Evening star., 1898-10-15

human desires and disabilities must needs
harden his heart, but II Is long walk from
Montgomery 10 Chattanooga.
What will you do when you get to Vir-
gtnia? Have you relatives there"
kinfoiksE No, sun But dah's wha' Is
bO' n an rails
How long have you been away?"
Ain been dab sence de wah time. suh.''
Since the war? Why YOU won't find
anybody there now that you know"
No. sun; l don't spect toe: but Is lax
ter lay my OF bones de Of manneh fahm
Wha de mahsteh an de missis is sleepin:
yes. sub. / would
Russell put business aside and with it
the stereotyped rule liz such cases made
and provided An application for half fare
account charity" should have come from
the proper official Of The county court, but
he waived the f0rmaIty.
w hat is your name, aunty?'' he asked
dipping his pen
'sephny Dickson, suh-yes. sub. Tank
you kin y. sun
Dickson II was family name in
which he passenger agent was deeply in
teT-sted-fOr cause.
Yes. sub. Sephny Dickson"
Russell filled out the order for half rates
but when The money stage of the small
transaction was reached The little heap Of
nlCkelS and dimes which the old woman
took from knot in lhe corner OF her ker-
thiet was all too small and the charitable
Causeway broke down in q new place
is thai alI you have, auuty?''
fes. sub, ev'y las picayune, suh.''
fare"
The dim. Old yes filed with tears OATS
-dars des what Is skeered OF, sub 'Spect
5 des got i.r jromp 1t, after all How fur
is il. mahsteh2
RusseHs hand sought his pocket but
something in the Old woman's manner made
MIN withdraw il empty. IT'S too far for
you TO Wa k Can't YOU stay here til you ve.
earned money enough 10 Fay the half fars2''
Oats whut Is iayin off ter do, twel
tried, yes. sub, but Is mighty Of an no
count count an an de white folks dey wants de
young ones. nowertdys: Yes. sub dcy does
russell recalled some hing which ha. been
ssald on the occasion of his latest visit to a
certain hospltahie household on the hither
slope Of Old Lookout
can YOU cook. aunty?" he queried.
4 kin dat. shoIy sub"
Mouid you Ike tc ct place in a good
family herc-for a while?'
Deed / would dat-mo' sDeshuIly ef
dar's any chiIsun.T
Russell smiled under his rnustache and
wondered If a certain young lady he VOTED
or a young woman who had recently at
talned to the dignity OF being her fathers
housekeeper. would consent TO pose as a
Grid FOR Aunt SeDhuyS benefit Then he
took his courage in both hands and vyrota a
note.
Dear Miss Lois-I heard you say the
other evening that You would be glad to
get one Of the old-time, befOre-the-war
'mammies' for house servant Here Is
one who stumbled into the office a few
minutes age, and / hope she will inaDr SIS
you she has me. She will if you'll
give her chance to work upon your sym
pathies. VIII you pardon the liberty I'm
taking and send her back 10 town If you
do not want herr
When it was written ard incIosed he
found his hat and closed his desk
Come with me and III put you on the
street car ne said. u think / know Of a
place for YOU"
The shadow Of Chattanooga's great senti-
mel mountain was marching out across the
valley when Russell boarded the incline
car at 81. Elmo that evening. He was
70 De q dinner guest at the Dicksdns' and
when he dropped from the ascending car
at the end of the white-payed battlefield
boulevard the majors daughter was there
to meet him She was q Sveet-faced Young
girl Of the type known to our forehears as
WIn+ome, and 10 the young lilinOisan the
four-miie pilgrimage from Chattanooga to
the mountain was long only in its retrac-
ing. None the less. there was fiy in his
pot Of ointment in the shape of an old
fashioned pearl ring worn on d suggestive
finger Of Miss DicksOus left hand the
gift, some one had told him. of a cousin
gone to tight the Spaniards. The ring was
In evidence when he shook hands
Thank you for coming TO meet me-
he said when they had faced about for the
walk to the cottage.
She laughed softly, and Russell thought
OF gurgling brooks and whispering leaves
and such like lyric SMILES. Don't thank
me; II was | who couldn't wait to thank
you. You don't know what you've done
Tor US How did you ever happen to think
OF it?"
'Tf you'n tell me what it is perhaps 1
can explain
''Why, Nam Sephny; how did YOU ever
poEne to send her UP here. Of all places In
ths world?
She got next to the sympathetic side OF