Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-07-14

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but he looked more than his real age
Both were proud men in their way, but
the baronet was the least unbendino
of the two.
The guest commenced the couyer-
sation:
''Sir John Barton. until yesterday /
thought as ill Of you as YOU have. no
doubt. thought of me. | have learnt
my error 1t is for me TO Convince YOU
OF yours. come to YOU frankly. Our
ranks in life arc different, but in our
grandchild we have one great aim and
| object in common.
Up 10 rns time both men had been
standing but here, in compliance with
Il gesture from the baronet. each took
! his seat. facing the other across the
hcarthrug. The guest then continued
4 will tell you my story first, sir.
| was the son Of an ironmonger in
large way of business in Nottingham,
and was intended by my father to sue
cced to his business. lie gave me fair
| education Mt the grammar school of the
| place.
4 Like most bows | had a taste for adj
| venture. and when ] was seventeen |
| had an alteration with my father about
/ the shop. ran away and enlisted in the
/ Tenth Foot. Nv father found out what
\ | had done, and wrote to offer to pur-
| chase my discharge, but refused, and
went out to India with my regiment.
| was a steady, well conducted man,
and soon obtained nv scrgcant's
stripes When in India, heard Of the
death of my ftther-my mother hal
4 died many years beforehand also that
when his business was wound up, the
surplus remaining was very small, a
I few hundred pounds, which was placed
To my credit in England After | came
Il back | fell in love and married NV
7 wife was the daughter Of a French emf
/ gre, with nothing but her good looks
4 and her kind heart. | purchased nv
1 discharge. and with my little property
1 bought and furnished house at Deal,
where we let lodgings. My wife man
aged the house. and | gave lessons in
fencing and drill to the few schools,
\ there and to casual visitors. We had
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old lost my wife, and after that all
my feelings centred in nv child. |
! watched over her and loved her rs on
/ IL man can love his only child. so
/ thugs went on until your son came as
\ 4 lodger 70 us. | knew nothing Of him
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OF oaf"het anu heir TO Il large estate.
knew nothing OF 1t until one day
came home ami found my child was
rome. ana letter from her saving that
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girl and had no friend but myself She
! implored me to come on. Fortunately,
| had Il few pounds bv me, and hurried
to Mar>eilc-, found Kate d, ing, and
that her hu, band had expired three DAYS
I before. She told me vou had been
| written for ut the same time with my
| self. hayc since heard that YOU did
not receive that letter until week after.
| closed my dear child's eyes, laid her
| 10y the side OF her husband i'll the ,tran-
gers cemetery at Marscilles, and then
| finding YOU did not come, and suppos-
ing vou would not forgive, took the
baby and came home To England. Since
then. sir, | have kept her-have brought
her up. trust. kindly and well. At
first the nomad lie | led could do her no
harm, but "a, She grew up Isaw that il
was tor her good that she should regain
her lost place i'll the world. thought
you might grant the forgiveness to the
grandchild believed you had refused
To the son. came down here and found
that 1 lad mistaken you-that it was
only an unfortunate accident which kept
you from standing beside your sons
grave; ana then was able to resign
hitiy TO you. secure, at least, oil her iu-
ture.
The barouet had listened deenlv