The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-04-27

70 get herseIfa glimpse into the para
disc which bad so nearly been her
own
And so, at twilight, with the daint-
iIy iraned and fiuted lsces in her tas-
ket, she walked 20 Hadfield Hall.
How stately it looked with its
brosd colonade facade, all glittering
with lights its grand conservatory al
the back, where palm leaves and ba-
nauas brushed tie glass tor, and the
terraeed grounds Oh, If she hsd on
ly said ''yes" to Howard biDdsley
eleven years ago
Within, everything was in keep-
ing. Administer carpets, like banks
of moss, covered the floor marble
statues stood in velvet lined inches !;
lights glowed softly, and tables, load.
ed with ornaments stood around.
"Hush :" said Lefty, as Mrs. Eli
SOD, with some pride, pointed out the
various beauties Of the place. "What
is that noise like 8 woman crying P
in the next room, think"
Mrs. EIIison's face clUuded over.
"Ips Mrs. Lindsey, poor dear, "
said she. 'frhe masters a brute.
He's been drinking too much--M'lIe
Stephanie says he always drinks too
much-and he struck her! Struck
her and called her a whimpering fool,
before all OF US servants. Fever
saw a man strike 8 woman before,
and declare it made me sick all
over. But Stephanie Gays its a eOm-
mon thing enough. Oh, my dear,
she's wretched in spite OF all her
money"
"Hss she no children ?' Lefty soft
Iy asked.
"Sbe had two, but she lost 'em
both. Mile Stephanie says she often
cries and wishes she was dead too.
And l don't wonder much, with such
a husband as she's got. Hush there
he comes now"
And shrinking behind a carved
group of italian marble statuary, the
two women watched Howard Linds-
ley stalk gloomily by, with red, in
famed eyes, sullen, dowD-lOOking
face, and shuffiing, unsteady foot
step.
Silently, Lefty Wyngard went
home, thanking God in her heart
that she was a poor mans wife.
"Have you heard of the accident ?'
asked old Peter Styles, who was
standing out at the gate, as she hur-
ried by, in the deepening dusk.
"No. what accident? What has
happened ?''
"Thst there house as your husband
was workin' in has all tumbled in
All a heap o. ruins. Something
wrong about the foundation, they
say, and"
'Oh my God % wildly interrupt
ed Lefty, clRsping her hands. yves
he hurt? My husband ?'
"Well, hesitsted old Styles, "theTe
was two men killed, aud one had his
arm broke. But"
Lefty waited to hear no more.
Swift as an arrow out of q bow she
sped homeward, q horrible dread
winging her footsteps with almost in
credible speed. Oh, if John should
be killed-John, her faithful, loyal
husband, whom she had wrecked so
lightly of-whom that very dag she
had allowed to leave her without the
goodbye kiss. If her children should
be fatherless-if--
"John John J" she walled, as she
pushed open tine door, and went
breathlessly into the kitchen.
"Well, little woman. what is it 2l
And-oh ! thanks to an All Merci-
full Heaven-John Wyngard himself
turned his bright, loving face toward
her from the hearth-side, where he
was sitting with child on either
knee.
"I know what is in your dumb,
questioning eyes, Lefty. | am not
hurt thank God. / had gone 10 the
hardware store for another barrel of
nails, when the building fell. No, no,
Lefty, you'll not get rid Of me quite
so easy"
Lefty threw herself sobbing into
his arms.
"Ah John, John, love me. Hold
me close to your heart, John. I've
been repining and selfish. I've never
been half good enough to you but,
please God, Hi be q better woman
and a more faithful wife from this
night hencelorward."
And then she told him the history
of the days adventures.
"Ips natural enough, little wife,"
said John, kindly stroking her hair.
but for all that, I'm glad you've
realized that money is not always
And a more contented couple than
John Wyngard and his wife Lefty
never sat by a CHEEKY fireside. Lefty
has proflted by her lesson.