Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1865-04-27
Mrs. ST. Clalr suIIlI1ousd Mabel from

Mrs. ST. Clair SUMMONED Mabel from
the kitchen; she appeared before them
ia all the beauty and dgrace SO na,uraI to
her. She was dressed IN the plainesl
fash,on plain lila. print. with spot
les collar and cuffs. The man sat with
bowed head until le entered 7-,hen
ssFting as il from lream, exclaimed
This then is my ssglaer, tor whom
/ have sought so long My chIld-my
long lost Mabel 9
% father, MY, father, is j, indeed
you! And she was clasped to the bo-
som of her father.
Mrs. ST.. Clais had stood as one in
trance. Could this Distinguished gen
tlemaf be the father of their household
drudge !
After the first burst Of JOY from the
long separated father and daughter, Mr..
Frank Waters turned and sald,-
i thank you, Mrs. St. Clair, for the
care you have taken of my daughter; /;
Dat we will trouble you no aore. Come,
Mabel, the carriage is waiting; get
your things and come
But, father, i must see Arthur first
land here he comes 'aud as she spoke,
Arthur came into the room.
WHAT. Mabel. going 70 leave me-
be SAID, advancing AID dotting his ha'.
u Aroui, cried aIahtl, 'lhis Is my
latherp
Artnur advanced al once, aEd exten.
aed 10 him his hand.
My father TOO Shall it not be 50
AIabelE
Yes. if my new-found parent will
give me up SO quickly
We viii all live together. my child.
Need we add, that IN TWO months
from the tilne when MABEL was made
hemess to the vast fortune her father
had ACCUMULATED IN The mines, there was
a grand welding al Lhe Sot. Clalr mansion
and Mabel Waters was made the happy
wife u Arthur 81. Clalr.- Yankse Btade
A returned Chinese missionary re.
lales the following anecdole, showing
tht caurion of the Chinese. He says;
Dung one of ouf exantoanons .frr
candidates cor bsp 'ain al Na1kaOg. ]
observed hat one woman and some
l..ee or four young people had he sane
surname. This olcun, 'ance led TO the
following conver,anon between myself
aud one of he young mem
1 observe you all have the same sur
name Are you men bars Of the same
family q Inquired,
Yes one replied !; this is mother,
and these are my brothers
Where is your fatLer e | ooliDued.
He is al home, attending 10 his bu-
siness.
Does be approve of your embracing
Christianity!'
Yes; He is entirely wiling
Why does not your father himself
become Christian
He says it would not do for all the
family to embrace Christianity
And Why ! asked, with some curl
nsity. does be think SO? g
He said that If we all become Christ
ians. our heaihen neighbors will lake
advantage Of that circumstance to I'M
pose upon US.
How will they dc. .Ihat?' l inquired
Christians are not allowed to- swear
or fight, and father says that when our
wicked neighbors ascertain that we have
embraced Christianity, they willprOceed
al once TO curse US and nslIr.at us
Hence, father says to US, .'Yop may Mi
become Christmas. bu, [ must remain q
heathen, SO as 20 retalia,e on our bad
Dtighhors You car go 90 meeting and
worship, but l mus, stay al honIe to do
the fighting and cursing for the family,
1t is supposed that The answer. and ex-
cuse were satisfactory.
Most heads difTuse less light than a
pumpkin she'll with a tallow candle in ii.
Evil speaks as they wish, rather than
what they know.
He that would enjoy fruit must not
gather the flower.
Never open. the door to lilile vice,
lesl large one should enter also.
An hour 10 the morning is worth two
IN the afternoon.
All things are soop prepared in a we'll
ordered house.
However little We may haVe'to do le,
US do that little well.
Fair dealings is the bond and cOment