The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-10-13

keeper will be married again soon," he
presently added, finding made no answer.
"Martied again" blurred oul; "be tuped
again, you mean."
ayes, dured again, that's it, Master Hol.
ford; bu, not quite like as before - Mr..
Churs,on is rich and respectable. Lawyer
Page, Of Biidgewaier, answers for that.
Aud see, Master Holiori," he added with
abrup, vehemence Foolish Joey, as they
call him, will soon be lich and respectable,
too look here"
He exlrica,ed, as he was speaking, n can.
vass bag from his irowser's pocket, contain.
ing perhaps a dozen sovereign, empIied !,
into his hand, aud contemplated his riches
with fierce exultaiion.
"For saving, MASTER" he exclaimed, a.
soon as he could Withdraw his fascinated
glare from the gold, "Mr Churslon's re-
.sa,d for saving Theodore -ha! ha. ho!
, ho.'
Before could say'a word, The restless
hum2back started oil, aud strobe away some
thirty or forty yards. He then stopped alb
ruplly, pallsed rs il in doub, for minrle,
hurried back where stood aud said:
"Mislress Fanny hates, dele-ls, loaihes
this man, as she might a spotted toad. ]
never heard her say so; bu, know il for all
that. observe many things that wise men
don't, foolish as am
"Whal, then, is 10 induce her 10 marry
him.
"The fear Of poverty, the dread Of want
mot Tor herself, but Tor her boy; lha, she
may else live 10 see him pine for lack OF
food. The house is sold, aud we have warn.
ing 10 leave"
Swell, Joel,' replied, al can 10 moth.
ing in The matter, and IFS useless, therefore,
TO worry ourselves by dwelling upon IL. An
Internal business, admit, though not ex.
acily yours or mine."
The wild, cratic intellect OF Joel-who,
was convinced, had been drinking, though,
10 do him justice, this was not al ordinary
vice Of his-seemed to de,erminedly steady
aud concentrate itself as spoke, and, afie.
q slight hesitation, he said:
al know you better, Master Holford, than
10 believe those words come from your
heart aud am almost sure | could trust
you; and yet, perhaps, you would not have
The courage to-,0-
"COutage 10 40 wnal !!
!, "This, Master Hol(ord, know Il am
sure Of" resumed Joel, with resoule calm
ness, "ihIs marriage would never take place
il-if her boy was once well out Of The way
; ii ihe-child- !"
These words, slowly distilled. as it were,
from Joe!'s lips, and accompanied by his
manaical inqusitiOn of my cOuntenance,
seemed to arrest the current Of my blood.
, Good Heavens d." ! after while found
breath to exclaini. "what diabolical thought
} possesses you! You surely would not
: But see you have been drinking to excess,
} and hardly know"
, Driuking!" 6ercely interrupted the
wayward nan, "and what if have, Il
. doesn't so often happen and you who are
, sober and wise, not TO have seen was jok.
5 ing-a fool like me would have known,
: was making fun But the boat is heeting,
5 see, and must be of to warn The wife anC
7 husband tha; are to be. Good bye, Master
lloliOrd.
: Immediately turned homcwards, il
: about us savage and perplexed mood us ev
er remember to have experienced. Mr.,
Churston, who, ] was aware, had been
] lodging for several weeks ut Labulnum Vii
! Ia, had seen once or twice ut distance. -
lie appeared TO be n gentlemanly looking
, person enough, Of, guessed, about fifty
] years Of age and il Fanny-if Mistress
; Denvir chose to throw herself away upon
, II fellow old enough to be her father, how
} could help it! And what right, morco.
] yer, had to feel angry thereatl |, who
: had never, that was aware OF. given the
slightest intimation of-bsh Let he. mar.
, ry Beelzebub, ifshe would-what was It to
, met
And that crazed and drunken Joe-what
might there be Of seriousness in the dark
lancics floating in his distempered brain -
; Surely he could have no real intention OF
numbering child whose life he boastcd OF
having yesterday saved with the absurd
7 view Of removing what he Supposed to be
, Mrs. Denvir's induccment to marry Churs.
toni i could scarcely be; and yet when,
! thus solil )quising. reached home. I could
not refrain from imparting TO my father the
subject of Joel's rawlings. He was chief
constable of the dslricl-an honorary Office
J Of those days-and might, ] thought, speak
3 to Joel in tone of authoritative warning -
3 lie, however, made very light of The matter
. was quite sure Joel must have been tipsy &c
have uttered such folly, and was, saw,
S not in the least put out by the news OF
Z Mistress Dcnvirs approaching marriage.
! "About tho best thing she could do" he
I calmly observed, sand lncky chance with.
Z al; for, )" added he, looking steadily over his
spectacles ut his only son, what respecta.
5 bic young man Of independent means would
E,nAv nannakt nanuss hata
S else her legal name may be, after all that
=, has come and gone!" - .T'..-
E We heard nothing further Of the inmates
+. of Laburnum Villa till the following Sunday
e evening. The month was Ssptcmper. and
e the equinoctial gales Of autumn had set in
}. with unusual violence, ms tho bowling of the
wind round the gables Of the house, and the
!. booming of the tumbing surfin the bay, un.
:. mistakably gave token. The storm which
n had suddenly risen was nt its height about
J. eight o'clock, near which time loud knock
a Ing. sharply repeated, at the outer door
h startled my father and myself from the dozy
}, thoughliulness indnced in us both by the
!. warmth ot the fire within und the roaring
, of the tempest without. The door was
!, opened and The next minute Joel Barton
staggered into the room, his face white as
sheet, his eyes on FIRE with excitement
}. and bis hair and clothes dripping with SEQ
: water.
ell want" he stammered, in answer
to our mute questioning. ~ want some
body-you, Master Holford-to 20 and
break the bad news to-to-Mistress Dem
vir ?" .....
Bad news' Wha, newsi'
"Tbat little Theodore Is drowned ~
Drowned! murdered you mean, wretch.
ed william !" shonted my father, ut the same
moment rushiog up and scizing Joel
mo; no-drowned say" persisted Che
hunchback.
"Let me go, will you' The tilcr Of the