Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-03-20

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SATURDAY MORNING; !; ;.;,NE N Arc i &
NJ eesA - : IA I
Ss,1gtiRper.eyes looked fotlrh Jandisdes3s teL ID
..-. EBpt,1Nialet was fnf1l nrvefalitee nv Oman
despite her childsh fnce an6sippiiSg Ibair;!
~ Ppd,atheugh, heart and haudsh were lalike
-, r auess and, neryeesa; sfieiU ent ssolute1y
~, Ito work. end after TIMES she worked her
6ua ,I Iselfs into genial, hoPefaty tiahipr For
n,p tthese simple sthome tasks ptiInt snake up
hs honrj lHeHrp dttery, arepffena theb sdsing Oof
rn. N avg sovls astbis ceaseess obof afr0fn which
sxfu7i weffinhh a.tmcs the uniyersalpdn nacea for
as irhnman lbs and Woes s1ii1ETq nlp ~ ~
bssui, rThesgoryoof' autumn fatlet', and wipter
.1,brh came. The SHOWS folielwhitoa aud deep
ssTur round the sailors little cottae,' and thrbHg
aHi ,drepfy eslylnightF he atientT other
b.d mQrkedF Faad swatchedb sher Tbsbies. o. Little
Ia,vA Anne, the eldest born, couidy remember her
o., father, and over anduover pgain she W woulti
ns "a ask ,rvrog v..lgu 8ssrno Rlgw Heaaa or IA
voFF Mother, when will fathcri come home
FtFt front over the big sea 2'a uao .1sygF got Boy
pET nAnd the mother would yansseer, her blue
'-ef1 eyes brlgh htening at the thought, Y S.I
5-.I'L "Whens summertime comes, darling, and
',ss ihe egedenipippn nsiget ripe, then father will
o+ Acome hQme.p fs7 mud qgrdI Dna .1aaSr '-A
And the winter went by at. last, and
rsstt spring came, 1bringingrthelbioo of prinn
hntsE roses, snd'the odor of yiolets, and the gold
4af1 en-, p ppm tree wgs2 one vnnass of fragrant
Sso blossoms, Little Annieswatehed them, and
~ lied ber baby hrether, beneath their rustling
ss- Shadow, ste ling him of 1.-THE coming day
55si when father vquldE come home. Almost u
pa byear had gone eE,,and in all this long, long
ss,, tine op " soney let ter hadTcome.1 Midship.
. y-s,k man tStandsh found butofsw. opportunities
n, to send letters;o but this. one suffced. He
f,- was well, and the 'Albatross' would disoon be
las homeward dbound-heswoudSbe be home in
sdi bautumE. sII g. 5-fI D. 90 ~-E "15f ..
.ysJa Andlapttumn came. the trees put on the
rs livery sot royal purple, the hills theirur russell
= Igold1 Violet Standisb went about her work;
: M from day to day,swith an indescri5able
IL beauty in her face. She seemed to have
ojrI grown young again ;n all the cares and
IN Ibles,p her, life droppedlof like a mantle,
vi 'eaying herelsthedf fiuIt h esradiaut garments
bsq} }oi hope and ove-7the fair, fresh, winsome
"a girl that Dick .Standishi had won amid the
The little children wandered about in the
yellow sunlight sdgeiag their fingers with
berries.iandkp kpeEpina iutos the tiny homes of
,ss- tue TobbinsS and one sunny morning both
IA Ecame gushing in alhaglow with excitement.
sadI "Mether ,mo otler ~ cried Annie, her little
- pinafore filled With golden fruit, ''see here
,t the,geldenspippinss are ripe-wil father
= tcome, bone today2"& &nt. ff
, - UViolet'ss heart gave a. great leap of GLAD!
Cd ness. - She hpkedi out at the blue sky, the
-s boating, feecy lelauds, and mist crowned
- r~ hillss xitA something like prophecy at her
W. / heart. 1, ola. ,r1 e.. a.. '-l..a
afr;iI think he will darling |" she replied
!. nd ''we wilaakeTeady for him, any way Go
ajgathsr all yo;h ean,s s.t. .f Iff
ud Wand tie children toddled off again, the
~, lit elstarrly boy looking SO like his father,
pe that dis 10 other rsn after him and covered
ohe9 tlsb brow Q. faeetw ith kisses She then hur-
lui4sg riea rIac end fe to work She cleaned The
y lpe teYf tage ullga speck1cf art could nowhere
WeEe t,e found, put fresh linen on the beds and
'ar'n fresh owers in theiwindows-- and then she
s. IN wentto cooking; Every delicacy- for which
"heI helhad ever expressed fancy, was prepar.
p ~ ted;'and as the sun was going down, dressed
gers in her prettiest gown, she sat down to wait
y 10 'Wil father esne to night, mother 2 ask.
y heF cd Anpje, stealiug up in the twilight
i'i''e w If not to night he will come to morrow
New To morrow came, tire golden pippins hung
TpenlnR on tue tree, tue gram waved IN vel
'ne', 'loW sheayes around the c0ttaGe door. The
lter-.L yea r Es,I round ed-wbv aid not tho wan
q luu tderer comes9 The children wandered ab0u,
stePi restlessy' followed byfaithful old Leo; anC
KY, after noon, growing impatient and anxious
=, o Violet went down to the post Office. Per
L ~" chance there might be letter, or somt
Itaiu- tidings 1ropI tho 'Albatross.'
AT La CrIMd of men surrounded the door
er ai evidently ip eager discussion but they mad
WIN way foe, lher deferentially. There was NJ
iaslh tletter andnotidings from the 'Albatross.'-
al Thd postmaster hesitated and looked at he
nlnS' MitiTpit ying eyes-so did the by.standers--
Gu al onatn anuther 'ne qo's''one' '9YN'n iron
yop she rnsiced paper sey had been readins ing
{, q There iitwas in flaming characters 10"
-, Hl 20 'Lnsses atsea The Aibatross due at thi
9ectz port onlLthe 9th instant, took fire on tn
since ns Indian Ocean, and every soul on board wa
s9in nsIb iaShe toftercd homewarSl through the gor
honis tine autumn evening, clutching the pape
epal el ~. in her hand. The children met her stth
1hln N 2raagateg B. 'IBr '- 80
. yahq s'Whatis is It, mother 9'aquestoned Annie
I't sliookiug up, affrghted at her white face
ASeqUi SHon'tfather come home 2
K hair Mo Enp'h che walled in answer0 He wi
y9s . hnever come home any more never any more
nush 10 rThe eqautamn passed again, and hwnte
d Ffuiowed, with dreary rights Of storm an
,heE ozark ess.s But Violet Stsndsh lived an
W NJ oh y ovked, for the mother love in her bosor
ready Was strong Spring caane with It's beaut
oIno .n and promise, the pomQ and pageantry {
esiues anuthsr summer, and autumn again. TIL
ngi she iyoldenl lpppins ribened and Annie and he
D, pale little bretber gathered them IN, with h.nam,
sy less awe in their yonnu faces Winter agai,
% olThe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. eve The snow niIed IN t,req
iysfor drifts around the little COTTAGE the air kee
syb .jand yi.ius the ont in countless tboaisand
syHiay1 TlIe tiasr and her little ones gathered
iiu ~ the rsagg gots, and threw heavy log 'upo
is.q the fire;' and Leo stretched his huge lengt
atures beforfs the blaze. Then they sat down