Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-11-26
THE BROKEN HOME.
"TRUlH SrRaYJER TnlN FICTION

THE BROKEN HOME.
. "TRU7H STR4yJER TH.iN FICTIoNv
II san Francisco. m the north side n Fol.
som street, overlooking Mission Day, stands a
palntal residence.
The interior oi this husc is cvcn more bean.
tiful than IL cN,crior. cccry apartment being In
its WAY n gtm ol TN tgnild nee anl isfnem mt.
The library especially realizes the fnrsl per.
Zee, leal Of an elegant and cultured hnrno.
Aud yet, 4 the moment we louk nrun him -
one August aitcrunnn, Us no occupied his library
The Proprietor Of all this wealth appeared VI
all men the mos miserable
He was Mr. Morton Prrblc. f,r many years
leallng banker of San francisco.
Il vas In vain that the brnad bav-window At
the south end of the room hal been opened, Civ. |
ing ingress ~ the sunshine and the fragrance Of
rarG hpwers--iu vain that the walls wers lined
with richly carved bookcases and paiuingA--
IN vain that soft coaches and luxurious chairs
hyl b'en gathered around him.
lie was wrct 'hrd.
lie lay LnA sfs, In ths depths of tho great
bv-windnw, the wreck or once pow crful man
Ills figure was thin and gaunt; his face white
as marble; his eyes having an expression Of
wee al apprehension, Of narrowing anxiety, Of
dreadful expectancy.
II was evident ut glance that no merely
physical nilinent had made him what he was.
lIy what w'thcrng srcrct, by what DESTROYING
ahicti"n, hau he been THUS aEonifcd Thus
haunted thus hunted J he 80 noblc aud good
he 50 wealthy and disiin ,ushedi
| AS NJ moved restleSsly upon his luxurious
cushions tue pretty clock IN tho M ,ntle .,,iccc
| struck i've, every stroke seeming tn fall hkc n
hammer npon the hart Of tho nervous invalid.
he aroused himself, struggling fceblY 10 u sit.
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,,'.. NV" ,,t ,,, li U,Il t'""oe HP 'W,"I"
! 49,, -. "9's,feS a1Il 'WieStnIesS '6f
earth to the goodne's aud mercy Of Heaven !"
Ihc banker gave lnw' sobbng sigh.
..r. I"nn1. ,nok up Helen, he answered, with
4 pNsSinnate trennr ~ his voicc--"only down,
down at the grave that Is opening befnre me p
Mrs frcbl1 'onlnned To stroko his forehead
softly, white sho hned her palo face to thu sun
light streaming into the apartment
Lo'N W., Morton always lnok upw she
again enlnlned npon tue invalid During all
these fourteen years ot agony, ! have not once
doubted eitl ort tho goodnesS or the Justice of
Heaven. blessed are they that NJ ,urn ;,fnr they
shall be comiortei. Ibeleve thAtwe shall yet
rrlolce more keenly thaa VIZ have mourned, aud
that w shall come to a glorious d,y Of 10Y be
ynnf AL this long night nf snrr0w T.
The face ofthe invalid lighted up with a. au-
swerinR glow. and he murmered
"GinrionS faith NV wife, you are indeed a
blessed comforter! Perhaps, after all, you are
right !"
knock resonnded on a sidc-door At this
jnncture, and the next moment Dr. Hutton, the
entered the rnnl.
lie was an old man. portlv in figure with white
hair ana peard, ont with fresh and ruhdv rnn
plcxion, pair Of shrcwd blue eyes. and with an
exuberant boyishness Of manner that sat we'll
upon him. lie had \ Kind hcart and a clear
bead. lIc approached the sofa, uTter r,oeting
the husband and wifo, and lifted the thin rr,tlesa
hand OF the invalid, feeling his pulse,
"Quitc high FEVER" he sail, afer hrirf
pause. Wnrrviag so ain, eh Mr. Pr,hI, > Ynn
are wearing yourself out. Medicine will dn vom
~ rnnd so long rs your mind il in he nrcssr,
condition. must give you an oriate -
"NM now, doctcr," interposod The banker
- 1 cannot must not : sleen to.d,r / ncsJ 40
be broad awake now, Tor ! cannot tell AT any
m,ment what the next NAV bring forth. nn,
baking for the eulminaiinn os all my Years OF
anguish for the erlwning agony Of thr whole
Perhaps even now All, what wasthatf'
lie started up wildly and then a. ths .o,nd
that had disturbed him was not rrne,ted he
sank back again Oh his cushions, pallId and
painting.
anSions, anss,inning vispcs' ''''' Wv" y"
"It is the anniversarv," she replied Ia hi. nm.
spoken inquiry =" the auuiycrsary of our loss. .
=" An, ySs,' said the dnehr ~ rcmsr,h - b
ayes, is another Of those terrible dsts'.
cried tho banker. IN a hollow whisper. @Si,
down, doctnr, and I will tell ynu the u,hoir
story, I can think nf nothing else to.dav and
/ mn almost wild with apprshensiun and Anxiety
I Sit down."
I Dr. Hutton drew up a chair and seated him.
self his face expr,ssiny the jonble s,irjt,Is ~
a friend aud physician. '"N''~1' "
/ "lou knew Us fourteeu years ago, doctor"
! said Mr.. Preble. We lived then Where NJ. do
1 now, In a cottage on tbs site At this FrSat man.
! sion. There were but the three nf as = Helen
\ and aud our ,hreO-ysNr old Jessie. And il
Was ,"ar,een years ago to-day that our little
II y" rrmr,nhrr !, . "ai,I ~. ,,.,.,,,.o,,. .v,
might m, moi have h.rn ~, NJ rs',Js, St'
rrnt out loplsy in ths c,ri,a ~ .Dtls 'tue
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