The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-02-24
mo, ,rno!" replied the lady glancing
aitxipg y ct his waite }eeks aRa gtenlnsss


ling Ina g., NJ VIII not put You to so mucn
trouble, and she handed tho coin to
Bridget with instruction to see II she
could get it changed at one of the stores
or markets in the neighborhood.
"Step intosthe psrlorT until the girl re-
cold, continued the lady. "Come," she
added, as he looked at his attire aud hes
itated3 cthere lisa AfreL din the. gfatsS and
no one there but the children"
ut is somewhat chilly" replied the old
man, following her. into the ,parlor, and
taking seat hear the fire. NUh1
= @Perhaps I may find some silver in the
house, y said the lady, lcavingthea room,
"for fear Bridget will not succeed in get-
ting the twenty dollar piece changed 7
aCome-I love httlechildren," and the
child who had been watching him with
curiosity ran behind the large arm chair,
and hesitatingly approached. What is
your name, dear2" inquired the cart-man
Maria" lisped the little one, .s-as
"Maria?" he repeated, while great
tears gathered in his eyes; Il once had a
little girl named Mara, and You look
very much like she did" bON -
"Did you?" inquired the child with
seeming interest, "and was her name Ma
ria Eastman, toO?'
"Merciful Godn. exclaimed the old man,
starting from his chair and dropping into
it with his head bowed upon his breast.
This cannot be! and yet, why not"
He caught the child to his arms with
an eagerness that frightened her.. and
gazing into her face until he found con-
.vietion there: suddenly rose to leave the
house. II cannot meet her without be-
traying myself, and dare not tell her
that am that drunken father WHO once
attemptedto takeher sand perhaps left
her husband a cripple, he groaned as he
hurried towards the door. The little
ones were bewildered. You are not 60
ingl" said the mother, reappearing, and
discovering the old man III the act of
leaving the hall
He stopped and apparently turned his
face, but seemed to lack the resolution
to do aught else.
"He said he hada little Maria once that
looked just like me, mother" shouted the
child, her eyes sparkling with delight.
The 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
condtct him to Il chair.
No, no." he exclaimed, "not till yon
tell me am forgiven"
"Forgiven!- Tor WHAT replied the
mother, in alarm.
Recognize in Inc your wrotcheT lath-
er, and l need not tell you" he taltered.
'My poor father" she cried, throwing
her arms around his neck, all is forgiven
all forgotten
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 III changing the
double eagle never learned but this !
do know-it took the honest female al
of two months to unravel the knot into
which the family had tied themselves
during her absence Pap Ainsley" still
keeps his cart for money would not i'll
duce him topart with it. lpeeped into
the back yard Of Dr. Eastman one day
last week, and discovered the old man
dragging his iavOlite vehicle round the
enclosure, with his fonr grandchildren
piled pr0miSeuously into it. B