The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-09-15

hope thut he would win laueh more
than enough TO repay her secretly.
Poor Nell was now In absolute ter.
ror. She woke him that night and told
him OF q terrible dream, wherein she
saw men like him robbing those asleep
She made him fee with her at once.
On and on they walked farther and
farther from London. Finally they
came to smoky town. A poor work.
man took the tired child in his arms
and led the way near the furnace room
Of a huge factory where they could
sleep warmly.
The poor girl was nearly exhausted,
but In the morning they pressed on
their journey. At last they saw a ia
miliar form. The child screamed and
fell senseless at the feet Of the school
master. He carried her gently into a
nearby inn, and there she gradually
recovered by means of stimulants, food
and rest.
The schoolmaster had received what
was to him a princely appointment. He
had been given a position paying thir-
ty-five pounds annually In q distant
town, and he was walking there. He
had loved Nell since he saw her and
begged them to 90 and live near him.
Entirely friendless. except for him.
they went gladly. Their new home was
In a beautiful peaceful village. Nell
obtained a position as caretaker Of the
church. and they lived NEXT door to
the schoolmaster.
Now the old mans servant, Kit, had
obtained an excellent position near
home by being strictly honest in his
dealings with kind old man. Mr.. Gar
land. He had never lost his desire to
find and help Nell and her GRANDPA
Their.
A strange gentleman appears In the
story in search Of the same personagos.
He proves to be the old grapdfather's
younger brother, who has lived abroad
many years. He has made much money
and has returned to share II with his
aged relative, who has now dlsap-
peared. After one unsuccessful jour.
ney, he found out where Nell and her
grandfather were living. Taking Xii
and Mr.. Garland along, the younger
brother Travelled to the village. They
arrived there late at night, but XII
discovered the old man at once. He
asked for Nell. and her grandfather
said she was asleep. Then the younger
brother, Mr.. Garland, the schoolmas-
ter and an old man who had befriend-
| ed Nell entered.
Poor Nell had been dead for two
days. "There upon her little bed she
lay Mt rest. No sleep 80 beautiful and
calm, so free from trace OF pain, so fail
to look upon. She seemed creature
fresh from the hand of God and wait
| Ing for the breath Of life not one who
had lived and suffered DEATH" Worr
out by her long journey, her lack o.
food, her exposure, and the anxiety fol
her grandfather. she had never recov
cred from the strain. although her las
days had been spent In perfect peace
and JOY.
The old man was found dead upoi
her grave not long afterward.
How Kits honesty had once beer
questioned because OF plot laid
against him by the wretched Quilp
and his lawyer; how his innocence hat
been proven through the testimony o.
the lawyers servant maid, starved
abused child; how the humorous Dicl
Swiveller assisted I'm freeing Kit, ant
how he was rewarded; how the horri
BILE dwarf met n well-deserved dealt
by drowning-all these side-llghts tC
the main story Of Little Nell are tolt
in Dickens own inimltable way. Blu
they must ever be regarded as mere &c
cessories in the development Of Tho
short life history OF one Of the mos
pathetic and lovable characters in oul
literature.
oh, mightlest master Of the pen Of
English fiction, we thank thee for thu
gift Of little Nell, to show us by hel
love and innocence and faith how muci
of God may reside In humanity.
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