The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-06-23

walk. her next door nelgnOOr
was a dressmaker. told her my
pattern was loaned and looked in
vain for the look OF dlsappnint-
ment to cloIhe her textures. Well,
Mrs. Bromlield took her departure
after repeated injunclions to ne
about becoming too intimate with
strange people. sour suspicious
may be all wrong, hut do be care
fnl; now do, dear" and my friend
who made me dis'rust every body
for ten blocks aronnd left me in
no pleasant frame Of mind.
wanted to tell Cora what Mrs.
Bromfeld had told me, but, alter
second thought, concluded to wait
developments in the case. Pres
emily our gate clicked and Mrs.
CrOswalds younger son came TO
The door. "Mamma would like to
borrow saw, if you please" he
said, dolling his cap. Cora gol the
article and Archer Croswall tro,.
ted back to his mother. He told
Us his name was "Archie."
"She knows how to bring up her
children,' said Cora, giving me a
knowing look. My four boys were
the plague of their aunlie's life,
with their mischicvous pranks and
uncouih Manners
Time passed on, aud Mrs Cros-
wald had lived opposite us ten
wears. Yes, lived in spite of The
sidewise glances Of Mrs. Brolnfe'd
and the open sneers OF Mrs, o..
Searlv. She was the best neigh.
Dor ever had, though the worthy
Mrs. Bromfeld couldn'; see what l
liked about her, and Mrs. O'Searly
knew there was some "skuldug
gerry" going on tina, folks knew
nothing about. There was a re-
serve about Mrs. Croswald that
puzzled Us not a little.
She seldom visited her neighbols
(you don't blame her. do you) and
at the end Of the ten years we
knew no more about her affairs
than we dill at the end OF the first
Fenwick, the elder boy, was a tel
egraph operator and vas well lik
ed by The young people. He was
a han lsome youth of twenty one
Ada and Archer were still a
school. We never heard The child
rem speak of their father, thougI
we asked them several times whel
he was coming home or how lon!
he'd been dead. Our curiosity be
gan 10 die ont at the end OF the
fifth Year, but still we surmised ;
great deal.
We invited Mrs. Croswald I,
teas and bees and circles, but sh,
kept the mantle Of dignity wrap
ped so tightly around her thai
took very little real pleasure in he
company, The few times she accept
ed. One day my husband brough
home paper, and during The ev
ening startled me by reading tn
notice of a new invention. 9Th
palentee, Mrs. Emily Croswald, ha
concluded not to sell the right. a
was at first reported. Mr.. Cros
wald will conduct the sales. w
join their friends IN wishing ther
success. 90
"Mr. Croswald Mr.. Croswall
Why e.e, Tom, where has he bee
all these years = | exclaimed, tax
ing the paper 10 read the motto
for myself. "FifIy thousand dol
lars! Why, Tom ! How | wish
could patent somethihg!' The
| went to he window and saw tn
quiet woman contenledIy swayin
to and fro in a rocker on the oppt
site porch.
} / fell TO wondering what Mr.
O'Searly would say when sll
found out there was a man in tn
case. While | stood at the wlndo
Fenwick came from school an
handed his mother a letter.
Now comes the story part of th
story. Mr.. Croswald had been NJ
! justly accused of forgery, but ha
no visible way to prove his inn
cence. The ofense had occurre
5 in Pennsylvania and he had passe
: ten years OF his life in The Sta,
T prison there. The real culpri,, d,
= ing, had confessed his sin, and III
letter which | saw Fenwick han
;. his mother contained the tidins
/, ofMr. Croswald's release. A wee
! later he appeared, and as the tai
e fine looking man entered the gat
+ | saw his form iremble with EN-
] ton. The children ran TO me,
9 him, but his eyes looked beyol
| them to the figure in the doc
v way. "Ood bless ber! God bic
$ herr' he cried, taking a child |
e either hand and leaning up Il
e steps. Mrs. Croswald told me d
Y about The trouble, and my tea
z mingled with hers as | lislene
: Gradually the reserve left her al
o she became blithe as a bird.
r have learned a good lesson fro
d knowing her that | never learns
4 from the good book--'Love u
e neighbor as thy~elf."