Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-12-16

There Nj,S .l, Ia c. stlt .L- .#f- o..
pery bacnk,. a4d TO 1 g haze u
and tAe q44-.., heavy ,,,t.d oi men .,olaS
work showed LA4t it wds morning hs
no kuowl g. OF tAe t,et, .sOrnoOd, D.
that did nol trouble me- .ay only Oble,
was to get al 8 from Taras aud hide nay
self where he could never come to Kill ny
happy memories with reproachful look
Alter awu.Ie knew by the long lines o.
carts ami hurrows, the voices Of porsers an.
costers aad tne smell oi fish tina, / mast Uc
near B1ilings aIe market, and sool after !
saw the monument looming III the yellow
fog | crossed the bridge AID went dowL
the steps into Tooley street, not with ali.
definite object, but because the thick dark
ness down there seemed to oner oblivion
Finding myself alone at toe loot OF the
steps, tore Oh II piece of tri.A lng from
my dress. and passing il through Fdras
ring | tied 1t round my neck. hiding the
ring in my bosom.
| have but the faintest recollection o.
what happened during the day, my mind
being TOO scared by previous events 70 be
sensitive TO sl .ht impressions | remem
ber feeling wretched and hungry aud slck
with the fatigue OF walking wandered
on because found no place IL rest until
hazard led me into GreenW ca park abon
dusk There Tell asleep on bench
1t was RAINING when | awoNe, but it WA
too DARK To distinguish anything. even the
trees, Sud could not sleep again Tor shiv
eriug with cod and the aching OF my body
So sat there IN dahl resignation, watching
the uayu III come and marnlng one by one
the heavy drops ats they FLASHED On the
bench besiGe me, lal .ng from the bouEhs
above, until Loaded by nun THEW Oh
my leth.,r,y ,.ad went down iLto tue town
1t was s,iI early, but the coffee SAops
were open, cir windows clouded by the
warmth within Ihe first one | entered
was tull OF customers. and the man serving
them was 10 busy tl...l he oa.c..y glanced
at me in Z, ,lJIng to my bumOte appeal for
food.
"Oh. | amt got the time To attend To
bcgga.s-out you gO' said lac, bustling
along W,th his Janus f4ll OF empty cups
The next one was less crowded, and d
woman was IN the kitchen before the fam
ing FIRE Sue turned round, setting uer
hands ON her hips, and looked me down
from head To foot a, | asked her TO give me
somutuing To eat and drink.
IL amt got no money, but III do job OF
work for it" said.
Had worn nay old rags she would Ger
tain.y have gwen me something, for these
people are never wanting III charity of that
kind, but the dress wore excited her mis-
trust.
"Ain't got no money" said she, and you
dressed like that with IA gown good enough
for me Why, what have you doney" ano
as made no reply she continued YOU'RE
run away from service and done something
wrong. Don't tell me. You've got it in
your face You wouldn't look so wild il
you hadn't done mischief No, my gal,
don't employ young women of your sort
high heeled boots and all-and you can
take mo- for an answer and go
The fog which sheltered me from obser
walton the day before had given place to q
driving rain, and now as | plodGed or
through the streets every one noticed me-
Two factory girls, with the fringe and gau
dy ostrich feathers OF their class, stopped,
gaping, right before me-
"Oh, my Lor, look at her, Lizp said one,
and then as pissed she broke forth into a
shrek of laughter and derision.
The spectacle was grotesque enough &c
excite coarse vita girl, with melancholy
madness in her face, dragging slowly along
the street in the drenching rain, and re-
specially dressed. That did not occur to
me tnen was too detected to heed ridi
cule or to ask myself what there was III my
misery that seemed ludicroua