The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-12-24

h-o'her, bendii kLd = over him. " rs NJ. RsdS
law"
"I,hous'tf al dreamed ~ rim ask IN -
come here" Tl.Cier..'. whie' than TIE dy'ns
man. appeared bc,oro ir % e1t - the mo-
ton Of bis hand, he sat nr.. t cred
IN he's been 90 rirpcd Up io.uirh'. slr" SID
the -ick man. lAyirg be .... ui Neari viih
sloos n which tie nut Dr.. r orns az ~ o. ha
condition wS couecusr d. " te sight : NJ
poor cd fs'her, AMI TIC IA. . q g.. al. heu irIs
lave been ths csis, T. IN IL 'he 'er ~ .rd sor-
row iyns At nv d. r. that" Was tt tremi.
W vii b ~ hsi come, or was II the dsS III. ~
another change. that aie him stopt ~ al vhs1
can 80 right With nv mind running N 20 NUE.
~ sst1li Try to lo. There Was snothes man ERA.
Did > see him ~
RedlAw could no. tsr hy any word Tor rh,a
hc saw WIT 80. sign h. knew 40 well now, = re
wand rs hant ron the IRE esd, his voice Id
ct lis lips. Bui he made some indication Il -.
sent
lie is pennies, hungry. snd destitute. He's
completey 10 at"u WI. and has no re,our, u
al. L"oK stsr hun Lose no time TX ~ -
las tin b.. mind T. siI hIms' g." IL was -'rs-
ing. It ~si on his face. H. ,acs chsrs-s,
hardsnins, deepening. IN sl nshsies and .o-ins
a. 10 sorrow.
Don't you r.memher, Don't you know m -
h. pursued. lie slut he c, o4t for = nlon,uL
with TIE hsni IT. 4 as,ip wandered over hi, to-.-
heN', aid IA ii lowered on Redlaw, reckless rlk
Amy sud ca.lous
why, n you :" 70 said, .cp~lins rourd.
''wss, have you tssn IN tn m. hrrel have
lived bold. ami mean 10 de bold. 10 the Devt
with you - And ~ lay down upon his ted. snl
Iut his arms up, over his head and ears A. rs.ouA
from thai tine 20 Keep OF al access, and ~ de %
| bis IN n, once. II Rsdlsw md been struck ~
| lghtn NJ, u could not have struck him from ne
bedside With NOR" tremendous s1ocs. But Ns
| Old man, who hid lstt TOD while his son vN
-p.siinr " him, now returning, avoided u qictly
| liss~se, aUd with o. h0rrenCe.
"wheres my boy vii Am ~ sail the Old man
| hurrisdly. "wi.Iain, como away from here Wen
| 70 home"
| Home, t,t.rr' returned william. "Ar. you
| going 20 i's'e ur o~nson''
| where's my own son :" replied the %
| msn
| "whssY Why there
| "ThAts no son q mime" said Philip, trembling
| "ish sentiment $50 SUI wretch us that, Las
suy claim on me ny children arc pleasant -
lock 81, AMI rey wal, upon me, and g't IN, meat
| aud drink ready, and are useful 10 me. I've
H.li TO-, I'm eish'J-seyen .
| william, looking At HIN gruds ngy, WITH hs
hands in 10 pockets. ~ d.n't know whit god
you are, my e. We could have deal more
| pleasure without Won"
| ny sou, NJ Rcilsv :" I'D tie old man. ~
| ron, tot The hoy 'alkins - Of ny sou
WHY, Whist as he ever done 70 give NC say p a.
sure should Ike ~ Know =
| 81 don't know What you have ever done - eve
me spy pleasure" "a d W. gu, .ulkIy.
| Lea ne think" sad tbs oil msn 'ror tov
manS Christmas times unung, have ! sat "a my
| warm sse I'd never had TO- come out in We 20 d
| nishtar and b We made good cheer, without
Icing siirbed y any such uucom Portable.
~re,oted o.. IS him tlssef Ish twenty. viii.
| IAN ?"
"Sighsr forty. ., SENSIBLE mut,ered. why,
whom lcok At Toy is,h.r. ~, and cone to think
| Off," addressing Rfd.aw, With AZ impstencs and
| irritation thAi were q lite new, I'm VT pp<d
n can see .nythi-. Ia him, but calender cfevsV
somany years q sat,ux, and drinking, and ma.
| ing himself com.or,abe ., over aud over sssn."
| "I-I'm eighty -seven." said the Old man. r,n.
| bling NJ, oh'liishly and weakly, "and I 1ont
know AZ eAs eve mu,n put abou, by anything.
I'm not = .o.ng 70 begi', now, hecsp.s Of Whist 10
calls my son. Hes tny son. I've had power
OF peasant time. lrecol at one. - no dln't -
no, rs broken n. Vonder wao he was - sup
pose liked him And / Noader what beoAms n
him-fslppose h. di.d' Rus dont know. And
! don't care, neither doat care BIZ" In he
drowsy chuck ing, and tie shaking Of his hsad, 10
PIT his hands INTO his waistooat pockets. Ia one
ofthem he found bit II holy t. there, probs hly,
las, nghp, Which he now took Out and looked Al
"B.ru,s, eh :" said he Old man. "Ah It's .
pity they're not good 10 eat. reeo lect ~tsn
vas liV,le cnap about as high A. that, AID out .
| walking with no I dont remember how that
was. DOM remember as ] ever walked with sny
one particular or cared FOR any one or any ono ~
| me Berrss, 81 II erss good cheer W en- thsrs's
berries Wei ought rs,. my shsr- ofiLand
10 BE- waited on. and Kept warm and oomforisbs ;
for m eisaiy.' ven and ! ~ old man. rn
si.h.sy seven. Ei.hty-ssvn !"
IT,. DIVE ing, Titsnle manner IN which. ~ he
repeated tbs, b. NIT Ell al the leaves and spat he
MOI sells out ne ooi uI'nt'rottst eys with vai-p
tisyouns'.' a. ch'n.sdl rss-rded hun sts
determined spsttv with winch lis olies, sou
lay hardened IN his sip inIr 'ssed thenss wee
more on Reilaw's ohser,aton,-ior he broke ~
way from ths spot TO ~h ch his feet seeuef to ts,s
been fixed, aud AN out OF the hours
HIS guide came crawling forth from his p &C. Il
rsuige, and was sdy or tim before ne r.sotsd
the srch,s. "Bs to TIE womsn','" he inquired,
"back, quickly - answered Red lsw. ''s,op no.
| whore the way ="
For . short STAGE the boy went on before
| but their return MAS more IKE A q GIT than wax
| aud Il Was o. much a. his bare feet could d., a
keep pace with tie Chsuisrs rspid strides
Shi nIiug from AL -Lo Oas-sd, shroudsd In his
cloak and k,epng u drawn closely about hun, -
though there were IA rta outAslon In any futer.
inR touch Of his garments, he made no pause until
Nsy reached the dor b which they had come out
, lie unlocked i Wish As key, went in, a.. COM
panied by tie boy, suI fastened through tee
dark pssssy.s o. his own chamber. The boy
watched him he made Ito door fast And
. withdrew teLiud tie table when he looked round
GONE =" 10 said. "Dolr you touch ne 1
You've u, Urou.A1 lie AsTs TO sake my money
away"
Redaw threw me more upon the ground lie
hung his toIy on Il immediately, as n 10 hide u
FROM him, lest tho sight OF u should tempt him V
reclaim II and not u-Nl he saw him seated ~
Lis lamp With as ace hidden IL his hands, cyan
furtivey - PACK tup. When lie had done o., no
crert uear the H., and, sitting down in . great
chair before Il, took from his breast some broken
scrap, OF 70 d, and ie TO muncAng, aud to stsrins
a. the b age, and TOW and ten 70 glincing o. h .
shN.inss, Viii be kep, cen, he'd up in Uunch, a
one hand And Ills" sad Redlaw, gazing on
him With increasing rpH.n.rce and fear, as The
only one compsuluu | Lave Jeff on earth" How
| long Vas before e WAS ar used from his copIsm-
+. pla LOO Of tbs creature whom he dreaded o. -
w4eIher hsf sn hour or hsif th- night -hs knew
. not. But Ihe stiffness q the room Wss broken D
= TIE oy twh1n he Sd sc. II niugI stsrtug VI
and tfur Hg.a D. "a