Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-04
THE STORY OF AN ANGEL.
by STEVENS VAIL.

BY STEVENS VAIL.
Young Barclay had disappeared and
left me, Isu Yam, a little japanese wax
chcruh. TO guard his desolote quarters
from my perch in the chandelier
All, how different II all is from me olu
days when he used to laugh and tar TO
mo and cali me his guardian angel! lie
loved me then for her sake, for she gave
me to him. you know. And now to DE,
sert me like this! Chingan! 1t is too bad!
! feared something Of the kind would
happen, though when he discovered thnt
she did not really love him; but. dear me,
why could he have not found some one
TO take her place, instead of vanishing IN
this ridiculous wayt
1t was not my fault that he was sold
ont could only culver with indignation
when after his disappearance that disa-
greeable old uncle announced his inten-
tion of selling all of young Barclays
things at auction. That Old uncle! How
hate him-he never did like my mas
ter.
Oh, that terrible auction shall never
forget it. Spriuliled among the motley
crowd Of buyers were q few of young
Barclays friends who knew him in the
Old days when she first gave me to him.
They bought In a few trllles 10 help pre-
serve his memory; for, in spite Of his
youth and wildness young Barclay had
some good and true friends
My heart was very heavy as, one by
one, my old comrades were put mp and
sold. Among the first to go was my
chum, the skull tobacco jar. His teeth
ratified IN his ileshIcss jaws with dismay
as an old Hebrew curiosity dealer
clutched him eagerly.
Toward the end She came In, accom-
panied by her maid. "Ah, She has not
forgotton,' thought l. "She will save
me from these despoilers.
Yet fear seized upon me, for the sale
was almost over aud no one had noticed
me, dangling aimlesAy from the chande-
lier What if | should be overlooked?
Terror gave me strength, Straiuing at
the thread which held me- | broke 1t
and fell plump upon the bald head Of
the auctioneer beneath me-
"Secl ladies and gentlemen" he cried,
| picking me up aud holding me on high
| "a messenger straight from the Celestial
Kingdom. What am offered for this
remarkably healthy specimen of Japa-
neso angclW
Some one bid adolar "Fie upon such
q bid!' said the 0ucdonecr why, the
| memories stored Ia this comical little
head, OF past scenes cnacetcd here below
him In these Jolly bachelor quarters, are
alone worth five times that sum-"
If he but knew, That sad night, fol
instance, after young Barclay had seer
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