Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-03-22

Ig8geu l0r lhe purpose. | had frequently seen
the woman and her name, as the rector and |
were one evening goSsipping over our tea, on
some su ject or other that now forget, came
up. ...
"a likely person." remarked "healthy,
very good looking, and one might make oath,
a true hearted creature. Bat there is, wthal,
a timidity, a lrightedness 10 her manner at
times, which, If may hazard perhaps un-
charitable conjecture speaks i'll for that smart
husband Of hers"
"You have hit the mark precisely, my dear
sir, Dandy is q very sorry fellow, and a ty-
rant 10 boot. His wife, who is really good,
but meek hearted person, lived with US once.
How old do you suppose her 10 be %
GIVE and twenty, perhaps"
'Six years more than that. She has q son
OF the name Of Harper, by former marriage
who is in his tenth year Annie wasn't q
widow long. Dandy was caught by her good
looks, andby the bait of well provided home.
Unless, however, her husband gives up his
corn speculation, she will NOT, think, have
that much longer"
"Corn speculation | Surely, Dandy has no
means adequate 10 indulge in such game as
that 7"
"Not he. But two years ago he bought on
credit, | believe, considerable quantity oi
wheat, and prices happening to fly suddenly
up just then he made large profit, This has
quite turned his head, which, by the by, was
never, as Cockney says, "quite rightly screw
! ed on" "The announcement OF visitor in
terrupted anything further the rector might
have to say, and soon alteIward went home
A sad accident occurred about month SUBJ
Isequent TO the foregoing conversation. The
rector was out riding upon usually quiet
horse, which all at once took it into its head
to shy al a scare-crow it must nave seen .
score of times, and thereby throw its rder.-
| Help was fortunately at hand and the Iever-
end gentleman was instantly conveyed home,
when it was found that his left thigh was bro
ken. Thanks, however, to his temperate hab
| its, il was before long authoratiyeiy pronoun
ced that, although it would be considerable
| time before he was released from onfinemen
| it was not probable that the lusty winter o.
his life would be shortened by what had hap
peped. Unfortunately, the accident threaten
eb 10 have evil consequences in another quar-
/ Ter. Immediately after il occurred, one Mat.
thewS, a busy thick headed lout Of butcher
rode furiously off TO Elm Park with the news
Mrs. Arbuthnot, who daily looked 10 be con
| fined, was walking with her husband upon The
lawn, in front Of the house, when the gren
burly blockhead rode up, and blurted out tba
the rector had been thrown from his horse and
| it was feared killed.
The shock Of such an announcement was
of course overwhelming. A few hours after.
ward Mrs. Arbu:hnot gave birth TO healthy
male child; but the young mothers life, as
sailed by fever; was for many days utterly de-
spaiIed of-for weeks held to tremble so even
iy in the balance that the slightest adverse Gil
cumstance might in moment turn the scale
deathward. At length The black horizon tha
seemed to encompass US So hopeleSSly light
ened, and afforded the lover husband glimpse
and hope Of his vanished aid, well-nigh de
SPARED of Eden. The promise was fulfilled
| was in the library when Mr.. Arbulhnot
awaiting the physicians morning report, very
anxousy expected az the reclory, when Dr
Lindiy entered the apartment in an evidently
cheerful mood.
| "You have been causelesSly alarmed" h,
said. "There is no fear whatever of relapse
Weakness only remains, and that we shal
slowly perhaps, but certainly remove"
A CLEAN Of tightening seemed TO flash owe
Mr.. Arbuthhors expressive countenance. =
" Blessed be God {" he exclaimed. cam
how" he added, "Shall we manage respect
ing the child /? She asks for it inceSsantly.'
Mr.. Arbuthnot's infant son, should State
had been consigned Immediately after It's brit
to the care OF Mrs. Dandy who bad hersel
been confined, also with boy, about fort
night previously. Scsratina being prevalen
in The neighborhood, Mrs. Dandy was hurrie,
away with the two children 10 a place nea
Bath, almost before she was able to bear th
journey. Mr.. Arbulhnot had left his wife 70
an hour, and had consequently only seen hi
child for few minutes after il was born.
"With respect to the child" replied Dr.
Lindly, "Pm Of The opinion that Mrs. Arbuth
not may see it in a day or two. Say The thirt
day from this if all goes we'll. | think W
may venture so far, but will he present, 70
any untoward agitation might be perhaps in
staniiy fatal. This point Professionally settle
we all three went our several ways; 1
cheer the still suffering rector with the goo
news. ....
The next day but one, Mr.. Arbuthnot wa
in excellent spirits. "Dr. Lindly's report
even more favorable than We had anticipated
he said, and start TO- morrow morning to brin
Mrs. Dandy and the child" The postman'
subdnei but unmistakeable knock interrupte
him. "The nurse" he added, "is very atlen
tive and punctusl. She writes almost ever
day." A servant entered with salyer heap
ed with letters. Mr.. ArbuthRot tossed iher
very eagerly, and sezing one, after glancin
at the poslmark, tore it eagerly open mutter
ing as be did so, at is not the usual hand
writing; but from her no doubt, "Mercifu
God" impulsively exclaimed as Suddenl
lifted my eyes to his. -
"What is the matteri" Amorta palor ha,
spread over Mr.. Arbuthnot's before animated
features, and he was glaring at the letter il
his hand as if basiiSk had suddenly confront
ed him. Another moment and the muscles o
his frame appeared 10 give way suddenly, an,
he dropped into an easy chair, from which h
had risen to take the letters. was terrib
alarmed, and first loosening his neckerchiel
for he seemed choking, soi.-"Let me cal
some one; and turned to reach the bell whe
he seized my arms, and held me with gri
of iron. "No-no-nop' he hoarsely gasped
''water - water /" There was lortunatel
some on side table. handed it to him an
he drank eagerly. 1t appeared TO revive hin
a little. He thrust the crumpled letter in hi
pocket and ssid in low quick whisper
',TheTe is some one coming Not word re
member not word % At the same time b,
wheeled his chair round so that his bacl
should be toward the serysnt we heard ap
Iproaching.
"I am sent, sir" said Mrs. Arbuthnop
maid, "to ask il The post has arrived"
j l"Yes," replied Mr.. AIbu;hnot, with won