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never before been named 10 either VIII nr Tom
he wonld have nothing TO do with it, he said
until they had spoken to their mother likely
she was "daz"d" by her husbands death he
would wait day or two, and not name il {
any one not TO Tom Iligginb,tha,n ms ?lr
or may be he would sol hi+ hoari upon it. TIE
lads had better 70 in md talk it over with Their
mother. lie bade them good day, and Icf
them.
VIII looked very gloomy. but hc did ror
speak till they got near tho house. Then he
said -
Tom, go 10 tn spron and supper tic cows.
| want to speak 10 mother alone
When lie entered tho house. place. sic wa :
sitting before the fire. looking into lis cmhors.
She did not hear him come ia; for some time
she bad lost her quick perception OF outward
things.
Mothcr what's This about going to Man
chcsler?' asked he.
90, lad = sal she, turning round and speak.
ing in a besecching tone, ] mnst 70 and seek
our Lizzie. ] cannot rest here for thinking on
her. Many's the time Eve left thy father slccr.
ing in bed, aud stole T. ~ window. and looked
my heart out towards Manchester, till thought
| must inst set Ont and tramp over moor and
moss straight away till got there, and then lift
up every downcast face till came to onr Liz.
zic. And often, when the south wind was
blowing soft among the hollows, I've fanciod
/ (it could but be fancy. ,hou tnowes,N 7 hoard
/ he- CRYING upon me -; and I've rhorrht Tho voicc
came closer and closer. ,ill at last i, voe sob-
bing ont Mother close to the door: and I've
stolen down, aud undone the latch before now.
and looked ont into the still black night, think.
ing to see her-and turned sick and sorrow fil
when heard no living sound but tho souch Of
Of s,ayinr here. when clio ,n,y bo rorisL;rr for
hunrcr, like The poor lad in tLo norah,o, And
now she lifted p her voice and went oud
VIII u,os doorl,. ar;,., ~
onough to bo ,o,d ,lo r,r;i,. ',s ,'au o.en oo
than iv,o voors bof'.o h ,"'i'L Itu' Va, r'
- liz I'9 "'.o.p MS 'al'er nao ms I'''cr
,Iio'.7 .u. 'o,"' "ei u, "eT mistress IN
mauC.es,er, 'g..,n% nun ''1' hzz'e ma lett her
Ti ..,''I .''rV-"lu W"y' lie han sympa-
''I'u luz M',n us l''ner s,crh anger ,hough he
,%u .i'"9nt Hlni 51ul ',u''g h'r'' u Is triH.
Mns" W.T. LILY Nv .'au '"'oH"fn ms weeping heart bro
nti, ntm "!'e 10 20 ana Try TO ma n'r poor SHINING
.''.'' anu u.oi"'1u '',al "po"'' r'o ,nny would
,1a,g %a u" & Iaha''"'i h 'nal s,e Sho"d be as onr
-, ,,, 'e "!y'' 'i' De n''n'h al
II y. a. NJ yin =" messing or N pray r.
law ~ '..H i''' = WIN c''i pressed mp, ana
r,,,,'f,o'II oi"w Wn"n me n'gh22's h31 no.
bolh his (a,hpr and his mn,har. omd ho.. ,'" ,s,n
thought the hhcroavcd conpc wond never hol
up ilIer heads again. lie himself bad felt as
II that one event had made him old before his
i.me; and had enriod Tom the tears ho had
shed over poor, pretty, innocent, dead L'zze-
lie thought a5on her sometimes, I'll he ground
his teeth together, aud cand hav, struck her
down in her shane, lis mother had never
nam"a her 10 him until now.
Mo'hor" said he at last, she may be dead
Most likely she is
'No, VIII; sno IS not dead said Mrs Laich.
God VIII not Iel her die till l'vc soon her oUrn
again. Thou DIST not know ho~ I've paved
and prayed Just once again 10 see her sweet
taco, ard tell her I've forgiven her. though shcs
broi my hcalt-she has. WUl.' She could
nj 90 on for Il minute or TWO for the choking
sobs. Thou do't not know that. or thou
wou'dst not say she could be dcad-for Gol j.
v'rr marcifu', VIE; He is-ila is much more
piliiui Than mani could never ha' spohen to
thy father as did to Ilim--and yet thy father
for9avo her at last The last words hn said
were that he iorgavo her. Thou't rot be hard |
or than thl father, WlIl? Do not try and him
der me going to seek her, for its no use