Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-08-21
NEG HARTLEY's CURE.

Il WIS towards the close of gloomy dav
in February, and the dusk was fastening
heavily upon each object in scantily fur
nishei room on the ground Hoor of an old
fashioned but respectable house in the crowd
ed district Of Soho.
The street lamps had been lighted for the
last hour, and the wet window panes flashed
ike crystal beneath the iickering Gas. whilst
every now and then a bulging umbrella ESQ
closely did the house abut upon the rublic
thoroughftre) would pres against the glass
and yut the brilliauce m0meutarily out. But
the passengers for soho were few aud far
between. Il had been a Wild and stormy
day. and no one venured abroad WHO was
not compelled u do so. Everything looked
dull and dark enough, both in the house and
1lt of it and So thought IT, mistress. Mar
-aret Hartley, as she sat upon the hearth
rug, with her hands claspel ahouther knees.
and 5azei thoughtfully into the hst-ading
fire. At little distance from her stood her
sewn ng-machine she had been working nj
il all the afternoon, until her fingers and her
feet were weary, and her head ached with
the sound Of liz eternal click and now.
either from motives Of economy 0r taste. she
preferred to commune with herself In the
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tected wife. for Robert Nelson his FIRST nn-
cv for her cooled. pr5yei 81 bar,jsr raslr,s-
ter than She had ever known before
lie was bis sister brutalized
Being attached To some small ca.tinr-
vessel. he was seldom at sea for more tban
six weeks or two months at a time so he
established his vaupr wifi. I'm a r1nrle Of
dark rooms near the docks. where tie only
happy hours she spent were those during
which be was away. For be was ezactiug.
fVrtUUfI.II and rKrTsguta|y -s1r4eIl
allowing her female comraui1u,. Lest the IN
dulcence of any society sbould hriDg her
iuta contact with the other soy
And vet she had one friend DURING that
u,,harr'y rarisl of her life one rru. etaucb
ally. who. in bis iourueyiugs amongst the
sick and the afflicted. had Glanced 10 Grhr
on the abode of thi. di-aru3intei creature.
and -triyen to make her trace the hand of
her earthly homes
And this friendand cuide had been a hard
working London curate-Tobu Hartley ber
rre.ent .h,rl.-rbat She loved s, dearly.
and vet IN know herself tbe wifi. .f whom
had not the mower 10 render her rlntenre6
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Had AL - CD r-,,-, r.,.,..;,5
of that d9v .r relief when after q lon0er
absence than v.7. usual. instead Of receiving .
home the man whom she had learned to hate 7.
and dread. the owner of the vessel called /.
upon her wita q lep,tbeucj yi,aos IN inn
mart the melancholy news that tie q. Mary
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