The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1870-11-22
:, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1870.


AS she had lOVeu ler sailor ooY she
could never love andher. But could
she love Capt. Rarniby at all. She
remembered low mreh she owed TO
hlm-how s. bad Ieen the creature
of his bounty since ihe was born=-and
always been very god ard kind to her.
But, above all, was be duty she owed
to herparents. Thy were old and
decrcpit, She now lad it in her pow
er to give them a hone, aud-she re-
solved to do it!
So Ratchet Marie, with Capt. Bar
naby Bowers. She old him frankly
that she did rot loc him as a wife
should love q Husband, but that she
rather iclt lIetbe llee of an.dbcdlent
child. People shool their heads, AMI
said it was wrong. Cd Barnaby Bow
ers to marry with Rebel Stevens, and
she only eighteen! Some said it was
wicked and few there were who
blamed, Raciile;il. Tny called her mer.
eenary, aud-saiG shchad soi,11 herself
for Barnaby Bowes' great wealth.
But those that said I is were cruel and
wicked irdeed. Tie only thought
which the girl had given W the wealth
Of Oakwood was Of The None which
would be afforded her harOlts. In
| marrying with the owner she ae,,fd
rather with the obedlenr"
than With Y.debel lived as the wi.
1IShiaby Bowers. Capt. Bowers ms
IN husband proved not SO kind as Capt
Bowers as bachelor friend and pat
ron. He became pe.ulant and exact
ing; and moreover, in the end he he
came jealous, At first he invited
young people to his mansion 10 mak'
his wife happy; and when he saw tina
their presence gave her pleasure whici
his companionship could not afford, h
drove them away.
Thus for two years, and then, Barna
by Bowers died, and was bufied. His
will was read, aud it was found to b
very simple. BY it he left everything
of which he might die possessed to hi
'beloved wife Rachel" for her us
vile she remained sigle: and in tn
event of her marrying again. the Who'll
property, without reservation of an
kind, was to go to his sister Prudenc'
and through her to her heirs.
At iirst Rachel cared not for thi
She did not think she would ever wis
To marry again. She Was able now
give her aged parents home; III
with the great wealth at her commar
she fe't that she could employ herse
in doing good among the poor III
needy around her. She remembert
Capt. Barnaby's sister, Mrs. Prpden
: Marshall, as Il lall, gaunt woman, VT
7 advanced in life, who had visited GA
f; wood several times in the other yeal
s but whnaa family uuties, iii II dista
State, had prevented her presen
2 since her brothers marriage. S
! believed, however. that Mrs, Pruden
, was now Il widow, with one or "
> grown up daughters on hands.
/. Capt. Barnaby had been dead
e year, when one pleasant day in Jun
/, gentleman called at Oakwood to )
e him. The stranger was a young ni
] not more than ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
/ robust, and handsome-his garb Al
] his bronzed features giving token
y life upon the sea, though the quality
( the garb, rs well rs the bearing of I
/ wearer, bespoke the man of commal
: rather than the bearer of service. /
e had not heard of Capt. Bowers deaf
a lie had known him in other times, al
+ had come far out of his way to {
# him.
G Rachel went down. and met t
c stranger in the drawing-room; a
t she met one raised from the dead.
t. Was Arthur Lee. He had not be
= drowned, lie had caught Il hoat
d spar and had been picked up hy
Dutch tradcri and had been taken
a Australia; and had gone thence
e llolland and had .inally come
e command shiph the employ OF ;
G Dutch East India Company.
f. And Arthur Lee, finding Rachel
r, glad TO see him, stopped at Oakwoc
y aud in very few days Rachel kn
= that the love of other days had /
W died out. If the bright eyed, Taught
le loving, sailor boy had beeu dear
10 her in the days Of childhood, h
f much more did her heart go out
e. ward the brave and gallant youth y
ii had now come to her. in the bri,
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