Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-04

taL;np my bundle stole nois .cssly as c shadow along the hall and out at side en- trance. unfastencd the deSr and gained the grounds, through which l sped and reached the gate unseen by the wat''ii dog that l greatly feared. Tho gato Wa fastened, but managed to creep through the bars and then l stood upon the highway. l turn ed and gave one long, l@at look at the Eouse 1 had known for five long weary years Gnd which l presumed was leaving forever.
 What a massive pile of masonry it was, standing out dimly ln the gray light How proudly did it seem to stare at me with its many-Iyindowed eyes, as if scorning the humble waif who stood alone in the dusty road, gazing up at it with mixed feelings of awe and regret. But it had been naught to me but a hateful pri3c1 house, said, as l hurried away Why should regret leaving itf So I trudged on, little dreaming how should again enter the gates of Caledon Heights, or what a strange, now life lay De- fore me.
 My intention was to go to the city, and therc, l, like all people, especially young and ignorant ones, imagined l could ma employment Maggie had often told me of niece of hers who earned good wages as a nursery girl, and q ecA'S:ill cousin who had nCt thiGg ut all to do but attend one little fellow, or child rather, and received the sum of two dollars a welS and board, be- sides many of her mistress cast-oh gar ments, which, Ms gyie declared, were as good as new. Hearing this. l did not doubt but I should Goon find place where my services would be gratefully received. I did not stop to tlTink that these people would be very likely to Inquire from whence came and what recommendation had But was very ignorant of the world, the reader must remember, having ,H-Sl lN (NAIAd0n. scarcely, TOT iG:o town oF village of. any sort, since I was ten years old. Think Of this, yoa caild-en, to whom journey or huud -eds of miles is never thought or eaF cept IS Il t"ihiHg occ Iirence.
 had wish me a small sum of money which had saved by doing odd jcbs for the serv- ants st CaledOn; yet the whole sum did not exceed two dollars. But was free, said, as walked or: better st2rve in freedom than live in bondage.
 I had calculated that the distance to the city could not be over five mics, but Tn my confusion must have taken D longer route, for walked briskly nearly tho whole fore noon, and still I saw no sign that was nearing it. The road, too, G"cw narrow, and had m untraVcicd yo!l that alarmed me. was faint Cnd thirsty, too, from hav- ing tra"c!ed } fay. hut cis.iEcd to stop at any of thC fnl.n-i'tI:::es ps.sScd, for people, though lxnd-he,:rICd ia the Main, would be apt to look wi:h s':spic;on oa 8 stranger p,odding alone on tie public highway, But townrd nocu. unable to endure longer the bangs of hunger and thirst. stopped at | a small house on the edge of field where a | women wns drawing water from 2 well, and t'ulidiy asked for n drink, and to step and | Fl st for little while. Shc sourly complied with my request, :<';tncing suspiciously at | my bundle the while.
 1 1 c.:.rred tho house and sank down on the c.I;i! she pushed toward me. almost too tired | to do la, ,re than breathe. She was p"cpar- l ing dinner. and the smell of the victuats made me ravenous. had Eot tasted food | since dinner the previous day, and it was | small wonder 1 wIs faint and hungry. 1 co,.id not sta~ve, and asked the woman for bvca'lfast. She had not spoken since l had entered the h ,;;Nr, evidently being in a fit 1 of sulSS about s.''ucthUlg. Sao spoke now, though, wondering SiciHrs.y what l was traIapiug about the cCuntry asking break | fast at this hour for. dil not answer her, and she, seeing how lta.e and wan looked, perhaps rriented, f3r she placed some vic uals and g!aji of mix cL the table, and balc m ait | D sad ca. did 50, and hav- ia finished l offered tho woman a bit of
 silver in payment, half lc ping she w 'uld not
 take it; but int;:is W -4 l!.,.,i.hc: her small
 gray eyes giittcred as s.!o clutchcd it eager ly, and she asked, quickly;
 'Ye've plenty of this suppose, girlr' at
 the same tine laying her large hand on my | shoulder
 "On:y vI:.y litt!e," answered steadily,
 though ny heart Ecat nearly to suf1ocation
 so frightened was l, for 1 judged from the
 woman's looks sae would not hesitate to do
 me an injury But at that instant n horse
 man passed. seeing which I grasped my
 b1n,!!c and 1i3d hastily down the road be
 h.nd h:m, only too glad to escape my vicious
 looking hostess, b~t greatly refreshed by
 the noar;snrle!t had taken.
 hul intc:lG.d to have made some in
 quiries in regard to the road must take tC
 reach Baltimore; but in my fright had for
 gotten it. So I wandered on, only pausing
 to rest short time in a wooded dell where