Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-07-15

wondered and many others wondered,
what he could see in me to love. I was
his inferior in every way. To be sure,
my poor mother had managed to keep
me at good schools I'll was a great girl,
and perhaps this made me something in
his eyes. We kept the village post Office
at that time. Then, when we began to
keep company, with fathers and moth
er's consent, he taueht me like master,
himself, great many things that i'm
proved my mind and my manners, ay,
and my heart, too but i am not going
on with my story. We were 10 be mar
ried at the end of two years. Before
the first year came round he was ordered
from the blockade service to a ship, at on
ly few hours notice. He ran down to
our shop, and showing the letter, prayed
mother to let US be made man and wife
that very evening. She would not hear
of it, saying | was too young, and did not
know my own mind, and would not know
how TO behave as his wife. He begged
and prayed once again, and cried tears,
and went on his knees she held firm to
her word. But alas Charley, it had
been doing better if she had not. Cry
ind and sobbing, in sorrow and in love,
We parted, Charley, and next day, ay, be-
fore it was day, your father left our vii
lage, and have never seen him since.
But he has sent letters to you, moth
err"
81 got none, if he did; though l be-
lieve he did, and that an enemy kept them
( from my hands, A short time after he
: left US, my father died, my mother grew
r poor, and we were turned out of our
comfortable house, not being able to pay
our rent The shop was re-opened by a
I woman and her daughter who bore me nc
: good viii, and ON your fathers account
too. He had paid some compliments tc
q the daughter before he met me, and they
4 blamed me for taking him from them
e And-God forgive me if wrong either
mother or daughter-but dc fear thai
letters from your father to me, and from
t. me TO him, were stopped by the new
u keepers ofthe post Office. Well, Charley
II you were born while my mother and
l. lived in a very poor way, tryihg to sup
port ourselves with our needles, and keel
&c out of the wo-khouse Your fathers 81
lence almost broke my heart. ! did no
suspect foul play about the letters then
'tis only lately some people gave me som
hints, and all could think was that b
er had forsaken US both, my king. Mothe
er died too, and YOU and were left quit
alone, Charley. Years after, when tr
id as l would or could, we were gettin
ID worse and worse off, Master Turner cam
at from bis village to ours on business, an
knowing my whole story, asked me
y, marry him. He was a man well to d
ng in the world at that time; and kind ma
n too; and SO, after giving up all otht
let hopes, thought, that, even for your SAX
in | ought not TO refuse comfortable hom
er and comfortable living. But it seemed
if el cry one was to have ill-fuck with m
N Good Master Turner began to grow po
ed from that very day, till last year, VIII,
Ter he died, leaving US as badly as he four
all us; and that's the whole story; onl
ey here are you and l living alone agai
mt with your little half-brother Billy, to ke
US company
'ed well, and be glad of his compan
mother" said Charley.
md 81 always loved little Billy for his o1
IT. sake and because he loved me- (the m
re- tual affection of the boys was indeed We
her remarkably "and now, though, as y
wn' say, he turns out to be only my h
the brother III love him better for his fathe
lide sake, who was friend to you when J
pen wanted friend. But we must open
ia door and let him in. Billy's voice
been heard calling on Charles to r
bar down with him TO the beach, and
han M the grand three-masted ship that was p'
i''ie ing but little way out, and people s
'ure seemed about to said boat ashore. ]
Charles went to the door, he held out
ne miniature, and asked, |" May see It Of
again, mother?7 2
vy' Keep it-'tis your own Charlie.
hsre," passing ribbon through the ]
at its top. hang it round your neck.
mar As hismother secured it, he once n
gen felt her tears dropping fast on his b
and looking up into her face, he stole
aster arms around her.
@Go, now, mothers darlings," as }
new in hand they left they humble thresl
'har- . but, Charley. do not stray out far to
ierce sands; il win be a springtide, / fear,