The sun., 1864-12-28
LIZZIE LEIGH
A CHRISTMAS TALE.
OR,
THE REDEMPTION.

need never name her name again. We've never
heard nought on her since ah,r wrote her that
letter we never knew whether she 60, It or not.
she'd left her place before 0stn. Many one dies
is---"
oh my lsd! dunnot speak 20 To me, or my heart
will break outright" said his mother, with q sort
u cry Thon she cslmed hcraef for she yesrned
to persuade him 10 her own belief. "Thou never
asked, and thou'rt too like thy father for TO tell
without as.iug-but II were all " te near LINES
old place ths, I settled down on this SIDE o. Man
chester and the very day at,er we came, went 10
her old misses and asked to speak a word wi her.
bad a strong mind to cast IL up TO her, that sho
should ha' sent my poor lass away without telling
on IL 70 us first tut she were In black, and looked
~ sad could ma find In my heart 10 thrccp II up
Hut did ask her bit about our Lizzie. The mas
ter would have turned her at warning, the's gone
70 rother place hope he'll NEE; wi more mercy
there than he showed our LLEie,-l do and
when the misss asked her should sho write TO US,
she says Lizzie shook her head and when sbo
speored at her again. the poor lass went down on
her knees and begged her not, for she said u would
break my heart, tas II has done, wil-God knows
ithasl," said the poor mother, choking with her
struggle to keep down her hard overmastcnng
| yrcf, "snd her father would curse hsr-oh Cod,
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| wen! ia got 'suaoc oil my ehhd'-tno rn'ssus
thought she'd gone TO H. ~orkhousc to be nursed ;
and there wenL-snd there, sure enough, Ahe bad
been, and they'd turned her out she
| were strong, and told her she were young enough
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| WI 'u' ""-''o- ,'1N
10 her, lad, and her baby TO kespr"
| viii listened to his mothers tale with deep sym
D.,h No, -. Nth ,ho ,iI hi,,ox .ho,,o p,,,
| p''"'' uo' l''AoI WIN 'uo o'a o''''' 'n"N' "u'
| the opening oil her heaH hsd unioekeu Lis anu Al
ter awhile be spoke.
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| can stay WI thee know should stay toe, out
| cannot stay in peace 30 -her-without crsv-
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| "a. " ~ -N a'"''
HAS the old Mr.. Palmer thou telled me on .
| d.uybtsr,, ,ated Mrs I.igh
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| aye nc nS Anu 'o'e ner sooVe o' Anu
It's because love her want 10 leave Manchester.
Tbo,,s suu
| &.
nis' Leish uied 10 uhoers'ahu 'ulS speech 'o'
some time, but found It difficult Of Interpretation.
Uv1y sto,ld,, ,ho,, mn, ,oli hcr ,ho,, iov,s,
WY a','' ~ '''' NV ''' NV
| lhouH a hkely lad' anu sure o WORK. lhouH hNo
Upclose at my death and for that could let thee
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|
| rlns' "''eri7 y" '"' very ' ",y
| Of winning her TO think OF leaving Manchester"
| "Oh mother, she's 90 gentle and 30 good,-she's
downright boiy. She's never known q touch OF
| ain , and can ASK her 10 marry me knowing what
| w. DO about Lizzie and fearing worsei doubt II
one like her could ever caro- sor me but II she knew
about my sister, II would put . guf between us,
and she'd shudder at the thought Of crossing it.
You don' know how good she is motherr
"will, VIII! II she's ~ good ~ thou ssy'st shel
have pity on such as my Lizzie. II she has no pity
for such, shes cruel Pharisce, and thou'rt best
without her"
Bu, he only shook hi, head and sighed /; and for
| the time the conversation dropped.
| But a new idea sprsng up in Mrs JciCh's head.
| She thought that she would 20 soc Susan Palmer,
and speak up for WILL and tell her tie truth about
| Lizzie and according to her pity for the poor sin
ucr, would she hc worthy or unworthy of him. She
resolved to go the very neIt afternoon, bu, with
| out telling any one Of her plan. Accordingly EhC
looked out the Sunday clothes she had never befor'
had the heart to unpack since she came 10 Manches
der to do credit 10 viii. She put on her oldf@ahion
ed black mode bonnol trimmed with real lace hei
scarlet cloth cloak, which she had had ever sinc'
she was married. and always spotessly clean, she
sot forth on her unauthorized embassy. She knew
| the Palmers lived in Crown Street: though whert
sho had heard It she could no, tell and modesily
| making her way, she arrived In the stroet sbou
quarter 70 four o'clock. She sto pped W inquir'
tho exac, number aud the woman whom abe ad
| dressed told her that Susan Palmer's school woult
not be loose till four and asked her to step In snc
| wait until then at her house.
| "For" said She smiling, "them that wants Su
| san Palmer wants . kind friend OF ours 50 we II
manner, call cousins. siidown, missuA ait down
| III wine the chair, 50 that II shannA dirty you
closi. NY mother used to wear them brigh cloaks
| .n1 ,hev,ra right Rradely things agin a greeI
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