Litchfield enquirer., 1850-05-16

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Il saw Lucy finishing Of pair Of cloves
saasnv rnn was standing 81 her. - 9ppeafs
cktt my wofe or him aud he tnsf1ipd ups
90 hsf lrplng tnem - bis hand HerA,
nonf fninT. seemed 10 tgembie. The glove
~nnia mol 70 on, but & came Of and their
han8s @eS without GLOVES, and nice I'll
they were. bFrst Il upun Them. I asked
1ohn II this was his uhediencr ID ne and
soid Lucy % quit NY service immediule~
~. Now The whole mattel Is pasls 4 must
Ao yoha yIsS justice 3 SaS liz stood 81 her
silen man HI nd &ifpn ~, his heart
ard promised hsf bis hand, Ind she owned
ane loved him who vas not worthy OF her
iove. He safas lno. something Of INV oeing
kind father ana kind man and he
weuld NIL beIiege that the ftstcas Of my
dnink q wrong WoAid he to the orphan girl
whDm PloVidence had placed under our
rDof. hlaiRm, you will wonder that hard
@ned ~ keaFs 10 all this, bat you know
char anger Is short madness, aud 80 ~ u;
and besides there is nothing makes Is So
deaf is reason and true feeling as The
Stronr sense ~ are wiIlfnllg doing wrong.
/ was harsh and John, LOST his temper, and
noor Lacy cried, and wis ton frightened 70
sneak. Il ended " my teliing Lucy she
should not stay anOther day In NY house,
and InhA, that af Ne did not obey me my
cursG should fest upon him.
- The next rnuening, they had both clear
ed ont, and every body thought they had
goae "a 10 get married, and 80 | believed
aiII night. when John came In like dis
eFaeted man, and said he Mad been all day
seeking Lucy, In yain--shat the only friend
she had in abe ciiy knew nothing Of her
ssSwfaa Snfs
accused M Of cruelty, AMI then followed
high werAs Such a. sh0uld never Pass be.
sween falhef and son and il ended in turns
ing dim from my door. do no. woader
soa turn away-but hear me. Saturday
might, three days after, John came home
an altered mans He was ne humsle 40 II
he only had been wrong. he begged par
aon, and promised 70 obey me in all things
ent marrying Amy Bruce. give ap In.
ey, father said he, but cannot marry
any one eIse!' forgave him, from the
ho.tem Of my heart / fofgave him--and
longed 70 ask him 70 forgive me--but ! have
mon come 70 that yet. asked him what
had brought him back 70 duty. He put in
To- nv hands asletteri BE: had received from
Lucy she had sperseverel il. not seeing
him--but such letter, ladies' Hministefs
could so speak % -the heart there would 0e
80 Sin Id The world. She said she had de>
served 10 sufzsf for carrying matters 50 far
without my knowledge. She spoke Of me
as she kindsss vt fathers. Then she spoke
ct The auAg 3 child owedaa parent-she
said she should never have amy peace Of
mind ill she heard We were reconciled; aad
stoid him it would he IN vain for him 10
seek her, for she had solemnly resolved na>
yer 10 see him again The paper was bliss
tered with tears from the top 10 the bottom
.--bns saving and excepting nothing from
which you might guess IL cost her 10 wriie
s she letter. So. ,4@.
.Icould not stand 4 |; my heart melted
within me. i found her that very night.
and Without loss Of time, eiought her back
Go my house, and shere,' be added, Walking
hastily ID she farther md Of The shop, and
throwing cnen 4 door that led into . bach
paFlor, there rnadan, is the long and shor
Of H. And ahrfe was one Of the m,s
touching scenes Of hnmsi1 HE. Ny prela!
dusiful ftiend become D wiie. ard moihel
her infant IN her arms, and her hpsban
sitting beside her, watching the first insima
tions 81 inselligencs. ard love, II Us bsigt
little face. Such should Be the snmnsri
happinsss when the spring scoasecfass
In Virtue. s8 EAasF s9 &tg@ ac&8 4@