Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-01-25

Id Dtlkt IVES SeIt, uuuciSIOuu, " OIL
orphan asylum, where she has already
sprouted up into gawky, read-haired
woman.
Tracy was silent a moment, comment
ing upon the sad facility with which peo-
pie slip from the cares and memories of
their friends in the whirl of large cities.
All at once the door was thrown open
and two or three rosy little children
bounded into the room, with long, shin
ing eurls hanging on their white shoul-
ders and eyes all in a sparkle with infan-
tine merriment.
Don't come near me, you noisy little
monsters % lisped Leonore, waving them
away with her snowy jeweled hand;
you'll crush my silks and laces ruinous-
"" @
No word of reproof, however, fell from
Franks lips, as the little ones climbed on
his knee and hung around his neck. Those
children were the sunshine of his life; he
endured his wife, but he idolized his chill
dren
t.Poor Tracy, it's quite plain to see that
he is not happy" said Leigh, that evening,
as he was taking his ease within his cozy
home circle "That wife of his is enough
to drive man distracted. l wonder he
don't commit suicide p
And so some days afterwards, when
the sudden death of Mrs. Tracy was an
nounced lii the newspapers, ailmcnt, dis
ease Of the heart, his first thought was
"W hat lucky thing tor Frank"
1t was scarcely year after Mrs. Ira
cy's decease, and the widower was sit
ting alone in his study, when Howard
Leigh was ann2unaed," " .-.-.
"Well, my dear friend" was his smil-
ing salutation, "what news do you bring
me % ..... ..i.a-..
"Capital news.!!' said Leigh, ..Do you
know, rve just engaged splendid gov
erness for your CHI dren p
am heartily glad of it; the little reb-
els ATE getting quite beyond my manage
ment. They need some gentle female
/ influence"
"And they will have it. This is one
Of the finest girls Pve seen for a long
| time; she has been teaching III an acade-
nv but thinks she would prefer a situa-
ticn in some private family. She is all
grace and gentle dignity, jewell OF a
governess !"
81 am delighted at your success. When
Yill she take charge of my children"
sThis evening. But l haven't told
you the strangcst coincidence Of all. ."
Who do you suppose she is?'' ..
''I'm sure cannot imagine"
"Her name is Agnes Walton, she is the
same whom you took such fancy to in
the days of your boyhool. l can tel you
she don't know you were an old beau oi
hers else she would shrink from assum
ing this responsible situation in your
family -
"Nonsense," said Tracy, half laughing
half embarrassed. 'But Pm sorry she is
reduced to the wretched life of q govern,
ess." ..
Nothing more was said on the subject
and several times that afternoon it recur
red to Frank Tracy's mind. He wished
he could see her.
The gas had been lighted hawever, and thu
little girls were safely tucked up in bed atte
having said their prayers on papass Knees, ls
| fore the new goyerness was announced.
''Mlss Walton pray be seated.
Us saw ut the first glance that the pretty baby
had grown into an eXquisteiy lovely girl o
twenty two, with soft tender eyes like Madon
ma and sad ouivering lips. Poor Agnes-sh'
had been SO much accustomtd to rebutfs ant
cold neglect at the hands of the world, that Mr
Tracvs chival;ic poEtenesS affected her nearly
to tears. He noticed it: lie observed the deli
cate, shy refinement, and the tImlq glance IRON
| beneath her lashtS. Frank Tracy was grea
physiognomist, and drew his own inference.
from these things. After few gentle question:
| he asked:
But Miss Walton, why did you leave th'
academy"
The principal was harsh and unklnd to me
and the place was noisy. ., SIR If you knew
how lia4e haligered and thjrsted fora quie
home!" :, ., g..
commissioned my friend Leigh 10 find govern
ess for me- but Il Anl much moreih need of
wife. | think you would suit me in that capaci
tv viii YOU accept OF this home as perma
nent engagement.
Aqnes looked a moment into his dark eyes
and nIaced her little hand cOnfidingly in his anC
said, Il will!P
And thus concluded their extremely shor
courtship. Yet when Frank told her how many
years he had secretly w0rslipped at the slrin'
of Mrs. Wa1ton's pretty taby, she DIDN'T thlhi
it so very strange after al.
Thus it was that Frank Tracy married III
beautiful second wife, and the little ones, lp
stead of A goyerness got mamma, whom htti
Minnie confidently informed her sister sh
liked sgreat deal better than the old mamm
who was always afraid of having her hair o
collar disarrapGed, while the new mamma Hket
to have her daughters hug and kiss her"
And Howard Leigh was satisfied that III
friend had married the right person = lEsi.