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Street and Smith's New York Weekly : a journal of useful knowledge, romance, amusement, & c. , v. XXIV, no. 20, April 1, 1869.
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Smith, Francis S. (Francis Shubael), 1819-1887.
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9 January 2014
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1869-04-01
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New York : Street & Smith
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New York Weekly. Maggie, the Charity Child; or, From Garret to Parlor / by Francis S. Smith. From Garret to Parlor.
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Vol. XXIV... PRANGHS &: SUREE?
Adour = AO ge
Dumrmot oF xxw ros *
Simple Copy Ste Conte No. 20.
° PEE EVENING SPELL. ~~
: oe BYE WERDORS.” --
Op, eommor eens lat an fa,
vols go00,
from care,
we pleasure deep that thrills the soul ~~!
‘In manbood's healthful glow.
Sweet summer evening driig by,
¥e ughts from earth;
And say soul tscek Ha Go,
Knowing its own
Be may the genie evening apt
‘That falls
s+ 2. Be tn oor boner sities,
“Fat us “not siiko
MAGGIE,
TILE CUARITY CHILD;
ou
“From Garret to Parlor.
By 38. SMITH,
hog of Alle, Blake” “ely ison." Gatenus the
Jae ulaon ote Haga the Avenger "WM Nall
ihe Spy,” “the Sexton of Saxouy,”” @
‘Thlsstory was commenced fo No, 16. Back numbers can be ob
‘aiued from any News Agent throughout the Uuited Stats
CHAPTER XII.
1 was a beautiful morning, diat upon which the enda-
of Muuie was tobe 80 fearfully tried. Too fale
for the perpetration of xo foul ad
Seaseifte by the savage and relentless McNab and his
Faned Accomplies: But to gwity minds all scenes
‘Sid aeasous so far ad beauty Is concerned, are alike. The
Deen not inaptly termed the window o
101
terual objects Wear the ‘same hue to the ‘soul
vga is tenn
jute ite when 3feSab joined the housekeeper
i the duiuge-room, ad. when. he took. ‘Mis sent a¢ the
reukfast-taie, mis Memennor evidenced a nervous anxie-
gen nd arestlesness not atall in Keeping With hls usual
+ Sauinest and deiiverat
iiave you tolook at her this morning? he
ie Was tite tepty, “PFE een tua BERT
smicss shoe ste enoneh, th Tue ‘wouldn't be very
Jikely to rum away when si and up.” Sud the
-Wontkeeper siied fageiows
“1 passed a puserable igi" remarked Metab gloom!
oto nr that 1 ever Tested quite so poorly betore.
‘apt to tea inch as 4 geheral tg, but 1 at | ng tea
you
iat all ust night with sereauis of the mst frightful
“Now
rinat's Kind o single," remarked the housekeep- ane
er, “30 was I. Do you Unk the gal’s feet had wuything | 9M f
tolgo with it?
Esha
plied the doctor, with an impatient ges-
Tair us nivel, to do with st a8 a lobster salad
il
ail might, snpplicating and iam ing, eursing ani
Bag be tlre ae terns no uses 1 Cook oMr We gies feet
fu gpio of hn, and when Ltd dove 40 the deri 1a
‘which I saw hia die seemed to come
springing upon me likea tiger, he 6xed i
spouting crRoat witha deatfcclenting gripe, wien awoke
Witla shriek to dnd myself persptriie wt every pore and
eluting ike a maging ny own win
droummareeo Wonertut ungoeannt afore the
maou.” sad to housek eee, With @ slight shudder,
nee ciegt exclalmedl eX, threateningly,
“remember fhe rule—no suggestions, It rahe a ike
stance as a dtesui—not at al ely «
‘The housekeeper Was about to make some apologetical
reply, wen ‘the wai were startled by the Siping o¢ he
hall-bel
SHIThat should prove to be the man who brought
_ Rares eatd MoNab, “wa, must deny, him tenteanee to
mn the plea that she is too all to see
toe Tinagine ‘uate sone of bed yet, however,
ces are wot In the hable of Sting v
who
tthe toon, aud retarning shortly,
cluluned McNab “alts sone le trepita-
ti iy tut i te pane of tHe hom
2 is acauneulty Tid not Gout
no | Het wk give us any trouble, I will flad
Show her into the par) for, and I
wit att upon her as soon as Thave tnisied ‘my eotee.
he housekeeper hd as directed, and inthe course of &
feiv anomenta MeNab took his ae up ce a and enter
. ed the presence of lis unexpected visitor
zit w
fesiee for tle gid ata t ook out ot ‘huey was un
race enoukit to ran a and L think likely
aver as thaugi spelt boud A momest or two. Bis bale
nd, eres Rlared willy, anu fora mowent
it seemed as thongh he Were about fallng. Co the loo
Silt. "Suuttenly revolleeling hnioneif,nowevery le by
dlesjorateeffors, conquered bis unotiousy and rept
na here was a child bron i ast gi
ait tig about nine or ten yea Who gave hor
ume ax Magstiew
“Thavs her? Se Mrs, peket eagerly, “that's
er! Let mo see her!”
+ petite tld tue sheiiad left your house on account of eruel
treatment,” eouthiued Mea tu
An, He gooreforsothin | Hae DOEagOI" again
inane Dodie” lingers hervonsty ma me
soe Nevilet mo Gee het at Hil teach her to go
round stander’ met
“Laud you cust remove er at proaun pro-
cea eNab, worse is very badly
“Ott Twin'U pert ter about retngvil! het
irra lve ne he nee foun her sour ex:
claimed “Mra, Dockest, “tne owdacious Iltie trollop!
Cruelty, Cu So shes baaly mur is shor Giad of te
Serves her right. ‘Tiiai'i teach her better than to ra
ray aa
“am afrakdI shall have to amputate Doth her feet,
Poor litte Hing!” sala MeNa, with well asswuned co
= Filsseration.
rms
“stn sorry for that." return ocket, for of
conrae I eat get no Work out of her if site lst RO 0
Pumps T s'pove you must, You must aad 1 Pes
Euitthe operation's ever, v case Sou angi
ice to Keep her sil. She won't aqui much if I'm
ound, warra
eat will be Shion sieht, Afre, Doekett!™ sald MeNab,
do you tifa you are equal to, witness"
se Fess 30? was the oa Ue A anya
roid You plgase 2 re the doctor , bat a
ook of savage sexu sparkled in hig eyes as he
a wan Ubi getting fate, Haunpose the aponcr the
dheayfeoable tsk 1s over te Hatter. T prepared every-
thing for the operation ist night, sa 90 ‘twill only be
Recemaary to reinove Net from tie which
revant occupies to the one alive ean nee D:
atonce, “This way, madam take you toer.”*
mee ti dia the house cer inate Her’ ‘appear.
ance, and the tree proceeded to the rovin Ig which Mag- |
Ble hay.
expedients which were not cotrely
pe cand with eafety do tor “Wve Eoglishinais part im
hau Wawa oni Swatarve oe, with he Biche
ATE SUDDENLY SkIZED MeNAB AND Hyn HIM TO
‘The child was dozing uneastiy when they entered, but
fhe nol Which Chey Sule awoke her anid a sereui of
jan
Wve! atm nan,
atlee i since yourself foto br soar eta
i?
ro
size, had been looking anxtoust. aroand the rom, and
SquucTs gual hon a outro ook, fy the “ral,
O50
buren
‘more to himaci(thau to any ome around tt
'ucte’s one of 'em fual'y stay here mate walle, Saye
Trovermmyretkine et
lun Me:
uml; was eXevatia
{Hons of swinuonig’ m space,
MiNow, old fellow, tue ieugth of time that you'll stus
oun vm ready.
ieserve an elevated
ed Wrexkam, with a
on are appropriately hy
fren Yo
gin 1
bist take her by ‘ue snoulter van be Garelul’ note
er a8
Fou a thonsand gottars 16 g bonesmutton you
wm,
beiore:
motier, moment Wrexh
sarge fi
$ ary Mite. apie. anit
ig swiftly over the pavement jn the aiteetion
Petty.
hi
tess hypocrite, ae ‘oul Moo tet Fou aie, yon Know,
@ against the ell
1g m
ro pansion vers nseat, and Tor fae that
g
itexest ‘ot
“Yon bait Hall onto yoursett, and ¥ conln't
eompiste
10 hole our ‘pion OF
wvever, and youl
ot ‘mi: sink to four former eve
CHAPTER XIV.
SpoRRR” ON ‘Ht
render his vernitention tore cuphonfons the p
a ange Iatiente In the nse of tanga:
Tomanelst is and suyutd be a ut aracler
tno user tine. Ir the poet i order fo Hue bie verna
eatly, may
vet ing gltectly agata
a
{hestnenath of the atu your
od-by. ig. Now,
prition im soctety, eon"
th
vane eran even th
nh Jove to
ia
1 a0 Mhely we ii att along
ne Tomaneah rebetter toweep | The olen! ta fur ete hich fs the loguest and
+ inthe fa a as?
ed.at Ut point in our story when
I niclined to take advantage of tis generally eon-
ub vy fitthor argument to snstain ws, then, and
ring hut ue thrend of oar narrative shall he
fore it reaches the close, Let out
1 sr a beatin
uish of the last chapter and the commencement of
hon miro ined
N_ conditions of mi
ao 14 also uatally D
ly got under Ww:
ne view hy the study,
ula
fa
t evening late in the spring when one
aawens whic pig on fhe Xia
en, {eo
al
einen, aad fare su
by Taleence in Which scores of
Aleyes
prove tio be. the ‘driver of the carriage fn which Wrexs
3 mi
feNub did not unsiver her ag once. Hestood looking
ii
Re
rial of wl on, a1
st ‘suv the ‘aid stretchy aut spon Fine ‘ate
sealpe) et
nef abled wars surroun ted of in
ie to deprive, his neighbor
whatever money he might have about him
one oF Hie labs sat four men, wlio
eter
ner vo eit Fears zene hhad so tmucere-
nin mpon.
bro
fm byt ncoeptanee 9 ata leat
tle ab chated in the presence of the Young man Hike a
elferated the iitnolon, Ke fist
upon the table, and Ve, ooking atthe Engushman, De
continued: “Rake, stranger, ruse! The rocks are yours
there
nat
ttle mouey
ant
fight, most of them not only ready, but attxious to
hand in the ms
Sand typ ew
the "aime ett he Thad undertake en to play—and tho fast
ie quia e free
amt
dare ni
honest
dual t the table, he rewen
chat
uced him to, the render, th rg to
ma
appearance from
r
cont
reave
Tors
ead 3
Post. Omics
thes, but now he wore @
Va ‘black, bushy beard
y patt
mon min spar ‘e
actorned fit ‘tie fee of his
open
«1
rang eh
been sur ed Aa o Mave entry Stupeted er
shinig Mrs. Dockett and the vowenenee aalde,
o waived directly up to the table. A cry of horror burst
a
fu vost po cad heh
tante to pick up i
Pao
YY one. standing behind hint might Tave ob
i Sed bande of formida 2 bowie.
‘which he carried andue the left breast of ais
ween was evitenty enemas erapity of
tne crete in which ie was lung. fr, a
game which by fons mturty and hand praetoe he had made |
arly his own, and th playing Which be did not Lest.
covered his wnole ace, giving him a
, wh
Kentuckian: “1 woukt't e-believed ic iff hadu’t acced
ern,
though ie was an allept at It,
m what he considered a “zoo
fnathematize ins bard juck-—nll th
fe naw te Feat do i, but miu Was
Which he cont
, tong ue, bent all hi ener ‘a thar
a8, tn he victim of the ater three, 4
of fetal game the uk
oa ky trannlcriian’ tha Epeunah' .
‘own, and then passing It along to that of
the
ever won hutnvel, Vat
ence and syntp:
patay 0 oller
bein watching
cua Surlooking man anove things Fear CF
Was a, well Sut anrsiae and wiry Zhi ee
nid well formed, nie eamaplsten Roti,
e
la of a pecuuariy zit bine, and haciteat
and of ‘ie wore no wbiskcan,
uta thick and light colorod mustache adorned hs appck
ip. He was richly a mews and altho The sont of food
ature beamed in h nil a sine seeuned ever
rin abut the ners of laa iowth, Ue whole anpear-
ni jan hetokened great foree of character and
hg meltlaual watched) the guine—erpecally the part
{nit piaved bythe vty gambler art in
terest, aod ‘anon, 8 {
‘ake, proceeded to deal te cars,
aheary
Seoul) pus over the fave ofthe atraige, wito acel
nouigh he Were a party concerned,
al of 8 mere
the gambler, who all along hac retrained from
fe Engishnan, seemingly on 3
raised Lis cards
unt of the latter's btuck, ssid, a8 |
leallng::
Seman you've bal a milehty bard streal: of tock,
Mie ered to yy not et:
acne etter for you"
me of satisfaction which the Englishinan coold not
Aiited acroas wis countenance, ax he slows Tan
Dis cards over, and’ then, serous dngertn pue of
eagies which lay before lili, he said, aheapaamie
“Hse that ony and go a hundred be
“ Thatand go ave luuared over replied the
maibier, placing his fotey pon the fast actinic
Pile, as coolly as though be were re Investing straw teal
of golden eagles n the hazardous gate.
“i call you” exctaimed the Engikhman, now worked op
to a perfccr fever of excitement and as neegoke Ne siren
fe ‘upon the table, facé upward, and continued:
re
se
wore ick than you do. However, it wil change Uy sud
by, without dou,
‘Lost ayain Bier eXclatwed the Englishman, torn
tog cal pe ad ening sles he ra
erubestoF sueltug care piatan:
Srotpountefoniaiehy a thee
“Tile cards wil Tun 80 with the best players occesfonal
1s, said the gasbler, aswinh his usual Sang frowt he i
Bins his hunt Wo take down, the money.” Relore ho could
tone iy uawever, ue etanigcr” soon we have above de-
scribed, reaching forward. clutched his Wrist Als, Jer
it foreibly back, and exclaimed:
‘told, sir!” Let tat niouey alone!
oearre at . :
wnat do 08 mean, sir? exclaimed the gambler, tm @
force tone, athe same Hime looking np sevagely at the
A you Intend thie as a joke; allow mie to
on are carrying the ting a ttle t09 far.
ind aghin he atteuipuet to reach the «tak a
‘Lam notin the abit of Joking with such’ fellows am.
Fourseli” replied the stranger, a8 "ei rminediy Kept
r's Ww
is hold of tie gambler’s wrist. # ‘alge in
pitssantry, ft is wut honest people; md again Tt sou
toilet snat money alone.” Then, oo coking at the Pat ne,
Sey to thie tine. the Yankee and the tinotam bad re:
mained mute with amazement, and sat looking on at fig
strange Interruption with staring eyes and 0} wouths;
ge In ing ey' nd open ut
i now the tater came to pis eneech, an
ag the stranger, he exclaimed
nit I know ‘about Ie stranger—and 1 kind’et
s-playi this game, and more'n
IMIt without any outside rere
ir wi
yw it rakos the persimmons.”
Them’ fining feats? clued In the Yan-
kee, Haul in the dough, colonel. 1 kulkerinte we're
efeckly able to take Keer our on, bi
Fe than likely you are, W: *
“iroperiy em.
ployed * replied the strange oo ally, without for a Mo:
ent releasing hie grasp of fhe gatnbier's wrist; “but,
after watching this game for the last halt: hou, Iara Sate
isfied th
K none of Fu ate expable of playing Gans With
rferaional gambler, Gentle aa een
a pro
Tobning you atthe eventing. Heme Kept at heat
‘ces whoitt lan sonata Mind inthe ten ical he mocked
the cat
ea, dealt the gentiehian whom he bet four
sed ‘ram
re.
ie
-Axhandies and, grinastones, what a Wolverine! vo-
ag he br0 ist down
ain't a dount off
iutvised, me Pngiistasm drew the money to
thas
is him, while the Eater, arraking the etrangers | Tol,
spring nthe Goor of tHe saloon, aad,
with eves 4 fasting Bre aver hia bor! ried
his time every table in the deserted,
the plavers focked arotina In enuer antielpation of k
take
“Put up hat plasthing. 1” sald the stranger, In
of te nimost cooiness, as he gazed: at the Miers,
iter ou know yor onty eke it for eh
ot fay as yOu
“Whoop-ce 1 voctferatet a _Taw-boued Kentuckian,
Tio Hite as tongh, ag Hulls and w face Areadiuliy
disfigured tines the Colonel pluck? | Now
ae
Go at Wi
forgive ver Tursteai tand-u thief, but chow me,
Nove ruoniente the gumbler stood glaring upon the
atruncer with a scom of deep, malienity, thirering for
netic int
Vengeance, and yet by the magueiic cot
Ine Peculnter nexiehing blur exes'wiich were Bed 3o ane
@ | terinestiy upon him. At length, however, as the cries
Urging him to the attack became’ general, he overmast
ered hie hesitation, ane brandishing his kuste, No aly
Fished forward, exclaiming:
« Draw, my cock-sparrow, draw 1 We will see wheter
and stopping hort, he dragped Ing uphfved ‘arn, woe
turned lived with fear at the sight of the deadly inatru-
tia | ha exclaimed the strange. sarcastically; “tne
1
sight of @ sixshooter cools your courage, docs it?
ong t won
i
“The Colonel ix cowed, by thander! exclaimed the
take me peer teen