Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-02-13

friendship. Squire Estabrook had never for
gotten her. She always stood ia his mind o.
his IDEAL Of what woman might be, the
strongest. biavest one he had ever known
| TLey seldom met; but he sent her books and
papers often, and manifested in many ways
kindly interest in her. Still she was ALTO.
gether surprised when, one evening, he called
to see her it was such departure from his
usual tay.at-homc habits. Hrtalked e little
on Indifferent subjects; and et list he asked
her whether she had heard from her father
in all these years.
The quick tears .spraug to her eyes; she
had carried this ''hppc deferred III her own
heart so long. Ii was SO har'l to answ r
F" Never" She looked up at him, and shook
her heid-she was not strong enough II
speak.
Forgive me-" he said, pen;tendy, IL an
too blunt and laundering even 70 speak to
woman. Lwanted to bring is.around in some
wav, to tell you that had y letter from hin,
for yo,r. :. lie sent 1t under 10 me, be-
cause he>was not sutp that you We're still
here :. and he an:cd, if .y14 had gone away.
that would know where - sand II IL y'u "
as he spoke, he drew the lett from his
pocket and gave it to her. Her hand closed
Over it convu sivcly. Her lips moved, but no
wijrds came from them. He understood chat
she wahtcdto be afone; and got up, andwe
away slcrrls. 's':a't-i -. :s.' =
She hurried with the letter 10. her own
romn before she broke: the seal Her7hcart
sSelleds almost to sufiocaiiqn as. she opened
it, and glanced attbe weak, Irregular charac
.ters, which she would never have kno@q for
her fathers hard.
Il told her in a few words, written appa-
renily witt much eTort, ,haf te was very i'll
His physicians had given up all hope Of his
recovery; and having, according TO- their
Judgment, not.long to live, the longing to see
hi only child once. more had .hecoEne 1snp-
portable. Could sue forgive han? Would
sne come to kim? He gave his addrrss--an
obscure street iu western city. He directed
her to applY Cor funds. if She did rot bappan
to saye, .bou, by hpg, to, his,ol' friepd, Lrwis
E,tabro9li, to whom he would forward the
money, by safe Conveyance: IS soo' as she
reached hIn.
She was glad that she had 10 need tomake
this application. Tharks to trr careful econ
oiny, she had money enough. .Herpiahs were
arraugel before she had finished he letter.
She w"rd start early tne next morning. She
put her fathers note into An envelope lrr
Squire is,abrook, with Q line from herseli
telling hial her Intentions ;Jr she though
his kindness gaye hin q c::.iin to CERTAIN
amount OF her confidence. Then she packed
her l,lle trunk, and tried to Sleep till morning.
Two days afterwaTd her voice brake the 81.
lence in the Shaded rom where Jar5d Gro
myn lay waiting for death.
-" Father, dear fatherr' ard the sick man
heard tender voice, ,'tbe tender words, and
pus out his tremulous, wasted hands.
Goa, mi child y he cried, Il have starved
for the sight of your face, the sound OF your
voice. l never could nave left you, if it Lad
not seemed to me that cocld Only hopc for
your forgiveness by taking my disgrace cut of
y..t, "a. r.sy left you rrovi la.
afraid it vas wrong to do that, bat | could
not resist the temptation. Yet. sometimes,
since I've been lying here, a-one with my own
soul and with God, | bare thought ot other
meas orphans. who had lost their all through
me; and wished that, dearly rs loved you.
| had given up everything, and let yoH share
my poverty, as | kaow Jou would haze,
ciecrully."
GAS | dill, la;her;" and Lucia kissed his
brow soiIly. =" Igave up all in your name,
every dollar; and nave supported myself
ever since You went aTay.'
f" "Thank Cod = Sc heard him whisper,
with closed eyes, heldins her land ,igaily, AZ
ii H. ..a,ed.ty lyse asr asaia. Al er 4" hlie,
dra%Jos !er closer, be sad !" L.acia, M child,
have y,'i .orsotle,. i:le, th' ji :;'ace 5r2l4.i
iiy,a l.,.v-;!.c ruin yr'ai! ypAs pr P.c ?
Y Il "rr. cii :aga,i 70 ac inarr.'h Eh.n Iti',
y5., .u.! ,.% -you, Tell me y9'i are alone III
ti.r wr;!l. Ioui1.i.ai. tllr'u,li ~, yet 'oG
have cg:na here at Ey siMmo'@'. 10 YOU
Iuya yocT father. child =
X W. ANA aH:asS"
Her arSw9r seemed 10 s.tsr! him. A.:er
t-a: nc acyer ASKED her tie qussica ogi'in {;
bui ";!' I. mat was npt long 9r aim IL TILL
Aoil.
Il lie r.w DAYS duria. ,sl,:ch he iiorerl i,
,.!..g |. atnp1, ~ sh" hv never knoG1i he: re.
h,S IL loy-d hvr--earlct!, fso, tu DO hyni
I.!si1:cc. EIJ had na7er if;o"Ht g %ror- ahy
nrs.. H'a,iii lie used Tie ronay he h;; Dor
ron;ei, IA his sp' cuiati"hs, hc had believed
.taat-A.s sncce.s w ) ceste.ia-lha' hc ra:i II"
,;.k If loss. Whn tie cad carnr. II haf
pumb.c,i hul-tu til, dust, alai veil 'iish H.okcn
his heart. Since be {. ay,iield, he had sup
p:rteI hi.l.scii us cicf!, il bcoia 4"iil;r
waero ll!, kuow,elg oi iilance.' "a; III .'!s
lin useful; bnr ais sa!Ary nd neges been
i..rse, and &c ii.i ben too broken u ri's.
Lucia soot.cI hitn. as Only .nch a lrader
wo,naas heart could. ansi III Iped hlai, IN MS
s,riv,il.s, tu drag nc;.r tu tie Lnrc which is
'intlnit- and c;erna.
The lasa altcrapoa bfrc his death he
10 kcG up .ul!au;y, and sail to her, with 9
sea,n of hooc i'll his fading. eyes,
"Lucia. have one wish. Since | have been
here. [ have saved Someihlng-npt mticil
bu, enough to realize my lopging eau
llevr tell you how my heart has pred trr a
sight Of the old New England hills. ii"k,
even in Inv grave, hat sh"uld rest be''sr
there want to SLEEP beside your mother.
.Lncia kissed him thraaah lasl falling tears.
".You sholl-,ou shaii!.' sh., cried; but her
heart Was toofnil ior many wor'is
Just at the Last, whel -hewas dying, he
whsperedSnce more,
"Luc,a, child. remember that you have
promised, to take ime h.rar;' and hen, as the
words died on his lips, his soul went iorth--
home; to That good lome, where sin aud s2r-
row lever come.
And Lucia journeyel eastward with her
precious dead, aud laid it, at last, in the old
cnuroa-yar,l, by her mothers side. The poor
remorseiul, broken heart, lay under the New
England sod and iorthe rest and peace wh'cl
had cume 10 1t, at last. Lucia C:omyn 'knei'
besid. these graves, ami thanked Gpd.
|, was spring. tnen and as, the summer
went on, it seemed to her Il o good ange
watched over that spot, SO dear to her heart
Some ore did f>r those graves all that she
was not strong enough to do. A hedge o
evergreen shut them in; flowers starred ih'
earta above them; and q dropping
bent at their feet. She never found any one
at work there. Whenever sue west To them