New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-15
sounded like a voice | knew. For God. sake


make him up on The floor. may not come foe
some time Go 70 sleep; and kissed her. |
thought she was soothed. but not fully satisfied.
However, FASTENED away before there was any
further time Tor questioning. made up the bed;
and Richard Jackson, tired out. lay down and fell
asleep. My contempt for him almost equallel
MY hate il / were avoiding return 10 a place
which | thought TO be a he'll upon earth. think you
] would have taken quiet sleepunder any mans
roof, till somehow or another was secure Now
comes this man. and, with incontinence Of tongue,
blabs out the very thing he most should conceal,
and then lies down 20 good, quiet, snoring sleep.
| looked again. His face was old, and worn and
miserable. So should mine enemy look And
yet it was sad 20 gaze upon him. poor hunted
cresturel
would gaze no more, lest grew weak and
pitiful Thus took my hat, and softly opened
the door The wind blew IN, but did not disturb
him, be was so utterly weary. l was out Ia the
open air of night. The storm was ceasing, and
instead Of the black sky OF doom, that had seen
when last looked forth, the moon was come out,
wan and pale, as If wesried with the fight IN tho
heavens and her white light fell shostly and
calm on many a wel-known object. Now and
then. dark torn cloud was blown across her
home in the sky but they grew fewer and fewer,
and at last she shone out steady and clear.
could see Padiham down before me. heard the
noise Of the waterc0urses doTnthe hhi SIDE Ny
mind was full Of one thought aud strained upon
that one thought, and yet my senses were most
acute and observant When came 10 the brook,
il was swollen 10 a rapid tossing riveri and tnS
little bridge with its handrall was utterly swept
away. Ii was like the bridge at Sawley, where
had first seen Nelly and | remembered max
day even then, in the midst Of my vexasion az
having to 90 round. | turned away om the
brook and there stood little figure facing me.
No spirit from the dead could have afnghted mo
as il did for saw it Grace, whom | had
left in bed by her mothers side
She came 10 me and took my hand Her pare
feet elittered white in the moonshinei aad
ssrinkled the light upward, as they Plsshed
through the pool Ii,
Then pausing to gather breath and memory sue
repeated these words, like lesson OF winch she
feared TO forget syllable.
in His house are many mansions. II you hope 10
meet here, you will come back and speak 70 heri
If YOU are TO be separate for ever and ever, you
will 20 on; and may God have mercy on her. and
on YOU Father l have said 1t rsht-every
word"
Twas silent At last said
"What made Mother say this " How came she
| to send you QUIT
GIwesasleep. Father, aud l heard her cry.
Weakened up aud think you had but Just leiS tne
| bouse and that she was calling for you. Ihen
she nrav ed with the tears rolling down her cheeks,
and kent saying-'Oh, that | could walk oh,
| that for one hour | could run aud walk! so
said Mother can run and walk Where must
| | goP And she clutched at my arm and oade
! God bless me and told me not to fear, Tor thst
He would compass me about, and taught me ny
message; and now Father, dear Father, you VIII
| meet mother in Heaven, won't you-and not %
separate for ever aud eyerl" She chung to my
| knees and pleaded once more In her mother
words. | took her up in my arms and turned
! homewards. .
"Isyon man there, on the kitchen floor" askedL
"Yesl" she answered. Al any rate, my ven
geance was not out Of my power yes.
When we got home passed him, dead asleepl
In our room, to which my child guided me, was
| Nelly. She sat up in bed, most unusual att
tude for her and one Of which ] thought she had
been incapable of attaining 10 without help Sne
had her hands clasped and her face rapt, az II In
prayer and when she saw me, she lay back wish
| a sweet ineffable smile. She could not speak at
| first; bot when came near, she took my hand
and kissed it, and then she called Grace TO her,
and made her take off her cloak and her wet
! things, and, dressed in her short scanty night
gown. she slipped in to her mothers warm side,
and all this time my Nelly never told me why she
summoned me; it seemed enough that she should
hold my hand, and feel that | was there. be-
lieved she had read my heart and yet burst
not speak to ask her At last she looked up.
MY husband" said she, "God has saved you
and me from agreat sorrow this night" l would
not understand, and felt her look die away into
disappointment
THAT poor wanderer ia the house place lie
Richard jackson, IL it mott
made no answer Herface grew white aud wan.
"Oh," said she, this is hard to bear. Speak
what is in your mind, | beg Of you. ! will not
tbwart you harshy; dearest John, only speak 10
me-"
"Wby need speak You seem 20 know ALL"
81 do know that bis is voice | never for
get; and do know the awful prayers you have
prayed; and know how | have lain awake, to
pray that your words might never be heard; and
I
Gods hands. You shall not do the man auy
harm. What you have it ia your thoughts TO do
! cannot tell. But know that you cannot do it,
My eyes are dim with strange mist, bat some
voice tells me that you will forgive even Richard
Jackson. Dear husband-dearest John, il ia 40
dark, ! cannot see you but speak once TO me-"
moved the candle-but when | saw her face,
| saw what was drawing the mist over those
loving eyes-bOw strange aud wOful that she
could die Her little girl lying by her side looked
In my face, and then at her; and the wild know
edge of death shot through her young he art, and
she screamed aloud.
Nelly opened her eyes once more. They fell
upon the gaunt, sOrrow.wOrn man who was the
cause Of all He reused him from his sleep, at
that child piercing cry, and stood at the door
way looking in. He knew Nelly, and Understood
where the storm had driven him to shelter He
came toward her:
Oh, womau-dying woman--you have haunt.
ed me IN the loneliness Of the Bash far away
you have been IN my dreams iorever-the hunting
Of men has not been so terrible as the hunting OF
your SPlrt,-that stOne--that stone"-he fell
down by her bedside in al agony-above which
her saintli like face looked on us all, for the last
time, glorious with the coming light Of Heaven.
She spoke once again:
IL was moment Of pass.on--I never bore you
malice for H. forgive you-and so does John,
trust"
Gould keep my purpose there? IL faded into
nothing But above my choking tears, ] strove 10
speak clear and distinct, for her dying ear to hear
and her sinking heart TO be gla1dened
g. forgive you, Richard will befriend you in
your trouble"
She cnuLd NOT see hnt inataad Of IL. d.n,