Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1853-01-28


Sick to your plrlge. wilkins. and VIII
taxi care Of tc rest sail the old Captain. as
ii- fienI took the basket. II you have time
- morrow, call OF me, and l will arrange the
papers t4s. -
Us Thomas wilkins onccn mere entered the
street hj> tread was light and easy. = bright
Il ,Itt Of pvousness slsone In every feature. and
as he wendell his way lsosncwsri, he felt IN
every avenue Of his son!tthat he was once more
~ If Il = 9sssf& fftx*sssss - cts = sert
The gloomy shsdc that u<l,trcd ia the night
Of tifs thirty firss Of December. had fallen orer
the sEow clad earth. Niti,in the miserable
d.stiin. Of Mrs Wilkins there. uas more Of
cenafart sil,an re found when first we. Waited
her, but yet notail., hnd been added 20 slar dsr-
nitus- of the place., Fg 4he last six days isrr
husband had come home every evening, AMI
gope away before daylight every morHiny,s and
during that time she knew that b. had drunk
10 Intoxicating beseras sc, for already had his
lace began to assume the stalapl of is former
n1~nhnod. 7asaa every worI that Ire had spoken
had IIe.n1 KIN an aIactionatr.e To his chill
drcn he had brought new shoes anl warmer
Go. hing. and to herself he had given such
things size stool in imm liate need Of; but
set with all this, he had been taciurn and
thoughtful, showing dislike of AL questions,
and only spt aking such words as were n.ccssa-
ry. The poor, devoted, vim, wife began to
n ri <tI ar
wears her Lu~bI5J hal no. been thus b-f,re.-
Dr. ,a H.. ir,.,,r.l -. ar,.,,,ah b.,
now cL, f.n7J l'.r...,r ,,;,i,.~ r,r , ,,;|I, al
H., ~ f,, sL,,1I ,n III; t
broken? Should this new charm be swep, a
way Eight o'clock came. ana did nlLc.
and ter, and yet her husband came not.
'Molher,' said little Charles, just as tie
clock struck ten, seeming to have awakened
from dreamy Slumber, ism I this the last nj 5ht
tl ne oil year!
6, my son
And do You know what I've been dreaming,
dear mother? dreamed that father bad
nfonsh' . us ne" ear presents as lie uScd to
''at ne No"'' "'i ne Ilc 700 poor now.
->o' iHs a." "oE we Hii'i' I'VE no h"f
l''SI'iv man .o''' 'nu even lof thaa we H"s'
,n'nA u'a, ''''he'' 1h'h IL! yoar mead III my
'"P ,,a',h' -.
ne oos ia'' . curry hcad once norc IN MS
'''''h,' ; zap dh@ "'th 'eaf!ui eyes sue Sazed
upon p., MS ihnocchl form. -f.sf
ne ci'ch struck eleven: Inc poor vie was
iyc, on hef 'lfeiess, S.epIe less watch. But hari-
!! ''au 'ne so"ha 81 'l'e last s'rohe a'e' away
esu e'c t"u sho" ''.s' gave "ach 'he Sorh6 Oh
ioo'iai' ahc, ih d mohieh5 more her nus
Dana entered. WIN trembling fear she
raised hcr eyesto MS lace. and Wild tHTiA ei
Joy wen. 70 hef het,rt as she saw al tlere was
oPsn ahu Doiu-ohiy 'hose manly ieatures iook
Gu p:oie l"yo.s' 'aole Plo"i .'ah ever.
fsn;hs ba. > busips-s n has de,a;nri ne
and now ask = favor Of thee. eA NV
M sNama.;ts dear Tho Thomas and and vo, shall, not ask
second time. cried Inc sic laid her
band confidently on her hustand's arm
And you will ask me no ouc> tons, continu-
cd wilkins.
No will not
Then, continued tl, husband. as he bent
over anl impFl.tc, ki-% upon his vifc'~ brow,
/ want You - dress our children for walk.
and you shall accompany US. ihe night is
calm and tranquil, ani The snow Is well tro:icu.
Al, no questions, Remember your promise"
Lizzie wilkins knew rot What this all meant.
nor did She think TO care: for anythin. that
could please her husband -!!e would have done
with pleasure. even though it wrenchc1 her
very heart strings. In short time the two
children were ready; then Mrs. Wilkins put on
such "rtlc!cs OF dress as Size could commend,
anl soon thry were IN the road. The moon
sh'',c D15hiy, the stars pGcpe1 down upon 'hf
earth; am they seemed to smile upon me
u uti"' cleis nom out oi lHe!r '"Ihhhh5 eyes o'
HSh'' Slenty wilkins LED the way AMI sii-
eh'l5 NJ "ic S"%e'' upon hel huSo'nd e"au-
leh"hee; out rom me strange expression tha1
ies'." NEE s'.e oo"id 'l'hc o"' ho'''in5 'h"'
tcn.cI 70 Sau>'t hef-
- leI'1,h = Sli-ht ."r' "a Ihe [o'a Drought
lhcm SuauehiE upon lhc pretty "hie cottage
=s~SlAsSkSs.IS peloft' thcE hau oecn 50 happv.
W, ISAAC L. DICkINSf' snow IN the
~. "Ip'o , IN nw q, 5TT--@<-ay. and pain
Id ~ -, he piazza wilkins opened ne gate