The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-22

TAKE NE IL, JANET TAKE MEIS TO DIE J.
was little figure in black, crouchiug on
the door steP. Two weak hands clasp
cd her round the knees aud a pliIui
voice sobbed: "Take me in. Janet!
Take me IN to del Ill not trouble you
vera much"
1t was Sophy. Janet sat down beside
hor and drew her head to her breast
and looked with wondering pity at tho
shruuksn face, 80 wan aud ghostlike In
the gray light. Then she called Chrs'
tina, and Christina lifted her likeG child
aud carried her into her own hOn,o
"For we'll Clio Braolauds nae occasion
against her. she said, "nor against An.
drew" Then they made her tea ani
laid her in Christmas bod, and alter q
little she began TO talk tesbly OF her
past life.
II run ava frao Braelands last De.
cembsr," she said. III could bide the
life there nae LANCER, aud went to
Glasgo', where my mothers cousin.
Jessie Largs, lived, ,and have worked
at tho dreasmakingfthere till | couitna
put the needle through the cloth any
LANCER. Then | came here. l thought
you would lot me die among my ain iolk
aud bury me in the kirk yard aside my
mother. Oh, it will bG guide day to
me when the cool winds 90 DER my
grave and dream o the waves lap
tapping below mt"
They comforled and tried to cheer
her, but she wished to say in her own
excuse what she could, and though it
was with great effort and between tUrri-
bic paroxysms OF pain and coughing,
she contriyUd to make thom understand
something Of tho slow torture that had
driven her at last TO rebellion and fight
"a Wasaa maFFiat two weeks when he
began to find fault wi my talk and my
manner and my dress and wi a 1 did or
said. And he put mo under his mother
10 learn how 10 be iino lady, ami she
was gsy and hard on me and sCt Archie
against me, aud made him scdid mu for
Just nacthing at all, And was i'll, and
she said | was only awkward. and my
head aChel aud | coulllna learn tho
books DO to learn, nor walk as SHE
showed me, nor talk like her. nor DO
anything at a. she tried 10 max mo DO.
Oh, the weary, weary days that ! hNB
fret myself through, and tho lang pain
iu' nights, and sometimes Archie gao
kind, | thought ! must be in tho wrRn; Z,
and would try again, and sometimes
Archie sac cross, thought | must die
wi tho shame and tho lreartaChO o. it.,
and at last could thole 1t no LANCER
and | went ava TO Jessie Large and
sho wasna worry kind. was in her
way. seem to hae been In everybody 8
way. When spoke to lsobsl o my
trouble she wouldna listen 10 me, DO.
cause, shO said, Nistr0Is Bruellnds' Cus.
tom was worth thirty pounds q year.
no 10 spenk O. hOr influence. And |
kent must die s0oa, sac ! tholCl Jes.
sic'a Ctoas ways as wee as could, for
wanted to save you aud Christina for
the last hour" and she put hOr thin
hand out to Chrl'linN and laid her head
closer to JnnCrs brealt
And would like to 500 tho mtn or
woman who would danr 10 trouble YOU
now, my bonny BARN" said Janet, with
cob in her voice. aud sho croonOl
kind words to tho dying girl, until
shc fell R,lUep In her arms.
When BhO Rwoks she was in n high
foyer and dCliFioua, mud her ono cry was
for Andrew Andrew was In his steam.
NJ, but tho ship was lying Oh In sight OF
ritlOnCfNigiC, and Janet wont down 10
tho village and got two Old mon 10 put
a.. .n. ..t,k 4. ,,,n.aa,n Tnr I,,, pl,,,. l..
sent TO the nearest doctor Ani CAllOi In
at tho minister's and told him all that
had happened, for, shU SAID 'yon YOUR.
sol doctor, will 10 tho only pairrsnn
that will DO caring 10 20 TO BfnOanda
about tina pnlr sonl.'
Tho men were too old TO ba nj tia
tlHhlng md wore therefore old and In.
firm Tor tho labor Of reaching Andrew
ship, but strengthened bv pity ipr tina
Iyini uirI. tbOy mnnngol TO brlDg lhrli
craft nonr 10 tho m0ieO Of bOaR sur.
rounding huF. Nome ware daClnrginR
their biSm u hih, others blrnV,Ol ia
Rct some noinl ii vantage, others fight,
ing In escape from thu uuronr. Por thu
air was lllal with Tho roar gi iAH waVat
anl with tie vplca1 NJ mon, blending In
ahonl', Ofdot', cSpostuNtiInp, word oI
AMER, AMI wotda u i,Ii. Above all this
hubbub AhdTSw'a flutS m tia slonmOr
tuNored, Large md cnlnlnandlnA M io
watched tHa tfHHkt 1T hdt ifhtttnA on
board, dragged, pushed, lnrugn M kick,
oil ~ nea,iho mouth n TIM llOId ~ tia
blockade oil lnuki already Shippnd,
would pofmlL
But sharp NJ crack nj ihuulsr n
AtOntufitu voice called Captain Tin.
nlu wanlOll Gid dying nj pltluUctNiyIg