Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-11-26
IN immediate interest in the kind
hearted, childless widow.

Laws, no. Miss, but wasn't here
then. no, nor for a year afterwards.
Bless you, Miss, was In the laundry
!, line o. business; but being Of one of
| your grandfather, the old Lord Lea
toms, tenants, your father, Mr. Charles,
| took pity ON me, and spoke to Mr..
| Anderson, as was under obligations to
him, to give me this place. 1t isn't no
ways hard on me, whatsoever 1t may
be to them as have to tend to. But
it's been a teaching to me, Miss, for
Fsince here I've been, I've seen other
people in so much deeper sorrow than
any that mere death can cause, that
ha' been ashamed to grieve out of rea-
son for my own troubles, and ha'
thought, l. the name o. the Lord, it
wer perhaps all for the best, for if
my poor fatherless lads had lived, they
| might ha' been led wrong and brought
here, and that would ha' killed me
outright beg your pardon, Miss!'
said the woman, suddenly stopping and
reddening at the thought Of the un-
Kindness of speech into which her
thoughts had hurried her, II beg your
pardon, for l know that some come
here without deserving It,"
"And came here without any fault
of mine! Oh, believe it! You knew
and honored my father! Oh, for his
sake believe that his only child did not
could not-cOmmit the dreadful
crimes falsely charged upon her" said
Eudora, earnestly clasping her hands,
and throwing her glance full of Inn
FASHIONED truthfulness up to the wO-
mans face.
And, spite Of the evidence, don't
think you did, Miss; for being of your
fathers daughter, it don't stand to rea-
son as you could"
1T was all because l was the sole
| attendant Of"
Miss, Miss, you mustn't talk Of
your business to me nor to anyone else,
except your lawyer, for fear O. letting
| out something as might be brought
against you on your trial" interrupted
Mrs. Barton.
what, not to you, who were my
| fathers friend, and are mine:" asked
Eudora, in surprise.
mo, Miss, cause how do know!
they might even pull me up for wit
| ness; best be cautious"
But 1 am guiltless, and being so,
how can say anything to injure my
cause"
II dunnot know, Miss; but they do
| tell as how you let out many things
afore the Squire as had better been
kept in"
II spoke only the truth Of what I
had done; and had done only what
was right. The whole world was well
come to know it, and 1 did not see how
it could hurt me-
YES, Miss; but then the best of
truth do get so turned upside down and
wrong side out by them lawyers, as
you couldn't tell it from the worst of
falsehoods; and so, if so be you can't
say anything to clear yourself, best
keep still tongue in your head. But
depend upon this. N1iss-as Sarah Bar
ton will do everything she lawfully can
do to help and comfort your fathers
daughter
Il thank you from a full heart! Oh,
my dear father! little did you think, in
providing for poor widow, you were
raising UP a friend for your unhappy
daughter in her bitterest extremity!"
exclaimed Eudora, with emotion, as she
grasped the hard hand of the woman.
1.-THE ways Of Providence are
strange" said the good woman, mus
ingly;
'"They are" echoed poor Eudora,
thinking of the strange fate that had
cast her into prison.
''And now, Miss, as the gov'ner's
family are about to sit down to break
fast, I will go and bring yours from
his own table, same as brought YOUR
supper
Are all Of the prisoners supplied
from the governors table?'
''Lawk, no, Miss! quite the reverse!
You don't happen to think the prison.
ers all got lamb chop and port wine
for their supper, such as I brought
you last night!'
why, no; and that was the reason
why asked you. But do all the wo-
men, then?"
'.Lawk, no. Miss; quite the reverse,
as said before"
Then why am I so supplied?"
'Why, Miss, you see, it's ats an
other affair, altogether with you.''
Then, understand that l want no
privilege that is not shared by the
humblest of my fellow prisoners-no
favor, in short"
"Well, Miss, for the matter of that,
| 1t is not an unlawful privilege, seeing
as how the gov'ner sartinly has the
right to send meals from his own table
to any one he likes-and as for favor,
Miss, it's favor for you to accept any
lawful service as he is free to render
you, seeing as how he is under such
everlasting obligations to you and
yoor'n as he can never repay"
mot to me-not to mel never saw
or heard of the man before I was
brought hither."
well, to your honored father, then!
And though the old saying says that
favor is no Inheritance !, say it ought
to be! And so, the best service as Mr..
Anderson can do you won't be too
much for your fathers daughter
Think as you will about that; but I
had rather not fare better than my fell
low sufferers"
Neither will you, Miss, though you
should have better than the best as the
gov'ner's house could Afford
| II do not understand you," said Eu-
dora in surprise.
Harry, come up! I'll explain!" an
swered the woman. "You must know
that the best Master Anderson can