The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-06-21
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Jacks heart gave throb. One day they
had taken out party on the yacht, and he
heard lady tell Mr.. Hawes how she had
been cured of lameness From what he
gathered, her case was like Lizzie's. A wish
passed through bis mind that his sister might
be cured. The wish grew to hope, and the
hope strengthened to firm resolve that il
must be done.
Mother ought to be here by this time.
| will go down and meet her." And, so
saying, the boy ran out of the room soon
coming back with Mrs. Lovejoy, who went
every day TO work at q dressmaker's.
Lizzie seized the basket, and found the
secondhand dinner q feast, indeed. Never
Lovejoy must have had friend at court.
When she saw cold roast chicken, she was
wild with delight. awe can wish with the
wshbone !" she cried. She had never had
but one before in all her life.
So we can )" said Jack; "and shiver my
timbers if won't hit on the best wish in
the world"
The dinner was q merry one and Jack
amused them with his adventures, which
lost nothing in the telling. The good time
extended even to the dish-washing, and Jack
proved himself valuable assistant. when
everything was put away, Lizzie cried "Now
for the wishbone |" which b ad been drying
on kerosene stove, that had been used in
making Mrs. Lovejoy's cup of tea.
Jack had his wish firm in his mind that
Lizzie might be cured; while the little girls
hope and desire was that some day she might
have home in the country. When she
looked out from the attic window, she would
wonder what could be beyond all the houses;
and would long so to see some trees and
green fields the pretty violet eyes would be
filled with tears.
Two earnest faces bent over the little bone
But alas it had got so dry the head snapped
off, and the or,disappointed children stood
with pieces of equal length in their hands,
When Jack saw the grieved look on Lizzie's
face, he insisted that it was all right, and
they would both get their wish; which Liz.
zie tried very hard to believe.
In the meantime Mrs, Lovejoy had been
looking over bundle which contained some
clothes Mr.. Hawes had given Jack. All at
once she gave startled cry, and the child
ren saw she was trembling with excitement.
"0h! mother! What is the matter ?" cried
Lizzie, hopping as fast as she could towards
her.
She pointed to an advertisement in
paper she was reading, which was the Lon.
don Times.
Jack took it and read aloud: "Any in
formation concerning Elizabeth Archibald,
| of Chessbrook, England, will be thankfully
received by her brother John Archebald.
Communications sent to Messrs. Cartwright
& Anderson, attorneys, Temple Bar, Lon
don"
"lPhat does it mean ?" asked Lizzie. "Can
it be that Uncle John who went to Australia
so many years ago?"
"I can't tell" said her mother. "I Won
der what ought to do?
"Ask Mr.. Hawes," cried jock. "He has
brother in London. That's the way he
came by the paper"
dts the best.thing l can do, believe
To morrow morning, Jack, we will go to his
Office"
The next day Mrs. Lovejoy and Jack went
to see Mr.. Hawes. She told him her story.
She had lived in Chessbrook until she was
left widow Her only brother had sail
ed for Australia and had never been heard
from. Concluding he was dead, she had
sailed for America, with some friends, and
had never gone back to her home. Mr..
| Hawes was interested at once, and offered to
attend to the business, as his brother in
London could soon look into the affair.
Lizzie was left at home, as usual but she
had plenty to do, and her crutch went tap,
tap on the floor, keeping time with the song
she sung.
How gay little Lizzie is this morningw
thought poor Mrs. Brown, who lived in the
room beneath. al will take baby and go
up and see her. She always makes me feel
better, though where she gets her spirits
from is more than can tell"
She went up, and pnt baby on the floor
He seized his favorite toy, the little crutch,
and flung itabout in his aimless way pound
ing his dear little head numerically. After
she had told her many woes (her oldest boy
had been brought home by a policeman half
strangled with mud, having fallen into the
dock, while playing on a wharf, Lizzie told
her about the advertisement her mother had
found, and that it must have been put in by
an uncle who went away to Australia 20
years ago, hoping to cheer up her forlorn
neighbor.
To her surprise, Mrs. Brown broke into
walls and lamentations.
"Oh, dear oh, dear Your mother will
rue the day she ever saw it. You will all
be dragged ofrto Australia and your moth
er will marry a convict, with a ball and
chain round his leg; and Jace will be
'ticket-of-leave man and ! don't know
whatever will become of you, you don't
die of seasickness on the way over"
This dark picture quite upset poor Lizzie.
She felt just ready to cry, when Jack came
into the room, with enough fun IN his face
to drive out all Mrs. Browns dismal ideas.
whats to pay here2" cried he, seeing
'Lizzie's lorlorn face.
How he shouted when she told him what |
would become of them all if THAT Uncle John
should turn up. Before Mrs. Brown could |
think of anything else to say she was called |
from below, and, shouldering the baby, she
departed.
In due time Mrs. Lovejoy got a reply |
from England, with the good news that her
brother was alive, and would join her in |
Boston as soon as he could arrange his af- |
fairs. He said he hoped to make his home |
with her, as he was alone in the world; and |
sent some money for Jack and Lizzie whom |
he hoped TO see very soon.