Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-02-24

except in this matter"
\ "Then write hous by the next steamer,
aud ask her to join YOU, and she will be here
by the earliest packet, and glad to come.
But Thomas shook his head. The man
had his share of stubborn pride.
"As you will' said the farmer. +" But
can tell you what il she'd been my wife, Id
have taken her under my arm and brought her
along IN spite of all objections. It's too silly
this giving up 10 and being freiied about a
wOlnans whms and prCjudIccs. Illbc bound.
# YOU d told her she must come, and packed
her trunk for her TO show that YOU were in
earnest, she never have dreamed Of staying
behind
\ That evening Thomas wrote home 10 his
wife all about the excellent place he had obtain
ed, and was particular TO say that he had
agreed To rcmalnior a year, and would send
her one half Of his wages every month. Not
one word, however, did he mention of the CON
yersation that had passed between him and the
farmer nor did hc hint, even remotely, to her
of Joining him IN the lnted States.
MI the next day Thomas thought about
what the farmer had sand, and thought how
happy both he and I.zzy might be if she would
only come over aud take rhe charge of the
dairy. The longer this idea remained present
IN his mind, the more deeply did he dream that
iizzy was with him, that She had come over
in the very next packet aud that they were as
happy as they could be. lie felt very bad
when he awohc and found that ii was only a
dream.
! At last. after week had passed, Thomas
/ Ward fully iorgaye hls wIfr everything and sat
himself down to write her a long letter, filed
with all kinds Of arguments, reasons and
entrcatcs favorable 10 "A voyage across the
Atlantic. Thus he wrote, N part -
." As to wild Indians. Lizzv. Of
which YOU have such fear, there are none with
IN thousand miles, and they are tame enough.
The fierce animals are all killed, and | have
not seen single serpent, except great snake
/ that Is as harmless as a tow string. Come
then, IZzy, come. have not known a happy
moment since left you, and ! am sure you
cannot be happy. This is a land of peace and
picuiy-a land where"
! Thomas Ward did no, know that stranger
mad entered the room and was now looking
over his shoulder and reading what he had
written. Just as hs pen was on the sentence
left unfinished above, a pair of soft hands were
suddenly drawn across hls eyes, and strangely
familiar voice SAID trcmblngly-'G Guess who
II was -
Before he had time to think or guess the
hands passed from his eyes To his neck and a
warm wet check was hand tightly against his
own. He could not see the face that Law $50
close to his. but hc knew that Lzzy's arlils
were around him, that her tears were upon his
face, aud that her heart was beating against
HIM.
/ Bless us ,' calculated the old farmer who
had followed after the Young woman who had
asked at the door with such an eager interest
for Thomas Ward, ''what does all THIS mean :"
! By this time Thomas had gained a full view
fins wle'a fearful but happy face. Then he
huggcd her to his bosom, over and over again
much TO the surprise and delight oiihc farmer ;
urchins, who happened TO b. IN the room.
Here she Is, sir here she Is ,' he cried
to the farmer as soon as he coul see ANYTHING
else but Ll2zy : lace, and then first aware of
the old gentleman presence; "hcrc Is your
English dairy maid.
" Then its your wife, Thomas sure cnoughl"
ooh yes, sir | thought she would be- along
after awhile, but didn't expect tins happiness
50 soon
" How Is tins, my young ladyl' asked The
farmer, goOd-humUrcdiy--" how Is thiSl |
thought YOU WASH gong TO come tO this coun-
try! But suppose the very next packet after
your husband left saw you on board All
blame HIM for, Is not taking YOU under his arm,
Ms ] would have done, and bringing YOU along
as 50 much baggage. But no doubt you found
II much plcasautcr coming over alone than II
would have been IN company with your husband
no doubt at all of it,
The kind-hcartcd farmer then took his chill
drcn out OF the room, and closing the door. left
the reunited husband and wife alone Lazy
was too happy TO say anything about how
wrong she had been IN not cOnscutlug To 90
with her husband but she cwucd that hc had
not been gone five minutes before she would
have given the world, If she possessed 1t. 10
have been with him. Ten DAYS afterwards
another packet sailed for the United States, and
she took passage IN II. On arriving IN New
York, she was fortunate enough tu fall in with a
passenger who had come over IN the Shamrock.
and from him learned where she could find her
husband, who achnow lcdgcd that she had given
HIM the most agreeable surprise he had ever
known in his life.
Llzzy has never vet had cause to repent Of
her voyage To America. The money She re-
cc'cd from managing the dairy Of The old far
mcr, added 10 what her husband could save
from his salary, after accumulaling for some
years, was AT length applied to the purchase of
a farm, the produce of which, sold yearly IN
New York, leaves them a handsome annual
surplus over and above thciicNpcnscs. Thos
Ward is in a airway Of becoming substantial
and wealthy planter.
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