The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-01-28

housekeeper. an elderly woman with
peculiar cold eye, came mp from the !
kitchen regions. note in her hand. =
'tMiss Haslem has gone ont, sir, and J
she told me not to disturb vou on no Q
account till yon would come down, and
To give you this note. / expect SIR
said the woman, demnrely smoothing {
down her apron, while her stealthy eye
watched her masters face, ssshe's gone :
to spend the evening ut soas1e of them
friends of hers, and wants ypn TO 20 out
after your work, sir. but--he! he!-
you'll not get he comfs.rt with 3 young
wite- that you had when you was yonr
own p1aster!'
But Mr.. HasIesn was deaf % old Mar
tha's w..rJis OF wisdom.
He lad t0Ysa open the note, aud read
what turned him cold aud blifd as stone.
This furn his own little wife!
81 am gt,iug away-out Of your life
forever. BeTauger [ have thought it
all over. and it IS best. After . while /
marry again, for shall be dead and
,lon't make such another mistake. Take
her YOU should have taken but for me.
Oh, my love, ,aeUer blamed you!
LAURETTR.
/
"The Lord is your sun and shield
| He will watch over her you mourn, and
preserve her from harm. .''said good Elder
/ Cravton, when a week later, he bent
over his Young pastors pillow, and held
his burning hand in his, Sand perhaps
this will be blessed to the wayward
child, and ordered for her and your moro
lasting happiness. Be not disquieted ;;
nothing is suspected as yet among the
people. and we must keep her name
epotless. They think You took her home
to see some SICK relative, and | will ex.
plain her continued absence.o
So this wise friend stood between the
, crushed minister and the cruel darts of
slander all inquirers that airs.
Haslen had been asent by the Lord to
fulfill mission elsewhere 2 and. mean
: while, prayed hard for good to come out
!. of the great evil.
But six months passed away. and
Berancer Haslenn was still desoiatc.
:, It wss vaguely reported that Mrs.
Haslem was nursing some dying rela-
y tive, perhaps with . cloud over his or
her name, hence the pastors reticeine
:. and sadness. The truth was never
/ tS~~ess
: I.ahrette,s credit, none, even the mosi
e slanderous dreamed of fassociatlng wrong
), with her.
Six months, and Christmas Eve
: Mr. Ha<lem IL once more in his study
: working at his Christmas sermon. with
p care and weary sadness IN mis- pale facs
Ia heart lighting for truth amid muci
% despair within.
ar The room had not that bright, daint'
-, air it wore six months ago, though olt
fa Martha prided herself on taking tn
= best care of 'ther minister" The fir
: buried diinly, halt-s,nutheled in ashes
~ the books were piled in anyhow tn
>, little sewing-chair waited on Tho heart
"a. waited still!
On this night the child OF the worl'
or was born--the Holy Babe VIM was
. bring such joy.
10 Suddenly the door opened wide, bu
90 silently, and Lanrctte stood there, III
snow on her poor garments, grea
.ns quivering light growing on her whit
ii face. And IN her oatstretched arm
az while her lips n1uved speechlessly al
her hollow eyes appealed, she held
,be sleeping babe
= Was it n phantom ?
b;s He sprang mp, scattering books NJ
- manuscript, and faced her, sremblil
n and wondering -afraid that she mig
md vanish away.
ON On, .slseranger q breashed Lauret'
timidly,
nus aI'se brought you Christmas g
,er. our child % -.
"My God!' calculated Mr.. Hasie
). .'is this l,ossible2''
IL He put his arm around them, .
,elI scarce conscious, drew them to the q
80 side. placed her III the vacant chair, I
r..a on his knees before her, aid trenlbll
y.,,,- exceedingly, pressed them both 70
heart.
II. ssol., Lord, Thou hast been kind 8
,yav pititul r. he gasped.
"a .sAre yon glad2 whispered the
Laurette, ,hetweenqaivering heart-oes
/. = ssor shall ], leave him with van, and
s..,,I away aud leave you IN peace r
aI.s He tightened his embrace, aud mo
L;s ed rs he kissed her.
ssStill douLting. my darling
s;.. darling Oh, how could you desert
r,,,s n, So? Am 30 poor husband 70
,,,,u rs that ?''
os:s' uOh. tell me TO stay | Let me i
VOn DlQ tuS WSACSus10s Aesa = ~e.s
,ora.. Young voice, with its old, passiotl
"a, yearning cadence.
- ssSod witness between as that
!, sssas -. heart is entirely set upon you, G
! her hsT Beranger, solemnly; .and that :
h;.,. ~ no moment of happiness since lost
8 ~, -. never loved another -s,eyer des
|, 1s.,ss, ,h,ss. other wonan shaa yoa; and tho
:. .'.ss - I might have seemed cold IN my 2
: ,',s.s, ~. ner, darling ri always loved you
5 ...s 80 and best. and deepest Of all earthly
: sbs I to me +,
= shs GLOW good-how good God
been 10 send me back to you =
1ge. 81 Lanrette, winding her arms abcut
'ofdef she had so mistrusted. s. didn't !
it possible yon would forgive and
when me home; thonght ynn would be
( and and hard. as good men often are 8
was weak and wicked 3
ig his Why did yen 90, dearest
might pered Berauger fondlys
K, per- ssI'a not going tp--yess II
conceal any tronh BE from yoa as;