The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-01-20
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bic bos came around The time be had
tempting truii, and begged q him TO
6ud my husband 4 isdy Il my side
said;
Excuse me; bui DO ,on Dot carry d
PURSE when you traveis
Never, when With nv husband
Let me tell you 3 story
Ibankg
And iLis i wbs, she told me. aud ! DO
not donbt rs tulh:
My husband was thluy.tve, and a
country girl OF seventeen when We were
married. Oar bridal tour was to end ia
Christmas al hls fathers, III Boston We
took boal from New York. The steam
or was elegant, and having shown me
my staieroom. be stepped out | went
back 60 The cabin, read little, watched
my travelling companions . great deal,
wondered Whist friend be had found 90
the boat, until supper time came, and be
did not. The cabin maid asked II ! were
going to supper ! said, When my hus
band comes for me. She went 10 the of.
tce Inquiry was made; there was no
such man on the boat Then came the
captains request that woud show my
ticket. had nonel Would ! please pay
my iarel bad not one cent Farther
inquiry; there was certainly no such man
~, tba haat I k.sras, n, arN
That won't do, nv little girl. (She
was very small) We have seen too
much Of that. Pay your fare, or III put
you Off
| bad a bright thought My trunk is
here.
Show it to me, If you please. Aud he
went with me TO the baggage. pointed
it TO him, trinmphantly. Your key, If
you please.
My husband locked II and has the key
but you may break the lock.
The owner Of the trunk may object.
IL is minel
Look here, little girl, you are not mar
ried. | shall put you ashore at the first
landing. Go home, and behave yourself
in future.
Every drop of blood IN my veins boil
ed, and yet must bear il because had
not five dollar bill by me. never be-
fore dreamed of the degradation of pow
erty. lie turned away, and sat down
on my trunk 1t was my own. II would
tell OF my innocence and truth, If be
would but let it. So, too, would all the
presents we had SO carefully selected for
the dear ones at home. could have put
my arms around it and kissed IL. | only
asked to be allowed TO sit upon it all
night. Wouldn't he just let me do thati
Il was the worst question could have
asked. presume you'd like 10 be left
herel Go straight TO the ladies' cabin,
and don't you leave 1t until put you of
the boat.
rose proudly aud walked to the cabin
without glance at him. ] would not
cry until could get to my state-room.
But when came TO the door IL flashed
upon me, have no state-room. had no
spot Of my own, no baggage, no friend,
no character-even the black cabin maid
was whispering about memo husband
where was he? where could he be? lie
must have fallen overheard ! never
should see him againl and should be
put off in the night, in a strange place,
without a cent Of money to buy lodg-
ing-or even a sheet Of paper and a
three.cent stamp And Christmas morn.
ing, when all would bel watching for the
happy bridal party, where should we bel
Where was be? grew frantic be.
lieve, now, was on the verge of insani
". remember feeling sure he had faA
len overload and was drowned, and
that, II left on wharf, would 90 ana
spend Christmas with him. often
shudder, even now, when think what !
might haye been driven 10. only knew
the dark fright and horror Of that hour
One OF those little ones, whose angels
do always behold the face Of the Father
came aud put her hand on niue, and
asked, why do you cry SO hard! | told
her. She said, He's dead, just as my
mamma Is, and III tell papa. And she
went 10 him, aud could not doubt but,
soitened by his own great sorrow aud hi.
sweet chiid's pleadiugs, be would help
me- But ! saw him shake his worldly.
wise head, and heard him say She IL
crying too hard TOO publicly; and ]
rushed into the state-room; mineor not
II must hide the sObs could not check.
4 Then came a thought hl-one there was,
even on that awful boat, who knew all
and dropped on my knees, aud simply
said, Pity me, pity me, dear Savior. Save,
or perish. ! said those words over and
over. The loving little girl bad not been
convinced, and came aud peered through
the glass, aud made her father look, aud
then she came 10 aud put her arms
around my neck, and said
| Here il Eve dollar bill papa gave me
for you, because bad girls dou'i pray.
When the steamer touched the wharf
my husband aud hi. father rushed upon
inl My husband had stepped back 10
speak to friend on the wharf, and, bot
for their seiziug him, he wonid bave tried
to jump. he teiesraphed to bis father,
took the ni. ht expfsss, aud was there
before the boat arrived
de bad an elegant picture painted Of
ibe little girl, and every Chnstmas ~
dress Il with 4 iwers, and call 1.-THE
Christmas Angel
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