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OFFICE— Ontario street—CLINTON
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-OFFICE—
RATTENBURY ST. EAST.,
—CLINTON.—
DR. C. W. ,THOMPSON,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Special attention given to diseases
of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
—Office and Residence—
HURON ST. SOUTH. CLINTON
e doors west of the Commercial hotel.
• —DR. F. A. AXON.: -
(Successor to Dr. Holmes.)
Specialist in Crown and Bridge
work.
Graduate of the 'Royal College ot
Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Honor
graduate) of University of Toronto
Dental Department. Graduate of the
Chicago College of -Dental Surgery,
Chicago.
Will bo at the Commercial hotel
Bayfield, every Monday from 10 a. m.
to 5 p. m.
• J. LEWIS THOMAS.
Civil Engineer, Architect, etc.
(late Dominion Department Public
-t - - - Walks )
Consulting Engineer for Mun-
icipal and County Work, El-.
ectric Railroads, Sewerage and
Waterwcaks Systems, Wharves,
Bridges and Re -enforced c)h-
erete.
Phone 2220 LONDON, ONT.
WANTED
BOTH FALL MID MOIR
For which the highest
prices will bepaid.
Don't'sell until you see me
or one of ray agents personal.
D ,OANT ELON
Mum Nit
oilminilloll
• I have been appointed agent
for the Massey -Harris Cora -
pally in this district and will
' keep on hand a complete list
of supplies en My store oppos-
ite the *sons Bank.
r,. am ;also Continuing the
Bow, feed and- seed grain bus- • .
iness and respectfully solicit a
• a continuant°, of your patron-
age.
J. A. Ford:
rig IfIcKillop Mutual Fire
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—Farm andIsolated Town Property—
.•—Only Insured-
--OFFICERS—
J. B. McLean President, Seaforth P..
0. e Thos. ireser, Vice-president.
•Brucefield P. 0.; T. V, Hays, See. -
Treasurer, Seaforth
—DireCtorse-
William • Shesney, • Seaforth ; John
Grieve,- Winthrop; 'George Dale, Sea
forth ; John Watt, •Harlock ; Jolat
Berinewies, •Bredhagah ; James Eyeane
Beechwood, .James Connolly,
Holmesville.
—AGENTS—
Robert Smith, Harlock ; E. IIire
chley, Seaforth ; James Cummings,
•Egmondville ; •.1. W. Yeo, Holmest
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or transact other business will be
promptly, attended to :on application
toasny of the above officers addressed.
to their respective pesteffices. Losses
inspected' by: the •direator who lives
nearest the scene.
AUCTIONEER—JAMES -SMITH LIe
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of Huron. All orders entrusted to
nee will receive prompt attention.
Will ;sell either by percentage or
per sale. Residence on the Bayfield
Road, one mile south of Clinton.
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the County of eluron, solicits • the
patronage of ,he public for busi-
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on percentage or so much per sale.
All business promptly attended to.
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hands the face of him who slept, an. be seen, eteeted for home telling the
swerecl;
"Tetra away, mother—don't look at first woman who put her bead out of the
• chamber window •for particulars that
him. FrankY ie dead, He died with "twee a dreadful thing, and mph a
his arms around my peck, and told pity„ too, that Ella should have to
me not to wake you."•
Mrs. Howard was in .the last stages •fg:c:°the
handsomeorhou" c'
ur with s. " her pretty
of ceneuniPtion, and now, after weep- But there were others who went
ing over her only boy until her tears
seemed dried, she lay back half -faint- ttPrheansior etbdhe astatEiktdInge°tmof°:engdetadbe,
ing upon her pillow. Toward day- and by noon the bodies were decently
light a violent coughing -fit ensued, arranged for burial. Mrs, Johnson's
during which an ulcer was broken, . 14E511 'girl Margaret was cleaning the
and she knew that she was dying. room, and in the bedroom adjoining.
Beckoning Mary to her side, she wine- Mrs. Johnson herself, with two or,
pored, "I am leaving you alone in three other ladies, were busily at
the wide world. Be kind to Ella, and work -upon some plain, neat ehroude,
our dear little Allie, and go with her and as they worked they talked of the
where she goes. May God keep. and OTPhilli children who were now left
bless my precious children—and re- /rieness,
ward you as you deserve, mydari- p
y ,dari- 'There will be no trouble;" said
ing..—.R. . ono, "in finding a place for Ella, she
The sentence was unfinished, and
in unspeakable awe the orphan girl is so bright and handsome; but as
for Mary 1 am afraid- she'll have to
knelt between her mother and broth- go to the poorhouse." ,
er, shuddering in the l'Yesence of "Were I in a condition to take
death, and then weeping to think she
, . either," replied' Mrs. Johnson, "I
was alone. •should prefer Mary to her sister, for
' • in ine ,..+ n+.,., she is much the
,
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CHAPT best girl; but there is the baby,. who
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her ears with ootton, while Billy,
balklistracted, walked the %floor,
singing at tha tOp of his voice every
tune he had ever heard, from "Eatiter
Anthem" down to "the baby whoee
father had gone a hunting,' and tor
Wheal the baby in question did not
we two straws.
Meantime the loodiee were about ItA)
be lowered into, the newly -made grave,
when Mrs. johns= felt her dives ner-
vously grasped, and looking down elle
saw Mary's thin, white face uplifted
toward hers with eo earnest an ex-
pression that she gently laid her
hand upon her head, and said, "What
is it, dear"
"Oh, if can—if" they only would
let me look at them once more. I
couldn't' see them at the house, me'
Oyes were so dark."
Mrs. Johnson immediately com-
municated Mary's request to the sex-
ton, who rather unwillingly opened
the coffin lid. The road over which
they had come was rough stony, and
the jolt had disturbed the position of
Frank, who now lay partly upon his
mother's shoulder, with his cheek
resting against hers. Tenderly Mary
laid him bat* upon his own pillow,
and then kneeling down and burying
her, face in her mother's bosom, she
for a time remained perfectly silent,
although the quivering of her frame
plainly told the anguish of that parte
ing. At length Mrs. Johnson gently
whispered, "Come, darling, you. must
-come away now; but Mary did not
I move; and when at last they lifted her
up, they saw that she had fainted. In
a few moments she recovered, and
With her arms across her sister's neck,
stood by until the wide grave was
filled, and the bystanders were mov-
ing away.
As they walked homeward. together
two women who had been present at
the funeral', discussed the matter ,as
follows;
There NMI atep upon the grass.
And looking up Mary. isaw standing
near her Mrs. Campbell's English
girl, Hannah. B110 had always evinced
a liking for Mre. Howard's family,
and now after 4Inishing her dishes.
and ,trying in vain to speak a word
of consolation to her undress, who
refused to be comforted, She had
stolen away to Mrs. Bender% otelena
fsibly to see all the orphans, but in
reality to eee Ella, who had always'
been her favorite. She had entered
through the .garden gate, and came
upon Mary just as she uttered the
words, "Why didn't I die too?"
The eight of her grief touched Ilan•• •
nah's heart, and sitting down by the
little girl she tried to comfort her.
Mare felt that her words and manner
were prompted by real sympathy, and
after a time she grew calm; and
lis-
tened while Harwell told her 'that
"413 soon as her mistress got BO any
body could go near her, she meant, to
ask her to take Ella Howard to fill
the Place- of her own daughter."
They look as much alike as two
beans," said she, "and s'posire Ella
Howard ain't exactly her own flash
her,
wshf. would grow into liking
Mary was not aolfish, and the faint
possibility that her aster might not'
be obliged to go to the nom -home gave
her corafort, though she knew that
in all probability she herself must go.
After a 'few more words en-
tered the
chose to keep from- Ella a knowledge
of her plan, which very likely might
not succeed. That night after her re-
turn home Hannah lingered for a
long time about the parlor' door,
glancing wistfully toward her mis-
treles, who reclined upon the sofa with
her face entirely hidden by her cam-
bric handkerchief. •
• "It's • most too soon, I. guess,"
thought Hannah. "I'll wait till
morrow,
- must go wherever Mary cloes, unless "They took it hard, poor things,
just on the corner of Chicopee she can be persuaded to le ee her."•particularly , the oldest." •
Accordingly next morning, when,
Common, and under the shadow of Before any one could ay to this •"Yes, though I didn't think she as she had expected, she was told to
the century -old elms which skirt the carry her mistress's toast and coffee
borders of the grass -plot called by the remark Mare, who had " overheard • eared as much as teother one, until
ing . her face on Mrs. Johnson's lap, she's old enough to dread the poor- to her room, she lingered for awhle,
and seemed so .desirous' -of raps:Wring
villagers the "Mall," stands the small every word, came forward, and lay- she fainted, but it's no wonder, for
red cottage of Widow Bender, who in sobbed out, "Let me go with Alice, I house Did you say they were stay-. that Mrs. 'Campbell asked what she
her way was quite a curiosity. Ala
the ills which. flesh .is heir to, • told mother I would." ing at. Widder Bender's?" wa"nWtehd;r, rya see,. ma'am, I was going
Billy Bendere. who all this • "while •"Yes, and how in this world •Wid-
seemed by some • strange fatality to had been standing be the door; now ". der Bender, as -poor as she pretends to say a word Meant—about that
and turning on his heel started for "Are you going to the other funer-
al more • Youngest Howard girl." (She dared
not say .Ella.) "She's got to go to the
fall upon her, and never did a new gave a peculiar whistle which with . to be, can afford to do. it,
,
disease appear in any quarter of the him was ominous of some new idea, than. I can tell."
any means she could ascertain the home, -never once thinking; until he al this afternoon?" poorhouse, and it's a pity, she's so
„globe, which Widow 'Bender, if by
symptoms, was not sure to have in reached 1, that h' th than "I I I
1 , is mo er more
an guess am. wen nuss a handsome. Why couldn't she come
here and live? I'll take care. a her,
its most aggravated form. six hours before had sent him in for a good deal: Why, asidntnite Ei.e. yont and 'twouldn't be nigh so lonesorne,',
On the morning following the events great haste for the physician. On en- live, I have never set my foot in Mrs. At this alluidon to her bereavement
narrated .in *the last chapter Billy, tering the house, he found her, as he Campbell's house yet, and know no
whose dreams had been disturbed by expected, rolled up in bed, apparent- more what is in it than the dead." Mrs. Campbell burst into tears, and
thoughts of Frank, arose early, de- 1 y in the last stage df scarlet fever; "Well, I do, for neY girl, Nancy RaY; motioned Hannah from the room,
"I'll keep at her till I fetch it
termined t,o call at Mrs. Howard's • but before she could,reproach him he
and see if they were in want of anY- said, "Mother, leave you heard the
thing. But his mother, who had heard • news?" •
rumors of the scarlet fever, was up Mrs. Bender had a particular love
before him, and on descending to the for news, and now forgetting "how
kitchen, Which, with all her sickness, near to death's door" she had been,
Mrs. Bender kept in perfect order, she eagerly demanded, "What news?
Billy found her sitting before a -blaze What has happened?"
ing fire—her feet in hotwater, and , When Billy told her of the sudden
her head thrown back in a manner death of Mrs. Howard and Frank; an
plainly showing that something new expression of "What? That all?"
had taken hold 'of her in good earn- passed over her face, arid' she said, ish y; but then money deln t save
freaks, and not feeling at all fright,. gone? Hand me illy snuff, Billy. Both" done nothing•ebut screech and go on tion,
Mg. Campbell of Haienah to
, sugg.ese
est. Billy ' was. aceastomed to her •"Dear me, and so the poor critter's Ella's life, and .they say her mother's
died. last night, did the3r? Hain't you which she repeated her ,viEn-
used to live there, and she's tom ma about""thought Hannah, as she obey -
sights. She says they've got a big ed the lady's order: But further per -
looking -glass that cost three hundred suasion from her was •rendered un-
necessary, for Mrs. Lincoln, whom we
dollars."
"So, I've ' heard, and seeese have once before mentioned, called
that afternoon, and after assuring her
there'll be great doin's this-aftemoon.
friend tha she never before paw one
The coffin, they say, came from Wor•. •
who was so terribly afflicted, or who
ceseer, and cost fifty dollars?' •
, stood so much in need of sympathy,
"New, that's what I call wicked.
she casually mentioned the Howards,-
S'posila' her rneney did -come from
En land, she needn' spend it so fool-
' d the e t emeto which
an x r poverty
T ' d d
ened, stepped. briskly forward, . say: like a mad :woman .since she died. tor, who answered.:
• • • •
or what?" • . ' . bell, tOa, are dead." to 'get into the parlor if I can '
•• "It wo.uld•imquestionably be a goed
ing, "Well, mother, what's -the mat- nothin' else to tell?" • . You'll go early, wqrt't youe" • e. .
ter neve? Got a cramp in your foot;
"Oh, William," era she, s'r ve• Mrs. Bender, who like many *ethics And noiv, having reached the cer- .' "
an enoughidea
to be useful in the kitchen in
d to... ways"
"Oh,
for she is large.
"Yes Mary Judson. and Ella Camp- "Yes, I, mean to be there in seas
119.011.5 weer
has come at last. Such a pain in my tried to fancy herself on intimate a mutual "good -day" they parted.Cam bell, who had more of
lived through a Sight, but n17. lime courted the favor of the wealthy, and ner, where they" Tattls. diverged with Mrs
head and stomach. I do belierye I've terms with them, no sooner heard Of rekindness , n e
al 13 i her nature than Mrs.
Campbell's affliction than her , Lincoln, replied, If I take her I
got the scarlet fever, and you must mes.
"Scarlet fever !" repeated Blur; gotten, mid springing up she exclaim- 1 • . • aes
OW11 dangerous symptoms *ere tore• ------1.. , ,.,
CH,APTER IV. sayshalli she
treatlooks
her ases hermy, aonwdn for,hername . they
run for the doctor quick." ... ,
Scarcely three ho had pesse'd to. is the same."
• "why, you've had it -once, and you ed "Ella Campbell dead! What'll her
since the dark, moist earth Iles heap- ;and. as Mrs, 1;enTealinueasocetion
can't have it 'again, can you?"
"Oh, I don't knOweeI never .was away. Hand
doe I must go to her right
Haled me my double weeping, ,.
like anybody else and can have any- there in this closet, and give me my
gown . ed upon the humble grave of, e widow
thing a dozen *nes Now be spry and: , laae. cap HI the lower drewer, and and her son,. when again, over the several hours. At the end of that time,
took her leave' she was left alone for
fetch the doctor; but before you go mind you have the • teakettle' biled . village of Chicopee," floated - the notes
hand, me my snuff-box and put the .agin I get back." a , • . of the toeeing bell; and immediately
searoingiy. iiimateennllaheci tobyzsoo_reloe,t,hminrsg.. s.sheendcoeule: annodt.
, resist; she rang the bell •and ordered
canister t°P hOardn"full of f° ---a into'..,, -"But, mother," eaid 1111 . h earaagewratwee,4 'lie, hurried totathid the Comp;
-. Billy obeyed, and then, knowing is rich, gild there are enough who . ell 'ma1181m:':'' which w bring Ella teeter -more, as she wished,
that the green tea WOUld :. renifnre his will pity her: If *yeu go , anywhere, our acquaintances of the last chap-',
soon nearly
mother's ailment quite 9.0 soon as the .suppose you seep eat Mrs. Howard's Withethe utmost care Elea' el.—....1=7015
cur.e a Positimi near • the dra.wing-
' "b" her long curie, and then tying ever
physician, he hurried away • toward and comfort poor Mary, who cries all ter, who Were forunate enoligh' to. se -Ire. Heward's. The suit was just rile her black dress the only White apron
which she posseseed, she started for
Tile tears came into Mary's eyes,
and she aueWerfal, "Alice has alwaY0
sle_pt in it, and I didn't know butc----"
Here elm stopped, and running up
to Ella, hid her face in her lap, and
sobbed, "X don't went to go. Oh i I
don't want to go; can't I stay with
you?"
Billy's yellow handkerchief waa
Suddenly brought into requisition.
and Mrs. Bender, Who with all her
imaginary aches and pains was it
Icind-hearted woman, Made vigorous
attacks upon her snuffbox, while Mese
Campbell patted Mary's head, say-
ing, "Poor child, I can't take you ,
both, but, you shall see your sister
often"
Ella was too much pleased with
Mrs. Ceraphell and 1.,he thoughts of
the line home to which she was gang
to weep, but her chin, quivered when
Mary held up the baby for her to kiss, •
and said, "Perhaps. you will never see
little Allie again."
When all was ready lkir. Knight
walked around ' his wagon, and after
trying to adjust the nurneroua articlea
it contained, said, "I don't see how „
in the world I can carry that °raffle;
my wagon is chuck full new. Here is
a cue of ahoes for the eels to tench,
and a pillercase flour for Miss
Smith, and forty 'level) other traps, so .
I' guess you'll have. to 'leave it. Melts,
you can find one there, and if not;
why, she'll zee meeel to going
witbeeet ite
Before .371—..e, tedelketeltraily whis-
pered in her ear, "never mind, Mary;
you know that little cart that draw
mOther's wood in, the cradle will just
fit it, and to -morrow afternoon
bring it to you, if it doesn't rain?'
Mary knew that he meant what he
said, and smiling on him through her
tears, climbed into the rickety wagon,
which was minus a step, •and. taking
Alice in her arms, she was soon mov-
ing away. In striking contrast to this
Ella, about five minutes afterward,.
wile 'carefully lifted into Mrs. Camp-
bell's handsome carriage, and re-•
alining upon soft cushions was driven
rapidly toward her new home.
CHAPTER V.
How long and tiresome- that ride
wile with no. one for a companion ex-
cept Mr. 'Knight, who, though a kind-
hearted man, knee.; nothing about
making himself agreeable to little
girls, so he remained perfectly twee -
turn, whipping at every cow or pig
. which he passed, and occasionally
screaming to his horse, "Git up, old
Charlotte. What are you 'bout?"
Mary, who had seldom been out of
the village, and who knew little of
the -surrounding country, for a time
enjoyed -looking about her very much.
First they went down the long hill
which leads from the Ardlage to the
depot. Then they 'crossed the winding
Chicopee Rivers and Mary thought
how much she should love to play.
in that bright green meadow. and
gather the ftowers-which grew so near
to the water's edge. The causeway
was next crossed,. and taming to the ,
right they came upon a road where
,Mary had never been. before, and
which grew more 'rough and stony
as they- advanced. '
On 'the top of a steep hill Mary.
looked back. to gee if Chicopee were -
yet visible, but; nothing was to 11u3
*semi except the spire of the Unitarian
meeting -house. About • a quarter, of
a mile to the west, however, the
graveyard was plainly discernible, and
she lOoked until her ayes were dim
with tears at the.spot where She knew
her parentse-and brother were lyinge
By this time Alice was Asleep, and .
though the little arms which held her '
ached sadly., there was no complaint,
'but she wished Mr. Knight would
speak to her °nee, if it was only to ask e
her how she deal
•1 At lest •coocheafieseeeilere would" be
.r o impropriety innanaking -the fest
: advances herself, she eidd
' "le it such a very *bad peaceeet the:
- poorhouse?" .
e'Why, ne, not so dreadful. There's.*
places enough sight worse; and then
again there's there a good deal bet- .
ter, But you needn't be afeared.
-They'll take •good care of you."• ,
"I wasn't thinking .of myself," said
Marv.*
• o was you of then?"
•sick
• Of Alice; she's alwaye been-
and is not used to strangers, • and
among so mane I am afiaid ehaewill
' .be frightened." • : • .
-"Oh, she'll soon get used to 'era.
Nothin' like habit. Weakly, is she?
Wall, the poorhouse. abet much of a
Place to get Well in, that's a
But she'd be better off to die and go '
to her mother, and then you'oeuhl get
a eood place. at Boni() farmer's"
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Trains will • arrive et •• and aepert
from Clinton statioia as follows .
BUFFALO AND G0DERI6II DIV.
Going East ' • • • 6.22 a. in.
it It
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II 44
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it 44
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LONDON, HURON,
Going South
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the teapot.''; • • epeepereded obey her, "Mrs-Cainpleell•
fdled. Among the first arrivals were to. see hew sheeappearede •
which contained the "big look -
the time because she and Alice have room, ;,: . . Mrs: Cameasell'a, • The reeemblance
in,, eanctitit red...:,rayg_leelsetiti.2t_the
window, thrniegh which the moorfe gq.e,t9 go to tit° Pcgirh°u8c° : 544130n8. a marble table ..in the . same
they ort to be thankful they've gee so room 'lay- the handsome coffin, and in e'r
between herself and Ella Campbell
as indeed so striking that leut. for
light had shone :the night before. Be-, - 'vf course they'll. go there; and : '
lace—get
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it slept young Ella. Gracefully her the dress
ands • were folded 'one have.belieyed it to have been her own
the mother might easily
neath the window a smgle rose -tree .
bloomenge-and-on it •
good a la ' t awe Th t ain't
pouring . out its morning song. With?. child: As et -was, she started -up -when
g n peouFrom a
. double . over the . other, vele. e' white; half -
in the cottage there was no sound or . Pc; 'i.r. know a cloak er
'.114'les, yes;" said Billy, whose mind opened rosebuds were wreathed
among the curls of • her hair which the little girl appeared, and drawing
her to her side, involuntarily kissed
token of life, and thinking "its in- :
-ear" but, he continued, "I want her; then causing •her to sit down by
her side, she minutely • examined her
mates were : asleep, Belly paused sev- . fell over her neck and shoulders, and
eral minutes upon the threshold, f was not upon his mother's toilet—
you, can't w ooldn't:you take them
ti, ask covered the purple spots which the
disease had left upon her ilesh. "She features, questioning her . meantime
ing that he should disturb their
raised the hitch and entered, but in-
stantly. started badk in astonishrnent ''14i1liiiin Bender," said the hi h. -
can vou they looked' first at the sleeping clay nab'
child too," thought more than One as intnglind. Of the latter Ella could
concerning her mother and her home
slumbers. At lest, with it vague pen- 11. a may., turn epr, . is too beautiflil to die,'end the only sehtiment that all was not right,. he f few days, and perhaps' smile-.
.1 toni hed lad "what ' g and 'then at the e stricken mother, city, and Thee, her mother had once
tell her that they lived in a
trundle -bed ray Frank Cold and dead, - -0e- • sickt --`,"'" ''' "'''' cnnvalsivel and leaned for suppori eaken her' to a large handsome house
at the scene before him. On the little IT:as 8 57,m.„ like ,,, ,, who; draped in deepest black, -sobbed'
in the country, which she said was
mean? A Door woman
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I
withesaie-f fea h
ealth d Wien? 'What
tween them; With one arm thrown did .she care for the elegance which
lovingly across. her brother's neck, . ' ' had so often- exeited the envy of her
r, Mother," persisted Billy, who
and her cheek Pressed against h'is, lay
Mary—her eyelids moist with the could generally coax her -to do es be neighbors? That little coffin, which
liked, "it's only for a few days, • and had ,eost so many 'dollars and caused
tears which, though sleeping, she still
they'll not be much trouble eel. ex- so mach rematk, contained what. to
.
shed. On the other side of Frank, and
penee, for I'll work enough harder to her was far dearer than all. And yet
nestled 'so closely to him that her
make it tile" • she was not one-half so desolate as
warm breath lifted the brown curia • was the orphan- Mary, who in Mrs.
'from his brow, was El/a. But there "I have said no once, William Bea- Bender's' kitchen sat weeping over
were no tear -stains on her face, for der, and when I say no, I mean no,"
was the answer. • her sister Alice,. and striving to form
she .wae,. • Billy knew she would ' be less •de -
the did not y -et know how bereaved twoherdecredoeepf Thyeeriawthhierehiesoshoeld reach
For a Moment Billy stood irreeoe cided •the next time the subject was But few of the villagers thought Of
lute, and then as Mary moved un- breathed, so for the present he drop- her this afterndon. Their. sympathies
easily in her slumbers, 'he advanced ped it; and. taking his cap he return- were' all with 'Mts.' Campbell; and
a step or two toward her. The noise ed to Mrs. Howard's, while his Me- when at the close of the services she
aroused her; and instantly remember- . ther started for Mrs. Campbell's.: approached to take a last look of her •
ing and comprehending • the whole, Next morning between, the hours of darling, they closed around her with
she threw herself with a • bitter cry nine and ten the tolling bell , sent exclamations of grief and tears of
into Billy's extended arms, as if he 'forth its sad summons,.and ere long pity, though even then some did not
alone were all the protector she now a few of the villagers were moving to- fail to note and afterwerdeecomment
had in the wade,. wide world. Erelong ward the browncottage, where in the upon the greet length of her costly
Ella. too awolm, and the noisy out- same plain cofilslept the mother veil, snd the width of its hem! It was
burst which followed the knowledge and her only boy. Near them sat Ens, a long Procession which followed Ella
of her loss made Mary still the agony occasionally looking ' with childish Campbell to the graVe, and with bow -
of her own heart in order to aoothe curiosity at the strangers around hee, ed heads and hats uplifted; the specs-.
the More violent grief of her excitable or leaning forweid to peep at the taps tators stood by while the coffin was
sister. of the new morocco shoes which Mrs. lowered. to the earth; and then, as
There was a stir in the cradle, and Johnson had kindly given her; then, , the Campbell carriage drove slowly
With if faint cry the baby Alice awoke vrhen her eyes fell upem the coftba, i away, they. dispersed to their homes,
n _ a -griever -take -the- eee• • '
1 while be_ charge of ehree pauper • thildren'! • up • on. e arm ortFe sofic.-Whirilow
shan't do'it, •and you • needn't ehink of to her were w an s
-and, near luffi-nralresameloug-dream--
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and stretched her hands toward Mary,
who with all a mother's care took the she would buret into WW1 an agony ' speaking, it nay be, more tenderly
- her lap. and. fed her from of weeping that many of the, villagers to their own little ones, and shudder -
child upon the Milk„whichavas, still standing ialso wept' in sympathy, and as they ing to think how easily it nnight have.
: With a baby
s! stroked her soft hair, thought, "how been themselves Who were bereaved.
the broken pitcher
playfulness Alice dipped her * small inthanudidehraMary."oreshloved her mother I Dark 'and dreary was the house to
fingers into the Milk, and shaking upon her cheek, eat there immovable, ' the stairs -there was no patter of child -
who, Without a tear : which Mrs, Compben returned. On
. Of her Mother A ce was not present 50110(1 of a merry voice, and on her
Blend as the white drops fell upon
tiler° in her sister's' fees langhe' azing fixedly tn. the. rnEirble face ish feet: In the halls there was' no
her hair, This was too ranch for poor
Mary, and 'folding he child closer to . for Billy had not only succeeded bosom rested no little •golden head,
her bosom she sobbed passionately, winning his mother's consent to take for the weeping mother was childless.
"Oh, Mlle; dear little Anise what might
children foraht come before the funeral, a
few days, but he Close tha'shutters and drop the rich
had also coaxed her, to say that Ailee , damask curtains so that' no ray of
Mother's dead, mother's dead!" . n sunlight or fragrance of summer
will "11 dor Whit shill we all d°?. '
Ena %ma not aecustomed to sot her cenditinri that he. would. remain at, ft weis may find entrance there to
sister thus moved, aner ars now home and take care of her. This he :seek her grief. In all Chicopee v.isa
did willingly, for Aiice, who had been • there a heart so crushed and bleed -
Mary to stop. flowed faster while she entreated . accustomed to see him, Would now go Mg as hors? Yes, on the grass-plotat
"Don't do ito, Mary,"," .she said. to no one else except Mary. • I the foot of Mrs. Bender'a garden an
"Don't do so. You make me oty hard- Billy was rather awkward at baby- orphan girl was pourbig out her sor-
er. Tell her to stop, Billy. Tell her tending, but by dint of emptying his ' row in team which alihost Nadel -ea
to stop." - . Mother's Cupboard; blowing a tin ' her eyeiids as they fell.
But Billy's tears were flowing too, horn, rattling a pewter platter with Alioe at last was sleeping, and
and he , could only answer, the little ate iron spoon, and whistling Yankee Mary Amid 00016 Out to ' weep . alone
girlby affectionately smoothing her Doodle, he managed to keep her toler. where there were none to see or
tangled curls, which for moo in her ably quiet until he ElaW the humble hear.. For her the future was +dark,
life she had forgetter's.. to arrange. At procession Approaching the, house, and eheerless as midnight. No friends,
length rising up, he said to Mary, Then, hurrying with. his little charge and no borne except the poorhouse,
"Something MOM, be done. The vii. to the open *ludo*, he looked out. from whith, young es she. was, she
lagers must know of it, and I shall Side by aide walked MAO and Ella, instinctively shrank. -
have to leave you alone while •I tell and WI &HOPS eyes fell twee the forme I "My mother, oh! My blether," she
them." er, she tittered a erv Of joy, and al* cried, as She strefehed her hands to -
In half an hole frtnn that time the
06040 was nearly filled with
SOMA, of whom come oat of idle
most sprang from ty it arms. But ward the clear blue sky, now tbak
moo 6oilld not Ocano; and for the • Mother's home, dtdret 1 dee
haltbettr MI$Bender oodobd too"
M nderedehow-he-could speak
thus carelessly of what would cause
her so much sorrow. Gently lifting
the old faded shawl, she loolced down
upon Alice as she slept. There was
a smile upon her face. She was dream-
ing, and as her lips moved Mary
caught the word "Me," which the
child had applied indiscriminately • .
both to herself and her mother. In»
stantly the tears gushed forth, and
falling Upon the baby's face awoke
her. Her nap was not half out, and --
setting up a loud' cry, she continued
screaming until they drove up to the
very door of the poorhouse.
"For the land's sake," said Mr.
Knight, as he helped' Mary' from the
wagon. 'what a racket; can't you con-
trive, to stop it? .you'll have Sal Fur -
bush in ,your hoe, for she don't like
a noise.'
- Mary glanced nervously round in
quest of the goblin Sal, but she saw
-nothing save an idiotic face with
busby, tangled hair, and nose _flatten-
ed against the window pane. In ter-
ror Mary clung to Mr. :Knight, and
whispered, as she pointed toward ,the
figure, which was now laughing hid-
eously, "What is it? Are there Many
such here?"
""There ere i hts 'its d
flowers, • and vino, and contains,
and little deer," said the child, "and
when • I asked ma why She did not
live there now she cried, and pa put
his arm tight 'round her—so.'
From this Mrs. 'Campbell inferred
:ehat Ella's family must have been•su-
perior to most of the English who, •
emigrate to this country, and after a
few more questions she decided to
take her for a time at -least; so with
another' kiss she dismissed her, tell-
ing. her she would come for her soone
Meantime arrangements. were making
for Mary and Alice, and on the same
day in which Mrs. CainPleell was -to
call for Ens, Mr; Knight, one of the
"eelectinen;" whose business it was
to look after the town's poor, else
came to the cottage. After learning
that Ella was provided for, he turn-
ed to Miry, asking "how old alee was,
and what she could do," saying that
his Wife was in went of just such a
• ,girl to do "chines," and if she was
wining to be separated from Alice.
he would give her a home with him.
But Mary only hugged her sister
closer. to her boson* as . she replied,
"Fri -rather go with Alice. I promised
mother to take care of her."
"Very well," said the. man, "I'm
'going to North Chicopee; but shall be
back in. two hours, iso you must have
your things all ready."
"Don't cry so, Mary," whispered •
Bine, when he saw how, f est her tears
•
were falling. I'll come to see you
every. 'Week, and- when I am older;
and have money, I will take you from
the poorhouse, and Alice, too."
Just then Mrs. Campbell's carriage
drove up, fAhe had been taking her
afternoon ride, and now, on her way
home, had stopped for Ella, who in
her delight at going with SO handsome
a woman forgot the dreary home
which awaited her sister, and which,
but for Mrs. Campbell's fancy, would
, have been hers alto. While she was
getting ready Mr. Knight ieturned,
and driving his old-fashioned yellow
wagon, with its square box-eeet, hp
by the side of Mrs. Campbell's stylish
carriage, he entered the house, say-
ing, "Come, gal, you* ready, X hive.
Tephde I'm
md in
aatededeolgtt hroynt, te.stlen earl
to be to hum this minute, instead of
driving over that stony Portal*
road. I hope you don't mean to carry
that at' thing," he oeletilined, Pointe
frig With his whip toward Alice's
cradle, which stood near Mary's box
of..0.10thee.
"Don't be afeard," staid Mr. Knight;
that's nobody but foolish Patsy; she
'never hurt anybody in her life. Como.
now, let nae show you to the over-
seer?' • • -
Mary looked toward the wood which
skirted the borders of the meadow
opposite, and feeehltif 'a moment felt
inclined to flee thither, and hide her-
self in the bushes; but Mr. Knight_ ,
hand was upon her shoulder, and he
led her toward a red -whiskered man.
Who stood in the door.
"Here, Parker," said he, "I've
brought them children I was .tellin'
you about. You've room for 'em,
pose.
"Why, ye -es. we can work it
to Make teem, Guess we shall have
• rain, toenorrew," • • •
Mary remember that Billy would
not come at, it Mined, and with is
• sigh she noticed that the clouds were
dark and threatening. They now en-
tered the kitchen, which was it long.
low; narrow room, with a firepeace
on the right, and two windows oppo-
site, looking toward the west. The
floor was painted and very clean. but
tl1O Walla were unfinished, .and the
brown rafters were festooned with cob-
webs. In the middle of the room the
rammer was. setsinetinge bateiheae
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