Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-08-18
ERENsRURG, AUGUST Is, 1858.
to me. I will send him . long sweel

to write to me. will send him long sweet '
letter, and post it myself
Little did she know that at that moment
Frank was approaching the village. way-worn
haggard, hungry, and almost shoeless /
In the morning, usual with her,
Lucy looked out of the window for the post {
man, and as the window commanded view
of the churchyard, she observed meanly-
clad person leaning on the sun-dial, appa-
rently deeply absorbed. Surprised at such |
an occurrence, for the villagers we're by no
| means addicted to such contemplation, she
| regarded him with great attention.
fsSome poor highway pilgrim" she thought
eff he comes this way will give him half-a-
crown for Franks sake. for it was there we
parted But had better send it." And
forthwith calling her maid of all-work ifor
Lucy Dixon now kept servanO she de-
spatched her with the coin.
Frank Webster-f6r as the reades may !
have guessed it was he-was Cleaning on the |
pillar in a sad reverie.
"My words were prophetic" he said to
himself: s'my destiny is but a destiny; 1t be-
gan and is ended; aud there is an end OF 1t.
Shadows begin at nothing and end at moth
: ing Three times three hundred and sixty
five suns has this dial recorded and yet there
lis the shadow still-silent, sombre-slowly
moving as ever So with myself, L have
! zone the round of the years, and have como
, back only to gaze on the symbol Of my own
: fate Roll on, shadow time and tide to
! thee are as nothing. Thy dumb authority
ends where it began, and begins where 1t en-
;, ded."
d While he was thus morbidly meditatiDg: a
If girl addressed hin, saying, "Please,, SIR
:, missus sent you this" and she presented nl"
e half-a crown.
s. "Alms p' he cried, as the red blood man
r tied his forehead, "take it away"
h His look frightened the girl; SO, throwing
n down the coin, she scampered away.
:. "And has it come to this ?" he groaned,
,t .s.pd on this spot, too, sacred to the memory
l. Of nav happiest days! Oh, Lucy, dear Lucy,
? NAV YOU never know the misery that has tai
a. len on me"
y, He was about to hasten away when the
- c;rl returned. saving her mistress did moi
ID mean to afrort the gentleman
..Whc is your mistress ?" he asked.
rv Miss Dixon, sir" replied the girl
be s.Miss who Z" shouted Frank Webster.
lid ..Miss Dixon, the milliner," SAID the giri
or "Lucy Dixon p exclaimed Frank inter
"a, rogatively.. g, ,,;od :,
girl. .,,,a. :,
the fallen man, ssaud tue to me. And what a
I? A wandering vagabond, about to emil
zen at the nearest depot My shadow is no
INK black indeeG.' =,
CIV. He could 10 longer restrain himself,
ate leaning on the sun dial the hot tears gush
her from his eyes, and he sobbc9 aloud
an The girl stood petrifed; but IN few ST
onds Frank, mastering bis emotion by gre
VEL effort, picked up the half-crown, and Pressi
nd
pre- want, and said, 'sTell Lucy-I mean tell ye
Oc- mistress-shat will wear this next my hea
in in remembrance of her goodness, till my
the ing hour. Is Miss Dixon wellf'
pen Yes, SIR" was the reply.
o be s.And happy?' he asked. =, =,
tier Yes, sir, she's got nice shop SAID
was GIRL s'yonder it is" :.
~ of and perceived a neat little shop-wlnd
graced by some choice articles of feminine
ndou tire. =,
pos II would not see her for the world.
t for would despisc me, !" he muttered. ell
only said he to the girl, ''that the Stranger
but ask for blessing on her head every ho'
f not his existence" And SO saying he wa
with out of the churchyard, and took the road
only led away from Lucy's abode.
,tron The girls ipcoherent account, coupled
t;ons what she had witnessed in the churchJ
rcbed threw Lucy into state of violent agita
ant of The strangers knowledge Of her, his ext
adam emotion. and Franks long silence. raise
,enius extraordinary suspicion in her mind.
ocr;tv 1T must be Frank!' she exclaimed
r cal hurriedly putting on her bonnet, she ran
NV on the road with the speed of fawn.
md. She soon overlook the wanderer, an
The glance at his face, although pale and en-
IS Wis ted, was sufficient.
| little Frank, dear Frank" she cried,
was to laid her hand on his arm.
asked s.Lucy!'' he gasped, and fell senset
mmend the road The shock had exhauste
is one strength.
Loudly calling for assistance, some Ia
81 can approached and carried the ihsenstpio
what the withered but once handsome Frank
i and ster to the nearest inn, where he was 81
nut to bed, and Lucy despatched mess
;r. and for medical assistance.
re, she For weeks poor FRANK iay noNelle
her JOY life and death: Lucy :ne da. So, md
ae good lAncy, was all the .iihe uis :n,, 10,
and in nurse How great was her Joy wneh
chubby pronounced out OF danger que ;OTv ha =,
and the her head, and as tears glistened IN ne
lain nee her lips moved, put OH! one h"o"
lied the cuage they breathed.
egan to When FRANK was su'n'l f,ay be II
oorhood, he related his adventures. n'.' no -
nd nro don he procured employment as co
6 rear an attorneys Office. In that situation
"A ,ftwo "A. for he was continually making b
She was he then became stroliug player,
,esar her ;no the worst actor in the company,
herself oo;yed kind of bread and water salaI
70 in the fbe breaking up of the company, he
to list .s a soldier; but an unconquef
,.,, sire to visit his native place, and Of
hnoceh''J Lld b;s beloved Lucy seized him