Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-07-05
New seEies-yoi. -E-No. 81.

The morning into the workshop, in cage
hanging over Lucy's seat; and then re-
membered that John asked me for five dol
lars the day before, and when asked
what he wanted ii for, he looked sheepish
and made no answer | thought it prudent
before matters went any further to tell
John my wishes about his cousin Amy.
My wishes, nam, have always made
law to my children. To be sure, have
taken care, for the most part, that they
should be reasonable. / am little wiltul,
| own it; and children obey your pa
rents is the law both of scripture and ma
ture. So | told John, | did not hint my
suspicious about Lucy, but told him this
marriage with his cousin he could have no
objections 10, and to see about without de-
lay on peril of my pleasure. He was ST.
lent and down-cast, but knew that was
determined, and | believed he would not
disobey me. A few evenings after, saw
light in the workshop after the usual time.
went to inquire into it. | had on my
slippers and my steps made little or no
sound. The upper part of the door was
set with glass. | saw Lucy finishing off
a pair OF gloves-my son was standing by
her. 1t appears that they were for him
and insisted upon her trying them on his
hand. Hers poor thing seemed to trent
bic. The glove would not go on, but it
came off, and their hands met without
gl0UeS, and nice fit they were. I burst
in upon them. asked John if this was
his obedience to me, and | told Lucy to
quit my service Immediately. Now the
whole matter is past, must do John the
justice TO say he stood by her like man.
He had given his heart and promised his
hand to Lucy, and she owned she loved
him-him who was not worthy of herlove.
He said, too, something of my being a
kind father, and kind man; and he would
not believe that the first case of my doing
a wrong would be to the orphan girl whom
Providence had placed under our roof.
Ma'am, you will wonder that hardened
my heart to all this, but you know that
anger is a short madness, and so it is and
besides, there is nothing makes US so deaf
to reason and true feeling as the strong
sense we are wilfully doing wrong. |
was harsh, and John lost his temper, and
Lucy cried, and was too frightened to speak;
ii ended by my telling Lucy she should
not stay another day in my house, and
John, that if he did not obey me, my
curse should be upon him.
1.-The next morning, they had both
cleared out, and everybody thought they
had gone off to get married, and so be-
lieved till night, when John came in like
a distracted man, and said he had been all
day seeking Lucy, in yain--that the only
friend she had in the city knew nothing Of
her-and when | answered so much the
BETTER accused me of cruelty, and then
followed high words, such as never should
have passed between father and son; and
it ended III turning him from my door. /
do not wonder you turn away-but hear
me. Saturday night, three DAYS after,
John came home an altered man. He
was as humble as if he only had been in
the wrong. He begged pardon, and prom
lsed 10 obey me in all things but marrying
Amy Bruce. I give up Lucy, father
said he, but | cannot marry any one else
forgave him, from the bottom of nv
heart | iorgave him-and | longed to ask
him to forgive me-but | have not come
10 that vet. asked him what had brought
him back 10 duty. He put into my hands
a letter he had received from Lucy; she
had persevered i'll not seeing him-but
such letter, ladies ! If ministers could
speak so to the heart there would be no
sin III the world. She said she had de-
served TO suffer for carrying matters so far
without my knowledge. She spoke OF
me as the kindest of fathers, and the kind
est of masters. Then she spoke of the
duty a child owed parent--said she new
er should have any peace of mind till she
heard we were reconciled and told him
1t would be in vain for him to seek her,
for she had solemnly resolved never 10
see him again. This paper was bIistered
with tears from the top to the bottom but
saving and excepting nothing from which
you guess what it cost her to write the
etter.
'' | could not stand it !; my heart melted
within me, | found her that very night,
md without loss of time, brought her back
o my house, and there he added, walk
ng hastily to the farther end of the shop
md throwing open door that led into the
back parlor, there madam, is the lonr
md short of IT," And there, was one OF
he most touching scenes Of human life.
Wy pretty, dutifdl friend. became wife
md mother, her infant in her arms, and
Ter husband sitting beside her, watching
he first mtimations of intelligence and
owe IN It's bright little eyes. Such should
De the summer of happiness when the
spring is consecrated in virtue.''