Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-22

Weakness and woman's bravery Gods |
Goodness and Mans Villainy.
Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal |
NEW York, Dec. 16.-I did not see
how anybody in the world could be I'M
happy. The fire was glowing mass OF |
red. I had delightful book, my little |
dog was enjoying himself by making an
effort to bake, and the thought Of any
body being cold or unhappy didn'tcome
into my existence. A ring at the door
bella quick, loud ring-up sprang the
dog, and minute after my little maid
came in and said, "Please, ma'am. its
one Of your girls" "Make some tea,
get out the cake, and show her in, ]
answered. "Please, ma'am," she STAN
mered, "she amt just quite girl"
had to laugh, and then | said again,
"Show her in" She came. She was
six foot two, and very rough looking
man; but | saw two clear eyes looking
at me, and the fact that the dog was
dancing all around him, told me that il
'HSs Chimmie! He said, in an apollo
seetic way, Il wouldn't a-troubled you,
INA am, but you told my Mag last sum
mer that if ever she was in trouble to
come to you; and she's in it now; and
she begs Of you to come to her; these is
her very words, Miss; says she: Chin
lmie, go and hunt the lady we met last
summer: if anybody can help us sac can;
and il you can find her, she won't say
ssy nov"
BAB's SYMPATHY AROUSED.
You think l did Do you think be-
cause have to face the world and force
my living from it that have stone in
TIE place OF heart? thought minute,
insisted on Chimmie having the tea and
the cake, ordered cab, and was in my
cloak IN such a little time that now | can
hardly believe it was possible. AS Chin
mie aud l started out | felt something
pulling at my cloak. stopped. 1t was
the dog. Chimmie picked him up in his
arms, then he looked at me, and added,
as if TO my thought, "Before God, Miss,
this yere dog knows when there is grief
and he wants to go along and say as
how he's sorry" And he went. Went
down to miserable street, so narrow
that the sunshine never gets into the
middle of 1t, and with great tall, teuc-
ment houses on each side. Went into
one of the dirtiest Of these, stumbled
over men sleeping in the hallway; met
o drunken woman who, as Chimmie
pushed her to one side with little
gentleness, yelled out, after a series Of
complimentary >oaths, "Nou'se the one
that knows how to treat lady who has
been overcome by liquor" Went up
and up and up ricltety stairs, until it
seemed as if we would all walk into a
star next.
On the top floor Chimmie knocked at
door. 1t was opened by Maggie, and
the little dog and | went in, while
Chimmie stood outside ready to serve
when he was called for. hardly knew
Maggie. She had cried until her face was
swollen, and She seemed SO nervous She
could hardly speak. She pointed, with.
out word, to a little bed-a poor little
bed, but clean one, and on it there lay
THE PRETrIEsT GRL EVER SAW
in all my life. Upon Fifth avenue sucl
a girl would be written up as the great
est beauty OF the day; on the other sid.
she was Just one of the girls. | sd
down and waited TO hear the story.
saw that the girl was ill--ill unto death
The slender fingers never ceased pick
ing at the little white coveret; the lip
never ceased muttering something, VOL
could scarcely tell Whit, and the eye.
looked all around tine room, never sec
ing what was in it. The poor lttti
room was my first thought, and III,
second was the blessed little room
for it was big enough to take il
somebody who was suffering Besid
the bed there was table, on which WI.
Maggie's prayer-book, q tintype o
Chimmie and her taken together a
Coney Island a lamp which gave It's III
light in the room, two blessed candle
in colored glass caudlesticks, and
china font filled with hUly rateI