The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-07

~ oPon1 ot NY
money trying to bring it out-mort.
gagged my home-ali went. Every
body laughed at me-everybody but
my 'wife-spunky little womau--said
she would work her fingers off before
1 should give it up. Went to England
no better there; came within. an ace
Of Jumping off London bridge, Went
into shop to earn money enough to
come home with; there I met the
man. I wanted. To, mako q long
story short, I've brought 5s3O, 600
home with me, and here I. am"
Good for you'll 7 exclaimed, eyes,"
said he. "9ao, 1905, and the best Of
it is. she don't know anything about
it. I've fooled her so much that
l Just concluded I would say nothing
about it. When 1 got my money,
though, you better bclieve struck a
bee-line for home" "Aud now You
will make her happy" said I. "Hap-
pyl" he replied. "whv, You don't know
anything about it. She worked like a
dog while havc been gone, irving to
support herself and her children de-
Gently. They paid hcr thirteen cents
apiece for making coarse shirts; aud
that's the way shn'd live half the time.
She'll come down there to the depot
to meet mo in II ginsham dress, and q
shawl LOO years old, and she'll think
she is dressed up. o. she won't have
no clothes after this-O. no, guess
not!' and with thoso words, which i'm
piled that his wife's wardrobe would
soon rival Queen Victoria's the stranger
tore down the passage and getting
IN his old corner, where he thought
himself out of sight, went through tho
atrangest Notwithstanding, put
ting his mouth in the drollest shapes.
and then swinging himself back and
forth in tho limited space. rs if lie was
walking down Broadway" full
rigged metropolitan belle. And so on
till we rolled into the depot, and I
placed myself on the other car, oppo-
site the stranger, who, with portmau.
teau In each hand, had descended, and
was standing on the lowest step. ready
to jump to the platform. I looked
from his face to the faces of the peo-
pie before uB. but saw no signs of re-
oognition: Suddenly he cried, "There
they arer' and laughed outright, but
10 a hysterical sort of way, as he
looked over the crowd. followed his
eyes, and 6awD some distance back. as
II crowded ont and shouldered away bv
the we'll. l.dreesed and elbowing throne.
a little woman In o faded dresa and a
hvell-vofn hat, with face almoat pain.
fql In It's intense but hopeful express
stons. glancing rapidly from window to
window, as the coaches glided by. She
had not eeen the stranger; but q mo.
meht after, she caught his eve. and in
another instant he had jumped to the
platform with his two poftmanteaus:
and making hole in the crowd, push.
ing ont here and there, and running
one OF his bundles plump into the
well.developed stomach of q venerable
old gentleman in spectacles, he rushed
toward the place where che was stand
ing. I think l never saw a face as
sumo 80 many different expressions in
so short Q time as did that of the little
woman while her husband WAS on his
way to her. She didn't look pretty.
On the contrary, she looked very
plain; but some way felt big lump
rise in my throat as watched her.
she was trying to laugh; but, God
bless her, how completely she failed in
the attemptl Her mouth got into the
position. but it never. moved after
that, save to drnw down tho corAc,s
and qniver. while she bliuked her ewes
so that suspect she only caught occa.
eional glimpses of the broad .shouI-
dered fellow who elbowed his way so
rapidly toward her. And then, as he
drew near. and dropped those ever.
lasting portmanteaus, she Eust turned
completely round, with her back to-
ward him, and covered her face with
her hands. And thus che was when
the strong man gathered her up in his
arms as il she had been q baby, ard
held her sobbing to his breast. There
were enough gaping at them. Heaven
knova; and turned my eyes away q
moment and then saw two bows in
ehread"bare foundabouts standing
near, ysiping their eyes and noses on
their little GOAT aleeves, and buretinR
out eneW aS every fresh dem onstrasion
on the part Of the mother. When I
looked at the stranger again, he had
his hat drawn down over his eyes: but
bis wife Was looking up at him, and It
seemed as'if the papt.up tears OF those
weary months Of waiting were stream.
Ing through her eye.lids. Capital.
A large lot OF North Carolina noun.
tain, opplea, ju4t yeseived and for sale
ottx,ot, tNk GoiAconSfa