Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-03-26

from James. Month alter month, poor Nora
watched with feverish anxiety 10 catch sight
of her father when he returned from the dis
tant post.ofice; for he promised, if he found
a letter, to wave his hand high above his
head, as soon as he came TO the tor of the
hill fronting the house. But no letter came ;
and at last Nora fully believed that her dar-
ling brother was dead. After writing again
and again, and receiving no answer, she at
last wrote to the son Of a %neighbor, who had
emirraied TO America, and begged of him,
for the love of Heaven, TO ascertain whether he
was dead or alive, and send them word as soon
as possible. The Irishman TO whom this
epistle was addressed, was at work on a dis.
tant railroad, and had no fixed place of resi-
dence; and so it happened that Nora receiy-
ed no answer to her anxious inquiries, for
more than a year and a half after thew were
written. At last, there came a crumpled
square of soiled paper, containing these
words:-
"Dedr Frinds Black and hevy is nv hart
for the news ] have TO tell you. James is in
prison, concerning a bit of paper, that he
passed for money. Sorra a one of the nabors
but will be letting down the tears when thew
hear O. the same. ! don't know the RIGHTS
of the. case but | will never believe he was
a " " ulsHluNO on OiltS ldblliNs 1eTnanS
some other mans sin is upon him. 1t NAV
be some comfort to you to know that his time
will be out in a year and a half, any how.
have not seen James sense | come to Ameri-
ky; but ] heern tell of what | have writ
The blessed Mother of Heaven keep your
harris from sinkin down with this hevy sor-
row. Your frind and nabor,
MIKE MURpHY."
Deep indeed was the grief in that honest fam
lily, when these sad lidings were read. Poor
Nora buried her face in h or hands, and sobbed
aloud. The old mott er rocked violently TO
and fro, with her apron az her ewes; and the
father, though he tried hard 10 conceal his
emotion, could not restrain the big tears from
rolling down his weather-beaten face. ..Och.
wo is the day." said he, i at ever we let
him go from us. Such a dacent lad, and be-
longing TO a family that never did a dishonest
action. And sure all hearts we've upon him,
and we all so proud out Of him.
Father" said the weeping Nora, 81
know the heart Of him better nor any of Won
does and | know he never had i~ntintion TO
do anything that would bring 10 the blush
the mother that bore him, and the sister that
slept in his arms, when we were both weeny
things. I'll go 10 Ameriky and find out ali
about it, and write you word"
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This ~vehemence subsided ,f,or orb;,. and
,bev tailed more c,I,nIy oc ~ ,h"" ahoniJ
hid ,beir disgrace f,on ,ho no CHI
'Tbat ,be;r hear w.er, sad ,hor nonII nn.oon
ce,I. Dav after dav. their rryoaI mo,Is woro
emoved almost un,as,od and syaru - Go
ned abont silently. &c anor , f,n,roi Thpo
verv rows came slowly and disoonn.lo,aln
as If thew heard Grief /, the vn;c. 81 No.,
youno mistress when clio oolloJ 49, - H.
MIXED. And the Good old mo,ber nv IoOao,
crooned At ber NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
had sung over the cradle Of bar da IT, hom
Nora at first persistrd in ber rlan 81 49,
inp the Atlantic: but her fa,her foyh,do !,
and said no more. Bnt her hear, raw morr
and moro imnatie,, Sba snoto - 49,
| Of lanes. hui she sighed heavily a. bor,rnrI
ana her ewes were often rod wi,b wcorinr
AT last, she resolved to depart urkuown 70
anv one, She rose stealthilv at mid"iabt
tied IN : small bundle If cIoyb;mr nIaoaJ =
little bag of money in her bosom. 1ansed and
pazed lovingly on her sleenin1 n1,onts has.
tIv h,nshed swav the aaibo P" tnorS "nJ
stepped out into the moonlight. She stood
Tor a few moments and gazed on the old IA
millaE nils and fields, on the potato patch,
where sne ana James had worked together
many DAY, on The old well, by the side Of
wS!c!' me ~Maygo"ans grew, and on the clear
whl'e caoin, where the dear old ones slept.
nne Pa.stu mo the i'l!'e shed' that served
do d s'dole ior 'he animals and threw her
arms a"ou, tre donkey S neck, and kissed the
COW, na d SneS her voice as well as her own
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