Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-04-05
the house. Learn it from the creature
dearest to your hearth

Margaret said Fern, bending over
her, and kissing her upon the brow, 4
Ithanh you Cor the last time. Good bye.
Put your hand in Mine, and tell me
you'll forget me from this hour. and
Try to think the end Of me was here.
What have you doncg she asked
again. $50
'Thcrc'll be Fire to. night he said.
removing from her. 'Thcre'll be Fires
this wintcr-timc, to light the dark
nights East, West, North and South
When you sec the distant sky red,
they'll be blazing. When you see the
distant sky acd, think ofme no more;
or, if you do, think you see its Flames
reflected in the clouds. Good night.
Good bye
She called to him; but he was gone.
She sat down supplied, until her infant
rousd her TO sense Of hunger, cold
and darkness. She paced the floor
with it the livc-long night. hushing it
and soothing it. She said at intervals,
Like Lillian, when her mother died
and left her. Why was her step so
quick, her eye so wild, her love so dark
terrible, whenever she repeated those
words?
BUTT is Love- said Trotiy. st is
Love. She'll never cease to love it.
My poor Meg
She dressed the child next morning
with unusual carc-ah! vain cxpcndi-
ture of care upon such squalid robes
and once more tried to find some
means Of life. II was the last day of
the Old Year She tried till night and
never hrokc her fast. She tried in
vain. 800
She mingled with an ahject crowd,
who tarricd in the snow, until il pleas
ed some officer appointed to dispense
the public charity (thc lawful charity
mot that once preached upon tho
Mount to call them in and say 10 this
one, $50 TO such pla,,,' to that one,
come next week : to make foot ball
of another wretch, and pass him here
and there, from hand TO hand, from
house to house, until he wcairied and
laid down to die; or started up and rob-
bed, aud so became higher sort Of
criminal, whose claims allow of no de-
lay. She loved her child, and wished
to have it lying on her breast, and that
was quite enough. as
II was night--a bleak, dark, cutting
night when, pressing her child close to
or for warmth, she arrived outside the
house she called her home. She was
so faint and giddy that she saw no ono
standing in the door way until she was
close upon it, and about to cnter.-
Then she recognized the master Of the
house, who had so disposed himself
with his person twas not diflicult--as
TO Gil up the whole entry.
'Oh,' he said, softly, you have come
backp m 50
She looked at the child and shook
her head. aaaI
'Don't you think you havclived here
about long enough without paying any
remit Don't you think that, without
any money, you've been pretty con-
slant customer ut this shop, now 2 said
MIR. Tugby. eiaa . ~,
She repeated tho same mute appeal.
Suppose you try and deal some
where clsc,' he said, and suppose YOU
provide yourself with another lodging
Come, don't you think you could man
age it 2
She said in low voice, that il was
very late. Tomorrow.
Now | sec what you want said
Tugby, 'and what you mean. You
know there arc two parties in this
house about you, and you delight in
setting them by the ears. don't want
any quarrcls, and am speaking softly
to avoid quarrel, but il you don't go
away, Pllspeak out loud, and you shall
cause words high enough to please you.
But you sban't come in, on that am
determined
'Shc put her hair back with her
hand, and looked in "A sudden manner
at the Sly, and the frightful, dark low
cring distance.
This is the last night OF an old year;
and wont carry i'll blood and qu arrcl.
ings and disturbances into a new one
TO please you or any ono elsc,' said
Tugby, who was quite retail Friend
and Father. Il wonder you amt NJ
shamcd of yourself, TO carry such prac-
tees into new year. II you hayen't