True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-11-28
q RAGAN, Editor and Proprietor,

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on business; and what with mourning
and other expenses, she ,copll send only
one guinea home. Her third letter arrl-
we'd jus! as her anxious parenls were rea
sonlrg on the probability Of her being ilI
as the cause Of her long silence. 1t was
written il low spiriis, with an af1eciatiqr
| of +. letyiiy Which struck painfully on The
hearts Of the circle al The farm ;7-is con.
tanned no remittance, ul.she expressed 3
hope of being able 10 send money in .
few days, 'as every one who comes lc
The house, said she, gives me some
thing; suppose for The pleasure ofIoqk,
ing al me for do nothing in The family,
exceprlo dress and nndress ihe young ia.
dies She concluded by complaining
that her wages were never regularly paid,
as'belore her mistress died; so that she
was often more in debt than she was
aware before she, could receive them /;
and that the new iiousekeeper was very
fine lady, who insisted on Jesse's dress.
Ing smaa4r'ly, an and fkeeFing up a geqlsel
appearance before company Farmer
Somers did llltle that day but peruse, and
re.peruse the letter of his beautiful and
wayward Jessie !, and after much .consd-
Grafton be wrote to her, peremp,ory
command 10 leave her place and return
home. Had that letter been sent, much
misery might have been spared to him
to all but as lhe, farmer, raised his eyes
from the finished page, they; lit on her
accustomed seat; !; in an Instant The sound
Of her laugh, the expression Of her beam
ing brow; the bounding step with which
she used TO meet him, flashed across his
soul-he read his mandate to her, and il
appeared Stern, cruel; lie had apportion-
ed The severity of bis language more to
The magnitude Of her temptation than lhe
.Iaaldiness Of Irer conduct; why shou d he
speak harsh words 10 his child ?-why
should he issue command to her who
would obey his wishes! He tore up his
first letter AND wrote another, in which
his natural anxety>was so Mingled with
the outpourlogs of his awakened lender
ness, that Jessie might perhaps, be ex-
,c'lsrd, wien she wrote home lhal she fear
ed her not being able To send more money
had induced her, father and molhrr to
1hink sile was disaI Iyanageou$ly paced ;
she assured hem they were misa
ken; that she ,weull not leave her place
for the. .werld and finaIly, she enclosed
four pounds as proof, that the inability.
op the TWO last occasions, was entirely,
accidrpgl, - ,.,, .;s.... -
Z Poor Jessie! j. was her last remittance
home, SThe year rolled roaml; Christ.
mas came, but no letter or word from;
London cheered the hearts of The party
at the farm 'lmpslemly they waited
tlll The firstspfiug quarter; was at AMEND;
and kind lelleIs were written atsiuleryms
to assure her lha! lhey merely wished for
q line lo 9.g gladden. lhem 70 say she was in
heaAbh, and remembered lhem,allt They
told her how, prospereusly the farm went
on, and with the. delicacy, thatsi born Of
affection, magnlfed. The improvement in
ihelr, situation that she might leelIess
panlpllys(what they never doubted calls.,
ed her reluctance To write )theriinabili,y,
70 assist them with money. Still no
'idings we're received /; aud at length one
Of Mays tters Was relarnetl, 10 ber,e
with gthe post Naiee nlark,rnoa such per-.
sou as Jessie Spmers lolbe lauad9ivMrss
Bsasop herself, accompanied f,hes orphan
% the house Of ler adnpted fathersto.co
mnnieqlei sltis ssillgaaiatelligeneegd
and advised, hun anslanly,sto write TO,
Jessle'sg:ntasier, gand sleaElp sylhilhef 4he
uiillhappysg.rl wasigene. rllessrpteys and
drank, islepis 4horescarcelyI
spoke, iitI sthe few lines offreplynwere4
hAadedshlmt They wefesas followss.s y.
"SiR II have made alldae iihqnlry re!.E
speetiAg the Young person ofAhs name,of
Soners, from, my, ,housekeeper, and siind
Ihat she was. discharged from, service fprl
> theft cilmniNled OIL one of ms daught; !
hrsSahd@ @tlGt no tme in lie House Knows
herSPresenta abide. .pss@ @ii te %,fi9'71
Isle The ttatmaer covered bis face, aid with
wild hysleical l9uglE sark back in his,
hair frnm which he was hGedao betlby
his son aud wife; and there for eishf
lays beremsine'l sutrerly unconscious of
he presence oG. those around hin and
alking incohsrensly of righiing his child