Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-02-18
ICopyrisht. 1891. by A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Col
CHAPTER u-Cosr1suEp.


monster again, my sweet mann" the
child cried, caressingly laying her hand
on her mothers shoulder. THE disa-
greeable creature made you quite i'll
last Friday with his vulgar suspicious,
and / am sure there is no law which
can make you do unpleasant things if
you don't want to"
Hush. dear" the mother chided, she
did but his duty, though his manner
of performing it was unnecessarily
harsh-but, oh, Kate, look at that love-
~ child in the arms of the woman
among the Storage 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 a two-year-old baby girl, whose
radiant beauty glowed the brighter for
its humble surroundings.
Her golden curls were fluttering in the
breeze, her round blue eyes were flash
ing with intelligent wonder on the an
mated scene, and her complexion was
soft as fairy's and tinted by the sea
breeze, bisquelillc in its exquisite del
icacy. No sculptor could have nodded
a chaster form of health and innocence.
Mems eyes grew softer as they looked
at her. All, me! what wonderful in
fiuence the beauty of childhood has
over us. The man whose nature is sat
in, VIII 10,
whose ledger is his Bible, breaks his
idols and becomes human at the isped
bidding Of an infants prattle. Verify
these little ones, around " HON fingers
the breath OF angels, are sent on earth
to redeem our gross humanity.
Mrs. Evesham forgot her disappoint-
mcnt in her wondering admiration.
"Oh, nam dear" Kate cried, quite
carried away by the beauty of the vi
sion. Il must go to her for just one
moment-may I?''
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 Hates pleasing manner, while l
see if my tickets and checks are all
right. All, it is hard task to come to
strange country without q friend to
help one"
Kate led the baby across to her
mother.
''Oh, mamma" she cried, with en-
thesiasm, did you ever see such wee,
winscDae darling?'
''She is /, 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 mother"
Eyes mann, darling; but, having such
beautiful baby, perhaps she spends
all her money over it. / am sure |
would"
You do not understand, Kate, that it
needs taste as well as dollars to dress
child like this
The much-criticised baby accepted
placidly these remarks on her personal
appearance, which she seemed to I'M
derstand, for she smoothed her dress
with her hands and burst into q merry
laugh of self-satisfaction.
Certainly Mrs. Gresham was right
No vulgar hand designed the little ones
costume.
She wore a fine India muslin dress
with robe front of Valenciennes inser-
ton and Ella borately trimmed with deep
lace of the same costly material. Her
dress was cut low with short sleeves,
and round her neck was hung a fine,
pale coral necklace with gold mount
ings. Short, white lace socks clasped
her rounded limbs; her tiny feet were
cncased in crcam-colored kid shoes. and
her embroidered flannels 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 a lace cap, and the soft, fluffy
bangs which surnounted her fair fore
head made the lovely little face be-
meath almost ethereal in it's sweet
expression.
But the smile died on the lady's face,
for her glance fell on small parch-
ment label attached to silk cord.
which was tied round the child's waist.
On this she read:
Wanda Arlington,
Care of Ambrose Arlington, Esq,
No. Il a. w Forty-ninth street,
New York, L. s."
By this time the woman had joined
the little group. Mrs. Evesham rose
excitedly and faced her.
In Heavens name" she said,
where did you get this child?" while
Kate stood with round eyes wondering
at her mothers excitement, and even
baby pucllered up her pretty lips in
fearful mood.
The woman. startled by the intense
ness of the lady's question, colorcd
scarlet, and bursting into 4 flood of
tears replied in an accent which re-
minded one of the hills and dales of Der
byshire:
There. / knowcd how it would he.
l thought from the very first that there
nd be trouble ahead. a lady would not
can see with half an eye has been born
o gentlefollls-to q strange woman on
M emigrant ship, if some screw was not
loose, though l am sure I've done my
duty by her. Then, the five pounds
did come SO good just as l was startin'
off for foreign land to join my
husband. who is 4 carpenter an served
his time in the best shop in Derby n
was doin' as well as 4 man could do, till
he rot bitten with the idec of comm to
the Lord above only
knows where this Wisconsin of his is,
now I've got here, and him SO thought