Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-08

and answered in sweet binl-like voice: \,
"Mary Moorc.r -, e.s.5 ti-r.p efv
And what elscT asked quickly. A.
mary Moore Chester lisped the child.
MY heart sunk down like lead. Hero
was an end to oil tho bright dreams and
hopes Of my youth and inauhoodl Franh
Chester, my boyish riyaI, who had oi,c,
tried, and tried in vain, to usurp my Mac.
beside the girl, had succeeded at last. ava
had won the woman away from mol This
was his cbild--his child and Marysl And
| must 60 in there, and meet her once again,
and then 60 away forever, and ldie il God
would let mel ',1,ss.' - :,
sank, body and soul, beneatl, this blow
And hiding my face in my hands. leanod
against the door, while my heart went tears
Of blood. Thelittle one gazcd at mc, er;ev-
cd and amazed, and put up her prctty lin
as If to cry, whilc tho perplexed SERVANT
stepped to the parlor door and called NV
sister out to find out who il could be that
conducted so strangely. si mst, IA
heard light step and pleasant voice
saying: lTr,5
"Dld you wish TO soc my father, sir r. %
L looked up. There stood aprctty, sweet
faced maiden Of twenty. not much changed
from the dear little sister / had loyed 60,
well. looked at her moment. and still
ing the tumult Of my heart by mighty Of
fort opened my arms and said. I ~ -
"lizzie, don't you know ef' r.ls
"harry! Oh, my brother Harry !" she
cried, and threw herself on my breast. She
wept as if her heart would break. a
could not weep. drew her gently in.
to tho well lighted parlor, and stood with
her before them all.
There was rush and cry of Joy; and
then my father and mother sprang towards
me, and welcomed me home with heartfelt
tears! Oh, strange, and passing sweet, is
such greeting to tho wayworn wanderer.,
And as | held my dear old mother to nv
heart, and grasped my fathers hand, while
Lizzie still clung beside, felt that all was
not yet lost and though another had secured
lltes choicest blessing, many JOY remained
for me in this dear sanctuary of home.
There were four other inmates of the.
room who had raised on my sudden entrance. 4.
One was the blue-eyed child whom 1 had
already seen, and who now stood beside
Frank Chester, clinging to his hand. Near
by, stood Lizzie Moore, Mary's eldest sister,
aud IN a distant corner, where lhe had hur-
rledly retreated when my name was spoken.
stood tall and slender figure half hidden
by the heavy window curtain that fell on
tho floor.
"hen the first rapturous greeting was
over, Lizzie led me forward with timid
grace, and Frank Chester grasped nv hand.
welcome home, my boy,n he said with,
the loud cheerful tones l remembered so
well. "You have changed so 1 should not
have known you-but no matter for that
your heart is in the right place, l know"
SHOW can you say he is changed" ?" said
my mother gently. To be sure he looks
older than when he won't away-but his
eyes and smile are the Same as ever. II Is
that heavy beard that changes him he is
my boy STILL"
"Ayc, mother" answered sadly, II am
your boy still"
God help mo! At that moment I felt
like boy, and it would have been blessed
renef to have wept upon her bosom, as had
done in my infancy. But kept down the
beating of my heart and the tremor of my
mp, and answered quickly, as l looked in
his full handsome face:
"You have changed, too, Frank, but
think for the better"
soho yes-thank you for that compli-
ment,' he answered with hearty laupb.-
my wife tells me grow handsomer every
His wife! could hear that name and
keep silence still? "And have you seen nv
little girl3" he added, lifting the infant in.
his arms and kissing her crimson cheek.
.! tell you, Harry, there is not another
ono like her in the United States. Don't
you think she looks very much as her moth
er used to?"
"Very much" faltered.
"Hallo" cried Frank with suddenucss
that made me start violently, al have for
gotten to introduce you to my wife, believe
you and she used to be playmates in youth
-eh, Harryf" and he slapped me on the
back. "For the sake of old times, and be-
cause you were not at the wedding, I'll give
you leave to kiss her oncc-but mind, old
fellow, you are never to repeat the ceremo-
ny. Come here she il, and 1 for once want
10 sec how you will manage those ferocious
moustaches Of yours in the operation"
He pushed Lizzie, laughing and blushing
towards mel A CLEAN Of light and hope,
almost too dazzling to bear, came over me,
and cried out before / thought: '
"Not Maryw
ltmust have betrayed my secret TO every
one in the room. But nothing was said
even Frank in general so obtuse was this
time silent. kissed the fair check of the
wife, and hurried to the silent figure look
ing out of the window. sA
"Mary-Mary MOORE said in a low
eager voice. "Have you alone no welcome
to give the wanderer?"
She turned aud laid her hand in mine
and murmured hurriedly-
u am glad to see you here, Harry.n
Simple words-and yet how blest thor
made mel / would not have yielded up
that moment for an emperor's crownl For
there was the happy home group and the
dear home fireside, and there sweet Mary
Moore The eyes / had dreamed of by
day and night were falling before the ardent
gaze Of mine--and the sweet face I had SO
longcd and prayed to sec, was there before
me-more beautiful, womanly, and loving
than before! never knew the meaning Of
happiness till that moment came
Many years have passed since that happy
night, and the hair that was daYk and ,,les.ss.,