The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-09-01

"l'Ve only one other relative. My
sister Pauline married a Mr.. Garth, and
had one daughter. The daughter mar.
rieI and died, leaving little girl. She's
grown up now. forget her mothers
married name, but you'll find 1t In some
Of tho.e old letters. Every thing to her !
everything TO her ! and make haste that
may sign IT,"
Old Carl Van Webber lived just long
enough to put his name TO the bottom
of the great sheet of paper which made
young Carl poor man and enriched
his unknown grand-niece, and then
passed away, his wrath quite unappeas-
cd. his dylug hand withheld from that
Of his nshew.
The lawyer, knowing the story, prI~
vately thought Carl an idiot. He
might, ut least, have forborne to con-
tradict his uncle.
The funeral was over. All was done
that could be done to show respect to
the old mans memory. Carl, who had
only FIVE pounds In the world, bestirred
himself TO llnd a bookkeeper's place, and
| in q little while found one. The salary
was small; but on con slderatiou he dee
cided that 1t was enUugh for two; and
one evening, walking with Lefty West
in the moonllt park, ha told her so.
! hoped to be rich man when l
first knew and loved you, Lefty" he
said, land perhaps 1 am not light to
ask you t. share poor mans lot. II
you drra1 It, say so, Lefty"
But the little hands were clasped over
his arm more closely, and in few mo
mpns he knew that Lefty dreaded
nothing IL he but loved her well.
The two were married, and when
Carl Van WebEer looked at his fair
young wife, there was no lingering
thoughts of Eliza Patch, and the wealth
that he had lost, in his mind. There
were no more luxuries for him, 1t is
true. No riding and driving, no wines
and costly cigars-DOne Of the idliDg to
which as the rich uncle's heir, lie had
been used. And there was hard work
ard close economy; but what did 1t
matter? They we're so happy.
But when man earns only enough
to meet the weeks expenses, week by
week he stands on the briuk Of o preci.
pice. One day young Van Webber, In
hurrying across the upper floor of his
business place, slipped and fell through
q hutchway. II q WAS seriously injured,
and a long confinement to his bed SEEM
ed certain. His employers behaved. as
they believed, liberally. They gave
him months wages, and promised him
Ills post again when hs recovered. But
his Hines was not over in a month, and
DOCTORS bills are expensive things, aud
at last the time came when poverty
stared the two married lovers in the
face, and only the little needle work
Lefty could do beside her husbands
bedside kept them from starv alton.
All, Carl" said the young wife one
morning, as she brought the sick man
the tea and tnast, which were all she
had to give him, "tlon't you wish you
had forgotten poor ME, and married
Miss Eliza Patch? You would have
been rich then. baYe brought all this
upon you"
>" Ii is your share of the trouble that
troubles me-" said Carl. "IIetty, love,
don't you wish you had said mop "
But he knew she did not as she took
his pOor, thin hand, and put it to her
lips and kissed IL At that moment
" Van Weber," shouted voice
without.
T" It's the postman, Carl. "said Lefty.
: "But who can have written TO us2
thought every one had forgotten u.s."
. She ran into the passage, aud came
back with a large letter, sealed with
red wax, in her hand.
What eau it be dear ?" she said.
at looks so strange it frightrns me |"
Then she opened 1t. AS Carl looked
at her he saw her turn first white aud
then red, aud then the tears came into
her eyes, she gave cry and hew TO-
wafd him.
Carl, dear, she cried, IL used tC
read fairy tales when l was a child
, They were no stranger than this. Can
you bear good news, dear? Our troubles
are all over. ] am an heiIess, and
whose do you think? Your uncle's
| Carl. We are, We must be, second
. cousins, from what the lawyer tells me-
3 ] knew my mother had an uncle whC
3 was rich, but | did not think that ht
t ever thought Of me. And my mother
died when l was a baby, Carl, so w
] never talked OF him. But to think they
8 have been hunting for me all this while
Z In all sorts or places, aud -and-ch, d.
Il you understand, CARP We are rich
: II is just as well for you as II you hat
I chosen Miss Patch"
D 1t was stranger than q fairy tale
u Carl indeed Thought, when he fOuuC
u that his little Lefty was indeed hi
. cousin and Uncle CaTls heiress. Iii
i Joy was unbounded, and he gave him
D self up tn the impulse OF the moment
9 1t Is true q shade crossed his feature
u for moment. 10 think he had been for
gotten, but 1t passed away Instantly.
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