New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-05-20
HER ONE ERROR.
OR
THE FISHERMAN'S BRIDE
CHAPTER XXXIII.
A YOUTHFUL CHAMPION.

lady the utmost confusion reigned in
the little room which had so lately
'been the scene OF such peaceful and
%aelghborly hospitality.
The old man, alarmed by the con-
fusion, and the harsh ejectment to
which he had himself been subject, by
'f1is incoherent exclamation added to
the hubbub; and the child, half fright
sned and grieved to her little heart at
she distress Of one who had already
won her affection, did not cease to la
n1ent; while Nelly was intent upon re-
storing the poor girl to animation.
Agnes at length grew calmer, though
she shed tears plentifully, and, bow
:sng her head upon the arm of the
chair where her father sat, she seemed
gather to avoid than court the kindly
attention of her friend.
ftBut it was only for a short time;
eaising her head, she looked upon
Nelly, with fearful eyes she strove
to dry, and, in a voice that she in vain
.essayed to render firm, she said
"Thank you, dear Mrs Franklen,
but won't set them against you for
,sne: people are so hard, oh! so hard!
see how I've striven and striven;" her
voice rose, and her face flushed as she
spoke. "E'Or these ten months past
I have worked hard and lived an
'donest life, God knows [ have! and re-
pented in bitterness for all [ had ever
dome wrong. What I've put up with,
thow I've lived and starved, and been
tempted too'-she burst into tears
1afresf, and impetuously dashed them
away moment after, as she cried
Shey won't let one be right, they won't
give us a chance: oh, it is very, very
hard!"
The touch of little Ida's cheek upon
her hand soothed her again, and after
q few moments of weeping, she said
,despondently--
ave must 60 at once, but where
I'm sure l cannot tell; she will give us
no good word, and SO late, too"
Il Nelly, in whom even her own i'll
sortn.,e had hardly power to Danish
wholly the predjudices of her sex,
though in her heart warming to the
poor forlorn creature before her, still
held somewhat aloof; but at the
sound of that desparing voice, and
sfurther stilled moved by the stanch
adhesion of her own child to
their new-found friend, she suffered her
own kind nature to have way, and,
again approaching Agnes she said.
s<Could you make shift to do with us
Tor a bit till you can find q
lplace?'
The young woman looked at her, as
IL doubling whether she heard Alright.
1t was alas! so wholly strange to find
one OF her own sex offering succour or
rendering pity,
Roegets more, so rapidly in the heart
that encourages lido, and I'll help
make you as comfortable as I can:
you know what it is, and Of course we
couldn't all stay there together, for
ANY time; but just till you looked
about q bit; come, now, let us set
about arranging it at once"
Agnes Chaunce took the hand of the
other, and pressed it earnestly to her
dips.
1'Thank you, thank you, bless you,
Soryour kind offer, but it may get you
unto ill-will with the people at your
place. She is set against me down
stairs, can see, and they call be SO
"spltelul; WISH uOlu YOU, NILS.
Franklen, Iwish had; you'll perhaps
be sorry you have served me when
you know"
tNever mind, never mind" inter
'rupted Nelly, and the words of good
Dame Tibbetts just then REQUIRED to
her mind; "you're in trouble, and
that's enough, and you've been very
!Sind to 1s-now, will you Gomez"
a don't know what else we can do, d
said Agnes. looking appealingly at her
father, who, much discomposed at her
distress, was making many futile at
tenpts at consolation; $50, if you
sreally will be so good as to be troubl.
ed with us, just for the night, we will
come, and thank you.' She added
sadly at won't take me long tc
pack up all have"
So it was settled Nelly should
geturn, to make such prepare
ton as might be for her un
expected guests, and Ida, having beer
prevailed upon, solely with the assur
once of her new friend rejoining he1
shortly, and having seen her tears
dried, departed With her mother
leaving As mes to make her arrange
snents with all haste for obeying thu
unceremonious warning she had re
ceived, in which she received a new i'm
petus, by second visit from Mrs
Erejous, with an admonition that sh'
>twanted the room,' and a hope, in
dignantly expressed, that she "dit
not expect her to be reference fo7
her"
tsNo," Agnes meekly answered.. Sh'
did not say where she was going no
did she offer any retort to the hare
fsndlady's asperity, though once he
large eyes flashed, and her cheek glowed
and there was an expression on he
face as if she could have been, upo1
occasion, very different person tx
the quiet Agnes Mrs. Grejous so easily
erampled on. But her few household
belongings were soon packed, and {
very vigorous opposition was dis
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