The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-14

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my. example. We then took leave 81 our friend.
and went our way.
We still had woary lengths Of desert sand. 70
travcrre, and we were wiltcd bake-l and parch.
ell beneath the -corching sun but our sui ~
quent suffering. ere not 10 hc named IN the came
letier with what We had endured ere We rcstcl q,
! Tie cabin Of THE oh man Of the wihlrfntss
IN closing the accorri Of hi, nd,cnturr. up C.,
the time Of writing Eric said
/ "I'ut " matters not what j. h,fj ~ mo II the
LORI will but spare my lite. and rt'mi' uu tr
| repay my sister the p'tuniafy debt thai I ,Wc
htr--'hc debt n gratitude AMI love | ,tu %. -.
! paN-nni acquire he means ul supruriiri. A.
gu NJ, my dear family, ! am willing g. BE- Sd,
At the eSprnsc Of toll, pri,iiion am Ian rr.
! such Is inor NJ may endure AMI live lr rct
I my own. work MOI live not frt ii,..,f. brt
/ first Tor my Maker next for the lilo, 81 one.
Mat he has given me-. More than once .inc. I
lrii v"l. ! iN gvru up all hope tia, should
! ever behoi YOU again hu' ! w., ru0.cl.l hv
lhc i""u ~, u i. in an 'iiprt to lro, ID, for
item that ! pa~i-h'
" Tor my part commented Hl,roi,.. or h,i-.
ins tbs. II " 10 that h. would moi ror.plr him
- Il bv itm- III. 80 macy Ill going into such
lan,rrs aud trial, I'll 20 III. d,.i.c .o 10 f.r NJ.
should thinL he had cn"r'l oi BIZ own WY by
mi. liur.'
" i'r world rot be- happy a. = per man.
vi e. vuulj WOW asked Jessie
W iui OF that ,pullnt Ii. hive at
hilu-'ii up ~ .'s' nn1 here wi. ,hc -r.Hr iuo-
r, Wh.'h hl i -pu.'doriugs ~ going g. tlii.pr-
n"' fN" : liar iof every tNp meal. il u0r"
ti'u h. ever -pcu, here
" llg clrci that hc should no. ~, II .p o..
10 hr lhl" 20 tive in . wlt To- satisfy ,ou " b"
.i1ri again here. lie hat guui r. tSpn tn loo
Love tliu c0ull he reach California be- could in ~
" We 70, 'o more toward, 49, lrins IN IN, uirur.
than hc could here IN inanv. and tor g1gr
fnf hc marie thr venture. II | were Won WrII
ltrlI AZ J. nat la A. sl,.
nil give HIM credit tor generous motives when
such govern him. And when he was prrilinr
~ Tile i"r m, in distant land. shoud feel
iant ID h"si I could io W., to refrain FROM
fiii.l.'ni sud finding laull with him"
" How cros- YOU ALWAYS arc. lc.s'r whcn
-ty a word against Iri,'s DOING. Ou, woull
think YOU supposed thai hc could never do
anything Ill-,ui.scd or wrong. with Nou hal
u. much sympathy Tor me- us You have for him.
What would ,ou do were YOU conp,d M in one
room like m, with tWo ing children to wait
on very little money to spend and vpnr hts
band rowing mol odv know where guess
y"r q ho apt to feel provoked that lac left YOU a.
y. II rs | 10"
" | dare say might" -nid Jessie. smilinr at
tlir wociul lace oi her sister. " hu, would have
managed more cuniintdy than YOU did about
keeping my husband ~ home. You know how
constantly vou complained at the change in your
r'umtancr-. How miserable YOU said vou
wa, tho very thlng that pat California uto Erics
head lie said lac should br crazcd to hear YOU
much longer, and he mtt 90 To- make fortune
~ to die. Now had been in your place. how
ever might have I,h should have made my
husband believe that no poverty however deep
could discourage me. 80 long a., alive and well
he and could bc together
The children now absorbed a great deal of
Jessie time. Every day She loved hcm more
csp'ci,Ily her pretty little thoughtful uamcaikc
blanche was a lazy little woman. mud thus IL
came to pass that the management Of the child
rem fell almost entirely into Jcssic's hands.
a. will be SUSPECTED the painting Suffered
But 1t vas all the better for the health of the
Young artist. For her spirits too. Every pleas
ant day when she lid not work there, Jessie yis-
tied the studio with the children 10 whom Mr.
CARLYLE became greatly attached, aud two fore
nom. oul oi the week she painted there.
When Eric had been gore about year be he
gan To- write oi his intention 10 reside in taiiior-
MIA. ut least for long time. lie lii not seem
dcsii n'd To make speedy fortune, he wrote
but he had secured n comfortable home and he
was sure Of n plentiful living for himself and
hi, family. In fact he saw clearly that hc should
he obliged to remain where hc was for the pres
emit lie hoped to lie able to pay Jessie all he
owed her very soon after his family should he
with him for their support in California would
not require much money but while he was
boarding them all at home he could not hope t.
get out Of debt.
These limitations alarmed Blanche di.ma,ly
- Never never would she go to California,
She said. " The man must he mad to think of
such thing. And her aunt echoed her words
and supported her in her feeling.
To Jessie the idea that shr might hc called 10
part with the little ones, with the little mn who
was I" her like spirit Of consolation AMI pa
thence, was deeply distressing But when Blanche
appealed to her To know what under her cirum-
stances, she should write to n husband so uniccl-
ing rs herr wa. " Think Of IL. will Won said
She :" To leave me here and 20 of to the worlds
end. ani Then To expect ne Ia 20 80
She replied, should write and tell him that
wherever he could best support hi, iiniily there
would Gladly join him.
% io" ho'trr talk '" cried blanche, nnrilv,
what ito You hrow about il You are not mar
riod -
Were married, blanche .houd love my
husband enough to desire To he with him vhcr-
c1 or he could mike me u home"
CHAPTER XVII.
Jessie had taken tho utmost pains to keep
alive in IT." minds Of the children the memory or
their father And il was with pleasure tia. she
heard Jessie telling her sister tina, she must be
sure and remember papa--ior that they were 60
ing to see him some day.
- remember he. said little Blanche
'Do vou?' said her sister VERY much pleased
" that, a good girl, baby II tell papa to kiss
You ever - much.
-, " Does he look like uncle Teep;" inquired
Blanche.
No, cried Jessie, cncrgetcally. he don't,
At all-hc is a bedafW papa, with white trclc |
and turly hair lie looks like aunt Jessie"
- Doe lac 80 !; exclaimed aunt .le. sir catch |
Ing mp the plump bundle and squeezing il till its
tongue iairl, ran out.
You dear, lovely little thing hope Won !
may always bc MS great ,cligh, and comfort to |
our papa Ms You are to me.
- She called me lovely little sing" said les !
sic, smiling with innocent deli;ht.
When 90 TO papa aunt Jessie ill You 90 !
loo Z" asked She.
Li,tlc Jessie seemed haunted bv the ilca that |
'hc wde about To 20 away. Twenty time, daN |
he would tsk some question about "Tnlioua," !
md renew her cntrcates that her aunt should 20 !
with her tn see papa.
Blanche was Nrxcd to hear the child. and sry-
raj times She quite snappishl, desired her to lie !
lcnt when she referred tn the subject.
Why, mamma, said Jessie at last, earnest
Y REGARDING her mother with her great brown
Yves. 4" Do YOU not want to hear about papa
u ppU moi want to ~ to see him ?"
don't want Ia hear You ALWAYS Uhlltcring
'hout one thing, was the reply.
Blanche was a very poor manager with chilli
On. No thanks to her that she had good ones.
She often scollcd and tapped them foi mere ac-
'ilCuts OF mistakes, hut when in good humor
would moi even rcplo,c them for willlullr DISC
,cNins her.
They soon discovered that their mother had no
'ysicm with them, and Young rs they were they