The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18

was turned from tile house, but not
alone. for Milly anal | had been secret
~ married three months before.
!" We took Il quiet little lodging in
the suburbs, ard | went every day in
to the city in hopes OF getting another
situation. 1 had Il litt!t. money that
had saved, on which we lived-iiNed.
oil. so happily. that even ut this dis
tanee, it seems Il heavenly dream too
bright for earth. Milly was always
trtlstful that her father would relent,
and i always believed that [ should
soon obtain another appointment ; but
we We're both deceived. Time rolled
Oh CIR little capital wass nearly gone,
our hopes aiillUst exhausted, but our
love bloomed rs fresh ~. ever.
| tried literature and made IL few
pounds, bilr my manuscripts but too
often came back without being read !;
still struggled Oil, and Wrote several
songs which had il certain amount of
success, and ONCE more hope seemed
to beam upon us.
Milly-iIeayen bless her fam
cied thai l should soon become ia.
nous, that all England would ring
with my Ilame. and then her f:itIer
would he glad to forgive tls. What
Win such mi-iortlsiles, Heaven alone
klioWs-i cannot say Z; bnt it was in the
midst OF this bright happiness my wife
WAS taken ill-it WAS consumption. 4
worked day and night to procure the
necessary medicines and food for her
| wrote to her t;ither, but received no
reply; Went from publisher To pub
fisher hawking my songs about, sell
ing them almost for anything to buy
bread. OH how they ground ine,
down /! Men WHO had bad successful
songs from me, now that they saw me
in poverty. cut down the prices until
starvation was close upon me.
..One aftelnooil-l shall never for
get it-I left Milly in bed-she could
not riSe-and went to seek for work.
[ called ut her f;,tiler's but was turned
from the door. | wandered about from
one place to another. but all my efforts
We're frtliticss | could not get one
penny. Heart-broken and weary,
| turned hOineuaiyls; | had not money
to buy even loaf OF bread. Several
times | paused Us Il we'll dressed man
/ approached me, and determined to beg;
but tie words checked me. and they
passed on. without noticing my dis
tress. When they passed was
ashamed at having thought of begging,
|. and yet angry within myself that [
t had not done so. Ia,
| u was standing at the corner of a
street. thinking what l should do, for
| could not go home to Mi1y-nly
| poor, hungry sick wite-empty-llanded
| wiicn | received a hearty slap on the
| shoulder. and turning round, saw
6.iidden. the music-pibliS.Hr
| We'll, Burdoi. he cried. s.you don t
seem happy. You look as pleasant as
| if you had lost hllf-i-crown and found
a siN-pence.
! Happy" exclaimed happy!
with wife dying Of consumption and
aid starvation -
dear me, that's very sad why
don't you work -
|, Work. / have sought it far and
near; have done everything. but
without success. -
i 1.-The music trade is bad. and no
i mistake 4 but still think something
might DE done. Your songs have
gone pretty well. Now what time
j would it take you to write four songs."
j sT4Elt all depends upon what sort
! you want III ll f
! They must be strongly bacchana-
i li:in--t;lst, full of lite-you under
stand.
! ..Yes.''
Aud I must have them the first
1 thing in the morning. y
..fhat is Il short time -
.'It is, but ready money, you know
.fEnder those terms | agree.
$ Very well. then there is your
price; you know that the music trade
is very b;lrl ut present. can give
I much. so we will say two pounds fof
the lot.
what exclaimed, two pounds
for the tour, songs: Why, you gave
me more for one.'
Things were different then two
| pounds for the foun songs. and llalf-a
sovereign in advance; 1 cannot affort
TO give a penny more" @
i AS he spoke he drew half-a-sover'
! eign from his pocket and held it invite
ingly between his finger aid thumb
The sight OF the money was too tempt
ing. SOL agreed to write the songs"
Mind have tllenearly to-morrow
4 he said. Ifs oudon tbring them down
I by ten shall send for tiie,.i. -
VI huifietl away to purchase some
food for my wife. and also to procure
her some medicine. III bougiif'a rol
and ate it. SO that [ could tell her thai
4 | had dined out, for ] needed the mon.
ey for her. Amongst the things
bought was some brandy, the doctor
| having ordered Milly to drink IT.
4 i .oaelssl with these poor things, Wlilcl
i to IRE scented heaps OF riches. ! hun.
!, ried hoinewartls. = <s4ssls,ft,f
g. Poor Mlly, when reached lei
bedside and showed her what | ilac
1 bought. met me With 4 smile of patient
love that nearly broke my heat. = she
tasted A little food and drank a small
glass of weakened branly-ald-water,
sitilen fell into Il light sleep. Illness al a.
Il the best OF times is terrible, but when
il we sit alopesand see ;lll we love fading
i fast, the. disease aided by want. to see
| the the thin pale flce. SO like death IN
life. to knowt:s;it before long even TIM
jisad pleasure of tending on its viii ls
! lost, .anllg that before we can give j
t proper cornfort-ilis is indeed awful
As sat watching and thinking, I lie
Icsa.ae AaSperate my brain. seemed .0r