The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-08

II WITH MANHMKW NDn& III 9MA%M #&# F@@f ~M@&@f#
ssIaV. lf Us Rally wanser ave ua
ri come ~. 'canse you've BEEN very
rood "a Old Mknkia"
The slttinga bean the next cay, and
I derived much amusement from the old
woman's conversation while I painted
away with naiRht and main. resolved
that this picture should be hung at the
salon NEXT spring. and my Imagination
even went 90 far q TO speculate ON the
most suitable style of frame
II AZ first IL was only or the other lodR.
ers that old Maggie gossiped, but ona
day when she was looking very tired
questioned her kindly about herself. ana
she finally told me her story.
The old woman had evidently talear
o great fancy 10 me, and 7 wish I could
remember the quaint words in which
she told mo Of her girlhood IN London
and her courtship by q man poor like
aerself. though much above her in uta-
tion-a newspaper writer. she said Inn
was.
When we were first married. we
took . little country 'ouse that made
me think Of q billed dinner. for 'twas
painted In red m green an deep yaller-
jest Like that paint you'r ire mixin up d
-carrotty. Then the baby came"
Her whole voice and manner changed
and during the rest Of the story she
dropped the abrupt witticisms for q
tremulous eagerness
did ye know I 'ad . SON. Mr.. Car,
roll?''
NO" / answered, intent on my
work Where is he now?'
"'E's q rich man now, an q gentle.
man. she said proudly and yet with q
w~istfulness that made me glance quick.
" at her face.
II / could only get that expression. !
thought, and went to work with perfect
frenzy ON the face.
How Ia 1t that you are not O fine
lady then. Maggies" I asked :
That's what ed make meme, dye
ear? who's scrubbed floors for 80 yeari
But I'd only shame i'm, an folks'd say,
Dear, dear, an dye know lis mother il
q charwomant An then ed only be
ashamed o. me- No, no, no. / couldn't
stand that, an ] toll i'm so
There was an awkward pause. in
which II could think OF nothing to say
to the poor thing, SO glanced at her com
passionately and thoughtfully mixed
some sepia ON my palette.
"Ye see, sir. twas this way, " Maggie
went ON after awhile. AFTER Joe died
W. 'ad nothin, not a h a'penny to buy
bread, 30 / sent the boy to the 'ome for
poor children an began scrubbin floors.
1t was ard to let Dick go, but I tried
not to sorrer oven it, for I knew /
couldn't keep i'm. I didn't see i'm for
quite awhile then-nCt till 70 was 8
year, for they wouldn't let visitors in
IN Sunday, an ] was workin all the 9TH
er days
II went up there with my scrubbin
things am all one night, for I'D Jest come
from my work, an 70 didn't know me,
SIR! Il ran away an i'd when / tried to
kiss i'm. Well, after that I went up
whenever I could get way after my
work was done at night, though ! was
awfully tired, an 70 got kinder ulster
me an liked to build tents by putin up
my broom an mops an wrappin my
shawl round 'em. 'E ulster call my mop
Doctor, > cause e said the end was like
DR.. Dicks whiskers. DIR. Dick was the
regular doctor at the 'ome, an ed took
. shine to my little Dick
Zone day l was washin windows in
an Office ON Turner street, an In walks
On. Dick. Well, we 'ad a talk, an the
end Of it was e took my Dick TO fetch
mp for lis son. Re was o nice, kind gem
tleman, an / knew he thought a sight
o. Dick, but it was ard for me, for Tad
to promise not to see Dick after 70 left
the 'ome. But I'd no money to fetch
Inn mp IN, an DIR. Dick ID make 'im q
gentleman, an I couldn't stand in the
boys way. ED soon forget me, though
itnear1y killed me when ! thought of it
THAT must "a been neal 3Oyear ago,
but sornethin hurts 'ere, - touching her
heart, when 7 think Of the day 7 said
goodby."
There was another pause in which !
painted furiously.
"What days today? The 18th, isn't
IL? Well, twas just Ave years ago that
Dick found me ont, an ] was still scrub
bin. / didn't seem to have no art to
get anything better TODD after / let Dick
90. What was the use?
"Dr. Dick was dead an I'D left my
Dick lots o. money IN q letter that told
i'm all about me, so ED come TO look
me up an take me to live with Inn. -
was good, but awful cold an still-like
an wore kid gloves an finer close nor
Joe even ,ad But / ought not 'er say
that, for 70 aIlers Is very good to me,
Jest as If ! was a lady, but you see %
was different, am ] never could love i'm
like little Dick.
80 / told i'm % must leave me where
r was, for / couldn't be Apply In q big
,ouse with fine close an would only
shame i'm before folks. An old woman
like mel I was too old to change. I'd
scrubbed all my life an was goin to
scrub TO the end. An, said T. 'ye
mustn't come to see me IN week days
when I'm workin either, cause
'twouldn't do no good. an folks ID only
wonder
"sE rot a little mad at that, but I