Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-01

lurning to Hagar, the girl asked: lI
"Will you not tell me now what you I
promised, that may leave this place ere o
it is too late?' -
eyes, will tell you, but you must l.
have patience, tor 1t will be impossible t
for YOU to leave here until the darkness
of night comes on, and the master is
sound asleep"
Il will be patient if you will only tell {
me that tonight may leave this horrid
prison" :
Look" said Hagar. "a little to one
side OF thai clump Of rose-bushes, and
you will see in the wall an iron gate. or
what appears to be grating"
II see, see," interrupted the girl ex-
citedlv.
"Well." continued Hagar, THAT little
gate is opened by q secret spring. and
no one here except myself knows any
thing about it; and now, dear. all have
to say is, meet me here attwelve O'Clock
tonight, and we will leave the place
together; and when once outside of this
wall, think we can make good our es-
cape. We will travel several miles, |
stop at some neighbor's, tell our story. |
pay them to send us to the station, and
we will take the first train in the morn
ing going to New York"
You are so good that feel like throw
ing myself at your feet and kissing the
worn shoes that cover them, by way OF
expressing my gratetulness,' said Lima.
Never mind the gratitude, child; old
Hagar will be satisfied if she can only
get you away from this dungeon. Miss
Lima, there is something else must tell
you this evening"
Here she pulled from her bosom the
: letter Florence lost on the night Bere-
: nice died. She put it In Lina's hands,
and bade her read it, though first she re-
lated the circumstances of her mistress
death; also full account Of Florence,
from the first moment of her coming into
their family until the time that she was
so mysteriously sent away. Hagar con-
cluded her story by saying she knew that
that bad woman was the cause of her
being carried away.
d What makes you think that?' asked
r Lima.
81 don't think anything about it;
8 know it. She knew my eyes were open
" and being afraid l would catch her a
some of her meanness, and report it t
l. the master, she had me carried away.
but You have not told me the nam
:" of this good man. said Lima.
IL That's tact. Sir Henry was m
III master. and clever man he is
H. But" interrupted Lima, "has he II
Ut other name than Sir Henry?'
he Sir Henry Maynard is his name" It
VI piled Hagar.
IFS At this Lima sprang to her feet. b
We reseated herself. and told Hagar h
on fathers name was Maynard. and at Il
same time begged that she would te
he all she knew in regard to Sir Henry
ire family. All this time Hagar had bet
ns looking at Lima speechless with amaz
no ment; but as soon as she could spea
be she asked Lima her fathers name.
u.s. "WaIter-Waiter Maynard; he cal
from England"
Lhe Sir Henry had q son named Walt'
10 ard because he wanted him to mar
my some woman that he did not like,
gu voungster left home. He wrote hol
IAN once from New York. and that was
'se. last we ever heard of him"
=, Can it be that this good man is
grandfather? No. that is too good
be true" said Lima. nervously.
But to return to the letter. Hagar b:
Lima read it.
The letter was addressed to q
Charles Alnsworth, Edinburgh-' 1
wv name brought quick throb to LII
,ou' heart, and she wondered if the per
- to whom this letter was addressed,
ms the Sir Charles, the husband OF her
seen friend, could be the same.
"e read the letter, the contents OF wi
:. were pitiiully touching. Below is
of it. word tor word. as written ny
se' errlng child, few days previous to
i be
s''N Can YOU forgive one who has caused
hearts to bleed with anguish Can
a on forget. if but for moment, my W
One disobedience? hope my age and Il
o. perIence has been. to some extent,
excuse for the manner IN which reg
hur- ed YOUR advice. Had | acted upon
, her wise admonition, my cup of bitter
\ re- might have passed untasted; as 1t Is
hin, erything which renders lie loaths
N attends me now; feel that ii you c
'ouio look upon my misery, you would
con- me. | write this to let you know
ed in my disobedience has not gone unpu
or to ed A month ago found that the
VI to whom | clung has another VIII
: was have seen her twice-once in the
nony. and once she came here to see II
,,;obt that night, when he came home, l
,r him about her. and begged him to
h>e"' me who and what she was to hlm
erous was under fhe influence of liquor,
this" told me the woman was his wife. IL;
and l been SOBER, ne never Mou'u -, .n;s ""0 =
,:,,, this. one nlSnt, previous " 'hio,
e'e'e upon his person her picture and Sc
Will notes, all bearing the same sigma
ID" Florence s. The most importan
omon+ reserved, and enclose it with my
c'', The next morning. without sellin!
''"'i'' husband, left my miserable abode
'eping ing, IN my heart, never to return T.
went man who was now nothing to III
poinp an object of contempt. After wand
from street to street., found work
y up hired myself at 4 third class II
rant, where intended to work
N say could earn sufficient to bring me to
but before | had worked there lor
;. situation became too apparent for !
~ MS concealment, and l was dismissed
until ter this was only engaged tor
marry at a time; worked hard and faith
st help saving every penny Possioie' las Las
, ''''' work; during the days OF my illne
husband traced me up; o"e ev'
md ir- while my husband was out, l &C
n and dressed. and went to 4 house in l
part of the city, where rented a
from washerwoman; was not
aiming 90 out to work. but l helped the
walk, woman with whom l lived, Tor
"a anx. she gave me my board; this life,
,o.s;hI. seemed too good. for one evenin
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