The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-10-24

am sure when she knows l am pressed,
she will give up little, and help me to
bring the old man round"
So, to Hettie he went, instead of for
ging an order, and made clean breast of
it. And now what do you think this
petted child did?
Now, you suppose she went into hys-
terics, or cried her pretty eyes out of her
head, or accused him of dragging her
down to poverty and degradation, and ran
off to beg home with her father.
No, she did not one of these things
But she did just what one half of the
wives so complained of, would do, if hus-
bands would go to them in confidence and
tell them their trials and temptations,
and trust them as every man should trust
his wife,
els that alI2" said she, laying her beau
tiful jeweled hand upon his brow, after
| he had told her Of his indebtedness els
that all, that paltry sum of money, that
has made your brew so dark and your
sleep 50 disturbed, and your face so worn
and pale? Charley, l have been a fool l
can do without these things, and / will
But | won't 60 to father"
"No--not at ALL" he answered. Her
gentle yet resolute tone had struck the
old chord of manliness that had been
shattered. He told her all his weakness,
all his sin, all his temptation.
Pale and trembling, she staggered to
! her seat, and sat over against him, look
ing into his haggard face, like one ava
kened from :. frghtful dream.
and you did all this for me, all for
me, because ycu could not bear to say mo
to my opportunities. Twill not reproach
you. Leave me now Let me think. Oh!
let me think; if am able to do so.
Charles left her. 1t was long before
Hettie, the pretty, light-hearted Hettie,
could think 1t was to her new bust
ness. At last, her head began to grow
more clear. "What wicked fool I've
becn," she exclaimed. l knew, yes, well
enough, that his salary would not pay all.
But then thought it was debt, and
somehow it would get paid Somers has
but thousand year, his wife lives just
as do Tarlton has the same. Rich
ards the same. Corwn no more. Yet
they all. dress, 60 to balls, parties, plays,
rides, and keep up appearances. Do they
all steals Yes ,sthat's the word--do they
all steal from their employers, or forge
notes? The blood mounted to her brow.
"And have been the cause of all this; |,
an idle, worthless dependent, hanging a
dead weight on the man love, till | drag
him down to perdtion.
She arose, in pride, and straight ran to
the room to the couch of her sleeping
child. On the way her eye glanced as
usual into the great mirror that hung on
the wall. She stopped short and survey
ed herself from head to foot, and involun-
tarily, the words burst from her curled
| lip, what a fool 1t was the work OF
only an instant, to strip from her neck,
ears and arms, the diamonds which had
been the gift of her father on her fifteenth
birth day. She remembered that her
mother had told Mrs. Gamble, their next
door neighbor, that they cost thousand
dollars.
\ light broke over her face. 1T will
more than pay all. Yes, they shall 60.
Everything else shall 60, but Charley, my
own dear Charley shall be redeemed
Aye, | will wipe out the stain from his
hands, too, for it was love for me that
put it there, and love for him shall wipe
| it out.
How beautiful she stood there. before
the mirror! How grand and queenly she
looked; her head thrown back with its
stern resolve, her eyes flashing with a
new born light aud whole face expand,
ing and glowing with the earnestness OF
a fixed purpose!
She had been pretty before, she was
beautiful now
She rung the bell. ordered the nurse tc
take care of the baby, tied on her morning
hat, with her dinner dress, but she did
not heed the mistake---and without look
at the glass or a thought Of herself, walk.
ed down to Bishops, called for the gen,
tleman himself, who was an old friend;
asked private chat; told her story naive.
ly, ave have been silly" said she, "but
it's all my fault. You know, Mr.. Bish-
op, always had everything wanted at
home, and now Charley is in debt, that S
it; | know you will deal justly with me.
You bought these diamonds expressly for
me, and you know what they are worth -
"They cost me just two thousand dol
lars, Mrs. Harvey, and they were the fin
est bargain l ever ma le Your father
sent me the funds, l did my best for him.
| bought them second handed in Paris,
and | just want them this very day to
fill an order from the south, and l will
pay you what gave for them"
"But why, Miss Hettie,-as I used to
call you-why don't you 90 to your IA
ther? lie would help you if he knew you
were in trouble"
Il can't go to him in trouble, Mr..
Bishop. No, no; he will think that his
gold brought me back If he only knew
how much | love him and mother, too
how much l have suffered" she
| burst into tears.
"Never mind, Hettie," said the father
| iy old man; "neyer mind, it will all come
right"
eyes, it must and shall be. sold his
| love first, and now | sell his diamonds
But | will have both back again some
day. Oh! Mr.. Bishop, why don't fathers
and mothers learn their girls to know
something, and then these terrible things
would not happen
"You are learning your wisdom very
fast, Miss Harvey. Why, you are child
yet"
"Yes, but | must cease to be child.
What did you say these were worth! did
| understand YOU two thousand -
"That is what they cost