The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-03-25

BOI uOWh Ol Ono per, icli ONOioONiu "iiV
was swept away by the tide. Poor John,
it was sad blow to him - he took to
drink, and went from back to worse till
he got badly hurt unloading vessel,
one day. He was taken to the hospital,
and died there. You see what I've come
to in order get living. l often think
it would have been different if our Lily
had lived"
"You think she is dead, then Y' said
Lillian.
"Oh, yes; or we would have heard
something of her before now Had she
lived and grown up she would have
been the very image of you, only she
would have been much palmer dressed,
and without the genteel air that you
have. All she would have been beau
ty-just like you ~
Lillian blushed at the woman's home
ly compliment; she knew it was hon
est and outspoken, and such words are
not unpleasant to hear
"Tell me your name," continued the
woman, earnestly.
Lillian Waldron," answered the
girl, readily. "My father is John Wal
dron, and he has an office somewhere ON
Wall Street"
go, yes, 1 know where it is" said
the woman do you want to go to his
office 2''
80, no., answered Lillian, quickly.
Ill Il. -
the street till you come to the waters and
then any one can point out the ferry to
you."
Lillian thanked her and then commit
ted herself once more to the human
tide. AS she came in view of the water
and was looking about for the ferry, q
man in the garb of sailor, suddenly
accosted her.
Why, holloa, Nance!n he cried, ex-
tending his huge handlin very friendly
manner. How are you? Give us
your hand"
"Sir'' cried Lillian, in bewilderment,
don't know you-nor is my name
Nance"
No, by jingo!" he returned, evil
ly astonished himself; "you can't be
her, for she must be forty by this time,
and you are not twenty. L was forget
ting how time has slipped away, but
you are the very image of what she was
when she married John Burke.
That was the worst cut 1 ever had
it drove me to sea and wandering life.
Why, I've been round the would in
these last ten years. o." he continued,
with sudden thought, "you're her
daughter-the one that was lost - and
she found you again ?"
Lillian was very much embarrassed by
this persistent recollection of the un-
couth stranger.
do not know what you mean" she
exclaimed, hastily :" am not the per-
son you take me for--my name is Lillian
Waldron, my father is broker on Wall
Street-we live at Green Point"
A young gentleman coming down the
street, observing the annoyance and
alarm depicted upon her face, approach
ed her and said:
6 If can be of any assistance to you,
pray command me-"
The one shy glance that Lillian cast
into the frank, manly face was enough
to assure her of the character of its
owner.
o." she cried, if you would be so
kind as to show me the way to the
Green Point ferry"
"With pleasure" returned the gen.
tleman. "This way, if you please"
He offered his arm, she accepted it
with a glad sense of protection, and they
passed on together. Thus began Lillian
Waldron's acquaintance with Sidney
Gray. We shall see what that ac-
quaintance led to. Upon such trifiles
does life's destiny turn.
The sailor touched his hat with a
mumbled :" beg pardon, miss, if L of
Tended you,n and watched them until
they were out of sight, talking to HIM
self all the while.
A queer reckoning this, [" so his first
words ran; 6 first day in port, after a
five years cruise. / was just thinking
of hunting up Nance, seeing if they still
lived, when across my very bows comes
this trim cutter with Nance's figure
head, just as she looked twenty years
ago. How l loved that woman and
she preferred that snip of John Burke