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Street and Smith's New York Weekly : a journal of useful knowledge, romance, amusement, & c. , v. XXIV, no. 15, February 25, 1869.
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Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia), 1810-1886.
Date Added
9 January 2014
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Newspaper
Language
English
Publish Date
1869-02-25
Publisher
New York : Street & Smith
Alternate Title
New York Weekly. Curse of Gold; or, The Path of Thorns / by Mrs. Ann S. Stephens. Path of Thorns.
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New York (N.Y.) > Newspapers. Popular literature > United States > 19th century > Periodicals Story papers > Specimens.
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Child, by Francis S. Smith.
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kiodsy sie, and ad ay Very ‘uietiz, anconscous of tbe
malign
st g Mary targaret Ditoa aya the aweet sloep whlch | bosom i al of schlog fre Ny bendeput thea a the lIght over Ret sioulier» pewter spoon My
“Too concentrated Hight of the eandie felt within the] "Wel, ow sou can't. expeet fern a, ther’ Deen | reqeiy olor exhunsiog efor Cusped Oy Rr | oid waver, ey Art 0 ot—tey wnitot etme touch | the cuales She bed 7 ‘te Dial, aod, poring a few
casker, anduhe bnew bs the ralnbow glesms and spar-| more work done, Diamonds al a ¥ ” herscif with a rash de
ies fasning out, that jewels of price Were almost with-| gutters, I can tell you. tlt persevering char tht ved even ia her atom) "rheso is D0 drink bere” asia Mary Margareh, | vermeasion to Faow, ponibie whet hodrog wes be.
er grasp. “Bat how many? “Tue earings wow. May have) ber, Bat her mothers face vas trsed. wih the tr | searenog among some cops and Dowis tbat soot UpOD | ore ho adwinitered ft lt & sttOog ‘ave of
om June haa agrest pasion for Wakes fall] een” neta of natin foward te te ehabby- , “not a drop of any op Jek 98 thopgnt, she re
kinds, and it Is coubtfat if the Whole of the bribe| She Utted up @ tong, oli-fashloned earring as ane | face ‘stow ater io nad been nestog ved, ela a asia Stott tea coloriess, that a few
‘ for bc ae wa stem, would not have taken the f m without aro tnat her tlodyy persuasion hai obalcedtrota one of | grope woul Kl, avd tbe had teen crected 10 give
: often pahy ormarient within veut our hoor, had] er epen partie aashe Bed fap love ight, Thee] now ley Orowallyenmforting melt wit ate te et the
i febeen potd dow in gold. ¢ pressed her| now Gata whch ued worked wit
“Not all ered masarit, wn, and pallsopey How and fen grog out g Toad, reshiag
paring about pervcum ike acat, "Say onoesttog fmt a fetermined tonotts tg ite iateriopee| movements frolive to ber wQtanly nature, quieted | grew oold ua tue caaped the pal, How ouck ai ate °
Or tne breaetpin for the papers, nd the etter ting | how ricly be was provided (or. the deliriom that ed seized apon the poor girt afresh | drank? Would thosa few drors be her deat? No, ,°
the casket, and | when that gir! 1s—I8 asleep, you know.” citing eters oC ia eto, he prunes threw | dri the online fae no; they cond not be enough, She feit sure that
nf una va-| _AaMary Matzare was performing these hnly of Hoarea woud att her perish there in the midst of
rai rept tuber hand eiiog open am Wun Raney 7k [or tat aes ont Mary Morag. do gathered up| cea, whe haypenea to fara rd a corner of | her dat;
| Geran mde om he tegen of am ot te no, Vd rather leave the breast pio, and {ako te strange bao ora wth warmer clasp, as |e room. ‘There Wee nurse Kelly, pot asieep, an aue | "wilare sou gie-a her the medicine?” aaked the
work be .
} ONE STEP NEARER.
: — crept even to her
; 1 ay mia WaRELER, inmigfl ofthe. grate care that fel ike dew fod.
t O nover a.joy has my weary hear ‘round her. Bat tbe noble Irish woman Unger
«Since you Jnemeyea trey tthe ind oli vet post with an lostinetive feeling that she was Di . “
But darko and darkoe my pathway bas row a, .4 10 keep wateh and fe, :
And my ie seems ngchedriess and dren a he night ‘ut young Ireland In the other at to
: ant Tioe fore home of he enrhemeay qe comme heartily dlasatia“ed with ibe
¥ ove wih te haerand co ra gh BASS thet nelguborhood, ‘Tre moat) hich bis tioy *
i. Ando, Seer © theres hee HRS dst was withdrawn now filled with indignant cries, ,
: ‘ siete gS and Mary Margaret, hastily gathering the atirt etoun .
‘Chorus And when the san seis, at the close of the day, beat her snoclders, ran back to alience the Ilo rebel be-
‘And the dark shor one eresp ores the ts as fore be dintoroed every patent (aI ward.
ee ae ee lay down by the child support. | «
| tng herseison one elbow, for some cr Tretoet st
‘May fed you tinend bens et Foxe bess Kept heron te watch. After she had rested a whilo,
my veal tition cof and tomy ‘and the voice of young Ireland had ctaiied to ste
cy ri Yu way tage eos a wehed and nalf-coolng murmurs, she saw the rung
Bat vs i ‘a vic sndweilg, 1 bow, sts, arise cautiously, open 8 drawer of the tat)
nthe and where there never comes error a att round to Catharine ‘over which she hover.
[And the hour that to me was the mlduight of da moment and disappeared in her
yen of a glorious ie. hen we m0 f
the deep breatniog of the sleepers
since you left me alone, ‘
Orgat wat the dare paths with unwaver ng feo ‘or two from the youpg woman’
For I know, by and by. to the foot of God's 7 -
| shalt waeshoneh bens, seen pavel street CUAPTER VIN. ‘
And Tog 0 0 Fax rmit or water MEDISO,
‘rho aa boarme safe over rhe tre cre, trangely wakefal, and ss her
‘Tote land where the Lord his prepared me a om vin and ole
Sotho land where gou walt=-0, my loved and my lat, - fo poctt ber cuarge sept, Then the
te cae,
* 4 Enterot according to Act of Conaress tn the seat 1853, by e
oan avenue: Spit clerien ince ot the
Cor tne Guu Satan fa hd forthe Bastern t siodder, :
istrict of Feb nt Lhe
. le for me, that Isn't At for duty to- bo
g ° rm te i
CURSE OF G GOLD; an eye f thin poor thing for my adh
— , doctor 18 ve t
THE PATH OF THORNS. ce, sand en ake {I
: . . f little nap, tt wonld be a se
cbarty to more ibaa ‘one; but do be particular sbcut .
selzed with an unaccountable
barally:
i GuReSE Gala” wan comenced fn, No. 14. Back Nos, Tl Vt i
be obtaimu rom any News Agent in ine Untiea States.)| SUE MELD UP THE PLIAL, AND roUnINe. a FEW ot mde TUR SPOON, DRANK IP UBEDELE, “That's a good soul; are redictne, the i 5
¢ CHAPTER Vi" ue rigs Shar ary . “ bd around ’ Ey
DIAMOKD: oer Madame D: Docs sbe know that Iam peeping? Js that gola? Is eres of her guest. “In three days tnty wit tot ‘be woulde’t the father of him be a proud an, this unit he ‘mouth sotiled wettange pallor, i a stenes of - Lk \
. pp a ‘and Madame De oa i Al
a ‘Marke closed the door after her. In the upper portion suddenly, and shrank backward tnca| oat ut what if It can't te'done? Some pean | geateman ttieiyr# zh
yor Wi ne uae covered inside theaon at come Tofthe passage, cowering down as never ‘will die without a tassel for tt. What good will 'y Margaret was interrupted in her pleasant nat- sa do my best,” repeated Mary Margaret, and she aan
2 - faded rei rough ae ane a Afshe had been seat cot on the floor and was but Just! this be to me then?” ci rai ve faint shriek thateame from the lower | s9¢ down upon the foot ef the poor young creates .
came wi ca, nid glow. ‘At will be re aroased, yen can se'l it for three hundred dollars, or pawn end of tne ward, and starting up from between the two eae like one who liad resolved to guard -
that Madame ‘Madame the! door, and her little, | {t.” infants, she threw a skirt over her shoulders and ran | Tye nurse went half way toher chair A “ee corner, wy
cansie site ne entrance e hee slog, and thus the} suarp face peered ‘Three hundred dollarst” eried Jane, incredal th an ex. th .
meager room was in some sort lum iGome, come—hiet, bave sow govet" she whispered. “Afore than toa,” answered madame, “Yeu ribcuget| clametion of terror far tere upon the cot where we |" Sinnnes es it will be time to glve her frst
Jone naturally kept her eyes oo ths evils forall ‘am vere; the darkness makes mie drowey, | wonld’t be tberal; you higgied abot tae prc, [left the pe, young mother, she saw a form s0 falr, 80 | Goze, sue eald, still hoskily, and with an effort; “a
without was profoundly dark. All at once she discov- | :nat's ll I answered Jane, coming forward, “especlal- id,
ered a corner of the faded maroon folded back, leav- wi after watching sommaoy” “nights without a wink of asking, too) light, tat all fe native superstition of her race rose we not rot forget, wilt f, me Party darliot * answered
ing a stoalt, triangular corner of the glass uncovered. en? rhesdilog tone tn which this was spoken | ap to ci gare, folding the two pate hands of the inva.
To this coraet the nurssbent her eye, and saw Mad- > {n° gulck—wby thera eat enough gone | woats nave creed supicion ina person tsa eager (0 | “Blenee md anate} bot t's wrath,” she marmored, | 1a bermsca her alma, and gezing upon er wita kind.
| awe DeMarke bait way under the ded, where she woah door aready to warm soara, Heat costa | her greed. Tat Jane ciuchel ho prize tn her and, | staelog gently to her Knees the poor teautfl era | ty ourafuines
ked more Ike © bundle of old clothes crowded! money, don't you know that? IV's enongh to ru rh 0 her corner ax if worn
avay from sight, than a haman being. ane ‘havo company in tus way, Tasting evers-| “When sll {seo you agata witn news? Remember, | has om ‘och, hone—oeh, none.” ont itn her hendncie, and sat broodivg there, some
By er side, upon the soiled door, stood an ink-bottle | ghing.”” itu ner jeticoes with thet bale '
‘with Its neck choked up by the siraiing tap of her tered th To errow night; come to-morrow Bight, se If have mistaken the vlon hovering avout te pauper | ik glance peering out above nee low are ed
. » Fot it, the bovy of lame De on vaventt ona nt beter of It?’ You are resolute | I don’t,’ uch for something supernatural, The thin, chitdish sie creme 7 jou of @ rattlesnake watching amid ts .
Marke aimost disopneared under the bea, When she} to stip me of more money thant can save In a year?) ee ‘carefalof the ent-ring, dear. Keep it aboot you. | ace, 90 white atthe temples and forehead; the burn f.
rept slowly backward, apon et hands and knees, | you wou's relent, et ‘That Bellevue is atch a pisce(or Uleves, Now the pa-| ing rel of the creeks; ose wid, ever eyes Mosh. | ° Mery Margaret eaugbt these glances once or tie i
. dragging what had once been a small sosp box efter! + want the money, mafam, nothing more, It's my | pers." Ing lke stars; the long, thick trestes sweeping down In witbonk ‘appeating to regard them, but they Kept her ‘
: her. Jost right. I've earned it, if anybods on carta ever] Jane took the little stiken bag from her bosorn, and | a golden vall to the coverlet, were fall of supernatural Inet upon ne ae abd are moriog @
‘When once free from the bed, Maiame De Marke| aia.” We It to the eager hands that were extended furit. | loveliness, Mary saw the tio, white hangs and arms goard sgains
: arose softly to her feet, crept toward the door, and} “And you won't ake snythlng but money, not} “That will do. Now, good night, dear, Come agato. | uplifted fa wild grace; the form, slender, waving “lik
tte te tok to be ertala tha Kt was secure. Thea money's worth OW” e, peering acery Gooawan. tr5ou should meet a poliowman, just tura | tue staik of some tall fower that tlrreatens to break
she gave the valan wrt, fortnately for tnto he fo of ber vin face toward him, avd tet Know 1's allright. | wih the Sra bias o€ wind, ral, an It were, tuto the
Jane, rather increosed the acopevot vislon, whl, fr] "ny? Taveot K ht” Tt was enongh tos toe blood in the veins | the cups ant alam need abeut, the sist hed bern
tne moment, se wes wotonished not to exjoy. Sane, mith ner tough axed Tonglogiy on the jewels | ne povonsan cant ven ail our son of that kiod woman, placed, a1 weak te
After satistylng Dereelf that all was right, Madame | she had 18 Was now in haste to depa: made her way | fragments of proyer to her lips. ‘ints, having cous
patents sted noreeoa the Noor, and drawing te|" “The chauget She calls serenapero dora change. aa bof the butting In safety. hosel Macaune Marke | “Woistewhiet {what is sayin’? for sare it's words | Mary Margaret became amare revhatene oats mit wack
Ink-bottle close to her side, unlocked one of the Iron| As if alone Woman, 1 lad so muck money | onty followed ber to the nearest Aight of stairs, with| that I hear. Drink, drink! I's alivet tts the poor | stood vpon the chair bad been moved,
bands that had been fastened around the box, and] by her at once.” fereaadie aad tanott Teaviog her to ad ho Ts | souog ersthar her ciamorle or te rop of could tontenina palo wine colo, bad bceme white aa water.
cautlonsiy lifted the ld, raising the tght in her teft| Jane thought of the gold she had seen, but still her | of ber way out in di Water, and no-one forenent to give (t, And J, uonat- | sill the phiol wos the same, and as she bent over softly
hand as sve proceeded. Aga!n she looked over her| wishes turned to the diamonds in prefereace, and sue} Jane ceraliy id mect a policemen os many peers ral eatnen that Lam ng were atreen the babie | o read ab, Chat wasais>unehanaed, a teepoom
shooldor, holding her breath and haif coslvg the Ild.| sata qaickly: mm Matame De Marke's door, and mindful of the | end siceplog as if the world belooged tome. Water, | fal every nour.” Tnis was what sbe read and had
But perfect sllence gave ber confidence, avd witha| “Well, money or mones’s worth, T don't much care | crate oa Tecelved, hes taco was sturned Selaly drink, eartinly, we poor, whtte dariint; Jest alse yerself | geen before while searching for orink among *he emp-
stow movement, i ach moton were pang, su be | nic, to lng a8 8 te gen artlcls2 ‘evar loos, and walked ty cops, :
P ‘gen fo connt ont some gold pleces, which she tald in| seul," said the old woman, drawing the casket teapot full.” ‘ ‘Woy was this? For what object bad the contents of
{ ner tao sien gst caution, }, lest the gold should clink, | slowly from ber pocket, and opentog it; “here's some- atame returned to ber room, set het lightonthe| It was nseless making the request. The poor yoang | that phiul been changed? Who could have done ft but
: the ear woleh she knew must be Is-| ching now worth five times the money, aud jst the | ottom ofa cate, and opening the Ui ikea tog, ex] ting waved toand fro on t¥e bed, ng eat Be tein | ye name, and why tad she dono it? Then Mary Mae
t talog ouaia tne door. : tung for Jou, wih year plomp neck and rosy cheeks. | emined I's contents, ‘Then, with @ chuckie of ininse tus to lay hold of; Keiy's
i ye Wal es. | deligtt, she d the ) then ne rogue inte seemed to Sritmer apy ane rank | @aanercthe waden fuver into which she hea fllea
‘i Angers where it begae to quiver and gleam from the petal ag the money can't be had just yet?” papers, and wnat remained of tae sewels, ate ant aon covered
4 unsteauy motion of her band, white a look of indes-| “Let me look at them?” cried Jane, tagecty selzing otee Peet by the abandsnce of ber golden hair. | that bottle selzea upon
} cribable crattstole over her face, With both her cager| upon the case. “Howthey do flash! Ear-riogs, bre | “att, hist winct isthe matter, darnint” gald afary | “ten te iene vo give oe. medicine?” esked
’ | ands ave ates he gold back Into ts repository] plas On! ba they bara ike Gre. What aro they” Morgoret, softy aiviing the siiven waves from tbo | roico from the corner. “Ie should be given on the
and in 13 place drew forth atattered merocco jewel-| “Diamonds; every one worth espe of moner"
I { cease that ones buil bea purpl a The yeung crestor looked up, anda gleam of tate || “Yea! answered Mary Margaret, with @ sat, Pi
i suabt rance, HM she nnclosed the ze VE igvee uot through the fever la her eyes,
. rated st tregsnre that made Jane Kelly's heart feap in "sta wi pour reas le me have tem?” asked Jane, ‘am parched, I want drick, ry howd throbs, my Beet rhed her back torent the nurse am
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over orn earring.” to shield benef iron tn tomiptayon, and, then nestied | nad at Grst supposed, but with her wre folded on @ | hoarse yoke again (rom th
agarse wor the casket from hee vistors hand and her urog fece downto the otter baby, aad Vending | itl Doard table, Det chia fesling Upow tems and her | “eNobeact see Lot we ‘eons ST ou" was the »
hi ick her atm to give hiraa hog, she began lavishing | escs peering a dgrily through the light shed from a | rep!y; aod, wes down the pbial, she hatly poured
“Ur give both rings for the papers, there 1 n0 de- | Kiseres fd Diesings upou hin. | « . amok lamp hang behind her on the wall. ‘out some tex into anovhir spoon aud Rave It to the pa
pending on the rest, No, no; take one, and comeback |. “Bless (ue rogae—arrah, blessthecrathor! Sare his! Sharp ant engry ay the notice of a rattl+snake, came teat mn ae Bratefully as tbe molature crept
Habolical| for the mate when the whole job 1s finishes.” ginerous ‘teh blood fs op already In consideration of | that glance throogh shedarkene ad Mary Margeret’s | throt
‘and fst the independent, as | hands shook aa she <o basta of tea witha] “Hi; ae IL" asked the nurse, sterting up as
as 7 8 of ery shoals sort of nervor ‘teres Sull she wes too brave and Mary Marg farot settled the Invalld back npon her pil. .
i “But you will soon be after the be, sre, continting himscif inti cir toa estoest we anstairg tte ao so ene retreat,
her| watame, holding up the ring ia ber clawelte eaouers, owe biked ito tt, mat by un wan ie -— for jevea from the glare ef those "Soa see anawered Mary, polnting to the mot
er whit Faix, and’ Tne poor, youve patient eat eleved oy the drink 80 Hips of the gui. .
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