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

ibis humble home, her mid blue eyes
swimming in tears Of Joy, the poor widow
sal, with The arm Of her boy about her
form, and her weary bpsd resting al last
upon his shoulder His, chest was heav-
ing with uncomfortable emotion, and had
one looked under the dropping lids, he
m;ghl have seen The big warm tears es-
capinQ on the edge Of the iashes,nnd roll
ling dbwn his sunburnt check. The wild,
ow had been relating 10 him poor Amy s
story ,pnd al times his teeth would CLEAN
from between the half opened lips, for
,he.recital of her wrongs s'iued his noble
heart slmostto madness. He forgot bis
own sorrows in commiseraiioD for the
pale young creature, who sal up stairs
shedding her biiteresi tears, Tears Of grief
aud shame, the recollection Of which
could never be washed out, even by RVS
erB OF repentance. .1HH
'll's TOO bad, mother, too bad he ex>
claimed, rising and hurriedly walking the
floor. Il have heard enough Tor to-nigbt
What! she could not even 20 to The heuse
of God, without being subject to The soeer
of scorn. Take that, mo!her,' and he
placed a glitterng purse in her hand ,
buy yourself and this poor creature some
cIolhes-and next Sabbath you shall
both 60 TO Church, leaning upon the arm
of Captain Ellis; rich Captain Ellis the
world may safely call me now, for moth
er, your boy could buy all Innesdele this
moment
And all Innesdelle WINS astir sl!er the
next Sabbath, for TO the astonistment oI
all the mnrriageable meidens, poor, pale
sad Amy, slhe blrd' came into Church
with the handsome sailor, and sat in the
very best pew, but even that meek, tear
ful face ELECTED no pity, all condemned
it was scsndal not TO be forgiven.
j won't stand it, exclaimed Captain
Ellis, angriIy, in conversation with his
mother some weeks after, Il, makes my
blood boil 10 hear their nsinuations; III
marry Amy, III be father to the child,
| I'll build the hapsomesi house in innes
vdetie, I'A-l'll , and while his hand wai
raised lhfealingly, Amy entered-ffight
ened at bis look, she drew back like I
fimid dove.
Come here, Amy he said in hii
straightforward blunt way, 'come here
child; think you have suffered enough
for one, the choking in his throat al
mos, prevented him from saying move
|.Amy,in old ,imes-I-I loved you -yo'
never knew how well; and Amy tboug
have sailed tie seas over many time
in these five years, and thought I'D give
/, you up, IL find you're in the old plac
+ yet; in my heart, Amy
All the while he had been speaking
The poor creature bnd stood iremblin
like an aspen leaf, and when he asked i
sofIened tones il SHE woula be his wife
|
and told her that the pas! was buried, t
him, she looked up in his noble face AN
and clasping her hands, said, 'for the SAX
of my child would dare TO we'd you, b'
oh! am no, worthy TO be your wife,
Years passed; the hue of health new
: came to Amy's cheek again, but the pu
IS spli. had won for its tabernacle the 10y
Of every heart in Inncsdelle. And peac
full was The death bed of the good wido'
: as the beautiful face Of her daughter.i
. law hung above ii, and in Rahering tons
she whispered, 'motber, blessed mothe
how sweo, to carry the knowledge in'
: heave n, that through your means an in
mortal soul has been saved to meet yc
: there.
Little Agnes in time gathered h
: home circle about her; and it is pleasa
. 10 see the old sailor sitting in the mid
ls oc her little family telline them tales