Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-15
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;%"ii1 F'rSonm Chambers Miscellany;
THE HUSBANDS SECRET.
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:'HoOnep day 4 good many years ago, a
fSddiis w6mdfi Knocked at the door' of
little .e6ttage,d I'M the suburbs of the town
HSfs Newcastle upon 1syne. 1.-The knock
TTas zfffmedfateIy'' responded to by the
nUpcRfhk Of the door from within. III An
''a..eti iW0uaf n neatly dressed, iaifd who
e1rsd evidently risen from her wheclJw
7'fiiea sole iniiiate lef the little cot. T''iai
NJ sSBless your heart, girl.' said the dame
She entered with her visitor, and sat,
down to the wheel again, sthere must
sturdy be something particular about you
$t0-day; for you did not use to knock.n
H';si az was ;lfraitl some one might be with
sISoa, inother;'a saidth girl, who had ia
-nkcni seal opposite the spin ncr .n-:l5-7
nH b"An nd though neig ighbor had been
here, III rcPfieif the, dame, ''this' surely
~ ou4dI' have frightened yeuaway. But
ssthe truth is you have something to say
III 10 iiie, Catherine, Seontiifued the speaker
"Rindbaf> >s0utswith it, hy dear, and de-
-ilend nponthe hast. counsel that old Ham
"i1fah can give 20 =LuEa adi y. zq1
sec Fhc.Souog d~onan blushed deeply,
Il4nf E d not speak, si"miiisa efi: II
..IIas William Hutton asked you to.
s=Dccone his wife, eatharine as'aa.s-said the
dame, who easily and rightly anticipated
the matter that M=ls in the thouglaRofhe her
youthful visitor
~ ..rIIe has mother was the reply,
"WelFlny- dear, J, said she, after ashort
i,pausc,i iftiS it mot this what yon have long
asexPeeted, ay, and wished2' He has your
heart; aud so suppose it needs no witch
to tell what will be the end ont. :"
! This might be all very true, but there
-ywasq something ON Catharine's mind
which struggled SO to be out, and out it
..'ar".'Dear Hannah" said she, seating
herself closely BY the dame, and taking
-, hold of her hand, you have been a
Kind fricnd-a parent-to me since my
q poor mothcr died, and | have no one
TO look to for advice but yourself
have not given, William an answer, and
=. j would not until l had spoken to you ;
more especially as something as you
-";j once &c said. '-l.2f 5.7 ~ 'iti''f
.N''HAWiiatdid I say, 'Catharine ?''inter-
-G1uptedifhe old Woman; ''nothing against
4,ithe man. you loYrI surely. a. He is, from
all L .haye seen and heard, kind hearted,
Industrious, and every way Well-be
haved. .'7''I 'li III h'' E.
Is. Hannah replied the woman
isBut YOU soJilGe s3iiI, after II brought him
9.-' once ,oE; twice to see you, that you did
net like those--those sort of low fits
that fall upon hinLeven while in your
company. l havez often noticed them
.ainces HaHnah," continued Gatharine,
with sigh. :
Plague on my sthoughtlcss tongue,
for saying such thing to vcx you, my
dear child : Hewas a soldier, you know
a good many years ago-before he was
tWenty-and fought for his country.-7
Perhapsthe may have seen sights then
that made him grieve to think upon
without blaming himself. But whatev-
er it maybe, meant not, Catharine
that you should take such a passing
word to heart If he has some little
cares. you will easily sootheI him and
make him happy ..rr. 'i,.t ...,, 80. .....l
As the worShy dame spoke. her visi
,.ter's, brow gradually cleared, after some
further conversation, Catharine left tn,
cottage lightened at heart with tn,
Isl. thought that her old friend approved o
= her Following the course to which he
inclination fed her. ...,'..-.
s,sI; Cathariqe Smith was indeed well en-
al titled d1to pay fespeet-te the eonnsels Q
: Hannah Tie latter had never mar
s,ried, and had spent the greater part O
-" her life IN the service OF a wealthy lam
- - iIy at Mofpeth. = When she was there
,s4'fheG widowed .mother1of Catharine ha
a'rdied dt Newcastle; andyon learning Z
- =. the circumstances, Hannah, though
-~sfriend merely andlno relation had sen
for the orphan girl, then ten years c
=. age, and had taken care of her until sh
.'xagres1 fit to maintain herself by service
-5A On finding herself unable to continu
working life longer, Hannah retire
to Newcastle; her native place, wher
she lived in humble comfort on th
earnings Of her. long career of scry
- tude.. Catharine came back with nc
- TO Newcastle, and immediately entere
sd into service there. Hannah aud Caths
zine, had been two years in these respet