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Orkl*Fekinit, Rc;s o i:i
Ikatott!nt,:oo)itosii'n: AK' aerrolts , -;Putoesitt : Ex'. :A.
:
tit , itide4 rose, thy.TOlipt
AndmitheFed stopile.ll; ningtole! I
.
bivath bi.fetivis
Thy fragile fortn'infl!fe;: rind palei
gloxiiiiihne'Of °tired
"" biginel fair:
y.
Why Ilid'et cq;e ; ihy.ietalirtn4,
When whitet host-ling intho
7 ‘ith'ici 1 4 11 44' onhis b r_aw, , •
Dries hie triad tempesets, fiercely 'forth
Toratrl the.sprinyritintit'to
- • - • igen , misehiof there!
oil mi itahrtoro to llodm
In our youtig heart's Irhen all-keems
itnt Oisappointtnent.builds-a tomb •
,'..And 'lnt - fond affection thent.. -
Thin howls tr mournful requiem o'er
- ; - - 'beady:prey. : •
Ah ! faded roSiAost thoulltus'speak '
•
Awning for My - youthfulyears
Must cruel fate suet yerigesnee nrenk, -
On` my
Sad tfinrighSieti'and teats
Lit a fetripests rise, or torrents pour
' Its force to stay!
Kindfleavari, pot thus for toe ordain
That lcrre..49 , cin within . my breast
ShOuld nitlicr, and the, frigid reign
. .
bf tlrear misanthropy inest•. • ,
aclaingleart, and turn to ice ..
, . ',„, •-_ :Each faculty.
. •
Let love io early-Spripg-time-grow—
In l .srituLer blootri—iri-Antim - ri fade-- •
In 'Winter die ; and laid low,
Graaf. God, that by its side be laid •
•My wan ftail form; that both-rnay rise
, . •And dwell with thee!
Ifornellsrelle;Dre.',;l. 18:10.
• For-Mt 'Register.
.
-I dreamed of thec:--tbst SAMC glad' smile
Still dwelt:upon thy race;
And pb3,•ed around thy lips the trldle'
With its pecidiar grace. ,
The music of thine own lored voice; •
Fell softly aa.my ear- - •-• !
The =tee sweet toaes—in years gOneby—
That I was wont toh - . . •
Itwakedan ectio in 'my - soul—
As erstit ctillhad posiicr
To banisii sadness —bac4i-:nTds roll
A thousand grateful memories
- lip= those accents
All blending with those sonny dap,
When Hope the future sung—
On Fancy's pinions, floating "back;
. I was a child again,
And deemed that life c:-as fie 'itglie;triatjoY,
As free from . care as thin. •
Once more, iu confidence,
• I listened to thy prayer , • -
Breathed with such heart=felt-eleque
thet God was: there. •
• - *
Agam T saw the teardrop etnrs.
And tremble sri thine eye;_
Vlirch mirrored all thiloime heart,
i.
-:blotting with sympathi. •
Tias.blinfol,:yet it might not last;
And like a Val gleim
- soon the joy vai
jo, p:
- • •.X sighed : that %was a dream.
Dims k, January - , ,1851.-
:11stoss atr Crrms...--The project of nniticithe cit.
.ies of Ncxr, York and Brooklyn, and the villag a
e of
Williainishrirgh under one municipal
is i n
fair way:of being. , accomplished. The committee
bf theMontinciri Ootincili of the former; and`of the
trOstees of the latter. at a meeting held on Wed
last, have agreed with .the consent of thdir
respective boaids,, to apply. to the 4egislature for
7eati e ; to submit the Auestfon br the uniOn!tO the
people - 'of each city-and villas aat the nestietiend
election; and if a majoritywf earl agrees to it, then
a commission to be-appointed to settle the terms on
equitable principles--said ternts.also to be •subAe
.snently Submitted to the people fel' approval or re
. . .
An old signaintanee of Otis, in ;the country, in.-
lialges in a, very..oxaggeratedstyle, of .description
and stration, in his ordinary conversation: For
insteneo,'eithen ditieribing - the offal of an alteration
his kitchen chitriaer - which he had ardered his
• mason to malte,lWitaid that •fbefore the chimney
:was altered. it 4one the isratig way- sci -Tiowerful
every flock of geese that flew aver-the . town
felf,ten,yeara was socket
: detail into lei-fire - 446e,
lint nine the: :aeration had been feriae, the dfaught
was so strong that if he should bonlione end of an
az chain in the iniddletf the kitchen floor, the Anti
tr end vietAd. Tian& gifinel* nip the ihiineekr
%Wain!' is ius:ioni—A gentleman in the liabit
of 46aimsion,111 . 7 ardent spirits, took
r able I.M4erance i - dare - A and sat down in his fain
to-peruse lielread it thinagh,trithoulfty
-; in 11 wont; *rhea be ; xclaimed,
~”This man ts a
- -Po/ then aeAciit 711f 11-
..N* l be bid.ftnitikid it, a second; time„he,.exclaim,
"Thisfeol,"cr third' tithe
he read it with still greater earezind as' he "fin
ished the last sentence ' , exclaimed, am the
_Pair
aiOnever /WO a 49Pi4anteutsPixit*:aftet.faras:
• Anl:isliaiatfca`lie ; sta,printui iinee;lhe:oth
ei &Toy:a citiident
--tart; ipilulrea-'whatVoulEbe-the. wit:: -Ile ' , was
duct fottkel insertigc4tbipike.would
-: B PY:eOY - 4e. .9 0 1 41 4 P 14 ,4T 61 ? .50414Fnt• **spoons
twePtrAvCcenti'e;*
end ' faltll"
'titanic thel,erit
time - • -"
d to'
1 .04 4 7 F..
Peo",-, - t ar, ef
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>4l We 41,Vitiliiot*
z . c - 1 7 k. , 4_,t.thti„ th efl etiti
4
ti!e, B6atory 'traveller. :
WHAT SENT ONE. HUSBAND '11)
CA.LITORNIA.,
) 6 .
v' _ ,
leftlxis eountiugr:ungi at-the' hour
pqci, to: go ,home
,y?dinnur,,,:jie sauntered leisurely
Anpg_for knew. ly - 145 nr; ex,perjenee 'that "dinner
never *Red folliinNiriksho — tnrned , the last•eor.,
"her; he ran into thArtnibrarriaan vrlievos-advan
eirig2at a =pick poen: i . stoppiog•Jo.ndjust. a
Wit after such a , collisibn, instantly recognised • the
Op as an eld'nec . tuaintance. :
.'„
"-nhy;flurry, Is it font ' ' - - „
Eon my- *erd, - ,Charle? . cc•here' did 'rim 'drop
"Froth the_elonds,Jits-laiways do," said < glades
lgintoO,,You. 2 Witri'eroire,ereepingaloag.as use:.
' hgeliniel'ailA 1i0rt:* , .." 4:. the
:Nrorld:ivith -sour -
After -.117--fashion,";sittill Warren; jP.semetiine s
well and - sometimes ill tinite a family man
now,..you r know7 7 -wifa and four children." _
"Ali, indeed!" NO,II did not know that; I lattru,
quite lost tit - telt : of
,V(M since We were in Virginia
tegether." . . - . -"- : j • -•- jJ! - •j jj
J • "Come, it ie jtist mir:ilinnerhour,7.ettici-Idr. War- .
o'li-come home with nae i. and let, vs have a . talk
about old, times" -L" •
Witt all my', heart," said Mort On. "I will then
.tee the:Wife; and. children; tori." Has tbe"wife lhii
laughing black eyes 1,14 sillien_ringlets you-max
tied in irtm,ginatiint 'Ong ago,
• ".Not exactlY,".siicl.Warren, Without returning
yery'heaitily Iris friSral's smile.. "My Wife' was
pretty, onde,„thoug,h; she ryas very pretty :when I
married her; but she is a feeble woman; shot has
seen a great deal tif tillness since then, and , it has
,changed her-somewhat." • -
By this time at- hit own' Mr.. Warren, with
.sonic secret inisgivings,„turned the hoe, and incited
friend into his smell but comfortsibly - fernislied
Mese.' Glad be-wah, indeed, to Meet-him. but-if
the"triith must be Old; he would quite as snort it
had been after dinner. He would have: felt easier
could he J hive' prepared the lady of the Iniuse in
, receive his guest. 'For his part-' he would hare
killed the fatted callwith great rejoicing; but to
set wife, children, hisuse - and table in a hospitable
tune,. required morel time than he could nowcom
mind. • I
"Sit down," - - said the. ushering Morton: into the
best parlor: •!Takci. the -,itieltind chair; Cherle!il
l'yeu have. riot forgottea your oldtricks,-of, always
claiming -the rockirfg chair, hare you? Stop 77 a
little dust on-it. -" Go. .his hare_
handkey-
Chief and wiped off; not a little but a - great. - de . al
of dust. - "Never mind," said he; J‘ inh'lre yourself
-quite at'home, while I go and hunt -np the 'folkiL- 7
,will your. .;.. . • , ; .
. Wainer_ thengt it, prudent to cloSe the
parlor doors after .
- ribrieeesSiry corn.
t monication with thS rest of the'house mi~lit be
cut oft - His first visit was to the kitchen t' aster
Min.-;whicb way:thri wind - blew there.; ,If Betty.
the old Samilv.senint and inaidlor-all Work, was in
=mod hi:mei,: he hid little_ to fear.: :10. could
better meet Etierig'.ency," :when she Itad'a Mind to
tihe "Work)" :He opened - the" door gently. , " Well,
tme; -what bare
yon got, nice foots-to-dayl", • „ :
, She seemed. to,understand as if by instinct.- her
1 importance, anti was just Croii eminglo4 make a
1 bad use of it. -
• 0- Got! wiry the veal steal:a. to be sure. yon sent
horrievl don't,see what 'else we could, have."
>' Have you anything fur was askedin
the sane gentle tone. • . •
• "1 'spose - there is a pie Somewhere."
• "'Well; 'Betty. I wish you would get up a dish' of
hant - and egga. - if you aw. -We - are to have-a:gen
tleman* to dine with us ; and .the dinner, is rather
.: ; , „ _ •
looked like n - ilitireier'elOntl. leik.e
to rinist,agnoti ,t,ne.ss; then, the fire, is all
• "Tat on .sorne.chaicol.". said Mr. Warren; here.
I'll get it while , yon tut the.hatn;, now do give us
'one of your nice dishes, Betty; nobody can cook
ham and e1.,75 quite like you when yon are minim'
to." Where is Mrs:Wntretir ' ' • .
- "In her"chambir c l 'spase" said Betty,. sulkily,
adding in, an undeetene,:rfo l t, exactly, intended to
reach her master's_ ear—" where she always is." ,
He did hear it, however_and, with a,forcboding
heart he went AO hi's wife's chamber: - . ' -•
' The 'room was - partially dirkened,_ and on the
bed, in base sick gown, with dishevelled bait. lay
Mrs. Warren. - -" Her hataire ted an a bottle of caint
phor, and on the stand at her side was on ominous
bowl'of Water.with wet cloths in, it. '
" Juliette, my love, are you ill'.' '
- "TIT What a qiestion.t6 ask 2. I told' you half
a dozen times this morniog; I-had one of my. head
'aches; 'that's just ali,yon mind altont me!' -,
"I am sorry.. but , I thought. Juliette, it ,would
pass off. _Shall not you, feel, able to come down to
dinner?' ' • " : ' ' ' - - ''' ' '
- -,
"!'o, ' I am sure I shalt never -want anything to
cat again; It seems Its it these: head aches would
"Where are the children?' :...,-, . . •
"I don't 'know', I am Sure, I can't look oiler them
whin I nm sick. -If - Betty n't - do that, ahe had
, better not try to do , anything," :•• .• ' ' •
"I. Wish you would make an effort, Juliette, and
_come - down to dinner; I have an, old friend to . dine
with us...Charles,Xorton; of whom 3 - on have often
[beard me speah."Ap has collie On purpose to see
My wife and thildietr." • • ' - l - -
1 "Dear me! how;eauld..yie bring - company:home
to day, when you imest_lwas_Ack; I don't be
heve.l could hold my head. up if I was to.try,"
im elOnt, her eiei l aielnisseid both hands on
rhet.temples.: - „r• - t-r.l - : is.i , : -I'. --' .`,- -, . ;';'.,
' :5 Mr. Wan= said. rio4n9re-... he would not tige
, the matter.. He ,mas le :up, htsx.nind to .dine.with-
I•rfuit hercind witliasiiii,lid elo4lfrethrned fo,the
:Orlor. '. Had spoken out Isis'. hottest feelings'. he
would have :stia. , -What • a` misfortune' Wis'for a
l• young %man .fo have au-ailing •Wifer, mv. ervants
-rule '
-• my : children? ate peglected. sny - ,.liouse , is:in
cli.SOnle.4 my . wife'does notlike it Licauic I do not
Make" a fuss over' her all ;the titri, ands6inething
1 is the matter continuity; 'if leis not - One- thing it is
nr‘other, - antl'l.am Wiary Wit: . 1.,
i 'iHeiound:hiSfriend still; in On :Inn. 'Chair, E luisily:
...readfnvt scrap:lx:9.k whicli,was on the table;-,fun
danffeokinlis, eyes midtwifebed at, the corners of
,
'his mouth; and as soon ' is te:ciuutht,eielit'Of War-
Vr, 3 1,1i - buritinto ninerry-peal of Infighter: , • War
-1
'rat cOuld not - resist it, and he laueted, call five
trth4l4'4llbotbre-bedrnewt what; the , joke. was:. :It
was only somethinz . , in the scrap book whichtail:A
Ito remembrui* an - olill'ciiik they had together,'
but the laugligworked like.neharmwith him: His
: Amily . -I,rOublesi seemed AR, , tniiish-beforejti like.
Pists In ,the,rn9nlWK•o:4l-n9r.e#lPlX-golullge, was '
ar o u.s o Ji ? 104: hi_ Ras a: bettei 'and i strunFer,
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-;;ABiti.e - alit" ~ C luir - leir'litaidlie, usentetlifitlike's
‘lbe arry.Warrtirrionittieralayivit!ttoes one good
Atherlf l'Por'94l4ae i1it# 4 .044 1, 71. Ali animated
,conierriatip4x.mttea:: l o 4,s6- PA •g9Pg'..time i bergre.
lie Warren t.erneral?ered Ilty - tliey.lad ;bat 'let -
&a: ,
,f--,- , C;;, - .z. -t,-,..;.::.1 .g',...%.,:. t; e z .f... 1..,," ati:., „.
" We are rioigOla fer - atarte le.ii•Oof; disirliii"...;
,assed. [
said lie, ;i'butjny wife is net able' to be about tO
daY,..atid our cook:, I 'see; is taking , her oWit
Excuse me a moment, and I will a and stir het.
: pp. : by "way. of remembrance." •
, Much to Ids delight, the bell rang.'Ho Was'tia-
Ye - cr the trial Of-bearding the lion twice in his deo.
9s he was going lo•the,dining room with his frieid
:a-tie - op :0 illy:dressed and boisy,,`childien'pnithed
by, them end hurried In great disbider, 14 their
seats. Mr,' Morton .spoke tc)." them, bat„iliey,
hung theirdmads. -He Wis 01i1ibf 24 . 9-
.ed. " :He, felt that. ho might to take iorisonoticibf
them, and . it Sei3nied as -if 'lt. Would 'spare' hie
friend's:feelings not to notice:thlms: took hold
pf the wrong horn of the; dtlenstrim,' ''' •
"Theof, them lOoks like the mother, Hariye
."This boy -nearest you, I think," Was'tliii 'Ebert
iiplY; - then its if obliged to add by way, 9f. nriolo;
gy, very sorry that Mrs.:Winch canna!
down` to-day, - ))4i :444 - hati' Otle . ,Other'l,4d
bend:aelai."„,'
is coming" said Onii
says.she 'sposes she must." '
Morton pretended not to hear this. speech. He
'saiit that something was wrong in his friend's '44.
inustic life. Had he then Married Unfortunately!
1 shall he 'sorry for. him if be has,libotight Morton;
he deserves - 4 good wife; - abetter hearted fellow`
never breathed. - •
• Wafren"s
.suushido 'was last Trtilishing,,' though
his dinner, it is but justice 10 : IlettY„We should say
it, :Was well cooked; yet the table tiebdeil the lady.
elear(ribpkiris were thefeil, no
„idee . salters end
'ehining'spoons:graced no order of elegance of
',serving made irmtraetivo. Betty eye for
_the rAlley'wirli., Hut the food was:good: and theta!
was an abut:Wan& 'of it, and the gentleinaii would
have'enjoyed"it''.ifthe - children had ,not been so
troublesome: " - ' .
- • •
When inner was rbout lialf over,M
atren
made hei,tippearanee. Walking in languidlY„she
took her scat at the bead of the table. She
still wore, her, loose gowr!,- over which She had
thrown a shawl. Fier hair.was still uhcomWd.—
Her a,yes wereThill and heavy in their...expression,
and bar eyebrows Were elevated. She looked as
if she felt ndierable. , said
Warren, slightly coloring; ;'1 Aid, not InioW"thitt
you Would feel able to:eorne down. Lot me intrn•
dnee you to my old friend; Mr.Mrirfon.'
_Mrs. 'Warren Vowed., 1 • -
"Tog bave been suffering With 'a tea:diach6
'
day MY triandlells me," said Mr„Morton.
"Yes, I suffer nearly all the tinie." was the re.
ply; "ifit is not orinrihing it is another. lam al
moSt distouragea.' - • • • -
" 0-no,luliette, it i, some. time since you • haVe
bad a bad.torn," said her husband.
"Pray last week," was the short " tour
Memory is rot very good on this point."' I believe
you think I can help being • I
. ,
- '3fr:'Wrxren' tned torlmigh Off this thrnstt'but
there was - no - heart in It:. All sociabilitriatlisheci
Warren't+. presence, - and,rall pence to
forlblebildren acted worse than - eve r t., 31e..110r•
ton stifTered for his-friend, and was much reliei•ed
whew were `again by tlierinseliei in "the
He could haveyOrgiven the , Want of glossy ring,leta
and: laughing ,eyes; -tint be could not forgive the
want of good humor in Harry Warren's wife.. ; He
felt,r-s, if his friend .had .been taken
- him; iticl . ..-f - t:a et' t or 'tett* Mi.. ACterritinatiat
to run no such hazzardi hieiself.. •
,
:; So 'mu of bir:Warren's day had been occupied
with his friCnd, , that it was quite lath. before be
was able to leave his .tore. Be went home weary
in body and mind. How much he pectic-trio liaN 7 e
thingn comfortable and riieerfill arortml hint ,there.
But much kvlie loved his family, lielolind heither
rest nor pleasure at home. • Work for them •be
would like a dog, from morning till night; but when
the day's tell was over. there were no, home at•
tractions; for hire .'This night it Nidrld base been
acomfort to him;Could he have 'iustitlfroWii him
pelf down -on a sofa end taken his' both; •hnt he
knew well enough this wOuld not Mis•trer. 'Be
knew that his wife bad been* watching to bear his
;steps, and would feel hurt if he dill nit go up, to
her at once. So with a sigh he rent up to the
deAy'cliamber. As he expected, his wife was on
the bed.
"Do you feel any better, Julietter
" Better? no!' It seems as if I should go crazy.
I Thnie children will kill me. Do, pray, Mt. War
ren, send them °fit:, bed, orhold my heXd; or do
r.ornething. I thought you never would tonie
home." - , - r s
-'The- airrof •the"sielt room peffirrued ats it wits'
- with camphor and
.ammonia. appiessed the .weary
num. Hesaid he would go and sead'the Andrea
"nri., was visier . "said than dens; the: children
'were tired.Ond cross; and full of -wants; and Betty
would= not help hini in - the:least. -Patience,. ail
perseverenee; however. got the last little urchin
into' his' nest., "Now go to sleep, boys "
, said he
"year mother isaielr to-night, and I must nothear
a word from yon' - • - •
Seems to ute, •mother -ia always; ei4 - ,7
'Henry. • • ,
"Then; Master Henry, it is your duty alWaystd
kc&ep still . ; remember
,Lhat, you'." ..-s.
gi was allot eight e'elock-before,llfr..Tritnett
hrid a chanre. to"eat any. Supper.: - 110:Ivent to the
diuing . roort.,,• tea - had , stood until it , was quite'
- cold; his toast was cold. and, a-dim- Lamp cast a
jaundiged light over his uninviting repast. He,
however, was Used to such thiugs-,• indeed he hard
ly-pxpected -any thing different. The meal over,
he drew his -evening-paper -from his pocket and
read it, feeling. all
.the time like a culprit, He
'knew - that he Wei expected in that oppressive
chamber, and that the minutes of bis 'delay were
counted. After nine, it was—the clOck was ,on
tbelioint.of 'striking' len—wltenr he reentered it.
Cainphor. and satmonia.
: were strpag et a r, and
the bead-ache, too, appearance.
""Cani do anything you; Julietter i ,
"Doanythine! I might ' -rte rte . for all Any
:ody
would do forme. 'lMat-made you come .up at
"Yon, lamer, sem . tvAh ,Juliette, I find tolint:
the eltildretit(i bed to get, them out 'of - your Ivey,
'and tiied ' AS' I I never got,n inotittitulf ofsdp
per until tamest nine o'clock. -1 1 have done the best
„go ig p tone. AW shoredth at he
m'es.hoth irritated inlito, Once 'irs„- Werken
"ireUld kri6ietl; and would bovo
it.eqinesily` to heal tier wound: ictuch `she
made; but, &lon' ilick;so nuich,• was! fast':;niiitinff
her selfish.. It-wes.:only ?:iffielf-elie thought.
7. 4 I Visit 'you ;3:Tool& not oorip‘lain,of me,!r *said.
she, hureting,hktenvir„!`.lho t vel ti.s.mqc4 as
bear withotlt_heing,.found,faUll with.” •.
"ItrOs licit finding vit'h
"you`Juliette,lititia
,litit
nun daindre'thatitsi'igui do.'il•:!';,
,
;JOliette imitintied to sob; her husband Airits si.,
lent:- When at length they : slept, it wairithehill.„
e 4 eilone.,nnd heavy, beerti,,multhelrelut*ra
were neither sweet n o r rerii€Ps4":: - . . j '' ' ' ' '
'--- 'S r e're'liti ; :i'e'nii' ii - AeitiirA Mr/. VsTrerl'# health
" iliT iit.tlinproik."' - She .isileinetl to hill& Made up
her mind that she • =lst setrerilind-that,Oeopim
ought to pity•hers auttlant .expect her to do env.
,thing,, The' euushine - that had onto, heep ahOht her ,
.. f oioia Out spoke' - `11: Alt times irilt distressed:
lotto of itria4li doleful' eix'pretisioti beeitinilitbituJ.
m it it ti4ii:4o4llllloo:7,oo::Mitnikli:-.5fi'14,,,1i0
could:a old ; she ihirleed,evcrii cari which cOurd t
be adoidad. Mr; Weriert"uhir Betty iiiiisrsieto
things;;;;.-!-Acroty !Idetty -was Itiotrhonse-keePer;'!-shel
nPlAldAlechard-work. -but net. head-work..!She'did
not:understand economy:. She nsednp' what 41(1'12
liagrwitheht - thinking of' - ,
If teas not
tertiikiers to 14 bothering'isto he W thet*oe'fids
should teinet,s, !Suer inanag? oentut botirktogeth
i cr with, the increasing wants of ulatmly, ; required
a:good:lncome. , Mr. Warren's 'bosinCss, gave ~.hint
comfortable was not.eouattb 611img ,
ap gourbierels Whieland the liettorti. , Me-
I began toTtini behind,' and itia'becoine'cliieemiaged.
11104ot Into. debt, and then,: going - op froth had,to
I whrse, - .. lie.bccame cetnpletely, disheartinekAdis
ding' on. him. Tie - deuld.'nnt )di
Wifirof tratihleif he did ilin'ontyr,"..iiied;atid ;
said: s !she :Could • not liolpit;f:sheictid
e.ll : , ,i.tik,ctialth-:when , bee-health.wria, ; p00r.......5h0
.tiltwilalm.Rtighthatm there feel ing, [other than.tci
*biArAii-Thoefiti t idizzo.:.ll4Aapt ii .d
Qnu Oetober,morninti Idnu' Warren Awoke with
• ; linf,of,..her elcklleao-stelte's Finding, this, to„ba
thnnwse; she 7ent-to sleep again, .rand it Was, quite
lateTbeforo_sho awoke the second: tine., ,Pressing
herself Id her leispre i she, went to the dining-Moth,
Some cold breakfaskstood‘waiting,- for her which
she, partook of aloho-=neither hushandere !children
were there, At dinner:- she; met her children, but
not-her husband!, he. bad ;not returned. This
.pro
vokedher she, "just
on purpose.- he - Cause lam 2ru „keep :out,-of his
way, I gueSe•tor, one. while. - Arith this generous
re4olve, took. to • liar .darkned chamber, her
ehampbot and ammonia:, (which she. knew to be
particularly” unpleasant to him,), and her bandages
and ice-Water., .. Tea time came, but not Mr.. War
ren. .Thil •shildron.had their supper and weut.,to
.bed. °loci struck,- litrs.War
ren sprang froni her bed and.called "-Betty, where
can Mr. Warrenbel Here it is ten n'clock and he
has not come, vet." . - •,
.
".I declare, lifiis,Warren, I don't know what can
Mice become of There non: I do.iciperither..
'Tsvaift hat yeeterd4.he paid me up all . my wa
ge=; and paid a quart:er 11 advance, beottso he said
he had the money by Inn and might - ,not have it
by, and by. „.Then, says lie. Betty "says he, if . + 1
should not be it hgme oneOf these nights you need
nisi ho'frightencel.:, have got to go-off : no:seine
taisiness and may not get' beck :'• rou need:Mit
.keeptheeloors open afterieh for Woh'ttell
-114 s Warren, pays he, She'll. worry. Then 4:, the
very. words he said. • ?row I'll bet, , that's, ;where
he has gene. and we may:as:well +luck' nit mid, go
to bed; he won't be here "tonight'
More in anger than 50rr0w,,116... Warren
eon-
Sented to this arrangement,' aniriVent hack to her
solitary chamber. Seldom thinking Of any one but
herself:, she settled it in her mind that Mr. W. had"
chosen thiP-partimilitr tinican'attend tit his business
fawn* other reit - ion than - to get rid - of • oisa Of:her
head aches.. ; She ]al ,awake anal midnight, brood-,
log over, his supposed unkindness.. She-really
hoped that he would come, try his boor +ilia it
fait.-theit she `might hare the satisfaction 'of hear,
inn him go 'el.i.'where to sPPk rod dncs i firshe bad
.fully determined not tole:Alit - a in. ,Twelye, o'clock
struck hi the old 'aura'. steeple.
",No. pound + but
the heaVy tread Of thewatc:lnnan was heard she
ithetrsjaxo-bira4:artd_iinising..hen.WrOth.to keen
'it wartn; - at length fell asleep.
.
It seemed as if she hadbut just :fallen -asleep.
when Betty very iniceinnigniously burst open her
Abut-, and slantming back the shutters .to let in
the grey light of-iri&ning„ '3lfss Waritn: said She
'do for gracious see what this means. Here . wits
the - market boy eitlinmping me up A full hour, be
' fore..time, and Ite.sat_dovnt. his basketatid_ rim like
rillot, and I opened it .and what sTiOtAilli , ee'ii,ght
on top hut this letter for you, froth 31r.3S t arren..—
[ Soniethint-; or Otheris-Wrong, you may-depend up-
"Draregt: ...Mirite'i—bon't he frightened now,
into one of yonr poor turn - Nothing very dreid
ful has, happened or is going to happen that Iknow
of. -Reid my letter_ quietly, and takaiiit cannot
be helped as easy
,as von can. '. - - ".
'My business" has been running behindhand•for a
good while.. Every year I have found myself deep
er and deeper in debt. It, wore uponme dreadful
ly' and I madnrip my mind at last that I Could not
standit so fora great while. I never liked to talk
to yon about it 7. you always 'seemed to have-froub
l& knongh of your own: .:The other day when I
:was lutalcing over my accounts, n frieraL.earae, in to
ask me if I.Woilld sell out.. He wantgat.6 bnv and
offered me s fair 'price. -"But what' shall: Idol"
eaid T. - "Ca to Oalifornia," - sava - he'; !lthete is` a
splendid chance for you—aship sails nett week."
lie said so mach that Itook up with his. advice.—
I sold oat paid up all my debts, paid your house
'rent for two years in advance. and Betty one quar
ter ahead. .'"- After this won all Ache:lliad but just
enough to fit me, out and fifty dollars over, which - I
enelosete-you. - It will answer for the present,-
You, can. liy-and•by letyonr house and go hor9e to
Tour' miatlter-if you think it best. I have no time
to think or plan fir younow,
„I will write as soon
air 1-0.6. - -- When Yon read this Tshall be far on my
war-if if 'w© are - pro:Spored, .-, :r ; , ----
1 love yolk - Juliette, and my childien, and at is for
yoo,sakes mainly thatilave taken this 'step. ,
You. could none' of you bear pciVerty.. Igel in the
ship Emily. ' I Will Write you all the partientarsby
the first opportunity, Jeep up a good heart now,
'depend upon:it I shall_ceine home a rich man; gold
is plenty as talacullerries.in California, and Itunnot
ashamed id dig. 'have 1 i strong arm and - a stout
hbart. Kiss the children' for; me and tell 'lletty: I
'will net forget her Witte will do welt by you while
I;fun eerie... Believ - me that I am - Still yours affec
.tionlately . : ~ - ';..,. - ' •
- .. - - Mvattai *suit - tit: '
--.:- the reading of this letter.ai Might be imagined
Was followed bY'n'tt of hysterics, And:shrieks, rind
fidods of `tears, anti wrin~ p ring of hands. 'At ono '
time Mn'. Warren would call her haattantt_the
I greatest, savagaliving. Then mrain she would Alart
cn down into grief like that of the ehild'ren,,Who
mourned over "him as .dver''Orie ilead.'• Between,
1 them all andter own -- soiroti, 'Betty bad - a hard
time of it that day. Browevero;he stood at her post
bravely; with coaxing: and, scolding she Managed
'the children. inbceeded in quieting them," and be
fore night Mrs. Warren wasmore Ualni.l, 'Betty; had I
such wonderful - stories' laid up in some corner of i
her loaiti about the gold in California how many
people Att. hatkheard of who had tome - back rich
as epams...,that . Mrs, Warren could not but, listen.,
`then Betty, yras.,So cure that Mr,,_Wawen would'
' Make hie`fortonOf lie FLU , iiiSethe Mari for it; that,
The.hysteries finally `had to yield' to the golden vis-.
ions. '.Btol, - Mrs Waricm passed_ frOm this State in
to ore of Battled tnclanehelykand ,continuml, so for
matty,7eeki.` She,tdols no , interest either in her
lidlueorthildren." - She" gave:money to Betty and:
' let` fier - do tomato - pleasWlrithft. - .ll.thoyhad any ,
'Ailing to eat, it =stilt vnry:woll; atai if they, had`:'
nothing it wasjust tliesatne..-,•.Pterieither wentmit
nor saw ankuae at boMe. Her time. Was spent be•
twee 1 1 the, pa:MI(IIO. 7 V ilielried to divert her , : ,
seat -with' anythingwitii_iery . , - light t itading, :
-ititetnoersjil&th7 fl ,l r:lj i n i r i ei.:
en . mo .
le r: g e ff4l r t t o; . Z e n :4 , h u o t
of ItO VIII;', - *ran* ..bear if& nuitte, OM an - M P sind
iladt AlikriollEk4"to*'*ltb Tier, *igt.ilVAe lira=
-been so long loefW3f in fairiTyilliariliellthis
...
tvn.
much the - Y- were neCnstosned'tode rithoot I
her; ' I
- -One dip Betty Ulnae lit '
tiseed
link Warren went to het pnrse,, , itntl:Act? her 7uttei
,amazement found thatnhe had but nee „ten...della!
hilt 1ef1....5h0 handed it to Betty, and yvitirtheerup,
ty putslM her tined she' ett!*' down Jai,' a seat ,
Yer•the firictinie ?Climbed over her ?halbert? Was !
a bottom to her purse--Und,„whii Walt ta - re-fill it t
: She-tiad . been so absorbed brher.ourn selfislrenr.
.745, 1 1110 t she.really had not before given the enb
Jed, it!tiintght. Site"We'i overwhelmed 'at
Ore*. -What...n.64'llo** to be done IL: Vbaishonid
she do? Where should she got • Roused by this.
.stirrine, tietisray, her - tnind began' to. Ntork, Avith
Planloneeeecje_d plan and thcrught, t1n.414;
in :wild court:sign. blut„, woulci. go home;_ to bar!
another:' Bile-teduld net go homete.'hef Mother ;
the eliiirirenuldlrilitite old folks: , 'Dot sferMirt.
- - -
go home to 'her mother:. No; she trouldn't
•_411444z.4i.0441,44/tOriffil,:ffirg4.,74X-f`itli
c arettion:letjuotts;„theshame of it would lilt
her ishe "
would beg Test. 'But; what einild she . dci t •
Here 'gaped` before her an empty parse. ;What:
could she do t• • I'll keep seletioL 0 1:- I. should die,
- shut np in .altot room with a parcel,of children, .1
could not live one month rind keep,ethool. Then
tnust 'fill up' my'_house with boarders?' Whit
c'ohld''l do with bearders, Sickiii I" um 'all the
'while:'l hate house keeping. - I . umot beartare
Wide gaped ,theiempty purse - still, She ,flung. it
doxyrittnil herself ton, on the carpet, ind wept like
'a child. 4. 1A1y =Children Must' have bread and'l
must get it for them." 'Ali now, - thnie - testa' feel
for them; the first tears,which had fallen.: for-auy
one bilk sttlf... , They softened:her , parchirig heatt,
and refreshed it AS slimmer rain the thirsty earth.
riot ' home, 'said the, 'rattling herself
with 'a Sudden energy. I believe that I can; and
I Will, sUpport mylarnily myself. I know it is - -in
site. I. I will fill my house with bowlers. I wil
get a living. and I will set about it sefore my last
dollar takone! . Beek' Went the clasp of the empty
gaping mouth Was silenced. '
Juliette Atwood had not been likelfrs. Warren.
She :had both energy, and sweetness of, : , character,
whea r tjarn-. Warren wow?. her. The seed ; of her
futtirotairy, Inwievei ltad been 'carefully sewn
''by beibiter Indulgent mother." If itnything' ailed
Juliette, it was a great'affair. - She' was . - brought
up toleel tha.t-everything,nau.st,yield to her
_lvor
feelings, so that 'when after her marriage, her health.
Ireally bi;cathe soniewhat,delicate, she had no reSo..
lutiontd meet it: As we have seen; she 'bicarite
I.selfieh-nttd indifferent. Another day - had—nnw
dawned, ond the latent, energy of Jutiette -Bay
emmi„raust ,cotne forth to Juliette Warren. That•
kind heart and strong arm which had so long stip,.
ptirted her, had-been taken away. ;Note - she had'
no one but herself to depend
? will to - • . a t •
wit' .Promptness went immediatelY'aboutlL:' For '
the- first time 'since her, busbands. • departure,. -,- she
went out on,a , week day,.. She went to. her. hus
band's friiintl, einirlei Morton. , Mr. Morton 'could
ectir&ely reftain from expressing - his astonishment
Wheti be lie Sid her, proposal. Sad • misgiving be
had as:Wits succiess; nevertheless : he promised to
aid. lter,„ Indeed, heltriew then of two
,young, men
who Weteleolcing for,j9st, such d.place. As they ;
were,near by. he siTered lo ,moat once and see
beny.„..--44r0,-Warr 'en-oat -clown amt ricituited Worn ,
,turn.; -The - yonng , men ,accepted ' the offer :wad
.wished to come the. next day. ; This wan , prey the
- matters hard ' Mrs 'Warren ' calculated on some
Weeks at' lettSt,'for 'PrepatutionS;'ilni" knew - she
mtvit get used to effort ; hi t'here It wes ;-:slie most
j;talte the boatkers at their time oilose them. Shit
i - decided to take them. -
1 Betsy as yet knew not a word about the matter.
l'' 'Weida lie'f . tialtsent - to reinali,' - iniiietrsly thringlit,
1 , Mes..,Warten:' to remmn and witrkso nitichlrordee
Theft she had had her_ own. way.so- - long. would
she bear a mistress?', Ifsbe should go. bow .was
her place to be supplied? ' Sh'e had been so long
1 in the family, she knew everything they had and
l - whete.kwas kept Mist. Warren felt her ighenince.
Slie,wonld,baCe to go to ,Iletty,to ask about .every
thing. ,Indeed she did not knOw what she, I--
ntd.
Ilseeined.as.if site could not stir, hind nor 'fool
-tritli - out Betty 4. Yet if She ,could mi, she. must
make up her, mindto it; for, here she was, her
hoarder. enmed.. . More than any thing- else, s h e
dreaded. breaking,the,stiloject to Betty. ,This ,was
i her 'first trial ; it Was a severe . Opt, p.pa. we must
; not I biame hdr ton mach because womarklike; She
' sat clown first and had a - grind cry
.over
. it.
,Bitt
ciyingAid not help,it any. and time. passed: „So
.she mound up berg resolution once more and called
. ~.
13Cttr.
' alarm r said she. - ;
I want to see yeni a few minutes.
'
Yarn bu=y now. rite-opus by and by'
- '.I cannot, wait,Betty. I want:" to- see -you
now. _ .
The very unusual tone. cidecistoe in Which" this
was'utteectl, surprised' Betty into instant= oloadi
What,do you want of me l' said'sbe„ratherpet ,
as she entered the parlor.
- ldrS.'Wsrren's - heart sank. I cicint ,l tall/
With Ten, 'Betty, n little' abaut , Tve
gotio do something. to get a , -Mr Money
is all gone. I gave - yrai the. last ; dollar this m0m
.74:119 land ry,p, been . expecting it this
some time.' I spose risky. you'Will goliome to yoar
No,, I have decided not to go lintne. , I am . go
inete fill my:ltouse up'witli boarders, and two are
conting',lo morrow,' said she, making a. desperate
_effort to get the worst out,
'Well, if that ain't a pretty.piece of work:, said
Batty; tier thee turnidgall'inanner of 'CAM'S': and
you think , I am going to take owe of you Mid the
chiltireis and a'house fail of boarders into_ the .bar
gaini.do,youl I,tell you, „Miss Warreri,,..l won't
slave myself tit death so for nobody,' . , ,
ditinot think You WOuld,.. 'said:Mrs: Wari.en
8144 y - end I had about 'iisade'lip my
Anted that you wriuldleave me,-suidlshould, have
to get anotherl., : Ira' go to w,
thO ;office no—
Yon'Avilfstay, Betty, long enough to teach her the,
;way, round, won't-pouf'.:.. - '
Bettylooked thunder-struck ; she could itn
,
titediately:Spak. • . ,
' you Sick all the she At'Liat.,-,
•"Yon can't do. nothing.. • Row wiltyou look-going
down .mut a:. sc'eing, to dinner with ono ol,your
„Itead-aches,l should like_to know,"
expecta irillobme'lxird ine,litiity;trat
I cannot help it; trait/et-be done: bitfre made, _
tip My mind to, it. You will 'stay..with sell a, fort- I
night.;..iiiiin't rut , I'dott't cued,- to get sinvona
tsi,4ll.,yourplace;you ilave been
with us 00.64 •
letme spe,,novi. Awer, since Eitl 3l; ;Yl wa 3,ll onillaa
ieCuililto' one of p us,',Mast tin; bas
Dajor rity . ke,ltettk;hYrarntriaiird'it easy_
Tolima to break - la a naw-band,'
out tont nisi '840: what/rim .‘ '
Mrs. Warren began:to tie on bar bannet,::
Welt, if this_ aint,,pretty.thrtes,'!•isid'llitiY:fier,
brcomingiitla.r.ada e4tlnr.,wkile; bat ,wide.
grey iltisky;'' s' Witirlil;:tbat
Tu n patty Oat riff toleaiti od izi ancli a plakle i .
I guis4l tan work as, lora as 3iiitt;ini divitint
wrp:c4lfttlattlkiktus.togel l iirel,?t".Nictuals and,drink.
#4,Ft.tildrp',Nby.-yeit
2dirtgone tnn'earttetantilliergii;ll ' yo . it!trit rind
• ,
:it in Bpi if OncT S-24.2' .77 , 41 ' SI
, .
So , . •
SOillatty r f eniiiiied and
_tenk held of lter,new hi;
bars Oedragetiudi:- I - This was ati'ilidipresidbfe re;
lief to .41 rs. _Warren._ Indeed, it ittnnoflidlat dentsto
ful whether she *told have.gone on without her. .
... Her. house filidd tip' rapidly, anti unweariedpz:
eitiona and care Were necessary to keep it in order.
Ater sonic le veil... otitidgiciir . tett = het olttlitibitetif
indolence acatindillgince; she came off"pinitiont.
Ste Annul out tliereV{AS su ab , ,a i thi ng . ; 4 ,A ceepinx
il nessiOngued within itit,ptope . i.,,apherbi-,.. th at. Is. .
. tiiihe lxidi, Whilci,the• - inuid tivelf.gd ft__
___Cii . . -',Shis
founil'ihirthat t throbbing • teintiles ' inditiordeted
nerves could lie,mlide to ottey - as lien as rule. •At
time truseii . whemlfleft ludic dictator--if her own
1 .001 . - feelings,•Elts We01d.b.09 . ,F0010,0 1 ,' dirtula,.
E:toot after another, •she• found out tha t C ou ld Cock
step idnin t -,2lSer'day'SWOrle.lind •isriskty,froo. •
ery - i_i_etory "gained Toad' her Stranger:l. 4 1116); hi .., .
mllloo_lo thicradial renovittion;her laticlaireelly \'''
itiaproyed.:,, , •:sliO found illeffilwO•10 - 40Ohtirfer: i - -
4401 e:• ! .-gar° 21 ": . ..1 , -AlgiAltqk 3 k-iiims- 1. 4.44 1 i . ; s.
mid hereyint liright, and het - mind ttiOoki to)dheer- . 1
• fulrieialielnitivitY liithipli4oiesatiety which', ,
wax:moat about .her.- ..fultette Wittierlidt-i - feve •
months, was very . -much chtuaged, ati •Ame, •otinid
I have seen could he hal,* _gone- with Petty to bet:
chamber, when,. for the first time sloes:the board-.
ors cane, she eitiqed up a iphil to her; and found
heron' the lied • with her nietiding' Wahl' by' her;
thimhtd, on, work in hand, trying•betwectiiho'per
oxients. of pain, to set aLfdtv stiehes.,:_ •
.. -•_' , 1 5. ; -.‘,
...The land I fiats Warren," said old Ilatty;,".if
,I was a• sick as to . go,M bed, I Ma:nitre I would
not stiw.r ' - ' ''' " ' --"",,'- - ' '
.• "O; I inust;Jl cannot afford to W.-stele • • -- -1 .1 ...
t•,Well, now, if I shouldn't give it all'upl What ,
da - vou .•think 31r. Warren Would say ,to Jee Yon
net; I Ili beflie Wid - din' lielle:re Ilis ciurtieyei.* l
'Mrs: Warren Made - nil reply. bat thiirensitik Of
Betty'sWeetlike sit arrovi-to her heart'. ' Itisiiiin-' •
street a gleam of light shot acices the piat,..? Aal if -
,by a sudden „revelation. she saw at allance all its ,
'- mistakes:, Days; Months, nay, yearewere manifst!
i ltJ before her; through all - ,,f:which she hid bi ell -
the sick, eatiiplaiiiing. nieffiliCieWife and Mother.
She was olinoAt•overwrielnlett; shir bad nevetitie
it set before. Scene after schne cdrtide,tl -open' her,. -.
; mind, in • which she had, tned...ber ,huslaand's 4 put-..;
1 tience to the iittnest: And whit lind , alin' - given.:
hiirt'. - L in . i - cturii: for his kitniius I' r- Nkltlibig. lila ..•
1 tome had beed tnetniqortable, and:.'his"rnottey bad -:
r been wasted. :Now - ' she °could. see plainlYeno
why. ha left her.-
.. - Now ehe, felt how deeply',
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• had xvroliged him. She liin 4 ed to thriaw , he f ,
at his feet Mid implore Ins forgivenest: Alt her; -
arly love for hint, revived In itsintensity;:.: "Omy
70 od," ; she'exe'comed in • a burat•-vt grief..t! sts=o -
him; 0 spare him to return,that I May Makesun ..
iMiettls 'for theinjury I laic - 4161M him, , and ;that; , .
he May, homy 'et my patience' Mal Icife.' -... '.'....:'•
- ' For triany'day,S . affed this' IlikWarieli'&iried '- •
-shuts het an'aeltiog heuri; •It re . quiredb prisligione -
effort for her to make exertion m this state of 7.
ing '
,but it had-to be done., Sytr sorrow, co u ld'
not b e indolged in idlffsldy. , -• •• . , „.-. . •
- She smight siime . Comfort by le . rttililil l hir iii
hand: dealing tiMe for this - fieuf het.stecto - atiali
I
letters, -1 y the way, never, reached•hilm; neither did
• -.
At this' tinie 'alio i'pe foimedanbikerplati iijiittit
.',...v.w.a:elinitorfi.s) her..._,O.N•e-510trat-41,-A-4.*-11,y, _
..
every tent 'Which-she caul& possibly, spai'd .faxert -
L her ramio,ri liiipity: to collect at 'clots tiaidlaum
1 ,taward,s, n.silting
„her . husband in settlitZ, - 4in
I busine s s, skitiuld be Came bawd as poor as he went..
! This gave her a 11017 motive fora eirerlien;'- . She
suss' het...whole mind to her brisine.."-' , "-Ilerri tease -
_wa....popute.r; her tattle. : filled to tired:lowing ; her
drains were well_muna2..ed. t She , wa5,11,9 ..Ihilil
13ei:Ce 1 to he—f ‘l* there were not fir - ladies In the
"city who made glee, er eiTort:E4lia' Was andeeisfiil.
1-Herclrildren" were put outsto the -best.- sehonlei:J
,..They , improved rapi.ily iu mind: and. manners,-
'Henry. teas a great hinp,to her;, Ile. wa" a manic
lade fidlow, -withla otter's hiltilieait.,:, . •
I - • ''Betty'continuidtd ridein:th&kiletien; thought, 'ft. -
stout tort wni hrpught hi:tistittiremadeilierF 4, The
boarders always •_; knew -Betty's micil4ng4-rice - one -
elsetuade thine 1 iptequite r se, well z.se.she,lrept
' an her way; doing her fullshare'cif the fiettiag',and
se Atling, and her full siniie"of the . viiirktice'- . She ' .
never let' her mistress go idierid•oflier; , erelier feet
she would stand as hag as Mist Witreu,she Warw.
,if she .wns tired enougli to drop.... -.„-: ~..........
.. Doe running Mrs. Wefiiirt. yeas **dig; asmin-
al at liar Cheerful breakfa=st table: - She looked;the _
personifientints - of healtirMid nerttnest-'2Efer itifr -
I and ghtisly heir" was brushed , back :tinder, an em
broidered cap, which 'wits tied with, rose.colotsd
stringi, deepened a little the' hade of, the. R each:.:.-
.
blossom on Irei cheek." A neat melting. 'iliegc'fit
ting -her triiii figure. was finished-Off 'ati top _bilis
whtte collar. Which encircled her whitd thrOtt: ,ISho
was handing a cup -of, „eaftie,when shoheerd•Abe .
front &xi epdn. - As her tablewas felt she eat' '
donin the cop to 16ten. - Steps were heard'en the .
stairs. Mr. Morton - entered the i:iinniti. ronm-;:iinde
gentleman .folibwkil+a stranger,. was 7 .hel ~F irs
enti-burnt.face., was _almost tviscealed by - itinnensoi ..
titoimaches and Whiskers. Ili - was: stontlin4 ai l ed ; ,
'avid sing,itiarlittieoted. ' A'stranger; wilier-Sin
- mei • eye. and hesrt leaped to heart; Mel 'kith 'a
• scream of joy she sprang,to. Meet lierisiabinniQa
i 1r0.5, it .WIL. he;: there he was, safe and pound : 141 s ..
and dan;eiti notwithstaddliv,, ri fe
,itt- _hit...Atm .
r tioine=the Wife of iii.S:6iiy:lot•ei fe st ored iti Win. ;
his -Children; - hoys of wheat atiy..man 'T.6414 - by ..
proud, shouting around hins, . and' there hi the
faithful old Dittyoriying•lwr,e,yesWith filccemer
'of ter apron. and crying he;muse
_ushe did not Itnisi. •
what on arth'else to do." '--"- ' : . _ , ~.
As We'are strandersit Winild lie pallid' foltisAtr
withdraw: with the botirders; and-leave/he , family:..
,td their well•eanimi joy; but we cannot help,ln*
.stealing : hy and by_ away ; Irons the chitdren,.,cp:'
stairs'with' Atari ,. Warren and Ili wife into . die old '
.., , .
chamber n' No - camphor inti•itrninnula;, - nriAliiret
now,-1 promise yew: Yoe' they set dOWit . fir.tha
old arm chair together, And .4n 1 1000" OK000mi:
story. showing the,purre Whielt,:whers intsptyi*thr •-•.,
griping month, preached te het lo'lcAidly
,and No.
folly; ene'iltiY,And atluttetfort andlail tadst lei
to fillit; and.lion much:gtiid tinitodbed-detitlleri
Then, witli trembling.voice
,and baited rheathin,
-og l ing on that tight , of bitteresflorrow, when Alt.
ty gave het- tha key of the,pait;' , and'slie(iMitlikr.
thranlet'exnWivi terohnesa;' - slie hivfeinitedi - ,lttrif ..
her heart - hail' aiketttir iiirtuibiterc-fotti"iMiesti:
Then =Pr On tilna. : nhe lteci,itotin& - *tdere, in,:-.:. -
With. glistetdng.t!yes ~intd. trpnl.gintAngkik float
she Snapped opeti_the purseibefore tun, tut - Oiciif.
.-iii tolla:tiler little:treastird otliotWedvolkgaiid.
r eesfur, hiM &one; boti-nhiliquivd it 11l terfetn.
W' hind brown hatisistilit'. os e tears i .big, iteisrsi
rolling dOn his !swarthy cheelikdrOpPed tift its:"
Ile, weeping ever a litiltilieetief pith* "iltWisiho
in -California's mines ha!! gathre&.4 tsyVii - ipade
II& Yet; not Valifsrmw trith, -1111er, , ,.goldtitif .
Ittes cat4d...hair'e : p*chasesV , foi ~ the 4 . 4:4tefuk.,rivi
..71iiit iltis.hn_ileen - ititik, .., - - ;., - . .;- : ,,,:,• , ',,,• •
_•,,„ • ,, i - J
-.- VeitiSt . not linger "ofer*cifierang* *if pfd
pheo;' tibial' tt'as sciiiialllreightediath tiativa Ord,'
eneneh•for WPottrioillldekOod enough; beim*
...1int,1044.4i 1 ,4 00,) , 14Tilqint - pli kg* , yoy. b in d,
tome "store, where last V 43 saw him:. - -• ; - , .. . - -
-.1:11-ie41+ Warren is 8 9 1 iknoWntintiO /M4th A rel •
-, - - eitergtiitOttnitm,. , and
,ti . grit ,rate -. beti4kettper...:
a . tiftelUirfiftki lifikelt via .- withi4 ; , ,"ilown? - 4.1 they
. says etin ta kes id- tiee 014 DO, ctoi ligte4Via irsxv
, .
-4 ioo:lo*.iiii Sri► rratirlci'XiiitigiC': :. , ‘ _
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