The Republican journal., 1872-02-08
he Lost Letter.


he Ao'' Ie'er-
Ieiheiliotr one gay "heh grandf ather
iooA Nold "elchS BOY INTO ms office.
uSt As Wen as ! remember anything that
happened Yesterday though it is sixty
years ago grandfather was a lawyer
Lawyer fiace the folks called him-and
he haa GOT on well. very well indeed !;
owned me piece q land, and a house
that was tne prlde OF 0osStown, on the
hlil-the arlStotranc portion Of Gosstown,
"hefe an the handsome dwellings We're
ana had don know how much bank
stock ana gold besides. And there Were
always couple OF boys IN the office; and
now one had oeen sent away for IdIeness,
ana grandfather was looking for another.
ould Il 40 70 Try OLD Welch's boy ~
Saio he- ne looking tor place, and
'he Neh"oL master speaks well ot him, and
me minister too; but then, You see. be is
"ld eich hov-that's the worst of IL. ~
''Nn matter, grandpa, said |. Try
Alm, II 70 security | know he's good.
po try nun.
9u see. w alter Nelch and were not
lnltt strangers. lie llYed "a the low part
~ tht town, Tow ln every Sense-tull Of
lhe peOPit from thc factory, and living
among the marshes ont ot which agues
came up and shook the poor people that
IIYed there IN the damp little houses
Ana ms father was upsy old Welch, who
klIled hls wife with cruelty and was Kill
me himself with rum.
Ana Walter was shabby and poor
enough, Heaven knows; but he had a
gentlemanly WAY with him tor all, and
good tace and sweet voice, and he had
saved my pet poodle from some boys who
We're gong TO Kill it. and he climbed
down precipice where there was Just
toothoId between him and death, to get
me 4 flower ! said | wanted And at
sunday school he was the brightest and
best boy Of them all. And seemed 90
hard that the sins OF his drunken father
should descend upon innocent Walker.
And 50 plead with grandfather and be
cause he had decided to do 50 perhaps
iof WhE should he listen TO girl OF tit
lreh told me- Al last, that he would
hlLe lhe Iad
e'h see MN - lle lookfd when ne
'Aiie ltto me once '4lI, slender boY.
"i[h laIF lla'F ana prlgh' f1nSh Of color
~ ~ Sheeh a. pretty q boy ol seventeen
49, - 'ii''''s7'' -
ti9li't' were worn ana dlngy
cAA see nm sitting at tall desk writ
ilig' an ilour ai'ef, as though he had been
were forever; anu grandfather ana old
Mr- A'lleS hoduing 10 each other aN much
y 70 say ne II do-
'a,. se' 'iiN 9el lo"' WIN my halr al
~ ~ PuilS' ana illy "hite muslln frock and
hid sllPpeIS' Slllihg before me ire IN our
PaI,of alter"afd' Worhlhg al front piece
:" 1T ''lhS oil Whli' sa'lh.
an W. ''l'' oi0eNl room you ever saw
ILL.," "i'h curious thi'gs rom one END 70
we p'1,i "5ailai3'ner ne, nae travelled a
-ouU .'e,'l ''3,' ~, h"u liile' lht mouse WIN
e"i'"D..''S et,+ra.,n 'iele "fif plc','feS ana
l'a1''e ;la1' i i',iu lflf' clliila ana onineSe
''iio " 1'i tesSelN ifoiii urkey
a'iu ip"s "l hish PiPes' ana blts OF IN
ni'" pe'o WolN' ana feal PERSIAN rar-
H. lil'' 'eat,eleu over 'ae celllng ,upldS,
Iietu'>' "it lestoohs OF roses, painted
.lleie ot rreileh arlis', wh" had great
'tion'' .,ies Na'u' lhou9h ne AVed ana
uieo Wleh"at pelhS Fich or famous. But
we Prloe oi the room was the great man
tle-Plece' Drought from ltaly' all covered
WIN carvings thal toid some wonderful
ilS Lnoioslcal 9lofy' An "hat 1901 L
ain ,neIe II stahdS' IL was o!der than
Sl"1Nla'l'el "heh ne prougnl IL ~ pieces
oNer tle ocean ana II VIII outlast the
paoS there III tle cradle. Ana as tor not
hi!o"ihs :, Ile s.ofy' IL IS the Ola one, m
tiiilh'"S iul ',lerG Nupiu anu a Shep-
ieiu aha ,hePle ,dess, ana rs the glrl
that tuPlo taxing ann at- our hearts
az te4oeleSt' per iapS' Is why ne wounds
'hem worst. Men nave died, and
oi'iis nave eaten theil' pat not 1or
ioNei put many woman mas ded Tor
iot : ~ Soo" earnest oeileFe'
vas 'oo young 70 tnlhh OF such thlngs
tiieh' Dul aiter a "llie cropped my
|oih' : any SAY Iooklhg AZ lhe carvings, as
olteii olo' 'h,iiklhg OF 'he pretty faces
~ we 9hepherueSS ahu shephefu, ana now
lhIouSll 'iie crath al tlle PACK OF the smell,
ny so!u tniihole mao roileo week ago
'ila ialu lhere OUT OF feach among me
lhor'tl tta' heia II IN ITS place though I'd
W-atat, VII ioi IL ny npurs logelher. fefhaps
- IVY "ouiu oiie aat gel II OUT lor
nc; M, nr was 81 smart ana KING:
~ ~ d week l ASKED hlh' ana ne
Crleo' ont IN van; It was day when
granuialnef ana olh Mr. Ames were away,
"l,u We hao q ioilg' IohS TAX. Inc NC
- - Shlest poy ne was-'he pest ana
'.1 ptai1S. poF' ! "ishea haa brother
ilhe MN d oozen tihes. we were al,
wayS 80 very soclaoie after that. ne tod
ihe e sohle oi ms 'Iouoies' ana lelt sorry
iol nun ltoih my heaft. lt makes wo-
.hali M i"Se any one 50 much more, 70 pc
III T. ii'lle sorry lor MN. innocent
Ihliui9,i ioNe ~ was, pil even then II was