Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-10-06

bane might have gone together? You
have led me into great wrong, sir
elbow ?--how, Mr. Lyon?'
"Mr. Byram held highly responsible
position in my business. | trusted him
largely until you destroyed my conf
dence Before nightfall him and parted =
My dear, sir! this is bad had no
thought of iniuring him. | didn't know
that he was i'll your employment
Bad? / think it is bad ?
Where's he now?'
] cant inform YOU lie left the city
soon after leaving me-
Where did he goT ...
:" ! am not advised
| The two men were silent for while.
I'd give hundred dollars to know
where he was said Mr.. Ellis, breaking
the silence.
"You might give thousand and not
repair the injury you have done, was re-
Piled. e..
| Mr. Lyons manner was severe. Ills tone
rs his laitnuage, offended Mr.. Ellis, who
closed the interview. and went away
That evening Mr. Ellis said to his wife .
81 can't get Mrs. Estell out Of my
mind
She looked Up to her husband with just
4 shade of surprise on her face.
''" Is it right for us; knowing as wedo
her helpless and destitute condition to
act toward her the part of Priest and Lc-
yiteY .'. ar0
"Tho part Of the good Samaritan were
better replied Mrs Ellis ..
"Will you go and see tomorrow?
"Yes."'
"Do. And if you find her in need of
things comfortable, supply them. Learn,
! if you can, whether she has any means of
her own, and how much it will require
weekly to enable lierito 90 back to Mrs
Kingsley's
Almost the first question asked by Mr.
| Ellis, on his return homo from business
next day, was, have you seen Mrs. Es-
tell p
His wife's countcnance changed instant
ly.
Eyes she answered. But she'll new
e" go back to Mrs. Kingsley's.
"Why not ?" Mr. Ellis was visibly agi-
tatcd.
"Shc took severe cold in removing,
which has been increased almost daily
through the carelessn2ss and neglect Of
the family in which she is living. Intiam-
nation Of tho lungs is the result, and she
is now in very critical condition.
1t was with difficulty that Mrs. Ellis
suppressed groan. .- . ...e.
If she dies, don't know what will be-
come of her little girl, remarked Mrs
Ellis. "Mr. Byram appears to be the only
friend She had; and lie faxed her. at last.
| a word of defence for Gir. Dyram came
to the lips OF Mr.. Ellis, but he could not
give it utterannce, lest he should bctray
more to his wife than he cared to haze
her know.
Suppose You bring the child home
with you, said lIr. Ellis.
4" | thought Of doing so yesterday, but
| feared you might have an objection.
ooh, no! none at all !" he answered
quickly. "Do just as your heart prompts.
On the next evening, when Sir Ellis
returned home, his wife was absent. She
had been away since morning, the servant
said. His heart felt heavy. This absence
boded no good. Soon aiterward she came
in, bringing Mrs. Estell's child with her
GLOW is she? he asked lie saw the
answer in her face, before her lips said in
a low whisper. ...
| "Dead
He felt the word like q stunning blow.
And killed her! Not aloud, but in his
thoughts he uttered this accusing sem
tence. ...
| Nothing more was said. Neither was
in mood for conversation. After tea,
Blanche, and the little motherless child
were placed together, and went to sleep
in each others arms. Mrs Ellis called
her husband 10 look at them in their sweet
unconsciousness, After standing over
them for few moments, he turned away.
The pain at his heart was very severe.
God has sent her to this fold, poor
littlelamb ?" he said, in low, burdcned
voice; "and she must never go out.
/ 1t is well with the mother and in
| Gods providence, well with the child,
4 was answered by Mrs. Ellis. A deep
calm rested on her spirit, but his was
! turbulent as a storm-veXed ocean: ''Out
Of evil, he is always bringing good,
she added. II seemed so hard for Mrs.
Estell to lose sustaining friend Just
when she most needed him. The loss
hft'NNHN'i iANi VI l'tli tui isiAtC Iti
/ TO the next world shorter, and, and to all
appearance, sharper; but ont ofthis seem
ing evil TO her is born good for her child
the very good her heart desired. His
ways aye not our ways, nor His pcrmis-
sion separated from tender mercy and
loving Kindness. Back of the darkest
cloud there is blue sky and sunshines.
A few months afterward, Mr., Ellis was
in a Western city, where he had business
with large merchantile house. He was
engaged with a member of the firm, when
he saw at the desk near him familiar
face. 1t was that of Byram, their eyes
met in mutual recognition. Mr. Ellis
stepped to the desk and spoke kindly,
even cordially, to the.young man,
"Y0u know Mr.. Byram, said the mem
ber Of the firm with whom he was con,
versing, when Mr.. Ellis came back from
the desk. The remark was made in q
low tone of voice.
eyes. knew him at the east. How
long has he been with youg'' E
/" About two months. lie seemed very
muchrun down when he came to us, W.
di1uGt thinly n,uoh of him ;,t1oeiDo, 'f,o,,