Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-13


that she'd ave gone and made IA 'owlin'
=" a." 7 knows NV business an my
place, sister 'Aven't ! allus given salts
You are satisfied at least. Rle,s. Now
f'l' Nc what kind of person Sally D"a-
con is" r
a.. only slip of "A gel, sister luggin
a great 'eavy kid apart, an anuvver
'angI on to 'er skirts. But she looked
clean an respectable; VIII say that Tor
When | went back to the ward after
dinner | found 10. awake and much m
clined for talk.
..Sany's been here, and of course they
couldn't let her IN 20 see YOU when you
Were having such q nice sleep. but Shr
coming back in the afternoon, eXptc,. IN
about an hour from now; .. 40
Il thought as 'oW Sally Uouldn ne
long abart it. miss. Bat wot botheiih
me is wot they're to do W lie IN ere
Wy. they amt got any'hihH ''P "''
earns. a,
..Somebody must see to them, that's all,
Joe Perhaps your employer viii do some
thine"
Joe shook his head y don't eXpec
they will I wasn't noihink 10 them.
wv, I've never seen the Suv-nor, not the
real guy nor, only onSt.
But that's no reason why they should-
M compenSatr YOU for an accident that
happened in their yard. As ] spoke
saw a look of extreme I'M, aSincSs gamer
on the lads face. and he lay silent a
while evidently ponderins something in
see ere. miss, if only Sally an the
kids could git along. ii 'ud be better L"
say nothink to the guy nor.
But why Joc?"
"rd rather not tell yer please. miss: il
might git Jim inter trouble. praps, and |
wouldn't like that for the missus' sake"
4 This was a piece of chvalry not often
met with in lads of his class. and | may
/ be excused for wondering whether 10"
himself was not at least in some degree
responsible for the accident. In this ]
! wholly misjudgcd him. as We often do
when drawing conclusions from partial
knowledge. Promptly on the stroke of
| the visiting hour that afternoon Sally an |
her charges made their appearance AT
| the ward door.
/ | was on the lookout for them. having
/ absented myself half an hour later from
our private -drinin. upstairs. When
! saw the little group at the ward door. ]
! | was forcibly reminded Of a picture from
I Dickens. Sally might have sat for the
portrait of the Warehouses, only she " Is
very, very clean. and | do not know of
any pathos more telling than the athos
of old clothes kept clean and whole by
much darning and much washing. each
neatly covered rent telling its own mute
tale of poverty bravcly borne and never
complained OF.
! In ST. Dustans We got so much of the
other kind of property-blatant. aggreS-
sive. sordid and filthy to the last degree
that we We're quite ready 10 appreciate
Sally Deacon's all unconscious appeal.
She was very like Joe, only could i'm
agine her in happier circumstances with
quite bright pipuant face. She looked
/ Just like little anxious care-worn moth
er as she stood there with the wonderful
baby. and little Rae, clad in some strange
garments of her own faShioning clneing
to her skirts. NV heart went out to them
in a rush of tender pity. which made my
voice very gentle when spoke to Sally.
well. Sally. so here you are. Come in
and let me take thai great baby from
yo Why Why h9TeDe t.h do you ~ manas &c, TO
now. oughten't he: He certainly looks
like it"
only ieS' turned nine months. An ain I
| e n beauty? she cried with mingiing
of indignation and motherly pride delic
ious t" behold; But please, miss; can
We see Joe? Please. the gentleman down
stairs said as ow We should see i'm ere. "
Come along. here he is. and you
mustn't stay Very long or talk too much
if You want your brother to come back
! to you soon.
Dye ear that Rue" she said. with a
semi-severe glance at the old Fashioned
little object at her side. Now be a VERY
good little gel COS poor Joe, wot Yer
soin ter see, as bin took terrible bad"
All the time her mouth was twitching,
and saw mat Sally was putting 4 curb
upon herself. So. without further pa ley.
| took t...m over to Jues he'd, and there
left them as long IS dared From Tho
other side of the ward, az | glanced across
baby propped up on SailyS knee and
little Rue. whose round face and quaint
name fascinated me. sitting Ike statue
At the foot of the bed. JOe'S face was
beamine and 50 was Salys except once
or twice when she stopped to wipe away
a surreptitious tear. AT last, when they
had been together as long as thought
safe for my patient, ! came to the bed
side.
Wei. dears. I'm sorry. but ! think you
have been here as long as is good for Joe
He doesn't look 50 very bad, does he,
little mother"
No; , miss lie, Z looks al right! said sally,
seem dreffnl ter see i'm lyin' like unat
even biby thinks that. Ave Yer noticed,
Joe. e amt Crowed OnSt"
He looks lnvly, don't q Sister," cried
Joe enthusiastically. An oh. say. yer
must ear wot a brick Sally is. She's
bin an got some work ter do till l gifts
abart agin, SOS the lid e II ave summa |
ter eat.
l co2ld not ask question for a mo-
menf. because Of the lump in my throat
And who looks after them while Sally
goes TO work. | was able to say at
length.
of J s3;sr ms5 ,a w1t I've bin an told yer
leednt worry very much. need /? an
- get well quicker.
That's 50. But how much can Sally
narn in a day, poor little mite?'
| At this Sally drew herself up.
wy bless yer cart miss kin earn
four shellin' a week; think o that
1T doesn't sound very much. What
ibout the rent?'
''oh. please. miss. the landlords bin
very good" Sally FASTENED TO explain
| 'DreckIy e card that Joed gone Ia
orspital @ came along to tell me not ter
worry"
Now wasn't that good Of i'm, Sister,
iSked Joe with glistcning eyes.
| said ! thought SO, and indeed ii was
ibout the first time | had heard of an
East End landlord showing such bowels
If compassion.
When | escorted Sally out to the land
ne she turned to me wistfully.
please, miss, you'll be very good ter
loe and git i'm well quick, won't yer.
GER We see We carn't git along wiVout
| i'm
Don't you think we are good to him.
| lear" | asked.
"Oh. yess. mis-. Joe saws it's like 'eaven
'ein ere. and only wishes was all
n at onSt."
What. all with accidents. That would
De a bad job! should like to come and
zee you on Sunday after tea; may I?'
Yes, miss. but. please. it's a very
Door place-not like this.
I'D like to see it all the same; and III
ONE. Sally, wet or dry"
IL was my intention to take Kittie with
ne If We We're so lucky to get out toeetll-
| r. Sunday was great day for visitors
ma we had to keen a sharp eye on them
10 prevent them killing our patients with
mistaken kindness ! have found fond
mother concealing huge pork pie under
her shawl. and was very much aggricved
when ii was cOnfiScated before she had
led typhoid case with 1t. We had to