Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-12-17

ing out with some bills immediately
The door opened, noiselessly /; with noise
less steps dropping figure went out, and
noiselsssly the door was shut again. The
was that Of sight.
Mr.. Redwoods the merchant, who thought
bis shoemaker's bill Of so little consequence
that he would not take the trouble to write
check in order to cancel it, left his store some
two honrs after the visit OF Andrew, and start
ed home to his late dinner. On his way he
passed wine store, and dropped in to order
case of choice Amontillado, the flavor OF
which no had tried and approved.
Send It home within an hour. / wish a
bottle for my dinner said Mr.. Redwood, as
he took out his pocket-book to pay for the
wine.
1t shall be done,' was the ready answer.
As the merchant replaced his pockst-book,
and was buttonipg his coat over his breast, a
poorly-dressed, worn, and feeble looking wo-
tnan came into the store, and walked back,
with an air of timid irresc luton, 10 where the
two men-the wine dealer and his customer
were standing.
Well, what's wanted7' said the wine dealer,
in short, imperative voice.
My husband is very low, and the doctor
has ordered him some wine.' The woman's
sad, pleading tone, made it very apparent to
the dealer that she had come to beg, and not
TO buy.
Has he, indeed' The voice of the Wine
dealer was half insulting.
81 failed TO get money for my work, and
cannot go home without the wine. oh sir,
If you will trust me for bottle, will GER
tainly come and pay You The money is earn
ed, and II is Promised this afternoon
The wine merchant laughed, sneeringly, as
he made answer:
1t won't do, my good woman The trick
is too stale.'
fBut, sir
The urgcncy-of the case made Mrs. Blythe
importuHite
'Thcre-therei That will dot Go, now |
and the wine-nerchant waved his hand towart
the door, Immediately. Mrs. Blythe turneC
and went away, not speaking another word
The eyes Of Mr.. Redwood were on her pale
thin face, and he saw there an expression thai
haunted him, as we are sometimes haunted by
face in picture, for many days afterwards
A common dcdgei' said the wiHe-merchant
in vulgar way, as the woman passed into the
street. 6 II had given her the bottle of wine,
she would have been as drunk as beast in
half an hourp
Mr.. Redwood, in whose memory that part
Ing look CT Mrs. Blythe had daguerreotyped
itself, thought differently; but he gave ne ut
terance to his thoughts.
That woman's story was a true one,' he said
TO himself, as he passed on his way homewaru.
looked carefully all around him, up and down
the street, with a kind of vague hope of see
ing her. But, already too long away from her
exhausted husband, she had hurried back to
him almost flying feet.
80 Mary p whispered feeble voice.
as she leaned over the bed, 'show long have
you been away feel very faint--yery faint
Have YOU got the wine?'
Only the bitter wine of sorrow, crushed out
from an almost breaking heart, had she brought
Tor her husband, and as q few drops fell upon
his face, sho whispered back huskily; -
Ar. Barker could not pay me for my work
But he will send the money in an hour or two,
and then will get tho wine.'
feeble sigh escaped the breast of the sick
man his eye lids dropped YEARLY, until the
lashes lay in two dark lines upon his bloc d loss
cheeks, while more death-like hue over.
spread his countenance.
Edward Edward! Oh, Edward Hus.
band =
Slowly the eyes of the sick man opened, but
closed again, heavily, without sending forth
beam OF intelligence.
The poor womans strength was all gone
sinking into chair, she leaned over upon thu
hed ana laid her face against that of her hus-
band. Its GOODNESS chilled her to the heart
Already the death-damps were breaking
through the relaxing pores. A moment shi
tried to arouse herself to q new effort Blu
nope mad died, and the leaden pail of despair
was on her spirit.
MRS. Bythep
boy.
'MTs. BlytheP His hand was upon her arm
but she stirred not
5 saFA " NV VIII sHsd for Mr. Blythe"
The voice and words together penetrated
the shut door Of the woman's senses, and mart
~ arousing herself, she murmured, as a fulle
consciousness retained -
tToo late too late! =
thrill OF horror went through the bow
frame, as bending over, his eyes rested upor
the ashen face of man wearing the CAST
y image OF death.
How little dreamed the well-to-do merchant
OF scene like this, rs he slipped his delicately
favored sherry, anti remarked upbn its quail.
~! Of scene like this, which an easy act ct
Justice on his part, in the simple payment Of a
bill might have prevented Once, as he look
ca II the christal wine, holding his glass to
the light, the countenance OF the poor woman
nc had seen at the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT to
glare at him as if reflected from q mirror, Bnt
The unpleasant vision faded in lnomept.-
Between that despairing countenance and his
failure to pay trihing bill, he recognized no
possible relation OF elect and cause. Yet
| was 1t ever so!-the relation did exist.
! Need We give any new shades to our picture
need we turn the Kaleidoscope we
| aud word by way OF application What
good The lesson is complete enough. and
all additional groupings or colorings would but
weaken the moral we seek to enforce.
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IMPORTANT PROM kANsAs.-SpeciaL Session
o. The Legislature-lHessagG of .4cting Goper-
MOI, Stdntoa.--St. Louis, Dec. 14.-Tho Spe
ciaI Session of the Kansas Legislature was or
gsnized on the 9Th instant by the election of
U. W. Babcocll President of the Council,
ana q. W. Deitzler as Speaker of tho House.
Acting Governor Stanton, in his message,
states that in consequence of recent events
having produced profound agitation in the
public mind and that sense Of wrongs and
injustice, whether we'll or ill founded, and an
apprehension OF greater evils to arise, have
aroused the people of the Territory to a con-
dition Of great excitement. 1 find myself
compelled NY sense Of duty to call you to-
gether, that You may adopt prompt LIE gislation
in measure to avert the calamities which
threaten the public peace. After reviewing
the formation and action Of the constitutional
Convention, Governor Stanton recommends
the passage of an act directing the election TO
be held under different officers on the same
day and ut the same places provided by the
Proclamation of the President of the Conyen-
ton authorizing the people to vote for the
Constitution, in either of the forms presented
by tho Convention, and also against the Con-
stitutiOn in both forms.
The Governor also recommends the passage
OF a law making fraudulent returns of votes a
felony, with suitable punishment.
ST. LouIs, Dec. l4.-The Kansas letters tn
| the Republican state that an intense excite
ment prevails among all classes of people in
lhc territory. The probabilities are that the
party opposed to the LecOmpton Convention
VIII not permit the election Of the 2lst inst.
10 DC held. Gen. Lane, with three or four
l .ni'iit hieh, IS encamped near Lecompton.