The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-09-02

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| oboegyo2 thAt his face WAs nnnelally -
Der. His silence was nothing uncommon
- - that passed without y remark ftodI
| o. 10 next day Jane received ~ hsn
/ deed dolAars, which was epent ios : shaw
like mine.E This brOuehf sansA ine back y
her iAce. Her moody looks, Issw, disturbed
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thoginAry; op1s& lsss prompe1y . CIR 4
l naG2A ~ hthef talked occasionally q
Be11a1okneat and economy when. sone q
o1s extrAvagnnt bills came II hae - ~
4lAe heed to his romarka on thfG Need. =
Where could We retrench In what could
NO economisef The very idea was absurd
i We had nOthing thar othcrI moving il oui
lcircle did not have. Our houoo and fmsul
turs uoald hardly compare hvogNhly Will
The hOases ind furniture of many Of Oul
| fashionable friends We dressed no better
Indeed mot - well - dozens &c our 40
IQNointances, Ratrenchmeuh an oconomy
\ + rsmsmbsr laughing With naypiSl6ra Ut ths
wJrd, and wondering with Thorn what could
b coming ovor my father. In . halcamused
way we enumerated che varioua itcms Of i'm
axiuAry reform, beginning at ne eansa|
GUNNER reercaeione, and ending Nth QNI
milliheFs' billA In mock seriOuanosa W.
proposed 70 take the places Of cook, cham
bselAAid and waiter. and thAa aave thsss
itena Of expensA Ia tho family. We had
enl1e . merry tima OVER oar lAncied set@pma.
NaeN eur thtAer Wae oNrl0NA HNtAAi(y ~
persisted In what seemed 10 ~ growing
peaNrlouunoaA Every dcMANd or nAoNsy
seemed 70 give him partial shock, and on,
cry dullAe thae cAme ~ ~ was parted with
relvoeAntly, Al shia wac saMethiNg new 10
0as hut we Thought Ices than We tslt NhoNs
II thur father seoMed 10 10 getting into 4
very siAgulAr atate IL mind
SNMMsr came r0Nnd--l shall never forget
that sNMMer- aud W. commenced making
our AMaNel preparations Cor SAFa.oxa, Mon,
ey wNa, at euurse, an indispensable rvQNis.
ila l askeA Tor my DECLARE
"Far what purpose Y Inquired NY father,
~ haven't AiNgle dr~ss ~ IA appear In
away iroM heMs. s~id |,
oWhere are you gaiAgy he askel,
! Thought the question 4 strAMge one, aud
replied q little eaEtly
l VITO SArAto,sN, III eeNrse."
WhE II seeMe1 new II him, Then he
repeated my words Ia VaestleAlNg hind vi
way, NJ e his mind wAs Net altogelAer .A,.
isAva on this subject
wtS SaratogNf'
Yves. cir IL Saratoga We AlwAye no
there. We sAall close the seAseN u New
port, this yeeN sa.s
"Whc else u soinxy Ny fathers man.
ner was strange. l had never seeM hun Ia
the mood he then appeared 10 be In.
'JNne h going, 81 course, and 10 h Nm.
ily. Aud we are trying b pereNade mother
also. She ditht ~, lNst year Won't YOU
spend week or two with Nss Now do SAY
yes
Ny MtAee shook his head at this last pro.
peal eli ail Mo, child |" very decidedly.
"WhyY' asked
nDccnnsc have something Of more im.
| nostAMco b think about than Saratoga and
II f.ehionablc follies.'
"Business husinessr sAid |, impa,ient
". 1T is tho Moloch, father, 10 which you
sacrifice every social pleasure, every home
delight every good! Already, you have laid
health and happiness on the bloody affairs
ef this false God n
A lew quick a0shes passed over his pale
face, and then its expression became very
sad - N
sAnna," he said, AFTER brief silence.
dusiog which even ny unpEacticed eye could
60 akae a intenss struggle was soinr On IS
his mind, "Anna, you VIII have % esvo up
yoar Wis to Saratoga, this wear"
Why fatherg 1t seemed as il nv blood
course, all in q glow. was confounded.
nv.1 a. - .rls = =
80 like n tyrannical Outrage
iii IS simply Us say, Ivy daughter. lie
spoke without visible excitement 81 cannot
afford the expense this season. and YOU will
therefore, all have to remain in the city
That's impossible |" said /, 81 couldn't
live here through the summer
II manage to liver' There was q tone in
my fathers voice as he uttered these simple
words, partly to himself that rebuked me
Yes he had managed to live, but how? Wit
ness his wasted FORM pale face subdued as
pect, brooding silence, habitual abstraction
Of the mind,
~ manage to liver' / hear the rebu-
KING voice, even now-the tones in which
they were uttered are in my ears. Dear
father' Kind, tender, indulgent, selfdeny-
my! All, how little were you understood by
yVuA bHOukhLcS6, Sclueu cDItUFeu 81
sLet my sisters and mother go. said l. a
new regard tor my father springing up in
my heart Il will remain at home with
YOU
Thank you, dear childlf be sanswered:
his voice suddenly failed With feeling. Hot
lcannot afford to let any one 90 this season.
The girls will be terribly disappointed
They have set their heartson going" said /
I'm sorry he said. But necessity
knows no law. They will have to make
themselves as contented at home as posi-
be
And be left me, and went away to his all
exacting business
WheA 4 had stated what he. had said. my
sisters We're in transport Of mingled anger
and disappointment and gave utrerancc Is
many unkind remarks against our kind. in |
dugent father. As for my Oldest sister she |
declared that she would so in spite of him, |
and proposed our visiting the store Of a well |
known merchant where we often made pur- |
chases, and buying all We wanted, leaving
directions to have the bill sent in. Butt |
was now on my fathers side, and resolutely /
opposed all suggestions Of disobedience
His manner and words had touched me.
causing some scales to drop from my vision,
30 that ! could see with new light, and
perceive things in new aspect
We waited past the usual time for nv
fathers coming on that day, and then dined
without him. A good deal to our surprise.
he came home about four o'clock, entering
in an unusually quiet manner even for him.
and went up to his room without speaking
10 any one of the family.
"Was that your father?' We were sit
ling together, still discussing Saratoga and
Newport. 1t was my mother who asked the
question We had heard the street door.
open and close, and had also heard footsteps
Along the passage and up the stairs. ~
1T was too early for him to come home"
answered
My mother looked at her watch ard re-
marked, as a shade Of concern fitted over
ler face
"it certainly was your father. cannot
% mistaken in his step. What can have
brought him home SO early? hope he is
rot sick" And she arose and went hastily
rom the room.
Ifollowed, for sudden fear came into my
leaft.