The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-20

Wo were lOlO Work was 80 plenty aut
well paid, and food so cheap, that any
one who would use his hands nigh
have enough and to spare. wa
brought up a clockmaker, and f0
some time / got enough to do at tia
to support my wife and this boy, VIII,
10 the only child God gave US. Blu
then my wife got q bad fever, and n,
one but me to nurse her, and afte
many weeks the good God took her :,
himself, where she will never be COLI
or hungry" -ts
The old mans voice was lost In sobs
and his sympathixing auditor weep
silently. In few moments, howeve
he resumed: .'yi.
''The day my Trudchen was buried
/ took to my bed and was sick 10,
weeks; so long that all my little Gav
ings were gone, and i should ihavl
died of want had not q kind neighbol
helped me---and she widow, too
Then when / got better I was SO anx
ious to work and get money to pay
poor Grettel, that 1 was thrown back
and had another fever worse than thu
first. WhensI got well at last, they
did not want me at the place where ]
had worked last; and for five years
have been going about getting little
Jobs here and there stilla week ago,
when / was forced TO sell my tools tG
keep from starving, and f0rtwo days
and nights before / entered this house
we had been without food. Heaven
will reward you, kind lady, for the
goodness you have shown to me and
the poor beggar man will never pray
to the Father of both rich and poor
without calling down blessings on
yOur head y, 80 - .''rl l-.~ir't mn .7l..
with these words the old man was
about to open the door, when Mrs.
Lincoln. exclaimed in treimulous tones
"Stop, Mr.. Ackerman, you must not
leave us tonight! My husband has
changed his mind, and desired me to
tell you that you might have a bed on
would like It," e
4 The peggar hesitated. 1t was easy
to perceive that his first strong inn
pulse was to decline; but gazing q mo.
ment at the pale and exhausted face OF
the boy, who had stood motionless by
his fathers side during the CONVERSE.
ton, he replied:
!" For poor Franz s sake, dear lady,
will accept your husbands offer, for
do not dare expose the poor child To
what would not mind myself"
Mrs. Lincoln gave some directions
to Hannah for the old mans lodging,
and then returning to the parlor, lay
down upon the sofa and telling her
husband gaily that she was going to
take a.nap to prepare for watching, she
requested him to wake her when he
was going to bed. Mr.. Lincoln gruffiy
assented without looking up from his
newspaper, and in five minutes the
young woman, lulled by clear con-
ecience and the sweet consciousness of
well being, was sound asleep. About
eleven she was awakened by her Inns.
bands voice, and springing up she ex-
claimed: -
Well, dear, are you going to bed pr
eyes, and i think you had better
come, too. Go and call Hannah, and
let her sit up the rest of the night; OF
else turn out the guberlunzies, and let
them finish their nap on the piazza ~
"William How can you, dear hus.
, n 50 wrong w NJ your own Kind heart
Mr.. Lincoln left the room without
and his wife, opening the
Kitchen door softly, listened for q mo-
ment until she perceived by the low,
steady breathing that both her guests
were sound asleep. Then leaving the
door ajar, she drew her chair near the
CRATE, and taking a book, prepared to
spend the night as pleasantly as cir
would allow
Hour after hour passed slowly on.
At three, Mrs. Lincoln laid down her
book and took her sewing. This oc-
cupied her for another hour; then she
began to walk the room, quietly listen
ing at intervals to the low breathing
In the next room; then she looked
from the window into the dark night,
until at last as day, began TO dawn,
she sal down by the fire and began to
She heard tile little mantle
clock ring out half-past five, and then
her thoughts began to grow very hazy
and vague, until at last they changed
to dreams. Her light and uneasy
slumber was however dissipated by
the tinkling of the little CLOCK as It
struck six, and starting up with the
feeling of q sentinel found asleep at his
post, she went to the door and listened.
She heard no longer the low breathing,
and after listening moment, she
opened the door and looked out. The
room was empty, and the bolt of the
outer door drawn back. Turning into
the parlor again, her eye was caught
by slip of paper laid conspicuously
upon her work-box; taking it up she
read, in clear good hand, 1.-The bless
Ing Of those ready to perish rest upon
your head, lady, now and foreverp
Mrs. Lincoln still stood looking at
and thinking of the writer,
when the door was opened, and her
husband entering quickly came up to
her, and folding his arms about her,
kissed her more than once, exclaiming,
" he did 80: .,..,..
"Oh, Mray, forgive me, if you can
know i am q brute, and you are an
angel, and i don't deserve you at all
How like q fiend I have behaved to
vou and those poor people last night
But the truth is, ] heard very bad
news yesterday of the stock in which
have invested almost everything we
rave; and one of my clerks was very
and i dismissed him, al
hOugh 1 shall never be able to get an
,ther to suit me as well, and SO alto
know, little wife, just how
avage felt" 't" -''. '"'f ~
Mary's arms were around her hus-
,and's neck, and q soft impeachment
topped oil further confessions; for no
,ood wife likes to hear her husband
himself, even though what
le says may be strictly tue. a*sw
. It was again q chill, wet November.
when Mrs. Lincoln, drew
side tie Curtain ind glanced wistfplly
rom the window; but over the fair
weet face and girlish figure which we
irst saw peeping out into the night,
rave passed the storms and trials of
wenty years--yes, twenty years of
oil, and suffering, and wfdowhOod
nd few could have recognized in the
ale, calm face closely folded In the
Widows cap, the fair delicate rosy fea-
ures Of the young wife of twenty years
at IL surely time, ''sighed the widow,
laiicine ut the plain wooden clock,
vhlch stood in the place occupied by
he gay 7,esstlttt6 In her home OF long
AS the watcher turned again to the
the rattle of heavy wheels
vas heard, and I'm o moment q stage