The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-03-23
Gil A II T. Il III,

CHAPTER III.
1t was stormy eve: ilcctiug clouds
darkcucd the face OF heaven and wailinG
winds and dashiuG rain sounded muuru-
fully together. Mrs. kirkham sat alone in
her parlor. The small lamp threw its ray,
full upon her face; it was pale. sad and
anxious. For u loag while she WAS silent,
then the mothers heart thrOhhing wildly
within her, she moaucd forth her grief.
ON, Ned, my precious lost boy, would that
my tongue had been paralyAcd ere it spoke
those bitter words, Oh miserable child,
and yet more miserable mothcrw Tears
burst forth and Mrs. Kirlham laid her
head upon the table.
Did you address me, madam ?' asked
Sylvester Trclau, stepping from tho win
dow recess where be had been standing
unuhsrrved.
"Aliross you? No. knew not that You
was in the ROOM returned Mrs. Kirklam,
hastily subduiuS her grief and rising from
her chair.
lyon appeared to be mourning for yoar
"nun't mention his namo to me again,
violently interrupted Mrs. EjrlIam her
whole frame trembling with emotion.
Sylvester Trclan coycrcd his face with
his hands and muttored 1t is well.
al is n,nrrn,,nt,jlc rrrcl lis hch,yio,. "
said Mabel Lynn. rs she listened with
flushed check, some minutes after to hCr
aunt's ncohorenL fate. Why this man
seeks Ia torture you know not"
,Nntho, =, r,,,l,;n,I n,r ;mm,tu,us A.
Ec D,lo f,nIlv kiss;ng Mrs Kmkh,,n's f.,
IrL Inns "W,urr, Sylvester Trrl,n sL,Il
| not ,t,, how, ,u,tL,r ,,iLt at IA, III.
! m,,nrnt iii him s,nI ,,iInr In,l,ir,,s, Il
m,,tt,,.s rnt ;r'yyr o,o ,o,r Ln,t,r go nn
! have war C.r|iru, ,rpthrd"
4" AiIie stayo m mont unr poycrty doc.
m,t,o,. ,,urI, ~, ,.,,,,,t sn h,!,ih.rnt iron,
No. fin, ,,,.,,,. If .,,,,,,,ri. hut l,u,hinr /
promise Won if rylyr,t,r Yr,E,u u,rutirns
| nv, L,,. T., ,,, ,.,,in L,, l,,ycs mis- hnuy,
fnr,yrr
81 am saIi,rrl" rurmurcI Allie.
AuntLr, rvr,,in'r WAS str,Ii,, uvcr thc
vill,rn. mn. , dim misty wcrTin~ onc 49,
that Of Yesterday Lut radiant wiIh Golden
| T"Lt h,luv nni r,n' IIlio Dale sal urou
! tGr rorch stru. n,tmr was iovous but
sho WAS unt. and whilst tho birl, same
| shc yirL,.d
y0r ,ro sal n,iy o,,,,ir,, lfry Dl,
and ,yhrrrrorc ~
AHA tr.nn6 t,w,rl Sv,vcstrr Trojan. q
sbirnr of L@isIil,n @ "r"s,cJ hor cnrntcn,nrn
AMI sl,n ,,,s,,,,,,l ,r,,,,Il,
+" Yor mccL nnt i,sI, WI Trolon Permit
me to inquiro wIiy YOU have twice cruelty
wounded the heart OF my mother 2.-twiec
and but two weeks have flown since YOU en-,
tered our family. WHY Eavo you done this y
For my own satoiactIon,' huricdly rc
| 4.
us your heart ot adalnant? (Ou know
not what agony to my mother is the men
ton of Ned; even Mabel and myself have
alvcrted to him by word or look foI
years, and yet you, stranger, coolly d"
light III mothers misery
Not so-not SO; have an object IL
view said sylvester Irclan. with str"pSt
emotion
| Allie Dale did not reply. Again she
| sighed, and again her companion inquired
! the cause Of her grief.
Il will tell you," she answered suddenly
although you have uO feeling. To save
mother, Mabel aud myself from bitter pov-
erty, have partly consented to wed one |
can never love and path of wrctchedncs'
lies before me.
BE comfortcd Allic-Nlrs. Dale! In that
path you shall never walk--l will save yOl
SO help me heaven"
Allie looked up through her tears at Syl
vcstcr Trran, but he turned away from
her earnest gaze and left her alone.
An hour later. Sylvester Trelau entered
the pnrlor where sat Mrs. Eigkham, Ali,
and Mabel. 4 chill gilenco followed hi,
entrance, II was broken at last by Trclan
"NIr. Vi,l.,o,, v.i.l, ro+ g. tortrr,
,o, '' i"t mI i,',i"r" Won, '' ta Ell ma In wa,
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~ IS" g, ,,n,,or @ rr.l,, nouso5 II, from.
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