Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-10-06

the others. There are a pair of loaded pis
tolls IL that escretoire. | will give them Il
to you when you return"
4 gazed upon her in astonishment-s,
young, SO fair, and yet so brave she seem
ed-and without word went forward an
aroused the white haired old servant, who
was snoring unconsciously in the apart
ment indicated.
| have no wish to make a terrific adyen
ture Of the proceedings of that night, suffice
lat to say, that | with pistol, the butler
with another, the footman with poker
the housemaid in mysteries, and the cook ii
an immense ruffied night-cap, were sufii-
! Gent force to dispossess the burglars of the
dining room, and calling, after all was over
two suspicious policemen, who expressed
themselves Of the opinion that the servants
must have been in the secret---a remark,
(which made the cook, to use her own words
"blle with Indignation" and drove the foot
man to the utterance Of an oath of revenge.
All being over, | took nv departure,
amid the thanks of the servants, who had
mot, as yet, the least idea of the manner in
(which | had effected my entrance, and went
slowly home, dreaming all the way of that
brave, beautiful creature, and herpure, true,
thoughtful eyes.
My adventure was soon made known %
Markham, and in his gratitude he not only
increased my salary, but invited me to din
ner, and in the course of time / became
a regular and welcome visitor in the fami-
1 y. 10 none more welcome, as | fondly
hoped, than to Lucy Markham.
Well, il was the old story, Will poor
young man and his rich employers daugh-
l ter OF course we fell in love, and were
betrothed secretly; and equally of course
when Mr. Markham heard Of it he gave me
lecture on ingTatitude, and babe me
leave his sight forever, and never see OF
speak 10 his daughter again. It 8 easy to
bid two loving hearts to forget each other,
but very difficulttask to enforce obedience
and we met, often, DESPITE theinterdiction.
At length, Lucy, confident of her fathers
forgiveness, yielded to my prayer, and we
we were married her maid and Young
friend of mine our only witnesses.
Lucy's hopes were doomed to disappoint-
ment. Old Mr.. Markham was as furious
at the news, and his anger forbade his
daughter the house, and made viii lew
ing everything to some public charity. We
were alone. My Lucy and /, all in all to
each other in this great world, and words
cannot tell how we loved each other, nor
how brayely and truthfully she stood beside
me in our Iife-baule. When a year hal
passed, and she had ceased to anticipate
the forgiveness of her parent, | said to her.
"My dearest, would you fear to leave this
native land &C ours and cross the ocean, to
dwell in strange country were there is a
4 wider field for effort, and where, with indus
TRY, we may become rich and prosperous"
She only turned toward me, and laid her
head upon my shoulder and her hand with
in my own, and read the answer Rutis
made to Naomi in her truthful eyes.
| We gathered our little all together, and
came to america. full of strong hopes for
success in the land of which We had heard
SO much--hopes, which were doomed to
/ disappointment, as we found too late. All
profitable situations seemed closed against
me, and at last settled down as clerk, in
what appeared to be tolerably fourishing
establishment, at q salary which barely slf
feed to keepus from actual want. We were
sorely pinched at times, and pride and pow
lerty never agree well together, but love up
held rs, and we cheered ench other BY prog
nostications Of a better future. Meanwhile
winter drew on apace, and expenses We're
increased by the addition of fuel and extra
lights, and just at that time my salary was
allowed to stand over, and the rent, as a
natural consequence, remained unpaid be-
/ yond the proper time, to the great wrath Of
the woman Of whom we hired, and who liy-
ed below us in the same house; and, III the
midst of this, our first little babe was born
Ia wee, fair snowdrop, with its mothers
own bright eyes.
That morning | went to the store with a
happy heart. To my astonishment | saw
that it was closed, and that the shopmen
stood in a group upon the sidewalk, con-
versing earnestly together.
"What has happened" asked, as | APP
preached.
Nothing, only we've failed, was the re-
Iply.
"And our salaries Y | gasped
II calkerlate we'll have to whistle for
EN-" replied the youngest Of the group,
who was amusing himself By swinging on
the iron railing.
This news was, alas! too true. | was
once more out of employment. Vainly |
traversed the city and sought for any stu
alton, however humble, which might keep
us from starvation. The days passed and
the slender stock of money went with them
The landlady threatened to set US in the
street, aud the man at the yellow corner
grocery how we'll remember his hor-
rible little bill refused to increase the
account upon his books without immediate
settlement. "How is all this 10 end n l
asked myself, when, one morning. there
was neither a cent nor a crust in our posses
sion. | made my way through tho streets
with burning blaia aud aching heart must
| / beg at last! / had already sold such ar
ltcles Of clothing as could be dispensed With
lone by one. The few articles Of jewelry in
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