Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-08-27

keep a wife as daughter of mine must be
kept"
Anything else, father :" looking him
steadily in the eye.
"No, that's enough" he had thundered.
I'll tell you, besides, that if you marry
him you must lie Ia the bed you will make.
My doors will never open to you again,
never"
He met with will as strong as his own,
that time. She did marry him, aud went
away with him from her fathers house.
Mr. Golding had known the day the we'd.
ding was to take place, and disdained to
stop it. He washed his hands Of Harry
Church, and Of Amy his wife. She wrote
home afterwards over and over again, but
Mr. Golding sent all the letters back un.
opened. Subsequent to that, they disap.
peared from the town; and he had never
heard what became of them. 1t was at
least ten years ago now.
Itseemed very strange that these things
should have come back tonight to haunt
him--and with wild remorse, a plying
regret. He had done nothing to Fecall
them. Could it be his sense of failing
health that brought them y-if so, what
sort of anguish might he not look for as
he drew nearer and nearer to the ending?
He began to wish that he knew what had
been in those rejected lettcrs--whether
Amy had been suffering for anything that
money could supply. The next thought
that struck him was, why he had opposed
the marriage so virulently. 1t is true
Harry Church had been but clerk in his
own employ; but he was well.educated
gentleman, and would rise with time.
Faithful, intelligent, perseveriug, respected
but poor. In that last word lay the
head and front Of Harry Church's offend.
ing. He, Joseph Golding, was rich then
he was far richer now; but, he could not
help asking it, what special good were his
riches bringing him? He was an old
man, the span Of life running quickly on,
and he was all alone. Who would take his
gold then! He could not carry it along
with him. All in q moment-he saw it
dreadful truth stood naked
and bare; his life and its object had been
ones.
"All alone ! all alone" he kept saying
to himself, in a sort Of vague sclEpity
" I've toiied and worked for naught-'
But during this time, even now, as he
sat there, message Of love was on its way
to him. Perhaps heaven had but been
preparing his heart to receive il.
lie heard ring at the door-bcll. Heard
it without paying attention to it. Rings
were nothing to him; people did not come
on business TO his residence, and of visi-
tors be expected none. Down went his
head lower aud lover with its weight Of
thought.
Meanwhile two people we're admitted
into the hall below; . man and little
girl. The man had the appearance of
staid, respectable servant. He took OF the
child's warm cloak and hood, and she
stood revealed; . dainty, delicate creature
Of some eight years old /; her golden eurls
dropping softly round her face, With its
large blue eyes and its cherry lips. The
admitting maid, not knowing what to make
of this, called Mr.. Golding's housekeeper,
old Mrs. Osgood. The latter vent into
tremor ss she came forward aud looked at
the face.
ATS Miss Amy's child" she exclaimed
to the man, servously. II couldn't mis-
take the Likeness"
miss Auy's that was he answered
" Mrs. Harry Church she has been this
many year"
II know. 1t is as much Is my place
is worth to admi, any child Of her. here"
"You are Mn O-gooi," exelaimed the
little girl Mamma said should BE- sure
to see you"
Hear the blessed lamb. Add 20 she
remembers me"
"she talks Of yea flea; she says yos
we're always Kidd 70 her: Bcbcdy ba, yea
loved her
"well, Si! love her The Old house
has never been the sane siBce she veei
out Of it. hats yoar saee, ny pretty
cne ~
Amy"
Amy" repeated the koasstsspss.
lifting her hands, ss If there we're soue
xcnde- il H.