The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-01-21

aze ia Cacai,a. is ibe good sa.p Clara
In hef hsd invested the bard earnings
"A wears. indeed all ibe bard earnings
& wears ,zeel.t small auualty to niy
aie in case shonld neseg return; hnt
ny hoaas we're I duutle lhe amount
Il us investment IS 8 single voyage
~ hopes were blasted After asnort
VOYAGE VIZ came 81 anchor 30 the Hoog-
ies anI duuns s setsre gale. We ship
parted hef eaisie and unHng aioul the
Brasb lnR Nancy stove o llole ~ her
bows Tie result sas that The slBp aud
tl4reo of her creA were sRall0@cd up ~
The doe sea Fortunately ! went
ashore before nigh, 10 y.sit the con-
agne. who. not being al home ] wait
ed for him until IL WAS too late y SO
aboard tins chip Ihus a spoolaipfoyl
dence uatch,d over me, while other
poor fellows lound vaiery graves.
Well. here I 0ns a strnger ~ a strange
land ana pcnnless AT first grief over
powered me, and wished had shared
the fate oi uly ship But calling into
exercise my indomItabic all, lresolyed
t9 surmouut my trials. The eonsigaee
being Ia want of secretary, / at once
entered his service Ny expenses were
trlAine aud wages good. In few
months bad accumulated quite a little
fund. With this began Il system Of
careful spcculations aud beng latter
cd by success plunged INTO all manner
AND ~ n
say was suceossfulm all Indeed, dame
fortune seemed 10 be making amends
fcr nv former ili-luck; but alas she
could not restore the dead and although
she might shower perpetual blessings
Oh ny head. widows and orphan 5 tears
would lai outweigh her gifts.
/ bad passed nearly eight years under
I India skies and having umassed enough
4 of this worlds goods | resolved to re-
turn 10 America. should add that in
I these long years ! had received no II
ding from home. sent letter after let
4 ter to MY Wife and waited in vain for
answers. Sometimes | feared she might
/ be dead, aud the thought made me
miserable indeed But | realized the
fact that | had living to obtain, and
7 that / could make fortune in Calcutta
in half the time ! could at home and
stayed year after year, beguiled as
many others have been by prospects oi
speedy competency,
After settling up my affairs had not
long to wait ior an opportunity to sal
flr home took passage in the ship
Neptune, bound for Boston, and in due
time arrived at our desired haven.
o tho m IN going 10 Salem my forme'
home, where expected 70 find my wife
4 Imagine my disappointment on being
told by strangers, who occupied the
House | had lived IN, that no such wo-
man as Mrs Thomas Jones lived III Sa-
lem. | vent to the house ofour former
pastor, hoping he wonll be able to give
me the desired information, but learn.
"a that the good man had been dead
SIX years Then thought me Of Mrs
Ashton, mv wile's sister, who lived in
Pelham. and tbithcr | went as fast as
steam could carry me. ] hoped my
troubles at an end when / saw old Eli.
jab, Mrs Ashtous gardner OF him
learned that Mr. Ashton was dead, tht
place sold, and his widow was living il
New York | then asked if he had seer
Mrs Jones there previous TO her reno
val He sand She spent winter there
tix Of seven years ago and was IN deeI
mourning for her husband who haC
been lost at sea When ! made mysel
known, the old man looked on me al
one risen from the dead He said hii
son had seen my monument IN the oil,
hurying ground at Ashley erected b,
my wife Hearing this ! Was more i'm
patient than ever
In the morning took the list trajI
for Ashley, the birth place OF my wife
and where She would most likely retirt
Ia her supposed widowhood II wa
noon when | arrived at the depot ana
ON inquiry found that Mrs Thoma
Jones was living at The Mason place
he old homestead Thither | went an,
MS | lifted the huge brass knocker j
seemed as If every panel IN the old doc
tremblcd SO sure was ! that my owl
dear wife would be the FIRST 70 greet u
Z That / came near embracing the buXou
Irish girl who appeared 1T the door
Ny excitement somewhat abated wbel
Was told that Mrs Jones had gou
away for the day told the Girl tha
] was d relative 81 Mrs Jones, an
would wait fur her
0as ushefed INTO the Old family SIT
ting room, where | bad spent some {
the happies. hours of my life. Their
we're many familiar objects in the room
On the wall hung my portrait aud bc
sldo no ihGt ot NY wife Eyenm eas
chair sat ii the cJruer, looking "a wel
as when leit il cight wears before
5 There were a few objects which
could not understand childreus, tops
: litile ship toy cart aud a suspicion
a looking hule frock harg upon chai
IS Il just taken of As was regoluu
( Thousand iulposh8tIes in Iny min,
g pretty boy came ln. He was some
what taken aback ahea be saw the rooi
occupied. hut soon restored him % b
senses hy letting mm tumble my watc
seals. AS soon IS b. had become /.
mliiar. ] asked him hi. name Imagil
my consternaiiun NAeu he answeres
Tony Jones sir.