The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-06-02


ponuk faces that had So long eladdened
her heart, she yearningly looked over the
little desks bur conspiracy had dsbeen
formed the patents had united TO ,hwari
hercffiris so going opt, she rejoiced her
charge, Amy and the now sunny Drowned
little Agnes. siss~t'auI ss 1ar
.TOh!dfaresi frignd,' exclaimed Amy,
rising as she entered, and struggling with
her rteurs,I see how il is, they have 'aken
your sctpol away, and on my account,
let me gd,ll have brought you only blight
and mildew, LEI ne leave you with Agnes,
God esill, take care ef me, y donoi fight
against their wishes any longer, for such
a worthless thing as !, will you lei me
leave your .#'
'Ncvotp replied the widow compress
ing her l'ps, 'they shall see al least iha'
one frail heart trusts in God and helieves
his promises. No, poor cbilh, you shall
stay, and il my fare is 10 be but crust,
that crust you shall share, If my drink is
but a cup Of cold water, half shsll be
yours. But cheer up she added hope
fully have no fear of being quite so
reduced. Frank will come home soon.
WHO knows bu; he will be captain yet
he SAID be should, then we sIall have
plenty and to spare sar
Blu, Amy turned her pale face 10 hide
the leBrs that scali her cheeks, and men
,ally she determined TO leave with her
child that very nigh, if opportunity oc>
Cured. -...
Alas! that same evening the usual
daily paper brought melancholy intelIi>
gence, the Eagle had been overlaken
BY storm off the coast Of England, and
nll hands, save TWO sleerage passengers
had penshed.
With fearless eve the widow read over
and over again this terrible news, then
fl nging the paper from her, she burst
into one long wailing shrek, and fell
srnseiess 10 the h0or.
Amy led her child and hurried to her
chamber, then she raised the poor form
and bore il TO the bed, nor did she fly
when thei,nessly dis'rac,ed wem@n re
proached her in wild accents ns The des-
Ilroyer Of her child Her cheek blanched,
md her poor heart sunk ill it seemed a.
llf misery could scarcely reach it with hls
icy finger to imprint keener agony, ano
all thai night did her thin figure bend
over The wasted form Of poor widow Ellis
aud amply was she repaid, as often as the
latter Joined her fingers when the teve
! had lei. her, and called down blessing
upon ker head. '" '."
|, was judemen, on the widow, sal
the Leyi,es of Innesdelle, would she M
see il, and remove the curse from he
8 housef .aa- pro Ea.'o
; One glorious summer twilight Ia
form emerged from the broad, ,'elm>line
pa.I,,that was lnnesdelle's most frequent
! ed highway.
! Siurdily he moved onwords, now sm'
ling around him at familiar Iemembel
G ances, now stopping to wipe his molste'
i ed brow. The villagers had gathered
the inn door, and ss he came in sght,a
= a, once startled cry wen, round,-'li
I, he. Frank Ellis-Widpw Ellis's son.
n SO be sureitis,' exclaimed the youn
y man with firm manly voice: 'wl'at
! there strange in thai? do | leck ike
4, ghosi? a'o
Q .We all haard that you we're dend
g said the squire, recovered from his M
e meniary as;pnishmen'.
And my molher,' exclaimed the your
e man family, his cheek paling.
): sWell she is living, and getting alon
IS and that's all,' said one blunt speake
il 'lhe women folks have raised The dcke'
r because of Amy Kelson, whom the VII
'e ow prolec,s--and rightly enough, ion
II miud.' 9atd3 lol .d e4 a bHai ia
a'Amy- Amy Kelson, ~ha', the bird
'e InnesdslleP-you are surely-ho, no'y'
'e can, mean it-.no, her. and a faIn'ne
I'd stuck to the strong mans hearf,and 1pu'
&, him trembls in every limb. 7' ~ ,''-
re AYE! yoor old swee,heari-a pref
tn hing aud unfortunate, but doomed 70
ls early grave, if / can read her face iaitl
g: stay, Ellis, don't be 10 hurry, they do
il live in the old house now; hadn't one
nit us better go and give the old lady wal
imgs sudden surprise like this ml&
to kill her outright asal suibl522a ~
lie y..sa,T aG -1.gs sa8 b. !
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