The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-27

LICE LII. LIE MOTHER.


lust IKE t1i1 one.
Hen name NaS PSpitA- Peplia Was an
tSiiau. rails nnislAl lis o mean ssyeFai
fhlngI buI Il u sure % mean one thing
II particular; she was singer Il feal'
sly "a a. X there never was time
5iieR Pepita couldn't sing. When she
ias 8 6abF 90 cried n notes that
fofnld ) tunefUl melody. whsn she
NV older sue talked in song Not
that NE spoke In words That had been
ut 10 music. for PepIta didn't know =
arIa linz % veFse. bat whatever ahe
sIld md music "a q betAuse her soul
wa 81 f1il Of 4 that L bu6ble;i toFt1
aopeyef me opened her mouth
When she WAS eight years Old Feptt4
tagen 70 HiuB on the- STREET Her f9osa'
sf bad al2aYs fought against that desc
ION % her taughteTa beautlLul g1tt:
IN make \ great lady OF 800. Fepit9
hS; hld Oxen sid. ''You'1 ne hue
9i6Gar some day and 6FinE thousands 90
y151F Get. I'll WORK my HnglTa % $n0
h6da 10 save up the money 70 aeun you
% schuol And PPpitAS black eyes
li.ld glaikl1d n the prospect and she
/ Ind pe6mised 70 10 her 9sst.
- had learned TO lNarbte many o.
X tl- 3 " ~ 49, SSs,--,,
tg before ner llet ' y, 3, nulS; III. X.
9ed 1er " e9oa 1 Is1 t " W. -.
llgd1taia e1uCatlOn, u was Q1tt9 platu
MA L would nat take long 70 eat that
up e their income stopped altogether,
- Pepiea became Q singer before her
4fms She never formed any sort OF 9
1aftneshlp with the other children OF
her PROCESSION, put tO9A net ls.,. Y.
every attefnoon. ena tts4G 9qs ~ a.
vas mol long Slll ne Ptypie ~ - 49, -
deiiee ;eitsttiets @ tAe c,1E y, ~ "a
qT me tstls ~, H., w ,, .s-S
the Hotce o. ~ ansel an9 tnstg 49,
Gays hen the peiiEle. 41u atEiIs,s NeI ~
3 glHap her " encl PE0tuI,lOI M ts ~.
8llefe had oee1 no - DtJ ~ ~
wound never nave nAa 70 N0uSl we
81 .s., -.
af tWo ye-lts FspAe " y! IN.slIss., w
and .sn ne eSsLiu4 GnN ,,ss 49,.
which were her favorlte naun nSS; Er liss
uualy SWING y eene4oul. pS0us
flenq from her eHet- t0.tltAB IS.i,
L5iell - ll'9 49, ny. ,,i,,ly.
tn did MOI sing mucn tnen; Inc ul Il
had not died out al her lie. out tne t ~
clful tunes she had efGeWhl sung AAll
ben clanged into = platn!lSe, sooOtti.
enAme winch 4ne uatN0 1Ot gave ~ eH
fGappfoetatlVe world
Fopitn Aad never Known anypody put
her m1ther. II there were otnerA VINO
1adf4HP elaim on net gne ilaa nexSL
hard Of them ana stle ohn9ly Luos s neI
fa4n IN hef own 1dhdA SAe Aua Hal
mother had lived Iof Year, ~ the frame
4ausmeut at7the end OF Harmon plaee
and the night after the tunefM tne
landlord came up 70 see what sue IN
tended 70 Do. 3 was the nrst tIne req
itlfho4 th0ugnt OF the futnFe, Shs loohs
"a aFpund. the httle room thaS nag nesn 1
tl1InA 70 her for % long ana Sala: III \;
youplaase. Or. think III say mere. Z
The landlord was an eAsy-s MAJ
who rave but little thouG9t % Sns Peo-
pie 0ccNpyins his rooms, just 80 ne E1t
his rent. and be said II would 6e ~!
Ffg8It % far ~ he was concerned. u
Gho could bring 10 y 2 every week.
That was q reduction OF twenty-five
cents 10 the rent, donsiderlng there was
only Peplta.
There was Q tlttie money LEFT out OF
ere educational fund and Reputa'S lips
were dumb for month AFTER her be-
r6aVep1snt. But one niEht che had 70
change her last dollar and she knew u
s,sGq ne dime 70 get to work The next
day the fashionable streets had theft
bIacl-haired soneatTeSS again
PepitA was late In getting nome that
nIEiit and the close. 4HipenetF0ble L4afR.
Gesg OF stormy February night had
settled down over the city when she
reaGhed Harmon place. She turned into
The narrow passage that led BACK 20
her room In the rear OF the tenement
but before she had taken twO steps she
stumbled over somethinB tina; vas lying
on the board walk. she Atefteu PACK S
with = cry Of fright which was echoed
by thu pb3ect on the pavement. she
stopped down and examined Il IN the
dAFkneSR;i Il was q little Eirl.
what are you doing heTeE asked
Pepita. gDid hurt your"
For ansWer the child sel up series
81 shFtll SflFiekS that rang through the
narrow court and made several O. tns
tenants throw open their windows ana
inquire Whit was the matter.
tIt'B only q little gtti have here
with me-" SAID PepitR. bEaSely. shell
Be an right when she gets warm.
The windows were closed ct thar ana
PepRtA pook the walt upSralrs into her
own room. She was small ana daRk ana
Italian; Pepita could sen that much a.
glance, but beyond that she Was able
20 learn but little. Tor althouen the
child appeared to be about hVe years
old, she could tell nothing except tnat
che had been taken out oy woman
who had run away from her.
Pepita knet down before her and the
DARK eyes Of the one looked love and
sorrow into those Of the other. Would
you ike 90 stay here with me:' asked
Pep9ta. The hist child nodded and gntl'
"a. "WeII, then" said Peptta, you
may be my baby. Yp1 must call me
little mother" And 80 Peplta found her
dFSt child.
within 4 month she received her Sec
ond charge The woman in the base
Inent gave him to her. You'll look out
FIR him when I'm gone, won't you,
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