The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-18

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her. Soon afterwards she saw written on
the wall W~hitechapel Road. Her heart
sank within her. Where could Gregory be
going? Was he a Fenian coming to some
secret meeting to discuss. the interesting
subject of dynamite?
Like an arrow they had come straight
and direct, along at 1t seemed. one broad,
smooth road-from Hyde park to White
chapel, right through the heart Of the
city.
Yet on went itat hanson in front,
! straight down Whitechapsl Road, thar
ion, instead Of famine, were at home,
there, be one of the handsomest streets in,
London But 1t looked a very dreary,
hopeless, sordid place new.
Oh. what could Gregory want here? On,
on went that hanson straight away up
the Mile End road.
Mrs. F'arquhar had heard of White
chapel as a place the mere mention of
which must make one shudder; but she
had not even heard of Mile End.
The cab stopped at ast-at Canal road.
Mrs. Farquhar felt quite worn out. the
drive had been so long and so strange.
Her cabman, wise in his generation,
drew up on the other side of the street.
He accepted five shillings with an attempt
at a growl; but Mrs. Farquhar did not
stay to listen. for she saw that the cap
tain was walking very swiftly dow Ca
nal road, and she was afraid of missing
him.
He turned twice, down dark and dreary
streets, that filled Mrs. Farquahar with a
nervous dread; then at last he stopped at
a dismal little house, in a dismal little
street, rang a bell, and was Immediately
admitted.
Mrs. Farquhar stood trembling against
the ratings: she knew not what to do.
Presently n crowd Of roughs came down
the street, rang the same bell, and were
admitted. Then came a rnumber OF dirty,
miserable women. They, too, went to the
door.
Despair. gave Mrs. Farquhar courage.
She was as much afraid to stay out in
this dreadful street as to go Into this
mysterious place. She went In among the
women, and when the door was opened
entered with them.
To her amazement she found herself in
a very large room. -Four, houses had been
thrown into one, and this room ran all
the length. 1t was crowded with people
such people as Mrs. Farquhars had never
dreamt of: the sight OF their poverty,
their rags, their strange faces-soms
fierce, some foolish. some utterly cad
made. her feel sick.
Presently there rang out a clear, fine
tenor voice; 1t was her husbands. Ee
was singing an old Scottish ballad, with
which of old he had ben wont to please
his college chumso over gay suppers. How
these poor wretchesSistened! e
Mrs. Farqullar wondered, as she looked
furtiveIy about her. And she felt a
strange sensation of pride when. she, saw
at the end of the song that her hand
some guardian was a popular fnVorite1a
d~arling-among these unhappy and. un-
washed ones. OK
:: He was ehtreated for another song; the
audience was familiar with his whole
repertoire. and would gladly have had It
all. Again and again Captain Farquhar
sang; and then with a good humored
gave up the plano to a queer looking lady
dressed like q Sister of Mercy, who be-
gan to play some pretty dance music.
Captain Farquhar went into another
part of the hall, where thsre was a bill.
Hard table. Here he was welcomed with
great delight by a crowd of horrible
looking roughs, who were knocking the
balls about. III,
A game began in, god earnest. Captain
Fnrsuhar was a splendid player, and thu
men watched him with fascinated eye!
when he was at work.
Presently Mrs. Farquhar noticed that
stalWart and very pleasant looking young
clergyman had Joined this group, and say
that the men seemed to be as fond of hin
as they were of Captain Farquhar. b,
and by the Clergyman broke Up the meet
ing with a little speech, and when ever,
one TOSe 10 80 outJ NILE HniIutlht Ell'pS
away unseen.
Cabs ara rot plentiful on the Mile En-
Road; a hhnsom is as strange a sigh
there as in the depth of the country. S
that when Captain Farquhar reached tn
top OF Canal Road he stopped an pnlni
bus which was going citywards. But jus
as he was going to get into 1t bis arr
was touched. He looked and saw a youn
woman; without further ceremony he pu
his foot on the omnibus step, when tn
young woman said:
"GregoryW
Good heavens!" exclaimed Captai
F'arGuhar.
Then he signed the omnibus conducto
to go on.
Captain and Mrs. Farquhar then took
walk down Mile End Road, and this /
some of what they said:
will you ever forgive me, Gregory
How could I be such a Jealous llttl
wretch and so mean as to spy 2"
"All right" said the good natured cap
tain: women can't help it, / suppose"
And why wouldn't you tell me?"
Didn't want to be laughed at"
"Oh. I wouldn't laugh at you'd Xix
to tell all London!"'
"Exactly-and then all London woul,
laugh at me. Couldn't stand that. Dom
n tell, Bess; should cut altogether II any o
e the chaps found me out"
II won't tell, then. But how did 20,
find such a placer"
q The parson there's an old school chun
of mine I read in the papers, and won
- dcred If the writing fellows told lies: g
wrote and asked Dolly, as we always use,
> to call him. Dolly said: Come and see,
!, he was In the midst of it. trying to hu
mamie the Wretches. Dolly got hold O
= me when l did come down, and made m
Il promise to do some humanizine. Don
know that it's much use, but they seen
y to like it. Wish they didn't look SO hun
4 cry. I'm going to give EN- a supper mex
week"
you are! Oh. Gregory! I must com
and help"
And she did. More than that, she ken
her husbands secret. For he declare.
positively that he would go immediatel,
to Timbuctoo II any of 1.-The fellows
heard of 1t.
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