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perhaps ii suits the csIld As well as an
other
She Is laen an adopted child z inquir.
ed The invalid 10 hbnid voice.
Why sir. replied yedsoa. 'PIlteIlyon
the story. and how lcSms By the girl. and
il you do not join me- 10 saying Der a.
Their is 3 villain, you w;lIb be the FIST who
has differed with me,iti opinions.
But as said BEIGE l U tell yon Tie
2iofv. sSas...-i.As. ..,tsss z ~ 49,
il $ss al the tims whsn he BsiiisS
were about leaving BoSionGt did not live
here then sir.-I kept an4inn on lie Bos-
ton road. andsotne where about that time.
one evening, a chaise iIrove into our yard
and an officer. sir, British officer, alIghts
ed and handed out lady sweet pretty
creature; she appeared melancholy. and
somehow my wife and; | ,hought she did
not look like an ofIitef' lady, bat Just
like one Of our own Nsw England young
women, so modest ayd unassun!ing -
Well. The officer caleb ioE room and
supper, and desired thIi bis horse might
be taken care Of. as they were 10 so on
directly Curiosity. ysuiknow. SIR isna.
iural 10 women people say, 10 New Eng.
land women in particular However. the
young woman who wen; Into the Strangers
room 10 lay the cloth, ana wait upon the
table said, when she came cut, that she
had looked sharp at the 4ady, and she kept
crying all the time, and never tasted a
norselof supper. My wife, who is as
stout a. lion in the cause of her sex,
could not res: minute she was afraid
the poor girl was unhappy, perhaps going
away against her will :and speak 10 her
she would! So she took az opportunity
when the officer went snt, tot go into the
room where The young lady was, 10 ask
her if anything troubled her, The poor
thing said she was troubled attbe thought
oflesving her home. ;Then why do you
90. my dear| inquired: my good woman
4 is the GENTLEMAN religion Of YOURS p
He is my husband, safa The girl, and she
Hooked up so innocent End quiet that my
i wife felt interested for her, and comfort
ed her, and gave her III the consolation
she could, about leaving her home, since
she was going with her apsband-and my
good woman. coniriveS 10 speak few
words 10 the gentleman and begged him
10 take great care Of st8ch aigentle crea,
tprer and he promised be would.
i ON going away the young lady came
TO my wife and said softly, III you hear
any one speak OF E,a Hayward. tell
flhem she has gone 10 England with her
Husband My wife promised she would.
lsThey drove off1sir, aud never expected to
See them again, but ny good spouse
Ecould never forget The Circumstance; and
bitten spoke Of the young girl. andssid heI
mind missave her that she was not happy
4 Well about two years afterwards. il
was 10 winter, sir, young woman got out
Of q wagon that passed that way, and
came into my house.
4 She had babe in her arms, and was
4 crying bitterly. The wagon it seems bad
taken her up three miles beyond, and she
n asked 10 be set down at the first house,
Il We knew her i'd miHu,el Il was the
II girl who went away vita The British Off
H Ger She knew Us toe, as i'll IS she was
| for she was nearly dead she aosd US bel
Il pitifh story. She had lived with her IN
Gle, who was the only relation living, in
\ Boston where she became acquainted with
this officer. Her uncle hated the British
and forbade her to speak 10 one OF them
/ But this one sir, she loved; and when a
woman loves. she is ready 10 ioFsake eve
Try thing 10 follow her husband. He stole
liner away from her uncle's house, ane
married her privately. They were on
their way 10 embark for England, when
tthey stopped at our house. Well sir, they
arrived 10 England and she says be hap
Epened to idolize her and she was so hap
| py but it was not 10 last! After some
Scurious conduct on bis part. be al length
l,old her that he could no longer concea
Y from her that be bad b en- married pre-
Evious to his coming 10 this couutry-iba
hhis wife was living, and that he could ne
Fentirely estrange himself from her; tina
Ibis yiplent passion for her had induced
Thin to do as he done; that be FepenieC
land should awayslsa her alone, Ishal
Enot repeat alllha, poor Eva said sir, con
ltinued Jedson, 'bnIlhe result was, that she
scorned his promise Of Supporting her ant
i her chiIdi in afiuence, and resolved TO qui
lthe william who had so basely deceived
lheF she chose a time when be was alb
]sent, and secured her passage ID yesse
4 bound for hone. She applied tb several
but sailed ia the one which wbs ready
FIRST When she arrived in IAmeric;
she determined 10 throw herself on he
uncles mercy. but when SO fat on he
Journey TO him size was. obliged 10 stoi
and gather strength and courage TO pro
coed. We made enquiries about her m
tele; be was dead. and bis estate left q
strangers 10 his will. Poor Eva and be-
baby. bad no lIieEd and no home We
kept her WITH US God has Blessed oul
means, they have both been treasures Il
lbs. We remgxed TO this town, aud have
I1iyed here eight years; The girl you saw
lis Eva's child
I And her mother - gaspedtout The
Stranger:
| She too is here. and eth doats upon The
4 wretch who has never made oneIinquIrj
Eaboat her, Or her child
II an he'll believed them deRd. ex.
i claimed the unhappy invalid; 'bhing me
my child! I viii explain. | viii alone fol
air.
| The proud officer was BUNDLED before
The simple innkeeper-he saw and blessed
| bis wondering daughter. and NOT daring
Eio ask 10. behold her mother, be 10 terms oil
ldeep conirition informed Jedson thai Eva
uas IN reality his wife and that after his ar.