The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-05-03

Despite the proNcTD that prophet aath /
10 honor in his own country, he was sue
cessful beyond his hopes. and soon realized |
competence He still lived with his
mother. and after his own fortunes bright |
ened. he would urge her to give up her |
business, anu rest comfortably uron what
she had saved If that did not suffice, he
was ready to support them all
But some u"cxpressed feeling in her
heart forbade this She worked early and
late. adding dollar to dollar, and anxiously
seeking to invest everything as favorably
as possible.
Stephen thought her selfish almost,
when he wished 50 much for her society
1T night. to find her stitching cutting, bas-
ting and fitting as if her life depended on
every shred OF cloth that she was manutac-
turing into garments.
His sisters wonan-heart more easily d.
vincd her motives. They knew, although
she never spoke Of him, that she was gath
cring up for their fathers return They
knew that she believed him living, and
that some day he would come back; and
that she would show him that she had not
been idle in her desolation or if he re-
turned poor, she would have power to raise
him above dependency.
Alice married at sixteen, and removed
to Cincinnati; and soon after, Sarah, the
pet, the darling of them all, gave up her
sweet young life and went to heaven
Then the mother yearned for Alice, and
Stephen gave up his practice, and took
his rlother away from their sorrowiul
home.
Arrived at Cincinnati. he found place
more suited to his ambition. and soon he
became one of the first in his profession,
and gradually distinguished as a public
spirited and moble-hearted citizen.
Now that the family were again united,
and time seemed to soften the loss of' the
child they had so dearly loved, Mrs. Wor-
cestcr REQUIRED more frequently to the
/ subject Of her husbands return.
Stephen thought her almost insane on
| this point, and with rcason-for she would
sit at the window for hours, now that her
! old occupation was gone, and gaze at the
crowds that passed by, as if earnestly try
ing to discern the well remembered feat
ures.
The first baby in the house was Il girl.
1t was named after the beloved Sarah, AID
| thenceforth Mrs Worchcster lived on the
. lie OF iIIaJ Cillit- Ice Ctuit I!aiblS IC
| permitted to hold it in her arms at all, 50
eager was her mother to perform every
thing pertaining to the little ones COM
/ fort
Her children looked upon this with
pleasure, for they had really sometimes
feared the effect upon her senses, which
the constant expectation and subsequent
disappointment was likely to produce.
Stephen was one day returning from
some professional calls, when he perceived
a group collected upon the side walk, not
far from the street where he lived. lie
was on foot and as he came near the
crowd parted respectfully to let 1.-The good
Doctor" as he was called, pass on.
lie then saw that the Object OF their at
tention was man, who seemed to be strck-
en- prematurely old. Ills long grey hair
streamed in the wind Il beard white as
snow, hung far down his breast, but still
his countcnance did not indicate length OF
years.
He was relating to the plying crowd
how recklessly he had once thrown away
his happiness, how cowardly he had de-
serted his family, and become 4 wanderc,
i'll many lands how that in all his wand
crings, poverty had still chung to him, and
that at length, worn, weary, and wretched
he had turned his footsteps home again tC
seek his family, ask their forgiveness toi
his desertion and die.
He told them he had sought then
where he had left them, but found then
not, and had travelled slowly and painful.
to the west. whittier he was told they ha,
gone. Here his courage and his strength
{ had failed him alike. and he implored hi
listeners to take him to some hospital
where he could find shelter for the feV
) days he had to live.
Here comes the DOCTOR" was echoe'
, from one to another. ..He will help u
to find a home for the poor creature AM
| the Doctor was fairly carried along wit
the stream, until he stood face to face wit
! the stray waif which had foated into HI
path.
Y Memories came thronging up of hi
t childish years, rs he looked at that fol
4 lorn old man He was little child whe
/ his father went away but something /
A that face woke up a host Of long forgottc
+ scenes, years on years ago
Y With streaming eyes, he led the ma
away to his home. and few questions o
: the way elected the truth of what he SUI
pected.
He conducted him by private gate