The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-02-26

oan face the coroner again with the
mystery of that mans identity un-
solved"
You shan't go near the horrid old
monster again, my sweet man," the
child cried, caressingly laying her hand
on her mothers shoulder. ssThe disa-
greeable creature made you quite i'll
last Friday with his vulgar suspicious,
and l am sure there is no law which
can make you do unpleasant things if
you don't want to-"
Hush, dearp' the mother chided, che
did but his duty, though his manner
OF performing it was unnecessarily
harsh--but, oh, Kate, look at that love-
ly child in the arms of the woman
among the steerage passengers. Sure
~ the little creature cannot belong to
her."
Kate gazed in the direction her
mother pointed, and an exclamation OF
admiration burst from her lips. A
stout, neat, healthy, Countrywide wom-
an of about thirty years of age stood a
little apart from the rest holding in her
arms two-year-old baby girl, whose
radiant beauty glowed the brighter for
its humble surroundings.
Her golden curls were futtering in the
breeze, her round blue eyes were fash
ing with intelligent wonder on the an
mated scene, and her complexion was
soft as fairy's and tinted by the sea
breeze, bisquelilse in its exquisite del
icacy. No sculptor could have nodded
chaster form of health and innocence.
Mems eyes grew softer as they looked
at her. All, me! what wonderful in
f1uence the beauty of childhood has
over us. The man whose nature is sat-
urated in greed, whose God is gold,
whose ledger is his Bible, breaks his
bidding of an infants prattle.. Verify
these little ones. around whom fingers
the breath of angels, are sent on earth
to redeem our gross humanity.
Mrs, Esesham forgot her disappoint-
ment in her wondering admiration.
''Oh, mann DEAR" Kate cried, quite
carried away by the beauty Of the vi
sion. 81 must go to her for just one
moment-may I?n :
Before Mrs. Evesham could interpose
an objection, the impetuous girl had
flown from her mothers side and was
caressing the baby, who held out her
hand with charming confidence and was
quite willing to toddle off with her new
found friend.
''You may take her If you like for a
moment, miss" the woman said, won
by Kate's pleasing manner, ''while I
see if my tickets and checks are all
right. All. it is hard task to come to
strange country without friend to
help one"
Kate led the baby across to her
mother.
"Oh, mamma" she cried, with en-
thusiasm, "did you ever see such a wee,
winsome darling?n
'She h q beautiful child" Mrs. Eve
sham replied, ''but do you notice how
well she is dressed-quite out of charac-
ter with the woman, who does not look
like nurse, and certainly cannot be
her motheG.n
s:Yes mann, darling; but. having such
beautiful baby, perhaps she spends
all her money over it. ] am sure
would"
''Yeu de- net understand, Kate, that it
needs taste as well as dollars to dress a
child like this"
The much-critieised baby accepted
placidly these remarks on her personal
appearance, which she seemed TO un-
derstand, fer she smoothed her dress
with her hands and burst into merry
laugh of self=satisfaction.
Certainly Mrs. Evesham was right.
No vulgar hand designed the little ones
costume.
She wore a fine India muslin dress
with robe front of valenciennes ipser-
ton and aborately trimmed with deep
lace Of the same costly material. Her
dress was cut low with short sleeves,
and round her neck was hung fine,
pale coral necklace with gold mount
ings. Short, white lace socks clasped
her rounded limbs; her tiny feet were
encased in eseam-eelored kid shoes, and
her embroidered fannels and dainty
petticoats, as they peeped from be-
meath her dress, were perfect specimens
of the seamstress' art. A cluster Of
shining curls fell over her shoulders be-
meath q lace cap, and the soft, fluffy
bangs which surmounted her fair fore
head made the lovely little face be-
meath almost ethereal in its sweet
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