The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-10

mad !eit the city behind and they were
tired and foot sore long before the
oay way done. but still thay went on.
the old man muttering with impotcnt
rear at every delay. II was not till
night came that she could prevail on
MIN TO stop. and they found lodging In
cottage that rented beds to poor
travellers.
they passed through sunny country
next day, where pretty lanes led
through fields of ripenlng wheat. and
instead OF long rows of houses front
Ing on noisy streets with jostling.
careless crowds, there were only scat
tered cottages inhabited by simple
folh that were poor. indeed. yer not
others. Little Nell looked at many
that they passed wishing that she
might dare to ask for n little milk
ana permission 10 rest II while but
sh" was timld, and she went on. de-
spite her own wea-!ness and hunger.
MI she felt the old mans hand trem-
lie in hers and saw his footsteps lag
Then she hcsitatcd no longer but Went
10 the nearest cottage straightway.
Rough. toil-hardencd people inhab.
iied IT; but they brought the milk ana
would take no pay for II, and they
gave the old man the elbow chair and
the woman of the house seing Nell
limp, would not let them go till she
had applied some healing remedy. Her
hands were COARSE gra ined from labor,
bat they touched her az gently as the
daintiest In the land.
Little Nclrs heart was 40 full that
she could say only God bless you,"
and her last view OF the cottagers,
through tears, showed them waving
fnrewells.
Not all the people Of the England
+r., Il
were so kind When their money was
almost gone they came upon a race
couTsc, "A place OF music and flags and
boisterops gaiety. drunken men and
rasabond groups, gypsy camps of
atroliins men and women. countrymen
and city dandies. and city thieves.
Hero. Little Nell thought If she
picked wild flowers in the fields that
surrounded the place she might sell
them 10 the ladies In the carriages. But
there were bolGer bcggars there. Most
OF the ladies did not look at her at
all. and left her low cntreaty 80 an
needed that she stole away. Some who
looked at ncr only shook their heads
even though they amiled gently.
And many cried: See what a
pretty face" But they let the pretty
face pass on and never spent a thought
On that II looked sad and hungry
When the day was gone the child
had her noscsays stIil, withered and
useicas now. and OF all the money
wasted on that Wild day by that wild
multitude only few pennies had
been thrown TO her.
Al last wncn they were quite PENN.
!ess they came upon gaudy van in
which Travelled the famous and arts
.ooratic Mrs. farley. accompanied by
'ther "ans that held such distinguish
ed pnrsons IN His Majesty. King George
i'll, Hary. Queen of Scots Mr.. Pitt
and Sir. G:imaldi. the celebrated clown
not 70 mention such lesser hut still
Jsoted !nciy!duais az Sir. Jasper Packie-
merton Of strocloug memory who
eourted. married and destroyed four
teen wiyes In fatal succession, Wild
BOY ot The wood. and tho old lady
who diEi from ovcrdancIng at tho
hpr!ghny axe Of ia2
3rs, JarleyH great companions were
~ wax They comprised that stupen-
dous collection known TO the British
iE!cs az "AIs Jnrlcy's Wax-yvcrks,"
"hjeh, az shr remarked often I'm chatty
t!oogs. "iteaiizcf 10 The utmost the ex-
pse'atHn held ou: in the hnnd-bills
ana formed ~. @.!ac. of imposing bril-
'ianSL Dith'rip DHr.Hel~d in the king