Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-09-10

Stockton. mol wishing TO accompany
the carrier, he had selected the face Civ
ing the best assurance of the careful de-
livery of his purchase.
Furnished with the number of the
house, the old cartman, after trying
struggle with the steep ascent of Cali
fornia street, reached his destination.
and deposited the table in the ball.
Lingering moment, the lady did not
surmise the reason, until he politely in
formed her that her husband (ior such
took him to beg had omitted, probably
accidentally, to pay for the carriage.
every well, | will pay you," said the
lady, stepping into an adjoining room.
She returned, aud, stating that she
bad no small coin in the house, handed
the man twenty dollar gold piece.
He could not make change.
"Never mind, will call tomorrow"
he said turing TO go,
"No, noe replied the lady, glancing
pityingly at the white locks and tremb-
ling limbs. 81 will net put you to so
much trouble" and she handed the coin
to Bridget, With instructions to see if she
could get it changed at one of the stores
in the neighborhood.
"Step into the parlor until tho girl re-
turns the air is chilly, aud you must be
cold,~ continued the lady. "Come," she
added as she Looked at his attire and
hesitated; "there is fire in the crate
and no one here but the children"
'lt is somewhat chilly, said the old
man, following her INTO the parlor and
taking a seat near the fire.
"Perhaps | may find some silver in
the house," said the lady, leaving the
room, "for tear that Bridget vii! not
get the twenty dollars changed"
"Come, love little children" and the
child who had been watching him with
curiosity, ran behind the large chair, and
hesitatingly approached"
"What is your name my little child ?"
"Maria," lisped the little one.
"Maria ~ he repeated" while the great
tears gathered in his eyes 81 once had
little girl named Maria, aud you look
very much as she did"
"Did you ?" said the child with much
interest, land was her name Maria East
man, too ?"
"AIerciiul God !" exclaimed the old
man. starting from his chair, and then
sinking into it again, with his head
bowed upon his breast. "This cannot be,
and yet why not ?"
He caught up the child ia his arms
with an eageraess that frightened her,
and gazing into her face until he found
conviction there, suddenly rose TO leave
the house.
81 cannot meet her without betraying
myself, and dare not tell her that am
that drunken father who attempted TO
take her life, and perhaps lefI her hus-
band cripple" he groaned, as he hur-
ried toward the door
The little eaeS were bewldered.
"You are not going?' said the moth
er re-appearing, and discovering him IN
the act of leaving the hal.
He stopped, and apparently turned
his face, but seemed to lack the resolu-
tion to do ought else.
"IIe said he had little Maria once
that looked just like Ee. mother" shout
ed the child, her eyes sparkling with de-
light.
The knees of the cartman trembled,
and he leaned against the door for SUB
port. The lady sprang toward him, took
him by the arm and attempted TO con-
duct him to seat.
"No, no" he exclaimed, "not till you
tell me that am forgiven"
"Fsrgiven--tor what ?" replied the
moi her, greatly alarmed.
"SecOgnize in NE your wretched faith
or, aud need not tell you."
All was forgiven, and that husband,
when he returned late in the afternoon,
was scarcely less rejoiced than his good
wife at the discovery. Whether or not
Bridget succeeded in charging the double
eagle never learned, but this do know,
it took that honest female all OF two
mouths to unravel The knot into which
the domestic relations of the family had
tied itself during her absence.
"Pap Ainsley" still keeps his cart, for
money could not induce him to part with
it. peeped into DIR. Eastman's back
yard a short time since and discovered
the old man dragging his favorite vehi-
Gle around the enclosure with his tour
grandchildren piled promiscuously into
| it.