New-York tribune., 1841-08-18

s7 .,i5 the blind man. listening attentively. Any
more ?" -. ~. -,,,r.,oa .. e 500 ,.a,-e S
guineas." ..-o,.,,-
m !, beryees is teeth ung on the bench and nodded
to her proceed
These have been scraped together and laid BY lest
sickness death should separate my and They
have been purchased the price much hunger hard Ia
bor and OF Ii YOU take them-ds-on con-
don tina; su leave this place upon The instant and enter
into that where he sits nov. expecting your
return
Six guneas." said tho blind man, shaking his head,
though OF fullest weight that ever coined tail
very far short Of twenty pounds, widow
For ssch sum- as you know, write 10 distant
part OF the country TO do that and receive answer
must have tune
Two days ," said Stagg.
More"
"A weef Returning on ,hi, day week, at the sane
hour but not the house. Wait tn. corner OF the lane
"Oi course" said the blind with crafty look, 90 |
shall ind you there
sWhere else can | take refuge Is it not enough that
YOU have made beggnr me- and that have sacrificed
my whole hardly earned preserve this home
Humph," said the blind man, after consideration
Set with my face towards The point you speak Of and
IN the middle OF the road /, this the spot!
It's"
.Cn this dav week at sunset And hink OF him within
door,-Fo, tie present, good night
She made him no answer, nor did he stop for any He
went slowly away turning his head from time to time and
toppng to listen as il curious know whether hc
watched by am The shadows OF night we clos
inc fat around and he was lost in the gloom 1t was
not however until she had traversed the lane from end to
end and made sure that he gone that she eenteed the
cottage and hurriedly barred the door and window
Mother" said Barnaby WHAT'S the matter Where
is the blind man p
He Is gone.
Gone " hc cried, starting up. " must have more talk
with him. Which way did he take :
don't know she answered folding her arms about
him You must no. 20 out tonight There ghosts
and dreams abroad.
.Ay2" said Barnaby. in frightened whisper
1t is not safe 10 stir We must leave this place to-
morrow"
TIN. place This cotrage-and the little garden, mother!
dyes! Tomorrow morning at sunrise We must travel
to London lose ourselves in that wide placehcrc would
be some trace of US any other town-then travel on
again, and find new abode.
Little persuasion required to reconcile Barnaby To
any thing that promised change In another minute he was
Wild wirh delight another full of gei at the prospect o
parting with his friends the degs IN another, wild agan
then ne was fearful what had said prevent his wan
dering abroad that night and full OF terrors and strange
questions. His g,-heartedness IN the end urnounted al
his other feelings and lying down in his clothes TO the end
that he 4. b. ready the morrow he soon icH last
asleep before the poor turf fire
HIS mother did not close her eyes but sat beside him.
watching Every breath of wind sounded in her ears Ike
that dreaded OotScp at Tie door, r IKE tdt hau upon W
latch aud made the calm night night ol horror
At length the welcome day appeared When she had made
the little preparations which needfu for their Journey
and had PRAYED upon her knees with she reused
Bornaby, who jumped mp galy at her summons.
His clothes few enough, and to carry Grip was a
labor of love As the sun shed his earliest beams upon the
earth they closed the door of their deserted home and turned
away The sky blue and bright The air was fresh
and filed with thousand perfumes barnaby looked up
ward and laughed with all his heart
Bur day he usually devoted to long ramble' and
one of the dogs-thc ugest of them a-came bounding up
and jumping round him in the ulness of his joy He had
bid him go back in surly tone and his heart smote him
while he did So The dog retreated turned with halt
increduou half.imploring look; litte back and
stopped.
Ii was the last appeal of old companion and aithul
iriend-cas off. Barnaby could bear more, and al ne
shook his head aud waved his playmate home he burst into
tears.
.Oh mother mother. how mourful he will be when he
scratches at the door, and finds it always shut
There was such of home in the thought, that
though her eyes overowed she would no' have obe-
rated the recollection of it, either from her mind or
fro N his, for the wealth Of the whole wide world.