Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-10
HER ONE ERROR.
OR
THE FISHERMAN'S BRIDE
CHAPTER XXXIII.
A YOUTHFUL CHAMPION.

lady the utmost confusion reigned in
the little room which had so lately
been the scene of such peaceful and
neighborly hospitality.
The old man, alarmed by the CON
fusion, and the harsh eiectment to
which he had himself been subject, by
his incOherent exclamation added to
the hubbub; and the child half fright
ened and grieved to her little heart at
thedistress of one who had already
won her affection, did not cease to la
ment; while Nelly was intent upon re-
storing the poor girl to animation.
Agnes at length grew calmer, though
she shed tears plentifully, and, bow
ing her head upon the arm Of the
chair where her father sat, she seemed
rather to avoid than court the kindly
attention Of her friend.
FFBut it was only for a short time;
raising her head, she looked upon
Nelly, with fearful eyes she strove
to dry, and, in a voice that she in vain
essayed to render firm, she said
'"1'hank you, dear Mrs. Franklen,
but [ won't set them against you for
me: people are so hard. oh! so hard!
see how I've striven and striven;" her
spoke "For these ten months past
honest life, God knows [ have! and re-
pented in bitterness for all had ever
done wrong. What I've put up with,
how I've lived and starved, and been
tempted too'-she burst into tears
afresh, and impetuously dashed them
away moment after, as she cried
they won't let one be right, they won't
give us a chance: oh, it is very, very
bard!"
The touch of little Ida's cheek upon
her hand soothed her again, and after
a few moments of weeping, she said
despondently-
1--WE must go at once, but where
I'm sure [ cannot tell; she will give US
no good word, and so late, too"
Nelly, in whom even her own i'll
fortune had hardly power to Danish
wholly the predjudices of her sex,
though III her heart warming to the
poor forIorn creature before her, still
held somewhat aloof; but at the
sound Of that desparing voice, and
further stilled moved by the stanch
adhesion of her own child to
their new-found friend, she suffered her
own kind nature to have way, and,
again approaching Agnes she said.
could you make shift to do with Us
for bit till you can find
placer
The young woman looked at her, aus
if doubling whether she heard Alright.
1t was alas! SO wholly strange to find
one of her own sex offering succour or
rendering pity, a.-ss.aa.s.
''Do," urged Nelly, for tenderness
begets more, SO rapidly in the heart
that encourages lido, and I'll help
make you as comfortable as / cam
you know what it is, and of course we
couldn't all stay there together, for
any time; but just till you looked
about a bit; come, now, let us set
about arranging it at once"
Agnes Chaunce took the hand of the
other, and pressed it earnestly to her
lips
fTThank you, thank you, bless you,
foryour kind offer, but it may get you
intoYill-Will with the people at your
place She is set against me down
stairs, [ can see, and they can be so
spiteful; [ wish I'd told you, Mrs
Franklen, Iwish had; you'll perhaps
be sorry you have served me when
you know"
''Neyer mind, never mind" inter
rupted Nelly, and the words of good
Dame Tibbetts Just then required to
her mind; 'Fyou're in trouble, and
that's enough, and you've been very
kind to us-now, will you Gomez"
III don't know what else we can do, u.
said Agnes, looking appealingly at her
father, who, much discomposedat her
distress, was making many futile at
tenpts at consolation; $50, if you
really will be so good as to be troubl-
ed with us, just for the night, we will
come, and thank you" She added,
sadly. at won't take me long to
pack up all have
So it was settled Nelly should
return, to make such prepara-
ton as might be for her I'M
expected guests, and Ida, having been
prevailed upon, solely with the assur-
once Of her new friend rejoining her
shortly, and having seen her tears
dried, departed with her mother,
leaving Agnes to make her arrange
nnents with all haste for obeying the
uncefemOniOuS warning 0L0 HNu "
ceived, in which she received a newim-
petus, by a second visit from Mrs.
Greious, with an admonition that she
ewanted the room" and q hope, in
dignantiy expressed, that she "did
not expect her to be reference for
her."
sfNo," Agnes meel1ly answered. She
did not say where she was going, nor
did she offer any retort to the hard
landiady's asperity, though once her
large eyes flashed and her cheek glowed,
and there was an expression on her
face as if she could have been, upon
,casion, very different person to
the quiet Agnes Mrs. Greious so easily
trampled on. But her few household
belongings were soon packed, and l.; a
PLAYED by the poor old man,
whom he saw the bed on which