Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-12-21


child said this in a hushed whisper, with her
fps laid close to her fathers ear.
in his caresses- Now the sleeping impul
ses of strong heart were all awake ant
actfse
In a small, back chamber sat q pale, sweeI
faced, patient looking woman, reading letter
which had just been left for her by the post
man.
Thank God" she said, as she finishes
reading it, and her soft, brown eyes wer,
lifted upward. at looked very dark" sh.
murmered, "but the 1aoruizg has broker
again.
A light, quick step was on the stairs; and
the door was pushed hastily open.
Charles, dear!''
The boy entered with an excited counte
nance "I'm going to have a place, mother!'
he cried to her, the moment his feet were in
side the door.
The pale woman smiled and held out her
hand to her boy. He came quickly to her
side
"T'here is no necessity for your getting q
place now, Charles. We shall 60 back to
England
"Oh, motherr' The boys face WAS al
aglow with sunbeams.
Here is a letter from gentleman in New
York, who says he is directed by your Uncle
Wilton to pay our passages to England, if we
will return. God is good, my son. Let US be
thankful!'
Charles now drew from his pocket the note
which Mr.. FREEZER had given him, and banded
it to his mother.
Mr.. Frazier sat down, and barring the child's
leg to the hip. saw that it was covered with
blue and greenish spots, all above the knee
there was not less than dozen of these disig
uring marks. He examined the other leg and
found it in the same condition.
Mr.. Frazier loved that child with u deep
tenderness. She was his all to love. Her
mother, between whom and himself there never
had been any sympathy, died two years before;
and since that time, his precious darling-the
apple of his eye-bad been left to the tender
mercies OF hired nurses, over whose conduct it
was impossible for him to have any right OBJ
servation. He had often feared that Maggy
was neglected; often troubled himself on her
account-but suspicion of cruelty like
this, never came into his imagination as
possible.
Mr.. Frazier was profoundly disturbed; but,
even in his passion. he was calm.
"Jane," he said. sternly, Il wish you to leave
the house immediately"
MIR. Frazier"
"Silence" He showed himself so stern and
angry, even in his suppressed utterance Of the
word, that Jane started, and left the room in
stantly.
Mr.. Frazier rung the bell, and to the wait
er who answered it, said: "See that Jane
leaves the house at once 1 have discharged
her. Send her trunk wherever she may wish
it taken. Here is the money that is due. l
must not see her again"
As the waiter left the room, Mr.. Frazier
huggcd his child 10 his heart again, and kiss
ed her with an eagerness of manner that was
unusual with him. He was foud, but quiet
"What is that ?" she asked.
"The gentleman who promised to get me a
place, told me to give it to you"
The woman broke the seal There were
three bank bills, Of ten dollars each enclosed
and this brief sentence written on the sheet of
paper
"God sent your son to n true friend. Take
co ,ragc. Let him come TO me tomorrow"
"Who gave you this?' she asked. Her
pale face was growing warm with sudden ex-
element.
"a gentleman. But I don't know who he
was. 1 went into great many stores to ask
if they didn't want a boy, and at last came to
the one where the gentleman was, who sent
you this letter. He spoke roughly to me at
first, and then called me back and asked me
who was, and about my mother. told him
your name, and how father had died, and you
were sick. Then he sat good while, and
didn't say anything and then he wrote the
note, and told me he would get me place
He was a kind looking man, if he did speak
roughly at first"
"Did you see what name was on the sign? ?"
"I never thought to look" replied the boy.
81 was so glad when came away. But I
can go straight TO the place"
"I will write the gentleman a note, thanking
him for his kindness, and you must take it to
him in the morning. How light it makes my
heart feel to know that we are going back to
dear England God is good to us, my son,
and VIC must be obedient and thankful"
just little before the evening twilight fell.
word came to up the woman that gentleman
had called and wished to see her.
"Go and see who it is, Charles" she said to
her son.
"Oh, mother! It's the gentleman who sent
you the note !' exclaimed Charles. in an under
tone. coming back quickly. "And he wants
to see you. Can he come up?"
There was the hasty glance of womans
eyes around the room to see if everything was
in order, then few slight changes in attire.
"Ask him to come up my son., she said, and
Charles went down again.
A mans firm tread approached the door
boys new-found friend looked into { tach others
faces.
"Oh, Edward ~ fell from her lips, in quick,
surprised voice and she started from her
chair, and stood strongly agitated, before him.
He advanced, not speaking until he had taken
her hand.
"Florencei I never thought to see you thus!'
He said in calm, kind. evenly modulated
voice, but her ears were finely enough chorded
to perceive the deep emotion that lay beneath.
He said it, looking down into the dark, soft,
tender brown eyes "But ] think there is a
providence in our meeting" he added.
They sat down and talked long together,
talked of the times gone by, and OF the causes
that separated them, while their hearts beat
only for each other-of the weary years that
had passed for both of them since then-of the
actual present in their lives.
81 have motherless child" he said at last
ia tender thing that love, and to-day
ind her body purple with bruises from the
cruel hand of servant Florence will you
be a mother to that child You have noble
boy, who is fatherless let me be to him a
father Oh, Florence there has been great
voide in our lives. A dark and impossible
river has flowed between us for years. But
we stand at last. together, and if the old love
fills your heart as it fills mine, there are golden