New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-08

ION dearest .i.t.rl Tied Of your own noble
viii Ia ruined msn' whose reputation Is hishied
uho has no friend himself ard hns foycn every
friend Il yours away
John T. she laid her hand hastily upon his Ups.
f,r my sake In remembrance of oar long com
10 opshipi He was silent " Nov let me tel
yol dear. qactly sitting by his SIDE. " have.
rs you have. expected this and when have been
thinking Of u. AID fearing tina. It would happen.
and preparing myself for -. a, well as could.
hsys resolved to tell you. n II should be 90 that
have Kept Secret from YOU, aud that We hare
i.lend
What, - our friend. name Harriet he an
sNered with sorrowu smile.
Indeed doui know. bu. be once made a very
earnest prctes,aton to me oi has friendship AMI us
v.h to serve us and e. tins day believe him
Harriet exclaimed her w0udcrins bother
where does this freud live
Neither DO know that, che returned. Bat
h. knows US bpth ADD our history AL oar little he
tory John That the reason Why. AZ his own
suggestion. have Kept the secret IT h., coming
here. from sen lest his scquaiptAnrc Win Il should
distress yCu.
Here IL" be been here Har-s,
" Here. 10 this r'or. prc'
What kiri 90 MAJ
.Ni ys4ne 'Gray.heaiei. a. be- "d saf
is.t erosin- srsyer BH generous snt 'rhnN.
anI E.-Ii. ar sure
And pu.y scc1 once Harriet
. o. th.. room or'y un'c, sn'I h's ss'rr eItr
trr lr.I''st 80 on ~ rsnstcut T.uN 1p|I o..
-r..t .Nt Shcr lerc he earcfted me . sli'f
iim % o.. no once week az h. ps'scn b!. DID
token .u being vel and continuing g. need
nothing 4 his hands pr tod him whoa be-
preferred 10 any ssryiro be- could rcnicr-Which
vas thc object 90 Dbl, vis.t-thsi a. needed moth
log
And once ~etk--
Orcc every week since then AMI Away. 90
the same das. AID At the same hour boz la, gone
f..af HIfH ID H
frrc.l0u-tnvarl London AMI never pausnf
uueer than O. blN tome ari aafr hn land cheer
mIy ua Mud Fuariian nught Ito made tnh
promise when De- proposed these curious inief
views and ha. kcIt 70 - faithfully and pleasantly
that ii ever io.t any uIAinr uucasness sb'ut
tUsm in the hcfinnlug NIirh d1n tiih did.
I0lp. hi, manner Vas e. plain snf true. q very
snu vanished ani ltlt uis quite rlai whom th'
aat was coming Last Momaay-the hfst since
tvs t.rubls cvent-he did MT fo ty ani have
wondered whether hi' Ab,cnce can have been BOO
hny say connected With What hw happened
il'w nq0irci her brother
don knos hDs have only sprrula'ff un
the coincidence have not triei ~ acouut 'or a.
feel sure be- viii return Nhen he DOS fraf
1abu i.t me ell him that have a. la' spoken 60
sou. AL lee me- brihF sou together lie VIII Ger
t. nI, hr.p ~ O. a new livelihood lis ehir'ay
~. that be- might 30 something O. smooth mS ur
All ours ald gave iim my promise that % ~
ever wanted friend ! soud remember him
Thcu. he name was ~ De- nu secret
Harriet sad her brother VII hsi listened
with close attention. describe TINS fchirmah :"
me-. surely OUCH, 81 knos one Who Knows nae -
well
HIS sister painted - wildly ~ she conld. toe
features stature and dress ~ her vist,r but john
Carkcr either from having uo knos dec OF th'
original nr from slmo isut Zoo her les ript"n of
f-nm some abstraction oi ms thoughts as hu sAlk'd
o. AMI ifo plnicrne. cJu.d not fccogoz The l"r
Trait she presented a. him.
u,grvrr q VA, agreed betsccn them that be-
should see the original shrn he next appeared
FMS concluded the SISTER applied herself WIN
lees anxious breast, Ia her domestic occupations
AMI the gray haired man. ate JUNIOR ut pomb"y 9
devoted the iirst lay of his unsoutcd liberty !"
working Ia TIE GARDEN
IL vas quite ate At night AMI the brother Vas
reading aloud aide the slstsr piled her noodle
when the, were interrupted by hnoching NJ INC
door Ira the Atmospheric IT vague anxiety and
dread that lowered about them IN connection ~ith
their fugitive brother this sound. unusual there tie
came almost ALARMING The brother going T. the
4 ar the sister sat and listened timidy Some one
spoke ~ HIM. aud he replied and seemed sur
prised and after few words the two approached
together
Harriet said be- brother. lighting m their
late yisitcr aud speak ug 10 a low voice, Mr. Nor
tn the gentleman 81 long IN D0nhcys house WIN
James
HI. sister started back as # ghost had ent, red
10 the Goorway stood the unknown friend. with the
dark hair sprinklcd with gray, the rudy lace the
broad clear brow, AMI hazel eyes, whose secret she
had kept so long
"Johni" she SAID. half breathle. " IL IS the
gentleman told you ui. To day
rhe gentleman Mss Harriet said the VIA
iter. coming in-ior he bad stopped moment Va
the doorway, greatly relieved 10 hear Jou say
that: he has been dcyising ways and means, All
the way here, OF explaining himself. and has been
.stisted with none Mr. John | am not quite a
s,tanger here. You were stricken with astonsh
nent when you saw me at your door Just now !
observe you are more assOnished at present w Ell
That's reasonable enough under existing circum
stances II were not such creatures OF habit as
We are We should u have reason TO be ntonlshed
half o'trn
Nv mi, time he had greeted Harriet with that
agreeable mInging OF cDrdislIty aGd respect which
she recolect.d so we'll aud had sat down rear her'
uull.d oil his gloves aud thrown them INTO his hat
upon the table.
:. There . nothing astonishing be said . IN my
having conceived desire a. see your sister. Mr..
John. or IN my having grstliied It Ia my own way
As to the regularity OF my visits since, N"hch soe
may have mentioned Ia you there 10 nothing ex
trao-dinary in that They soon grew into habit
and We are creatures OF hsblt-creatures OF habit
Putting lis hands into his pockets, and leaning
back in hi, chair he Looked at the brother and SIS
ter as If i, were interesting to HIN 10 see them ~
gether aud went On - say. with kind II irritable
thOughtiuness:
IT'S thi. same habit that confirms some OF as
who are capable of better things IN Lucliers own
+ pride and stubbOrnness-thatc conf ms and deepens
others Of US ia vIilsiny-more o US IN Indifference
that hardeus US irm day to day according 10 the
temper Of our clay like images. and leaves as as
susceptible as images u new Impressions and con
vlctions You shall Judge Of IT'S lntaence ON me
John. For more years than ] need name. ! had my
small and exactly defined share, In the manage
ment of Dombes's house. aud saw your brother
who has proved himself scoundreii Your sister
will forgive my being obliged To mention IT, extend
ing and extending his influence. until the business
and It's owner were his football and saw you toll
ing at your obscure desk every day and was quite
content t. be as little troubled 40 might be ous Of
my own strip OF duty, and to let everything about
me 90 on day by day, unquestioned, like great
machine-that was ts habit and mlne-and to take
il all Tor granted. and consider 1t all right MY
Wednesday nights came regularly round, our quar-
tette parties came regularly oh. my voloncello wal
in good tune, and there was nothing wrong In my
world--or if anything, no, much-or little or mucn
il was no affair of mine.
81 can answer for your being more respected anf
beloved during ali that time than anybody IN me
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