Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-06-06
MABEL WATERS.
OR, THE NEGLECTED GIRL.

1t was a pleasant day in June on
which call the readers attention to a
small but neat cottage situated in the
suburbs of London. In room on
bed lay woman, apparently dying.
She was about thirty years ofage. She
held by the hand little girl OF about
four years. She was what any one
would call beautiful child; her hair
OF dark brown fell in natural curls
about her white neck; her eyes were
black as midnight, from whose depths
shone love for her mother, for such
the dying woman was. The parent
raised her head from the pillow and
spoke.
Mabel. darling, you must be good
girl. Your mother is going; try to
meet me in the better world. Good
bye. Kiss me once before die"
Mabel held up her lips for the last
kiss from her mother, and sobbed
aloud. Her mother then, turning to
the doctor who stood at the foot of
the bed, said in feeble voice, al have
an only brother-a wealthy merchant
residing at Clapham. VIII you
write to him when am gone, and
tell him his sister, Mabel Waters, is
dead? Ask him If he will take pity on
my little friendless child. and take her
as his own; if he will not, she must be
thrown upon the cold charities of the
world. Oh If Frank were only here!''
she sighed
''What is your brothers address,"
said the doctor mildly.
Henry st. Clair, Clapham Com
mon.
She then sank back upon her pillow
and died, leaving her earthly friends
behind.
DR.. Willis sat down and wrote a note
to Mr.. ST. Clair, stating his sisters
death. Then, calling the neighbors
from an adjoining room, he babe
them prepare her for her last resting
place.
We will now direct the readers at
tention to mansion at Chaplain.
81 wonder who this is from?" said
Mr.. st. Clair, as he unfolded letter
just handed him by the servant.
He ran his eye over the contents,
then threw it aside, and began pacing
the floor. He stopped suddenly in his
walk; and, Jerking the bell-rope, or
dered the servant to tell Mrs. st. Clair
he wished to see her in the library
The servant disappeared, and in a
moment more Mrs. st. Clair entered.
"Read that, May, and tell me what
you think of it."
She read it in haste, and then said.
''Why Henry, | did not know that
you had a sister; you never told me. :"
mo, | never did, / will now tell you
why When we were both young-I
scarce twenty, she eighteen--she had a
lover whom | despised. | talked to
mar in vain; my father threatened, but
all to no purpose. My sisters lovers
name was Frank Waters. He sought
my sisters hand in marriage; my
father would not consent that his
only daughter should marry a man OF
no fortune; he told her he would dis
own her, but she needed not my
fathers threats nor my mothers
prayers, nor my own threats. / told
her if she married him, /, for one
would never see her face again. One
night in August she eloped / never
seen or heard from her since, until
now"
docs she think that we shall take
her child and adopt her? Or does she
think we shall divide the estate be
tween her and Arthur? Why didn't
she send her to the workhouse?"
well May, / cannot bear to see
my only sisters child go to the work
house, when we have the means to
spare for her comfort"
"Then | suppose she will have to
come here But" she added, looking
from the window, "here comes Arthur
we will see what he says"
As she spoke lad came sallopinl
up the path on powerful black steed
He WAS fourteen years of age, with jet
black hair and eyes; he was beautiful
to perfection, and that his mother
wekknew.
Mr.. st. Clair pulled the bell-rop
again, and Arthur was soon ushereC
into the presence of his parents.
Arthur" said Mrs. st. Clair, "dt
you want your cousin, Mabel Waters
to come and live here?"
- did not know had cousin,
said Arthur, IN surprise.
e Will explain to YOU" said his ia
tEer
8fter he had finished, he said, "No,
wRgs de- You thinkz"
si,e viii have 20 stay in the ser
psafs hal said Mrs. st. Clair; Ssh
shaa not nsipgIe with Us. do no