Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-06-19

:. John. did not hint any suspicious about
' Lucy, bat told him this marriage with his
e cousin he cJuld have no objection 10, and
: TO set about it without delay, on peril Of
r my dsp!easure. liz. was silent and looked
, dow ncns', hut saw Il AT | was determined,
and believed he would not disobey me.
g a few evenings atler, | sa1 light in The
8 workshop after the usual time. | went to
inquire into it. had en- my slippers, and
, my steps made little or Oh sound. The
, upper part Of the door was set With glass.
saw Lucy finishing off pair Of gloves
my son was standing by her. 1t appears
. tina, they were for HIM and he insisted
upon her try ying them on his hand. Hers,
poor thing, seemed to uembe. The glove
would not 90 on, but it. chme of. and their
hands met without gloves, and a nice fit
they were. burst in upon them. | ask
ed John il this was his obedience to me,
and told Lucy 10 quite my service i'm.
! HiCufutSASs ANoW INC "uoic uuttcT - past
| must do John the justice 10 say he stood
by her like a man. He had given his
heart and promised his hand to Lucy, and
she owned she loved him-him who was
not unworthy Of he. love. He said, too,
something Of my being kind father, and
kind man and he would not believe
tina, The frs, case of my doing wrong
would be to the orphan girl whc:n Proyi-
dence had placed under our roof. Ma'am.
you will wonder that hardened my heart 10
ali this. but you know lha, anger ;s 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 will
faIly doing wrong. Iwas harsh. and John
lost his temper, and poor Lucy cried. and
was too frightened 10 speak it ended by
my telling Lucy she should not stay an
other duy in my house, and John, that if
he did not obey me my curse should be
upon him.
"The mex. morning, they had both
cleared out, and erybody thought they
had gone off to get married, and SO ! be-
leved till night, when John came in like a
distracted man, and said he had been all
day seeking Lucy. in vain-that the only
friend she had in the city knew nothing oi
her-and when answered " SO much The
| BETTER" accused me of cruelty, and then
followed high words, such as never should
pass between father and son and it end
ed in 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 wss as
humble as if he only had been wrong. He
begged pardon, and promised to obey me
il all things bat marrying Amy Bruce.
81 give up Lucy, father,' said he, y" but |
can not marry any one else" ! lorgave
iim. from the bottom o my heart. for
gave him-and longed to ask him to for
give me-Eut have not come TO that yet.
| asked him what had brcus ht him back to
dulyl .Ie put into my hands a letter he
had received from Lucy she had perse.
vered in not seeing him-but such letter,
ladies'. Ii ministers could speak so to the
heart, there would be no sin in the world.
She said she had deserved to suffer for car
rying matters so far without my knowl-
edge. Sne spoke Of me as the kindest Of
fathers, and The kindest OF masters. Then
she spoke of the duty child owed pa
ren.-said she could never have any peace
OF mind till she heard We were reconciled {;
and told him it would be in vain for him TO
seek her, for she had solemnly resolved
never to see hin again. The pager vas blis'
tered with tears from the top TO the bottom;
but saying and excepting nothing from
which YOU could guess VIA, i; COS. her to
write the letter.
"l could no. stand it; my heart melted
within me; found her that very night
and without loss of time, brought her back
10 nv house and there" he added walking
hastily to the farther end Of the shop, and
throwing open door that led into back
parlor, "there. madam is the long and
short Of it."-And there was one OF the
most touching scenes Of human life. My
pretty, du,iful friend become a wife and
l mother, her infant in her arms. and her
] husband sitting beside her watching the hrs'
D intimations OF intelligence and love in its
e brigh, lille face. Such should be the sum-
Z, mer of happiness when the spring is con-
secraled 10 virtue.
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HOW TO MOUNT A HORSE.
Mrs. Fanny KembIe found 1t impossible
to noun. her horse the other day, owing it
- hi. res,lessuess. A man passing, coaxet