The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1864-12-20
and hesitated; there is fire in the
CRATE, aud nossonc there but the chill

and hesitated; there is fire in tn,
crate, aud income there but the chill
!, dren.n',a mia .vosb fea aais1om siai M =
II o.'sslt,is somewhat chilly,' replied tn,
lold man, following sheE.into the parlof
, and taking seat near the fire.h0 b g
J ]u,.9 Perhaps i may find some silver in
4 the house, ,prsaid the lady as she left the
room, T" for l fear Bridget will no.r sue
eeed d in getting the twenty, dollar piece
A cnanged,la Laa ,aiiigassB nj rails risfl
! Come love little children" and
the child who had been watching him
with, curiosity ran behind the large arm
chair, and ,hesitatiDgly, approached.
l"W hat is your name, my dear 2" inqui-
red the cartman. .er'
!" Maria," replied the little one. y
=" Mariay', he repeated, while the
fgreat tears gathered in his eyes; ~ once
had little girl named Maria, 'and you
look very much .likershe did" p
"Did you?" inquired the chill with
seeming interest, sand was her name
Marin Eastman, too g'guwIia 9dr
Mcrciful God!" ex ,laimed the old
man, starting fromahis chair, and drop
ping into it with his head bowed upon
his breast. "This cannot be .andyet
why not p rolv aai eglHCT 4 -sss..... ...
n He caught the child in his arms with
an eagerness that frightened her, and
gazing into her face until he found con-
yiction there, suddenly rose. toleave the
house. "1 cannot meet her without be-
traying myself, and | dare not, tell her
that / am that drunken father who once
attempted to take her life, aud perhaps
left her husband cripple" he groaned
as he hurried towards the door. The
little ones were bewildered. "You are
not going" said the mother, reappear-
ing, and discovering the old man in the
act of leaving the hall.
lie stopped, and apparently turned
his face, but seemed to lack the resolu-
ton to do aught else. '1'1 .o''l
g He said he had little Maria once.
that looked just like me, mother" shout
ed the child, her eyes sparkling with
delight. .s..a = lis1,,,o-o9u
\ Ths knees of the old cartman trem-
bled,, and he leaned against the door for
support. The lady sprang toward him,
took him by the arm, and attempted to
con d yet him to chair. .ar ,oa Il 81
mo, no." he exclaimed, g not till
you tell me | am forgiven - ..rr,
" Forgiven-for what 2" replied the
mother in alarm"
&c Recognize in me your wretche d
father, and | need not tell you," he. fai-
tered t'' --
is "My poor father!" throwing her
arms round his neck, call is forgiven
alloforgottcn. sf1ii.s '''H D.7 =
All was forgiven, and the husband,
when he returned late in the afternoon,
was scarcely less rejoiced than his good
wife at the discovery Whether or not
Bridget succeeded in changing the
donble eagle, | Ipever learned but this
| do know, it took the honest female all
of two months to unrayel the knot into
which the. domestic family had tied it.
seltduring her absence. $ Pap Ainsley"
still keeps his cart, for money would
not induce him to part with it, ! peep
ed into the back yard OF DR., Eastman
one day last week, and discovered. the
old man dragging the favorite vehicle
round the inclosire, with his four grand
children piled promiscuously piled into
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