Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-03-24


%E.-<es--s-.1.-sz@a@ "Get away with
you'll cried George, with brutality
that shocked inc me-
"Why, cd fellow" l said, as the lit
tie girl ran off confused and frightened,
"You were not always so hard on the
poor. 1t seems to me that we even
thought you solt-hcartcd
Al had not seen life in those DAYS, "
he answered, with sardonic smile. t.I
know now that existence is struggle
for all classes. Besides, kindness is
weakness, II morbid condition, n BEGIN
ming of brain-softening. Tint is q
scientific fact, recognized fact, and for
my part, believe that kindness leads"
Leads to its own rcward2"
"No; to u lunatic asylum, or the poor
house"
''Oh, nonscnse!"
"Would you like a page from nv own
experience? Ten years ago, while was
still in my teens, was studying law,
and lodged as you know ON Rue Racine.
One winter evening, when it was snow
ing, l was about to enter my home in
company with Andre Filsac do you re-
member him2"
"Periectly. He used to carry tales
at school, and he died of jaundice,
didn't he, when one of his brothers fell
heir to n fortune2"
"That's the man. We'll, we were ut
tic front door, when saw child living
across the threshold, n little Italian like
the one who begged just now with an
accordion slung around her neck. She
had fallen asleep on the snow, and the
snow lay white above her, aud was grow
ing deeper every minute. OF course she
was in danger of freezing to death.
With the greatest difficulty we awokc
her, and then she began to cry and said
she was afraid to go back to her master.
For MS she had not the fifty sous he re.
quircd her to bring daily, she was sure
lie would beat her. There was no use
IN our giving her the money and send
ing her away, for her eyes were closing
with sleep, and we knew that she would
lie down again and never awake. We
looked abtu for policeman, but there
was not one within sight. said some
thing about taking the child up to nv
rooms"
'Don't do that, replied Andre. You
know nothing about this little vana-
bond. You will only be the dupe of
your own charity"
Just like Filsac," interrupted.
"He was not sympathetic; but he had
good sense. However, l took no heed
of his observations, but led the girl IN.
stairs, warmed her by good fire, and
gave her some tea and biscuits. let
her sleep in my own bed, and slept
myself OF an old lounge in my little
ante chamber"
"Iou did we'll, Georgew
WYATT minute. Tue next mornino.
when rose, l found the child I'D and
dressed. She bid me yood-by, thanking
Inc rrettily, and sent her away with n
gold piece IN her hand. But, after her
departure, found my room in horrible
disorder. She had ruunmaged through
everything. Worse than that, she had
stolen one OF my handkerchiefs."
"a handkerchief"
"Yes-a hideous, ridiculous, red en-
Droldered object, sent nc by my aunt
Mime. dc Hernandez 1t was a p,esep,
Kept piously, but never used"
"a small loss, then. No? What o
it?" "''
"Nhat of it, The theft had dreadfu
results foi me. My aunt came to Paris
She asked why never used the hand
kerchief she had embroidered for me.
grew embarrassed, hcstatcd, tried t,
explain and contradicted myself. Sh,
insisted that had given it away. Sh,
grew angry and refused to be pacifcd
She died and disinherited mel"
"Poor George!"
ut makes you laugh2 don't think
it funny myself. And since then every
thing has gone against me. l am law
yer without client. 1 placed nv al
with banker who absconded. and. I,
crown my misfortunes, have fallen i,
lovcr'
"Then, why don't you get marricdp
"lmpossiblel She is princessl"
ooh then"
"Lookl yonder she gocs!" exclaimed
my friend. "Do you see that landa,
near the old gentleman with whit,
whiskers and hooked nose2 She il
here at this hour every day-our eve
have met-and judge of my follyi /
seems to me that there is somethin,
sinSuiar-maEkcd--in the way she look
at me-"
"Why. that is the Princess dig
Dragomiroff.
"You are acquainted?"
every we'll acquainted. Her grand
father is the millionaire Neopolitar
banker Ghirolandi. There is to be som,
grand 'tra-la-la' tomorrow afternoon a
their house-a musicale, followed by
dance. Shall present youl"
"Coud youl"
"Nothing easier. Our families ar,
very intimate. Ghirolandi's friends ar
cur friends"
"Ehsu l shall DC dclighted--too dc