Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-27
SISTER MARTHA.
By AUGUSTA LARNED.
LconyrIeh. ~. by Am.Ilean preal AlsoeIatlonl

lean Press Assocation.l
blazing, George, you forgot all that had
come and gomez"
'Vinie, said he, solemnly, 81 felt as
if could snatch you right out of the
clutches Of death.
"But wasn't worth saving. George
such poor creature, all broken and
spent, tied to the chair or to the bed
George, you might as well think Of
dead woman as of me-
At that mplnent the old parrot awoke
on his perch, shook himself, dabbed
fiercely at his breast feathers and piped
out. George, kiss Polly
yinie burst into a little, weak, hysteri-
cal laugh, and the captain raised her
pale hand and laid it on his lips. "Vi
ME, he said, "a swear I'll devote my
whole life to you if you'll let me. III
cleanse my mouth Of every foul word and
my heart of every drop Of gall III LEI
nothing come in but you, just you. III
watch over you Us if you was a saint
right out of heaven and no wind shall
strike you roughly, you poor, long SUI
fering. patient Vinie I'm not the
here on my knees feel as II could
pray and thank the Lord for giving you
back to me.
Whats that said Vinie, raising
her head They listened to q kind OF
moaning and scratching at the door, like
a hungry dog pleading TO be let in
"Cap'n Blight Cap'n Blight" walled a
q L n. fna
hew? Some say you kerried her off ont
the burnin house and some say you
didn't / can't find her. She's lost. Oh
Cap'n Bligh. open the door,
J Ann had stumbled into the dark entry
/ and Captain Bligh took mp the light and
/ held it as she came limping forward in
a disheveled state pitiable to witness.
sMercifu mani" she exclaimed as
soon as her eyes fell on her mistress. 'li
you amt a-laying right here on Capn
Blighs sofy, OF all places in this town
the most improperest.'
The tone Of wailing had changed to
one of sharp rebuke, like a distracted
mother who, as soon as she has found
her lost child, begins to shake him.
Il couldn't find you nowhere, and
thought you was smoke sudocated.
tried to rush right into the kitchen
pazt when it was all of light blaze
They held ne back by main force, and
! guess 1 fit and scratched like a tiger cat
Them insurance men, il they choke me
can't make me say how it ketched.
don't know to save me whether X wa
the chimbly burnin out or ashes in {
bar1. sometimes he'd put ashes in {
bari, but was always keerful abou
them bein cold and no sparks. If then
insurance men use slow torture the.
can't make me tell; don't know.
TWAS preparatory lecture night an'
/ was kind Of hurried TO get my dishe
done and be off, for ! hain't missed
preparatory lecture never since cam
TO the Mayhem place and that wa
. When Yinie was little; and the lectur
room was warm, and sat in a dar
corner up against the wall, and th
minister's voice went right on withou
"a change. knew he was sound in doc
r trine and could trust him, So l guess
must have dozed Off, for set right q
9 | with q start when the church bell GLANCE
4 / and somebody screeched fire! and al Oh
folks began scuttlin out OF the room an
after them as hard as | could pelt, fc
haint missed fire no more than
}, meatin for over forty years. When
> heard somebody say it was the old Ma,
sew place, seemed as though my hea
. shot away from my Legs, and l con
3 right down on q kerhstone on all four
n snd give myself bruise | guess l sha
4 kerry to my grave.
II when got home see at once u
" part Of the house was gone and all tn
2 Jelly he'd put up. Il kind Of haunted M
). that Jelly did. The firemen were up on &
d roof howin away with axes and SONS
10 water down the walls. Mother Mayhev
cliany and silver had al been took O
l. of the corner cupboard that was pin
up agin the burnin part and kerried n
Ia body knows where, and my clothes, th
"a do saw, are scattered all over Littlefiel
When / tried TO find Miss Mayhem
" went kind Of blind. distracted like, al
ar ( bumped up agin Frank Haley and
is said the captain had took her to Tue
"A erses. SO over there | went and thf
of wasn't a soul to home; everybody b
run to the fire. So navigatod all on
the house and opened Mis- Tucke
=. presses and even looked under the be-
N and / did the same at Woods, but
~ want no use. So says 10 myself sh
m tainted somewhere in corner and be
ge overlooked and Captain Bligh's got
II. answer for it. 50 came straight b.
- and found her layin on the sofy a
-, loasin as contentcd rs a kitten in basl
=, of wool Now Captain Bligh want )
NJ 20 pick her right up and kerry her no
~ again. Her room hasn't had n scoi
mn and the bods aired and her things /
es out for the night
nj Tho captain had pleasant twinkle
IA his eyes as ho stood looking at Ann, q
,d be said slowly and with great show
tn deliberatiGQ;
m But suppose your mistress has c
"a. sented TO stay with mey"
lat ''You can't hoy herr cried Ann tiel
he 81, lika an old hen fighting for its
re- chick. And what place this is to
in a lady to stay in. A man Of your pr
iv- erty should be ashamed Of himself, Ca
Bhgh It's downright heathenish,
oe do say it,"