Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-26
,ay. Je.sIe had been gone nIno

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months.
On Tuesday night, his wife stood at her door.
looking out anxiously for his return. Il was
nine o'clock hut warm and fine, g. d the month
Of June Ere long in he dusky twilight, she
espicd a toil-worn man coming up the street. -
A ncqhboring lamp shone on the mans 6dure
as he approached Hannah started az she
caught 81 sht Of her husbands face. It was so
worn and jaded she hardly knew him.
"Gve me sup TO drink, Hannah" said
Richard when he had entered the house and sat
down
The dust upon his dress showed that he had
made the journey on foot
"Its a long spell TO Canterbury, YOU sec
and / don't think foot Il os we'll as 1 used TO
do" He was anxious his wife snould under
stand that the cause Of his fatigue was physi-
cal,
lie took long draught az the mug Of beer,
put IL down. and then with his elbow ON the
table, aud his head resting ON his hand. said
81 can't touch my supper yet awhile. I'm dog
tired; I'll tell YOU ali nbout my Journey, now
and then we've done with it." He took of his
hat, looseuel his neckerchief; and then, without
raising his eyes to his wfe's face, began.
Hannah, have seen our child have been
down TO Canterbury and seen The place where
she lives, and the company she Keeps But
though I've seen her, she amt seen me:
hadn I the face to show myself after all When
| got down yonder on Sunday afternoon, and
see the grand Old house she is iivin' in, nioh by
the cathedral, and the young ladies walkin' in
the garden, said TO myself; 1t will never do to
shew yourself there, my mani and so ! made up
my mind I'D come back as | went, without
even a word orr kiss, and be satisfied, if could
only clap my eye oa her for a minute 50
watched about the house till they all come out
two aud two 10 90 to the cathedral close nv,
and then ! saw my child, h md in hand with a
lady in silk, who walked at the head Of the lne
She seemed kind o. gentle with our little girl,
and helped her on bit, for she couldn't quite
keep up with the Others aud Jess looked up at
her as though she liked her, and wasn't afraid
kept my eyes on her, and followed after 'em
up to the church door, and when They went in,
| seemed to be drawn on Ike, and went in too,
as though l couldn't do other It's a brave
place in that cathedral, and lots TO see in my
line; but could only look at one place all the
time, where she was sitting among the ladies',
looking Just as quiet and as good as I've seen
her look score o. times sitting in yon chair.
| y GU should have seen her eyes, Hannah, when
! the organ was playinl She was happy then /
warrant l minded TO sit on a back bench
where she couldn't see me, ann there watched
! her, whilst they played and sung, till all al
once, felt was going to choke, and then
! (God forgive me) rose and walked out of the
church, with a curse upon my lips. | woulo
have set off home then and there, but somehow
l couldn't tear myself away. | saw them al
come out of the church again, and 90 back "a
tho big house, and l loiterel about the iron
! gates hoping I'd see ner again in the garden
or at the window, but didn't A servi MT came
out atore long, looking very smart and tidy
and, thinks |, I'll just ask him how Jessie is
and what she's ADDING Of now; but when ]
went up TO him, he stared at me in auppish sort
! of a way, and so l only asked what O'Clock il
was. I'd half mind to ring the bell and pc
! in, after all but every time | looked at ms
dress and my bundle, my heart failed me; 30
turned away at last, and came back as | went
without ever hearing the sound of my bairni
voice Perhaps | was fool and ought 60 hav,
gone in without fear OF shame, as an homes
man should; but the Lord knows I'd rathe
have come back as have, than seen her loOl
ashamed O. me. or brought blush to he
check, ] coudn ha burne that, Hanuahl"
Richard Mallet's voice sank as he uttere
these words, and his great hand trembled a
he bent his head over the table The spirit q
the man seemed bruised and broken down
For many days Richard Malletrepcnted of tn
sacrifice he had made, and upbraidod himsel
for ever having allowed his child to be remove,
from him
"Why did they ever permit this unnatura
separation to take plaee' the parents asket
themselves
"Jessie would never be theirs any more now,
said the poor mother. "lhey had better forge
their own BARN by the time she had fnishe,
her schooling, she'd be no company for such a
them"
Richard was the first to gain right feeling Of
the subject.
"IIannah," said he one day, "wc've dom
our duty and it's no use talking, Jessie mus
be brought up as she should be- and you an
me ought to bo the last to stand in her way. -
| promised her trustees we'd be no hindranc
to them, and we amt goin to break our wort
When Richard spoke thus, lac looked NOR
cheerful, outwardIy than he had done for ma
ny day
Whatever fears and anxieties he might have
they were henceforth to be confined to his ow
breast.
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