The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01

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ison has committed no act that disgraces
him" said her rejoicing mother, who
stood by. "Need we tell You more ?"
Lottie pressed her hands to her head,
and looked from one to the other, till
the tender smile on Charles lips con-
firmed the tidings.
I" seem too much bewildered TO be
as glad as | should De-" she exclaimed.
"Am | really awake ?-has there been
no robbery after all? That dreadful
newspaper why did believe the
paragraph / heard Sir John read from
it ?"
:" Sit down here, you poor, pale
child" said Charlie, "and let me help
you out of your mystification. / think
it began the night before last, when L
sought you at Sir Johns to say good
by before went on hurried journey,
and to tell you the twofold object of it"
had heard, dear, that the man
who was the cause of all your fathers
misfortunes was at Birmingham; and
Messrs. Smithson freely gave me per-
mission to go there, and see whether
my remonstrances, and, if those failed,
my threats TO expose his nefarious pro-
ceedings, would induce him to do JUS
tice to your fathers widow and or
phans.
And you succeeded q
Beyond my expectations. 1 have
just had the pleasure of putting into
your mothers hands sum that will
enable her to educate her children with
comfort.
Lottie was obliged to interrupt him
that she might throw her arms around
Mrs. Warde's neck, and congratulate
her rapturously. Then Charlie himself
had to be thanked in loving, fearful
whispers and then so many pleasant
little plans were discussed for the
widows future that some time elapsed
before they required to the explanation.
When L had completed my own
business, Messrs. Smithson desired me
to go TO Sheffield and make some in.
quiries there for them. The drift of
these / scarcely understood when /
started, but / soon discovered that they
had reference to certain suspicious they
were entertaining
But not of you, Charlie ?'
No, love they have never had any
reason to doubt my integrity, and they
have just proved their confidence in it,
by promising me an increase of salary.
But another of their clerks, led into
temptation by love of gayety-"
Il see it all now," sighed Lottie.
Poor Austin %
Charlie resumed "My father, for
whom, as an old friend, Messrs. Smith
sou sent, to assist them in breaking the
news to his parents, can scarcely bear
to speak of the scenes he witnessed.
Mrs. Crawlcy is very i'll, Lottie The
truth was concealed from her as long as
possible. It wasnot until late last night
she learnt that it was to hear the tale
of her sons guilt that Mr.. Crawley was
summoned to the city; and it appears
that no one had suspected how, while
Austin was believed to lie quietly
sleeping, he had packed portmanteau
and stolen out of the house in the dead
of night, TO embark for America.
And so Lottie's JOY in her betrothed's
innocence was tempered by the knowl-
edge that if his parents had beer hap
PLY spared such deep sorrow, others
were enduring it.
She spent her Christmas Eve at Clap
lull, Dub uOJ III blt uONc-COIOTeU SILK.
She was clad soberly in the dark
merino, and heard, with dropping head
and troubled conscience, Mrs. Mori-
son tell her how fully she and her hus-
band approved their sons choice, and
how her conduct as a daughter and
sister had won their esteem long since.
g / am not half as good as you think
me !" Lottie tearfully confessed, and
deepened their interest In her by her
honesty.
After all, it was Mrs. Warde who
wore the dove colored silk at her
daughters wedding 1t was made up
for her by Lottie herself, who, as her
needle passed in and out of her work,
drew from the events connected with
her purchase the lesson every wise or
foolish deed conveys to the heart that
is opened to receive it.