
clean as pin, where Il fire was soon
blazing merrily.
you seem very comfortable here .
she said TO Lottie.
Yes. I have earned everything by
hard work, the irl'responded, (which
makes things doubly dear
"And you live all alone %
Yes, all alone
Then she blushed prettily.
"But | am to be married soon -
after a pause.
Are you?" And do you mind
telling me about it--and him p ques
toned the woman.
"He is teaching German and French
to the children that | am nursery
governess to, and we meet there very
often. I know he is good and noble,
because-because 1 do. He shows it
in every look and act"
"And you love him ?''
"Ah, yes! Yes, indeed !"
Some thing in the sweet purity and
rapt expression of the girls face made
the woman turn suddenly away and
wipe her eyes. And then nothing
more was said by either until the
dainty supper of tea, toast and egg
was cooked by Lottie and placed be-
fore the woman on little tray, cover
ed with a worn, but snowy napkin.
Then suddenly came the question::
"What are you going to do with me
to night-turn me out ?
'Oh, no, indeed. You shall sleep
ON my bed, and | can make pallet
here by the fire. Ny bed is out. of
sight now,'' she added, with "a laugh,
as the woman looked about inquiring-
ly. 81 like to have my room a sitting
room; so if any one comes to see me |
all my toilet things back of that pref
ty curtain, and that leaves little
parlor, you see. Isn't it pleasant 2
The old woman's face was mys
terry as she looked and listened. The
thin lips continually twitched, and
the eyes, with all their sharpness gone,
filled time and again with tears. But
she asked no more questions.
Lottie ate her own supper, then went
into the closet, took down the tiny
dishpan, poured out her water that
had been heating while they are, then
put out and set back the little stove,
and quickly cleaned up all signs of
supper, working quietly, as she sup
posed the weary woman was DOING,
when, on the contrary, she was intent
ly watching every act of the young
housekeeper- Work done, apron was
removed. clean cuffs put on, the soft
curls brushed and tastefully tied; tfen
Lottie came to the fire. and seeing her
visitor awake, said, with smile and
a pretty blush:
''My Robert is coming this evening,
and you will see if he is not good and
noble looking
"He is coming here?-this evening""
exclaimed the woman, starting up.
''Then | must go-at oncei"
Indeed, nc. Where would you 90
You will stay right here" said Lottie,
with decision; and at that very instant
steps sounded on the stairs, and
through the hall; and she added, with
a quick smile, Here he is, now
Trembling, and evidently at her
wits end, the woman sank back into
her seat; and while Lottie went to the
door and greeted her lover in few,
low spoken words, she sat staring into
the fire, smile gradually breaking
over her face as though CONSERVATION
had given away to amusement
Laying his hat and coat over i
chair, Robert Claxtcn came around
to the fire and looked down at the old
woman as she looked up at him; and
there was a moments silence
"G-an motheiP' he exclaimed AT
| last, in voice of stuPefied anazenent
-"Grandnpther. am | dreaming?
| "Well-no-I guess not Y.,n dom
appear to be, answered she, as though
after all, it was great joke.
| Like one doubling her senses. Lpttit
had stood listening to this strange
dialogue and had not power to move
This is my granimother, Lpttie,
began Robert, as if at a SIS how t.
tell his story.
But the old lady Interrupted hin
Driskiy.
ePll tell you about il myself, Lot
tie," she said Il ain his grandmother
and am not ponr, and no more is be
as he made you beiie-e. On the c II
trary, he is to have all my money, an.
I tad set my heart on his marryin,
Grace Llthrop-yes. the very younl
lady where you teach, and he set Fl
heart nn finding out tor himself wha
she was like. Sol humnred him, an,
he left off his last name, Sterling, an.
went to the family with a CLOWN,
letter OF recommendation from me
He was engaged, be saw my prett
Grace in her home, and / need no
tell you how he found her to be-
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