The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-01-24
TEE WINDOW ON THE PORCH.


TEE WINDOW ON THE PORCEl
How came the window open on ths
stormy morning? 1t was the old story {
young hearts and old heads. The youn
couple falling in love with each other;
person in the shape of father disapproving
the lover poor; the father rich the girl d
yided between duty and affection; and lov
triumphiDg in the end, as it generally doe,
This was why the parlor window stoo
wide open on that stormy morning; for, a
twelve the night before she had came dow
to him, wrapped in white furs and Grim
son hood and had sobbed--
| t'0h! Charles, am very, very wicked
and unless Pa forgives me, God mover will
Trembling and sobhing softly, thougl
there was NJ danger Of being heard amids
the gusts Of wind and the cracking Of tht
bare elm branches, she let him lead her OF
tenderly over the soft snow until dark ob
.ect under the trees slowly developed itseI
to their eyes as sleigh and two horses, ant
an old driver, who had been beating hi
arms against his breast to keep himsel
warm, helped the lady in with gruff sor
of sympathy And away they glided. black
!
about them, falling softly over them with
Janet's head lying upon Charles breast
and her little fur clad form nestled close tC
his. They were foolish little people but
not wicked, whom those black horses whirl
cd over the snow to Lyman altar that / il,
ter winters night so long ago.
When they found that balcony window
| open in the grey morning $ dawn, and found
there also penitcntlal letter dropped with
tears, and an empty bed, the pillows Of which
had not been rumpled, pursuit was useless;
for Jrnet Grey bad promised to love, honor
and obey Charles Oliver, aud he had vowed
to love and cherish her until death did them
| part.
Forgive thcm-ncver
So passionate old Robin Grey vowed,
with many an expletive not to be written
here. Forgive her! The serpent warmed
in his bosom to sting him at last From
his heart and his home she had gone forth
Of her own free will, and an exile from both
the must remain forever.
She had married a sailor, second mate OF
the Bonnie iIassie, who made a voyage to
the East Indies, and brought home "arpocs
Of spices, fruit and rare conitcticns, hnl
who did not always bring home those who
went with her, for III those warm iatjtudcs
tavcrs arc rife and many sailor in his
hammock shroud has foated from his moor
ings to the Spice Islands, while at home
many "A young wife has watched for the
good ship which should return her husband
to her never more.
Three months of innocent delirium, the
world seeming made for them, and only
lovers worthy to breath its air. Then came
the Awakening.
One day Charles Oliver mentioned to ia
net that the Bonnie La3se would sail in two
weeks
"Ol! no. you want to frighten me-" ia
net cxcaimed. II couldn't live you know.
Oh Charlie, I feel like tainting ] III all
alone have nobody. Ia will never speak
to me again Charlie, laugh, and say, 1t $
all fun Janet. "
81 wish / could My dear, you knew
your husband was a sailor when you were
married to him.
Yes but ! never thought he would be
so cruel as to leave me. Charlie, | really
think | shall die ;"
Her pretty baby face was white and wan
and her hands 50 cold, that he was fright.
encd Then she pleaded to 20 with him
only to go with him anywhere and any
how.
He said it was long and dangerous voy-
age He could not think of her going
| And her answer was
"a dangerous voyage! And [ to stay at
| home to listen and hear the wind blow and
| think Of you. Charlie stay at home if you
| care for me.
Poor Charliel He held her to his breast,
and tried to teach her her first bitter lesson
how money must be earned, and how men
must earn it; how a sailor bred could be
| nothing but sailor; how as a man he must
discharge his duty, and never bad to think
he had dragged her from the sheltered home
OF luxury to suffer poverty and all the Ills;
how, in fact
"NIen must work and women weep,
And the sooner It's over the sooner to sleep"
1t was very heard to learn, and the poor
gir-wiie could comprehend it. Janet could
see no necessity for this voyage-only cruel
choice.
That fortnight-all tears and lamentation
That parting fox six months six eternities
to her. Charli@and Janet lad grief enough
in their two loving hearts to fill this world
and leave a surplus for some other. AT
last the day came; he left her fainting, and
went away crying like child.
Then Janet was all alone, she thought
that she should die. When her tears re-
fused to flow as freely as at first, which was
not for many weeks, she found some com
fort in an old piano, sweet toned thing,
but very shabby, that stood in the parlor Of
her boarding house.
But her songs were always sad. A wound
ed bird dying in her nest, and calling for
her mate, could not have uttered tones more
pitiful to listen to. Only now and then
when letter came, she frightened up tor
q while.
At last six months had gone, but there
came no letter. The ship must be near at
hand-tha of course was it. Charlie would
be home very soon. But no Charlie came,
Those who waited for the Bonnie Lassie
saw her not. No letter. no Charlie. An
other month -another-another- no
news One morning she stood by the win
dow watching, and the old landlady came
to her She was good woman, and hest
ttated to speak; but her boarding house only
kept her out of poverty, and this blue-eved
girl was boarder, after ALL So she said
Mrs. Oliver, don't like to tell YOU.
but--but--
"Oh! you heard bad news of Charlic?,
Janet, turning with ashen cheek, clung
to her arm.
ttNo n,v daor Obi M 4L.I v~f.