The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-08-03

/ Nv ""SN'S Vu VtIVIe Il suOulC
give II up. Went to Epgland-u,
better there came within an ace o
jumping off the London Bridge; wen,
into shop to earn m oncy enough tc
come home with there met tho mar
| wanted To make q long story sbort
I've brought thirty thousand pounds
home with the "
Good for you" exclaimed
"fos,' said he, thirty thousand
pounds; aud the best Of IT i, she
doesn't know anything about It. I've
fooled her so often, and disappointed
her so much that / Just conclu led to
say nothing about this. When got
my money, though, you better believe
| struck a bee line for home"
And now you will make her hap.
py,' said l.
Happy p he replied. Why,
you don't know anything about it.
She's worked like dog whilo have
been gono trying to support herself
and the children deccn,ly. They
paid her thirteen cents apiece for max
ing course shirts and that's tho way
she lived half the time. She'll come
down there to the depot to meet me
in n gingham dress and shawl hun
drcd years old, aud she'll think she's
dressed up. Oh she won't have any
clothes after this-oh, no, guess not ~
and with these words. which implied
that his wiie's wardrobe would soon
rival that Of QIecn Nictoria's, the
stranger tore down the passage way
again. and getting in his old corner.
where he thought himself out of sight
went through the straugcst panto-
mime, laughing his mouth iuto the
drolIest shapes, aud then swinging
himse.f backward and forward 10 the
limited space, us if he woro walking
down Broadway full rugged metro-
politan swell. And 80 on until wo
rolled in the depot, placing myself on
the other car opposite tho stranger,
who, with u portmantsau in each
hand, had deccnled, AMI was sta nd
Ing on the lower step, ready to jump
~ the platform. | looked from hi,
face to the faces Of the people before
US, but saw no sign OF recognition
suddenly hc cried There they
are and laughed outright, but in
historical sort of way, as he look
ed over the crowd | followed his
eyes, and somc distance back, as il
crowded out aud shouldercd away by
the well dressed aud elbowing throng,
little woman in faded dress, n we'll
worn hat, with face almost painful
IN its Intense but hopeful expression
glaeng from window to window a.
tho coaches gllded iu. She had not
secn the stranger, but q moment after
she caught his eye, aud in another in-
stant he had jumped to tho platform
with his two portmantoaus, and max.
Ing q hole in tho crowd, pushing one
hero and there, aud running one OF
his bundles plump in the well.devsl
oped stomach OF a venerable looking
old gentleman in spoctaces, he rushed
toward the place where she was stand-
ing.
l think | never saw iaco assume
50 many different expressions in SO
short time as did that Of tho little
woman while her husband was on his
way to her. She didn't look pretty.
On the contrary, she looked very plain
but someway | felt big lump rise in
my throat as | watched her. She was
trying to laugh. God bless her, how
completely she failed 10 the attempt.
her mouth got into that position, but
it never moved after that, save to draw
down at tho corners aud quiver,
while she bluks her eyes so fast that
l suspect she only caught glmpses oil
the broad shoullered fellow who ell
bowed his way 50 rapidly toward her.
Aud, then, as he drew close and dr. D.
ped those everlasting portmanteaus,
she just turned completely around
with her back toward him, and cover
cd her face with her hands. And
thus she was when the strong man
gathered her up 10 his arms as If she
had been baby, aud held her sobbiag
to his breast. There were enor n ., |
gaping at them, heaven knows, aud |
turned my eyes away a moment. and
hen l saw two boys 10 thrcadbare
roundabouts standing near wipiug
their red eyes aud noses on their little
coat sleeves, aud bursting out anew at
svery fresh demonstration on the part
N THAR mothsr who soan,ad 40 iftha