The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-08-13
Inr ~s ams that su hs ha
es'ness that seemed wholly unaccounta-

bic.
Do you know me, sir = he asked af
ter moments silence, and there was a
shaking in lis voice.
| do not know that ever had tn
pleasure Of meeting you BEFORE said the
deacon
But here change came over the fea
lures Of the girl, who had been watching
the stranger iutently all the time. A
light, the light of long buried recollec-
ton, seemed to break up from her heart
into her face Her breath came gasp
ingly between her parted lips, her dila
ted eyes were fastened on the stranger
then, with a quick cry, she sprang for
ward 'Uucle, it is Ellsworth it is
surely Ellsworth.
U if you had seen that old man then,
Ills cheeks tul ned ashen pale, bis frame
shivered T; he tottered few steps for
ward, and then the great, wild cry of
his heart broke out l. it you, my boy
Ellsworth.'
1t is |, father; are you glad to sec
me : Aud that STRONG man asked tn.
question with sob, aud timii voice,
like that OF Child
Come to me, come to me my bow,
hat thought was d al, that | have
seen ev ry night for ths last eight wears
lying with 'he dark eye, of hi, mother
under the white waves Q. EI>worth,
G'd has sent you home trom the dead
Come TO NE, boy
And the old man drew bis his arms
around his sons neck, and leaned his
q ay head on his strong breast, and for
a while there was no word spoken be-
tween them.
You have forgiven me, father asked
The young man at last.
DO not ask me that, my boy. How
many times would | have given every
hing | possessed on earth to ask For
,lve me-, Ellsworth ? and to hear you
nswer, Yes father
So there was peace between those two
uch peace as the angels, who walk up
nd down the bills, clothed with the roy
i purple of eternity, tune their harps
ver!
And this this is Nellie ? How she
as altered But | know the voice,
aid + lsworth at last, az he took the
isl', hand iu bis own, and kissed her
'ct checks, adding very tenderly, MY
airing sister Nellie And at last
hey all went out under the shade of
he vine, aud there Ellsworth told his
tory.
The merchantman in which he had
allied from home was wrecked; aud |
many Oh board perished but some of
he sailors constructed a raft, on which
he boy was saved with several others.
Thcy were afterwards rescued by ves-
el bound for South America. Here
Ellsworth had obtained situation in a
irge mercantile establishment, first as a
Jerk, aud afterwards as junior part
er.
He had written home twice, but the !,
tiers had been lost or miscarried As |
> received no answer, he supposed his
ther had never forgiven him for run :,
ng away and tried TO reconcile him q
1T to the estrangement.
But he had of late found it very diff
,lt to do this. and, at last, be had re-
ived to return to his home, have an iu-
rvicw with his parent, and try whether {,
e sight of his long absent son would not s
tten his heart. G
o! it was happy trio that sat under b
e green leaves of the hop vine that d
mmer morning. 1t was happy trio q
at sat down in that low, old fashioned \
Ichep, to the delicious dinner of chick
and fresh peas, that Nellie had been
long iu preparing.
Aud that night three very happy peo- !
e kDelt down 10 the old sitting-room :
llie the trembling voice of the deacon v
anked God for him tnat was dead and
live agaia.' u