The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-01-18

bcrVo on thoSo poiuU oHiy hooW NO
would sit up all night and work like
hone all day, to help both her parents and
her brother. She is going homo to-mor.
row; bu, he, fear, cannot afford tho ex-
pense Of the journey. Tho parents live
now in Scotland"
"Could we no, help him3" ] said, bash-
fully.
My friend smiled. Both brother and sic.
ter spent Christmas at home.
My good fortune threw me good deal
after this with my friends govemess.
Must sny that from that Christmas Eve !
was never hear.whole?
Tho following Easter we were engaged,
and before the Christmas Eve which fol.
lowed we were married. What an aim and
q hope my life had now acquired.
We have little suburban house, and ]
leave my wifs every morning 10 pursue my
editorial labors, and return every evening,
forgetting my work and my worries, know.
ing that tho sweetest heart and the fairest
face have ever known await me In my
modest but happy home. l had never
heard again from the author Of the manu-.
script which had 80 much interested me ;
and, truth to tell, had mover thought Of her
since tha, Christmas Eve. Two or three
years have passed since then, and we have
two babies. Such babies! ! will not rhap.
sodise; hut if rosy flesh, and round con.
tours. and lovely limbs can be called beau.
ty, my girl and my boy would win the
prizes in any show Of babies Ia tho world.
Their mother Is always playing with
them. She often puts her delicnte, slender
white hand under my baby girls foot, and
the baby makes believe to stand on il
What picture II is the pink toes, and the
dent IN the round little ankle, and the pearly
ins'ep, harmonize yet contrast 50 gloriously
with the taper fingers, and the bluc-veined
white Of that hower.like hand. II Is like q
rosebud laid on white camcllia. She then
holds up the baby.girl to me, and kiss Il
before 90. My two.year-old boy toddles
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have care ana strugs'e IN 'nelr lives
looked out the address 10 wh'ch had writ
ten before anu wro'e 10 'he unknown 10"
'hes' i sa'd 'na' ""o naa paS'e" '"'e
years almo''') 'ha' inc you'h'"' 'ne"penence
wh'ch had prevented inc paper 'n' ha"
sent from oe'ng accep'ed must no" DC cor
rected' and that should 10 g'nd ana will
ing TO sec nny'h'ng e'se she had wr"en' u
she had written anything since then.
Within a lew days. ! had an answer
Tic writing was IN ie'gned hand, quite
unlike the round hcsitating sirlish hand !
had remembered. The words were. how
ever as sweet and innocent As tile f'r't had
leen.
vi 30 COCO OF you' ah the no'e' 10
remember mo- ou! , 10 not wn'e Sny more
! am 80 nappH' ! nave sucn oeai' k'ho'
good' nome '''Am"o' lo"' ''e'o "'"ah'y
e""ggera''ons' ! 'no"sn'' ." ! sat y" my e"
'tora' chalr'l anu sucn aar''ns coo'e'.
wrote Tor wanted 10 heip my dear ones
but they have been better helped by others
than lcorIi ever have hoped to help them.
God has given them a better ir'end than
could he. lf you seek to know me- you
shall DO SO. IL when you 90 nome you 'ee
a woman with rose IN her hand, hold ou'
yours, you will know me-
smiled at the romantic fervor OF this 10
ply, and faint desire arose that my wife
and the writer Of that letter should know
each other, aud then ! went on with my
supplying avocaiionss
As ! went home, confess looked about