The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-01-23

] WY NN"lN lVu hot nave met me WIKI q
smile and cheerful welcomeg
Because didn't feel ike smiling was
/ the answer
Bu; you smiled lhe moment Mr.. an
7 Mrs. Bikbec came in; aud that, too. when
| your feelings were any ,binss we're any
D thing but pleasant m6Insnt before Cau
( YOU Dc for their oomiort wi has you are not
willing 20 do Tor minel
( do The best can. am suro. sobbelI
Mrs. Leeinan, begiruiug to cry. wish
you'd found a wife who could have suit.
ed you better than 90. never can
suit YUu--nover.
Abby was in tears, aud her husband
could say no moro. He could only WISH
that she would understand him. Oh
how often, when she was kind and guod,
did he wish she would always be ~, aud
again when she was makjng company so
happy, how iervently did le pray that
sue would always do the same Tor him
She was neat tidy, industrious woman
and oply her own family knew of lhis
dark trait in her character
La The same town with Abby lived her
only sister, who married Young man
named CHARLES Frye. Charles was some
eight-and'twenty, and Lydia, his Wife
Aoby's sister, three years younger. THIS
young man was a carpenter by trade,
strong, healthy, generous, aud Of superb
oriuCelleot aud intelligence. His busi.
ness was good, and though.he wore pa.
per cap aud apron ten or twelve hour, =
day, yet he was layiag up money. Lyd.
ia Frye WAS unlike her sis,er in QUO res
pect, That SWEET smile which visitors
found upon hsr face never faded IN her
husband presence. and the words which
tne stranger heard her speak 10 her child
were never more harsh when alone with
her little Que. She loved her husband q
she loved her child; aud never did She
kaowmgly speak a word which could
bring cloud upon member of her
household.
Aud between these two sisters there
was ah estrangement Several times ty.
dia had expos .ulated with Abby on sc.
copnp of her fractions trealmen. of her
cbildren, and once she had even gone so
Tar AS to put her arms about her sisters
cNild aud project II 'from the mother,
ma 5eiRnd u unfortunately happened ihat
on that very evening Mr. Leeman asked
his wife why she could not be as kind a.
mild always as her sister was. Then.
added 10 this, Abby shortly afterwards
learned, through meddlesome neighbor,
that her sister had given her husband,
Albert, some advice as to how he mir ht
best punish his fraouous wife. his elan.
ped the climax in Abby's mind, and from
That time Ghsle was no intercourse be-
tween the sisters.
One day Albert came home with
the pleasing intelligence for his wifi, that
her father would be there the next morn.
ing, and that they intended to settle
down with him aud find a home, Abby
was in eostaciss. She loved her father, for
he was a good man, and had ever been
kind to his children. And be was veal
thy, too. .,.,..t
On the following, day, Moses Gorhsm
came lie was an old man now, past ak
ty, with white hair. and mild. benevolant'I
look; and Abby was very happy. Her
father told her ne had finished his trav-
els, and meant to settle down with one
Of his children for the remainder Of his
days. -.a
Oh of course you'll come and stay
with us, Abby said. We've got the
most room, and are best able to keep
you,
All. my child, retured the old man
with smile, ! am beIter able 10, keep
myself. But | can tell you better
about that after / have been here a
spell.
At the end Of week, Mr. Gorham
Abby and her husband that he
had that day deposited in the bank TWEEN
" thousand dolAri, in their name. and
that they might draw il as they pleased
He thus wished them to enjoy part, at
least Of their patrimonY, while he lived
OF course the reader can imagine how
This announcement WAS received But
he old man did not stop long 10 hear
their thanks for he had the same errand
TO deliver TO Lydia and her husband.
He found Charles Frye aud wife both
one chair when he entered.-
Lydia sitting ip Charles lap. aud the
;ullu IN nef 8. Ie lolu tnem Wllhl ne
lad done, and twas some Time ere one
,f them could speak Bat Charles was
he first to break the silence.
Mr., Gorham lie said in low, tiemu-
Gus voice. accept your generous offer,
nj The more recently too, because
fnow il comes from the hand Of love-
But. sir, could not have asked it'll
could nothaye expectedit-on the ground
that am your son.in-law. No, no. for
in this noble woman you have given me
4 treasure such a. few men posses. OIL
you cannot know what a heaven on earsh !
nay home is while-while-my wife"
But Charles had undertaken word he
could lot perform. The words stuck in
his throat, and the speech ended in
food Of tears. His gentle wife sank up
81 his bosom, and the old man went 70
HE window and pretended 70 be looking
lt something in the street. notwithstand-
ing it WAS very dark out there, and that
he had his handkerchief before his eyes
III the while.
Another week passed away, and dur
ng the most Of that time the old man re-
NAMED with Abby, After this he began
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