Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-04-29

An hour later the two cnltdren were
fo.iad by the old shepherd. barefoot IN q
the road. clinging fast together and
cryina, bitterly, When the doctor came Z
Il was found that the mother had been I
dead some hours =
Two weeks afterwards the future OF I
the twins was already decided upon, and
they were told 90 bid good-by to one
another. They had been living at the
Felside farm since their mothers
death. but the vicar had interested HIM
self i'm them. and ne had decided that
Don must be near the school, SO,
small subscription having been raised
he was To board with "a family m the
village until hc could work for "A living.
Msirlv was 20 20 To an 0rphanagc some
30 miles away. where she would event.
uailv be trained as servant. More
.ban ono house would have been open 70
the children. in the first tide OF pity
and wonder at the. tragedy, but the
vicar thought thar their future welfare
would b,. best considered by this ar
ranrerncnt. and when he took the mat
txr up NO one vcnturcd 20 protest.
Tbs twins parted quietly. without
-care. Mrs. Bleasdale had tried 20 NIT
irate what she considered "a cruel
shame" bv Whispering that il would
ot.lv bc for little while. aud they inn
pl.ciuv believed her. Indeed. the past
two weeks had seemed 90 them like an
ugly bustling dream. and they hardly
realized that worse could bcfan them.
II was only at bedtime. when he found
himself without Marty. iu a room with
three or four other children. that some
sense of his dcsota tion burst upon Don-
. lie lav sohbing far into the night, and
refused Co. be comforted. Mrs smith
bad every wish 20 be kind 90 him. but
She had houseful OF unrulv children
TO mana-c. and Don X WAYS were strange
, 90 her She cor nlaincd 90 the neigh
bors that he made himself flair silly WI
frcttin When be was not CRYING he
T. was pcrplc>cd and frightened by hiA
$ new surroundings. The children quar-
- relied over thcir games and their
r mother usually quellcd the disturbance
> by dealing out slaps with "a generous
% hand. Don came in for share Of thcs'
a With the rest. he was missing sooI
after and was not found tin nightfall
r fast asleep ON his mothers grave. Mrs
a Smith considered she must break hin
II OF a bad habit, So she beat him agdin
and told him he should not see Mairl'
"a 81 he went there any more. That nigh
II he cried SO that the other childrel
'e could not sleep. and after a week il
which blows. seedlings and caioling
C. all failed 20 break him OF the habit.
"a he was put 20 steep in an Out-building
"a that the household might have peace
RS For the rest hc was duh aud docil
Ia enough. listening with pathetic credu
y ity 10 Mrs. Smiths assurance that Maii
T. Is would come soon. which was he
DO formula when she wanted 70 be kind.
40 Mairly had been taken by the vica
o' 20 her new home. She looked such
ys quaint little figure in her long lilac prir
III gown and white apron, the uniform Z
u the orphanage. that the Wears daugl
y ters called her a sweet little dear
and gave her silver six-pences, and n
servants kissed her and cried over he
OF She was some years younger than n
ey usual age OF admission. and the cir
zee AT the home seemed very big 10 her. ~
en- long rows of lilac print frocks an
-H' white aprons bcwildered her, and q
leS samcness of voice and expression ncv
iue ceased 20 perpleN and distress her.
'u1 there were some who were inclined
y" tease and torment uci, sacre were othe
me who would have liked 20 make pet
nii- her, but Mairly never distinguished
'nu tween these. she suffered the caress
or Of one in exactly the same spirit
SEQ she endured the petty tyranny of q
iS other.
'eI- The teachers found her good and ol
dent. and she went through the da
the routine with immovable patience,
she without interest. When there was so
.ore unusual sound in the house, or a Vi
on from a stranger, Mairiy's face sha
nes- ened into a look of intense eNpectan
was and then settled back in awhile 10
mer same dull patience. one day, whei
ms visitor had come and gone, Mairl
.Au- disappointment expressed itself in
lhat sudden demand of the matron:
was please, ma'am, when shall
- Don?"
siV- You will see him some day, II yo'
< eat q good girl" said the matron, kline
near sBut when, ma'am, pleaseP'
81 can't tell you that. Mary"
oou' Its much easier 10 be good II
pay know when," pleaded the child;
- the matron could make no prOmi
Sau and Mairly abandoned her hope Fl
- - that day.
- One night in the early spring.
-, awakened with the sound OF Don's "
In her ears. CRYING "Mairlyi" most