Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-11-19
DEL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1s

herself into fever. She tormented herself
day and night with reproaches. She pictur-
ed Anthony In some dark den OF crime.
hardened into wretch to be Stunned OF
men, and made such a one by her. He had
always been yiolent-tempered,b but it was
probably that he might have led respecta-
bic life at his own home If he had not loved
her. He had loved her earnestly in his
rough, uncouth way and If she had shown
him that she understood this love, though
she could not return it, if she had been more
forebearing, she might have wrought in him
better state of mind. Of all that she had
said and done on that cventful drive she
thought with shame and remorse. And moth
ing that she could say or do now would
undo the mischief. So she held her peace,
and worried herself into low fever, which
lasted several weeks.
.. Mr.. Carey suddenly discovered, to his
great surprise, that he had loved Mahala for
long time he really could not remember
when he did not love her during the twelve
months he had known her and this he told
her as soon as he got well. But she, having
better idea how things had been with him,
knew pretty well when he stepped over the
line between admiration and love. She
feared, too, that some alloy of gratitude
prompted this declaration and how little
cause he had for gratitude she only knew.
Besides, if she married Mr.. Carey, where
would be her penance for she was fully re-
solved not to take any Of the good things
her evil conduct might bring her. And then,
too, there was Bessie Jones. She owed her
atonement for having stolen an unlawful
move in that little game they were playing.
So she told Mr. Carey that he must say moth
ing on that subject, for she could not hear
fit, ard thought, but did not say, that now
he would go to Bessie Jones.
9. Susan lost all faith in signs, and there
by missed seeing her lover at Christmas by
going away, when she was distinctly warned
OF his coming by the scissors sticking straight
up in the floor. 81 don't bcleve in en-
she said. ''There was the old shoe ready
in the road, as ifput there a-purpose, and I
threw it after Miss Mahaly for good luck |;
and of all the drives ever hear, tell on that
was the most unluckiest."
HOT BISCUITS.
6 smell biscuits baking. Do shut the
door, Will: 1t is intolerable"
Why, Mahala, what has come over
you r. exclaimed Mrs. Bruce. " You used
to like biscuits and we haven't had any for
so long, and you look SO down-hcartcd, that
! told Susan maybe they'd cheer you up II
bit"
.. used TO like them, know" said Ma
hala, gently, touched by her mothers thought
ful care, shut now hate them. They re-
mid me ofthat dreadful drive three months
ago Git seems like three years J. and now the
very smell of fthem makes me sick
swell if Susan hadn't got them in the
oven"
''Oh never mind, mother l must learn 10
bear IL. ] can't go through my whole life
xa-it 1nf tn,r hot hicrrtfp -
and she gave profound sigh, as il she fear-
ed that life was going to be unconfortably
long
6 There is Mr.. Carey riding up 10 The
gate" said viii. i wonder when e GOT
back from new New York or course he
has come to see you, Mahala,
Mahala went into the rarlor to receive
him, although she thought she would rather
not. There was no doubt of his pleasure
in seeing her after months absence. He
told Mahala that he had a letter for her from
a friend in the city of New York. Mahala
declared she knew no one there, but the let
ter, being produced, certainly bore her name
on the back, written in great, struggling
hand. And these were its contents,
MAuALA-Dear Miss When I Fired
that dredfull shot and see Mister Carey falle,
diddent Care eckscpt to git away as Fast
as Ever coulde-But whenne heerd after
wurds it wuz You 1 Killed nobody can
Never kro how owfullye Felt, l cum to
this Place becauze it wuz so Big, and tried
to Hide, and sumtimes did think of drown
eing-But thaukee heaven ! diddent-AHd
then Mister Carey cum hear, and Trakked
Me ont, and told Me you wss alive, which
wuz Like raiseinge Me from the Ded-And
this is to let you kno that line going to Stay
hear, having gotten a Good Plaice, and will
live respektayhle. | write this Because
Mister Carey sed it woulde be a cumturt To
You. If coulde see you l woulde tell you
howe sorry am for emmy Trouble I've been
to you, and that you never did nuthing
Wrong, but little thoughtless like, but
ainte Used To writingc-
s'Yours trewley,
''ANTuoNY MURRAY"
..Did you 90 to New York on purpose to
find Anthony" 2" said Mahala, looking up
from the note with tears of gratitude in her
eyes.
/" For no other purpose. knew you
would be miserable until you knew that he
was doing well, and SO determined that he
should do well, answered Mr.. Carey.
sYou must have guessed" said Mahaa,
bushing and hesitating.
g I have guessed great DEAL" said Mr..
Carey, quickly and with merry smile;
''and perhaps somebody helped me little.
You know Bessie Jones is engaged to MIR.
Emmett. and So"
.Don't put them biscuits right down ia
front of Mahaly, VIII, said Mrs. Bruce as
they were seated at supper. 'You know
she can't abide Them"
"Oh, have changed my mind, mother, y
said Mahala, with little sly look at Mr..
Carey. "My liking for them has returned. "
Mr.. Carey was so undignified as to throw
back his head and laugh as if Mahala had
said the funniest thing ever heard, and this
made Mahala blush and Will play tune on
the floor with his boos-heels all of which
caused Mrs. Bruce to look sharply at them
over her speciacles. Just then Susan enter
ed with fresh supply of hot biscuits, and
seeing the group before her, she exclaimed
"La! sakes did evcr?' and in her aston
isbment and pleasure she turned the plate
in her hand upsidedown, whereupon the
mischev ,us biscuits danced a merry jig oycl
the floor, and then, as if ashamed Of them
selves, ran into all the corners and hid I'M
der the furniture.
swell, said Susan, as she ran scrambling
after them, elf | don't believe there's luck
in old shoes, after all. y
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