Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-10-18

raise bis head, llft his blue eyes proudly to
his mother, and answer promise your,
| will make first.rnte man, mother, and
would 90, happy MS the birds that nestled
in the branches Of the apple-tree, to rest ;
and then, just as we were sinking TO sleep.
we would hear a wellknowu football on
the stair. and a loving face would bend
over MS to sec if we we're nicely tucked up.
1t iS long time, father would say, after
a pause, since heard from Willie, But
sure nm, that be has never fallen into
any evil ways. The memory Of his mother
would keep him from that.
Rap, rap, rap went the words Of the
lady at The door in that old mans heart.
Creak, creak, creak went the door on its
rusty hinger, (anQels of God held ye not
your brenths TO listen y The lady conld
only see the suhdued man bury his face in
his hands, aud while his whole frame shook
like an aspen leaf, she heard him murmur
amid chldlike sobs:
Ny mother, o, my mother
And she knew the tears that were wash.
ing those wrnkled cheeks, were washing
out also many dark page in the record
Of old Bills past life hat stood against him
20 with silent prayer Of tbankfuluess, she
resumed
But there was one scene my father lov.
ed 10 talk Of better than all the rest. II,
was OF the morning you we're married, Mr.
Strong 1t was enough to do ones eyes
good, he would say, to look at them, ns
lbav ulL p1 M tho old ,,l,nr,h L., ha nh
his proud, manly tread, and she, delicate
fragile creature, fair as the orange blossoms
that trembed in her hair. l remember
how clear and firm her voice echoed
through the old church, as he promised 10
love, protect, and cherish the gentle being
at bis side and know he thought, as he
looked down fondIy upon her, that the
very winds Of Heaven should not visit her
face too roughly. Aud then, my father
by wdtchfuI affection, aud Of the darkeyed
boy, and Of the far.haired girl, who came
afer q while to gladden. ii,--snd then yOn
know, he removed to The West, and lost
sight OF you, Mr.. Strong.
Once HgaiI the lady paused, for the
agony Of the strong mau before her was
fearful to behold, and when she spoke
aga in, it was in u lower and more mourn.
fol tone:
| promised my father. previous to his
death, that if ever l visited his native
State. / would seek out his old friend -
But, when inquired for you. they unfold.
ed terrible story 10 me, Mr.. Strong
They told me of broken and desolate
household of a darkeyed boy that left hi.
home in disgust aud despair, for one or
the homeless seas of the gentle. uncom
plaiding wife, that went down with pray
er on her lips for her erring husband,
broken hearted TO. the grave of the fair
haired girl they placed by her side in o
little while. OF it isa sud. sad story l
have heard of my fathers old friend.
killed them said old Bill, in voice hoarse
with emotion, as he lifted his head from
his casped hands, and looked upon the
lady, every feature wearing such look
ut agonizug remorsc, and helpless despair
that she sLuddered TO behold it. Wide
wide open, stood the door then, and the
lady FASTENED to pass in. A small fair
hand was laid gently upon old Bills arm,
and sweet voice murmured;
Even for all this, there is redemption,
and you will know in what manner. In
the name of the mother that loved you,
in the name of your dying wife, and of the
child that sleeps beside her, ask You, will
you sign the pledgeS
will, said old Bill and he brought
down his hand with such force on The pine
table, that its rheumatic limbs with diff,
ficulty maintained their equilibrium, and
then eagerly seized the pen and pledge the
lady placed before him, and when he return.
ed them 10 her. the name of William
Strong lay in broad legible chracters upon
the paper.
There was an expression. ludicrouS from
its intensity ofcurioSity, on the bar keepers
physiognomy, as the lady passed quietly
through the shop, after her long interview
With old Bill and the expression was in
no degree lessened, when, few moments
after, old Bill followed her without stopp.
ing, as usual, to take second glass, and
he nerer passed orcr the threshold again.
Reader of mine, il you are of those
whose true, earnest soul bear ever about
them one great desire to benefit their fcl
low men if your heart is yearning over
some erring brother man, whom you would
gladly raise from the depths of degradation
and misery, and point to the highway oI
peace and virtue, remember that some
here in his heart must be door, which
when rightly applied to will open unto you
See 10 it that ye fnd it.
GEOLOGICAL WONDERS About thirty
years ago somebody made the discovery
that the ice fields oil Siberia contained i'm
mense numbers of fossils of elephants anC
mnstodons. Whence they came, or how
they got there, is promlem, perhaps may
never be solved their existence, however
was mere chimera, and as ivory is one o
the most valuable commodities of trade il
all nations, some utilitarian EnglishmeI
conceived the idea of turning these Vestige
Of former epoch to profitable account
Accordingly, about the year 1895, Thomp
son. Rooner & Co., a rich London firm, 6t
ted out an expedition to search for ivor.
in the Siberian ice. Novel fand increditabl
as il seemed, the expedition was crOwne
with complete success. The ships returne