The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-04-06
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the letters were all wrong sile up 10 her.
:" Whew " exclaimed the good Doctor, ''what's
all the treubei7 Walters kind hearted dog to
be sure; never forgets friend;' and here the
speaker made suspicious movement with his
pocket-handkerchief, "but come, let's hear the
| comments. For one | believe the effect on Ira
cy's health would be admirable; capital chance.
rpo, TO get'a view of the country"
T. Mrs. Hammond expressed entire willingness
I that her son should go; Tracy said he would take
a dayao think about it, while frankie declared
outright thatif he proved SO miserably ungaant as
to let her go alone, she should never forgive him
particularly if she got blown up in rail-cur, or
pitched off an embankment in n steam boat eth
! er of which would frighten her 10 death, as she
was Inexperienced in such matters. And with
this characteristic speech she took her fathers
| and they left the house together, rightly judging
that the mother and son would prefer to be alone.
Till late hour their conversation was prolonged,
and whom at length they separated. it was with the
question still undecided. If Tracy could have
been certain of employment at the South, he would
no longer have hestated, but his ilinl affection
| shrunk from the thought of reducing his mothers
slender means, and his pride revoted at the idea
of dependence upon the bounty of Walter Mars
ton.
That night the mother did not close her ey es iu
sleep. Hour after hour she lay, listening nef,
vously to the almost incessant coughing from the
chamber above. Oh how it smote upon her heart!
Nothing save the fall of the clods upon the coffin
of him who was at rest, ever sounded so do!efully.
so like the knell of dying hope At breakfast Ira
cy looked pale, but smiled gaiy and bade his moth
er prepare his wardrobe, for he believed he must
go and take care of Wild frankie,
And now behold our travellers fairly equipped for
their journey. and standing with while troop OF
juvenile Maitlanls, upon the piazza of Frankie's
pleasant home. They watching the advent
of the coach which is 10 take them to the nearest
railroad station; for Winvae is one of those un-
fortunate, but fast disappearing villages of our
country, which rejoice not in the refining melody
of warning bells, steam whistles, iron whe els and
brass hack-men's lungs; nor in the picturesqe
presence of those cunningy corniced and filagreed
edifces, chilled tremendously depots and store
houses. Mrs. Hammond has looked over the
trunk and carpet sack for the last time, locked
them, and given the keys to Tracy with trem-
bling hand charging him TO write the first moment
that he feels rested after reaching his destination
dus not BEFORE and now that he is fairly out cf tho
house she goes directly to the bureau see if the
precious miniature is safe, which she persuaded
him to sit f r only two days before.
Frankie has kissed her father and mother, and
five little chubby faces, and has given her brothers
innumerable charges concerning the safe keeping
of certain farm pets; for DIR. Maitland did not de-
pend for subsistence solely on the aches and pains
of his neigbo-s, bat cultivated small farm beside
She has entreated Susy to spend less time in
king cats stockings, aud coils socks, but to make
her own dresses, and try to finish. her guilt, and
tie, Chids book of Histosy, by New Years ;and
she has warned little Zoe that on washing g-days
she must pick up great many chips, and On ba-
king days she must pare great many apples, re.
membering always 10 quarter them for dumplings
and slice them for pies and now, as the rafting of
distant wheels is heard she trips down 10 the gate,
singing,