The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-01

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much. but 'u'k no pains To c nrect the suu-
. p'>ilinn. Their lives Ia>Srd in one mn,
tertnt ted current Of qni.t aud doncst ic
? >unSl'inr and thUUo II the heart of The iuuir
& mother was heavy ", u her buuden Size
maintained calm TX etinr aud her chill
dtrn, d~ well aS the rest ,f the wni Id were
i i4h"i ant "t The existence "f any sprrowS
. lhei" house. though small. was up ItIy Eur
n>hcd. aud an air uf cultivated refinement
rieradrd ITS ItvIItu interior ThuIu u not
i'c''. Ms GIeenw" al pn>Sr>sed rnnu .h iu
satisfy every reasonable want. with a little
! I" spare occasionally fpr the atfiIctrd " bile
! the wages earned bt her san augmented thc
general fnud. Niohtly-uay, h"utIv--the
poor wife br>nuglrt heaven to restnrc he,
. Wandering husband. For yrats ut.h,rue
10y h"ly fa,ih. size had ,.-a>rl,.>>lv itayctI: /:
ini. a> yet. wi'h"ut result The lime az
I"'mchc6. however, when her enl.ra,,e>
we're - hc answered. though not in the.
way she II II f'I'liy an .jpltnl
Fnr several days rnnI"r was busy with
the acc 'unlS "f niauy robbie, les winch had
been lerrr, rated in a peiehbnilup lnwu.
anh all "tf 'i>t I" Un"arih the criminals bad
ptnvrd f"IIlr. FeaIS We're entertained l,y
the Villagers nf L'nden, whore our {, lcnd,
'">'d"d. 'lrn' they. t',', migh he visited hy
ihr dnIimU burglars AID every urccaui.u
WAS thrtri.ut al .,Iirh.
Ga clear ocInhrr night in the yca,
lN.'5. the iigute &c Il man. closely utull 81
rn1rrg"d f''tu IiIe >tirIch of Nun,i> In Ih,.
trar ct The NiilI"r, aud cnutInlI>lv STOLE.
alnu9 till it hn'cd II The l,nIist. ,,r Ma
ttrcuw""d aItfuilN approaching o,I,. oC
~" winh'wS. the man scientifically AID
m'i,sle>>IN JItlcd the shutters ajatt, aul
III n"nPut SI'nd within the kuch,tt.
pHn>'"T al In>Iint 10 ascertain if his sur.
Tnijui,ur eut'anre bad oCc,S -rt,rd ANY
alarm. he dr"w f'r'h a"I lI.iIcd tai -.
hh stcalthY trcad lie rXplntch even
c"Inrr aud cl">cJ. bui findrng nn binp tu
satisfy l,lS culudry. the bun sIar uucrIv
proceeded to ii:c flppr above. Ilrariti,,,
""r nf the i"ru'S. lie entered it. ia Ihc
bed lay The sleeping fiIm "f ynupu Y ~
gu'ia Gtcrnwu'"i. whIlP. close ~ hand
Irnler a pretty Iuilp mitrnr. stood "A tnII..,
'ahir. uprn which iav cIuie,ing uuitr , lr,
I'git "f Ihc intruder : taper, her WaIciI and
ulhrr i"wrly.
Ahvhmcln" to InSSPss himself &C he Il IN
kriS. the 'nhbrr WAS arrested bN a move
mrui nf the gii in her sleep. Sat: me-
himself HAT she sill slept. he was ab"ui -
e,'iz" the jewels, ~ ben his ear caught the
spuud of words issuing from The sle,.pel :
lips. Shading he taper with his band !,e
approached The bed and n">eie>si> bent his
head towards thr Sleeper : f5ce Why does
he pause suddenly ia his movements >
lh" lips again move IA utirtauce. ard tltc>e
words fall brnkeny up"n his ear: ''Fa:he,.
dear fititer Conn
Aud the voice dird incnherently away
hen he gaZ"d upuu the uucpu>ct,Ii~ let
tues. W hat was Ii.ete IN heuI hat clu>.,!
his hand - trrmhl,.. aud unnrivtl tlu.
robbers ann? AGAIN lee l"'ks and this
time he STATED bacN. aud ihe taper G,Il>
from his hiud. There, bpfue him. Iay
the living picture of the wife he had brcu
tom from sixteen years ago. Thrn Ih,
wo'ds the daughter had Sr"ken ia her
" dream were fully understood and ~ iih
the cry. ''N ltp-tiaH4 htrr--Oh. heaven -
ilnhert Collins sunk heavily In the Il ,"...
In an instant all was cnufusi"n Tie
daughters shiiekS aw"kr her ni,,lItrr aud
brulltcr. n" c,ime 'u>hing eXcjiedlv into
the room bearing li.htcd candles. There
knelt the burglar. who. exIeudiug his AT u,>
toW AIDS his wife. said WI choking voice.
aud streaming eyes, but one wuld, ''NII-
giuia -
Nondcringlv she approached him aud
closely scanurd his hea,drd face Tr,rr
was nothing familiar ia il save his large.
unchanging. handsome yes, liShrrt 10y lie
sacred tiIme Of his ola love. rlr,~e She
recognized, anG. with a Joyous CIV. >in.
cl,sped his neck aud SAID. '.iIn',rrf car
lng Hubert, thank God you've come a,
last -
There was no more sleep in that house
,hat night. The CiIldrpu aud raIiIc, were
made acquainted, aud all were haIpy. lie
showed them how I've had gained enIIanct',
and in the presence of his chIld,en. sa'd I've
only wauied to surprise them. But when
( alone wi; his wife he confessed all. When
! he completed his sentence lie determined
To clear his name from every stain bV be
coming again Il man ot h"rInr and respect
ability. Hhen he should nave succrc,i,.d
in attaining this cotnnlpud allie ct,i. theu
bat not til then. lie would eek his f.iuiiv.
lie worked his passage back IA EnEiaud,
but ou his arrival, vainly he soug I ,in
piuN ment in eveIv dirrc i,,u. \ Sliutt
sighted. hollow aud unciralitable soci,.i y
had placed us ban up"n he prison bind !:
! aud having no testimonials, lac fnund ilp
4 employment. Rejected by society. hc was
forced to companinnship with "lhrr Irle:is
ed prisoners. aud j"'ued eaug "f drsIrla
dues. When this step was taken hc reliu
uuiShrd every hope anh :nr"niinn uI agaiu
J seeking his beloved ones but accident.
that night. had thrown MIN am"ng them
. The next morning he drove with his son
/ tn eIchbrtIn3 town. where. after hHving
his grizzly beard entirely shaven OIL ht.
procured new aud becoming cloIhirg HIS
wite scaI crly recognized hIm nn his retui H.
! so conn I,lete was the transfoI ion.
The news soon flew through the village
that Mrs. Grepnw Gods husband had re.
turned from several years capiivil among
the Patagohians or Frei-e Islanders, HEY
diin', know which. 1t i needless 10 say
! that they were never satisfied foI annihr
! morsei uf wUndernent was thrown among
the gossippers with the fact that every ar
Iicle robbed from tie adj tcent town had
been my mlsternuSly res.o,ed.
Shortly after, Hubert aud his family,
| under the name Of Grcenwnnd, (the chlI
drcn had never known any Other migi AT cd
To Canada. Befue he went, however, I've
communicated auopsmou iuroI nation To
| tie proper authorities, who wete thereby
enabIed 'orifectually break up the baud 81
, which lie had been member.
The children never Gnew their father :
| history. In Canada he becrme Iich aud
! respectable member of the community.
| Saved 10y dean, 10 he suie bat he owed
| all that lie attained ON eatth, aud. doubt
less, the mercy and forgiveness of his Ma
ker in heaven, to the devo, ell love. the uu-
varyng affection, the bountifui faith aud
the untiring patience of a true aud loyal
wife, Are there many such?