Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-10-10

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the sunshine of his life; he endured
his wife but he idolized his children.
"Poor Tracy, it's plain TO see that
he is not happy said Leigh, that
evening, as he was taking bis ease
within his cozy home circle. "That
wife of his is enough TO drive a man
distracted. l wonder he don't com
nit suicide p
And so some days afterwards, when
the sudden death of Mrs. Tracy was
announced in the newspapers-ai-
ment, disease of tho heart-his first
thoueht WAS
"What lucky thing for Frank"
1t was scarcely year after Mrs.
Tracy's decease, and the widower was
sitting alone in his study, when How
ard Leigh was announced.
"Well, my dear friend" was his
smiling salutdtion, nwhat news do
you bring me A'A
"Capital news~ said Leigh. "Do
you know, I've just engaged splen-
did governess for your children"
81 am heartily glad of it; the little
rebels are getting quite beyond my
management. They need some gen
tie, atfectionate female influence
"And they will have it. This is
one of the finest girls I've seen for a
long time she has been teaching in
an academy, but thinks she would
prefer a situation in some private fam
lily. She is all grace and gentle dig
nity-a jewel Of governess !"
al am delighted at Jour success.
When will she come TO take charge Of
my children ?"
"This evening. But haven't told
you the strangest coincidence Of all.
Who do you suppose she is p
"I'm sure | cannot imagine"
"Her name is Agnes Walton, she is
the same whom you took such fancy
to in the days of her babyhood. /
can tell you she don't know you were
an old beau Of hers, else she wouli
shrink from assuming this responsible
situation in your family"
Nonsense" said Tracy, half laugh
ing, half embarrassed. "But ! am
sorry she is reduced to the wretched
life of governess."
Nothing more was said on the sub.
iect, and several times that afternoon
it REQUIRED to Frank Tracy's mind.
He wished he could see her.
The gas had been lighted, however,
and the little girls were safely tucked
up in bed, after having said their
prayers on "papa's" knees, before the
new governess was announced.
"Miss Walton, pray be seated"
He saw at the first glance that the
pretty baby had grown into an ex-
quisitely lovely girl of twenty-five,
with soft, tender eyes like Madonna,
and sad quivering lips. Poor Agnes
-she had been so much accustomed
to rebuffs and cold neglect at the
hands of the world, that Mr.. Tracy's
chivalric politeness affected her nearly
to tears. lie noticed it, he observed
the delicate, shy refinement, and the
timid glances from beneath her lashes.
Frank Tracy was a great physiogno.
mist, and drew his own differences
from those things. After few gentle
questions, he asked:
"But, Miss Walton, why did you
leave the Academy p
"Tno principal was harsh and un-
kind to me, and the place was noisy.
0, sir, if you knew how / have hun
gered and thirsted for a quiet home"
any dear Miss Walton" be said,
smiling, al commissioned my friend
Leigh TO find a governess for me, bus
| am much more in need of wife.
| think you would suit me in that
capacity. Will you accept of the
home as permanent engagement,
and me as the encumbrance thereof
Agnes looked n moment into his
kind eyes, and placed her little hand
confdingly in his hand, aud said 81
will"
And thus concluded their extremely
brief courtship. Yet when Frank
told her how many years he had
secretly worshipped at the shrine Of
"Mrs. Walton's pretty baby" she
didn't think it SO very strange after
all.
Thus it was that Frank Tracy mar
ried his beautiful second wife, and the
little ones, instead OF goverBess, got
mama, whom little Minnie conf
IDENTIFY informed her sister, "she liked
a great deal better than the old mama
who was always afraid of having her
hair or collar disarranged, while new
mama liked to have her daughter hug
and kiss her"
And Howard Leigh was satisfied
that his friend had married the right
person at last.
A member of the bar once entered
the Court of Appeals of New York
while counsellor was arguing an i'm
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