New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-08

years since heard from him, and that ia
| enough to release me. But you'll be glad
| to hear" SAYS she. '.that have coaxed my
| father to write to sister Anna. and ask her
| son to the wedding. You know she is a
| widow now, and there is no use in keeping
| up the quarrel any longer"
So then 1 agreed to make the cake, and
| keep house for her father while she was
| away They were coming back to spend the
summer at home. But didn't feel happy.
| l knew she was doing wrong, and that
! harm would come Of it.
| The wedding went off nicely. Mr.. Liv-
| ingstone was fine, handsome man, a good
deal older than Miss Georgine. He looked
! good and sensible, and it was easy to see
| heart ached for both OF them, because
| knew as things were they never could be
happy. You see felt sure Mr.. Bogardus
| wasn't dead.
How did feel sure. Well, it was Just
| like this. Whenever any of my folks had
died away from me, 1 had always seen them
in my dreams that same night. l saw my
| own brother, who was drowned in the lake,
| and nv aunt with her baby, and Miss GeOr-
| gines mother Now Mr.. Bogardus was
fond of me. He said once that was more
| like mother than any one had ever been
to him, and knew he wouldn't die without
coming to let me know.
Miss Anna. that was, and her boy were at
the wedding and stayed fortnight after.
She wore her deep widows weeds, and
| looked thin and worn, but she had a sweet,
placid. happy look, worth more than all her
| sisters beauty. She told me that through
| all her trials, in sickness and loneliness,
| and losing her husband and her children,
| she had never regretted her marriage, not
! one minute.
| The boy was a fine. manly fellow. the
! image of his father. The Judge took to
| him greatly, and wanted Mrs. Oracle to
come home to live; but she excused herself
| and said che must take care of her hus-
! bands mother, who was feeble and needed
| her. She told me privately that she d;dn t
| think such life would be good tor her boy,
| ami dare say she was right.
The bride and bridegroom came home
! after a month and settled down with Us for
| the summer, and the day she came home
noticed scared look in Miss Georgine's
| face that never saw there before.
That night was sitting in my own house
| land glad enough ] was to get back to it +,
when some one knocked softly at the door.
lack opened it, and the minute he did 50, he
and then thought surely saw ghost. but
didn't. 1t was Bogardus himself. but oh,
how thin and pale. and with his beautiful
hair white as snow.
xvii! you take me in, Dolly SAYS he
Il am sick to death, old friend, and have
come to die with you"
In minute all the consequences rushed
on my mind, but couldn't help that. We
took him and put him to bed IN or best
room, and as soon as the light fell on ais
face, saw it was marked tor death. 1 sat
up with him all night He didn't sleep
much. and seemed to want to talk, and
knew it could not make much difference, so
let him have his way. He told me he had
written home by every mail for more than
year after he stopped getting any letters
in return. From all l could make out he
one thing and then another, always think
ing he was just going to make great for.
tune.
"But never was unfaithfui to Georg;ne.
not for one moment" said he. * always
loved her and never distrusted her. When
nv health tailed, and l knew must die,
felt must see Georgine once more.
landed in New York, and there heard she
was married, and saw her walking with her
husband
And then he begged me to as:z Miss Ieor.
CINE to come and see hin. If only or . no.
ment, before he died.
II will never betray herr said he. mo
one will think it strange that she should
come to see NE. But oh, mammy"-ke used
to call me mammy-''I can't lea .e the world
till see her once more"
The next morning at breakfast tina
went up to the house, and told che Judge
and Miss Georgine that Mr.. Eogardus was
at my house: that ne hadn't many hours to
live. and would take it kind it they would
come and see him.
''Poor young man, is he so low - SAYS the
Judge. IKE should have come to us: but he
was always fond of you. Dolly. will come
over. and you must take anything he needs
from the house." And then he turns to his
daughter and says, 'You will 60 to see your
poor cousin. Georgine!'
''Why no. think not !" says she. pouring
nu. her coffee as unconcerned as could be.
II never took any special interest IN your
clerk. papa. and | am not fond Of dOleful
scenes. ! don't think could endure to be
in the house with dying person."
saw Mr.. Livingstone look at ier "a she
said these last words, and he answered her
very graveiy:
Sometime. Georgine, you will have 20 be
in the coom with dying person
thine enough when it comes.' said she
lightly. ''Of course am sorry for the poor
that shou.d go to seq him. lie is nothing
to me-.
wasn't going TO be put OF; like that. I
Followed her to her room. and says ! TO her,
''Mrs. Livingstone, what answer am to
carry to that dying man.
''Teil him will! not see him. said she.
speaking hard and SLOW. He is nothing
to me. nor to him.
Wont you send him your sorgiveness:"
I asked her.
NO. she cried pass;onately. II will
never forgive him-neyer. Tell him that,
ii you like"
''Mrs. Livingstone" said I. "you vii!
bring down the Judgment Of Heaven upon
your head.' And with that l left her.
wasn't afraid o. her, whoever else was.
1t was hard 20 go back to Mr.. Bogardus
with such message. but he would have
me tell him her very words. He groaned
and was silent for few minutes. and then
says he
Dolls, tell her che shall see me. alive or
dead" Aud then he tainted and had hard !
work 70 bring hin, to. Later in the day
Judge Cleavelaud and Mr.. Livingstone |
came down. Mr.. BOgardus didn't say much
TO them. only thanked>the judge for his
goodness to him and begged forgiveness if
he had ever injured him. The judge said
that was kind-he was . good |
deal softened in those days. Then Mr..
Livingstone asked Mr.. Bogardus if he !
Bogardua said yes. So Mr.. Livingstone !
read chapter. and made beautiful prayer !
lie was . very religious man in his quiet |
way. which made it the more strange that !
10 should be taken with Miss Geergine.
When he got up from his knees, Mr.. Bogar- |
lus stretched out his hand to him.
Thank you. Livingstone; you have done
ne good" said he, squeezing his hand hard.
4 want to tell you that there is no bitter
less in my heart toward any human being.
t is all washed away. God bless YOU"
Honey, it did me good 70 hear him speak
n that way to the man who was, as you
night say, standing in his shoes. The min