The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-06-25
Faithful Hattie.

river, New York, where the streets are
dingy and narrow and wear per'nantly
b.ackened look-wIere the houses are
curiously jamued together, eiinging to one
another like irregular teeth. Seaflring
men stood talS'1g in groups at the corners
of the crossings aud beneath the awnings
of the sidewalks Every pair of trousers
were more or less daubed with tar and the
men bore on their rnddy cheeks the kisses
of the suns of every CLINE under high
heaven. TiIews aud sinews were to be
seen there toi4ing ,loggedy aud perpetual
ly. Steam-engines of various forms and
uses were toilnG also after their fashion
| hosting goods, pumping water, driving
poles. Horses were dragging enormous
loads, calmly, as If they were used 70 The.
! engines and cared less than nothing about
the noise. The workers We're pushing
out groins and hreastworks and piles and
! dams, which must have astouishcd tbe
! river as they gradually forced it out OF its
old landmarks. Here and there might be
observed tiioughtful-lookipg men stariding,
watching keenly and Will contracted brows
the progress of things.
Standing apart, with folded arms and
profoundly discouraged air. a young man
WAS likewise gazing around him. lie was
| broadshoulIered, tai and muscular. He
| hal full blue eyes, n quantity of hair of Il
tawuy red, a large mouth out Of which
Zlittereda superb set of white teeth. Ma
ttrraliy his smile was constant, bright aud
| jovial but now it was considerably over
/ cast. He walked NJ, to the contractor with
F.! tIc air OF Z man who has made up his
! mind TO last effoIt -,-.
| Then tinre's no chance for me on the
| job, Mr.. Broadlip?"
Il guess not, Bcrtllfield.''
Tie ether vas silent.
| ''Yon sce,'' coi.tinued Broatllip, POD
ford manages it a:t and he las the
stamps.''
The position would have just suited
| me" . r.,
Down to the ground, but you ain T
| Podford's S nephew. It's not the right man
III the right place, Joe. But the man Is
ia the place. aud right will turn him out
while might keeps him in. 1t aint my
flult you mint fixed Joe, and I'm real
sorry. Ill WAS boss I'd Tx you right of. :
I'm obliged, Mr.. Broadlip. I'll sec you
ut Englc,ieIl S,'i,lay,' y and Joe Berthfield
! turned on his heel.
1 Ii was Sunday in Engiedeil on the Hud-
| <on-the quaint old town of Engle,lell that
| oyerlooks the North river from IL snug
f.! little erie up ia the rock-ribbed PaliS.4lcs
The CRACKED bell of the church was clang
ing forth its invitation to the people to
enter its open doors. 1t was IN old church
Th,: windows were cCbweboed and dirty,
with here and there u pane OF stained glass
i'll strange pattern; these were distribut-
ed with perfect irreSnlarity. These viii
dows looked OH the worn gravestones
where the forefatlIcrs of those who now
| stood there slept. Long. tangled, sickIy-
| looking grass twiiIed about the grave
| stones. and one or two were ornameu:ed
with rose bushes and oyster shells. Some
trees of smoked, dried green slowly grew
and slowly deeayed by the side of the old
church. The bet-rope hung in the body of
the building, and a stove reared its uusight-
ly pipe in the center, supported by iron
| bars lnat radliated fIom it in every tlirec-
tion.
Just rs the service commenced pretty
dark-cycd girl glltled dowFr the aisle, with
rather conscious stricken air, opened
with some difficulty one of the doors and
hid herself Immediately III one of the pews,
her bluslling face closely pressed against
her hands, which lay OH the woodwork in
front of Iier, as she knelt down to say Il
short prayer. Within just rs much sIme
as suggested the idea that he had fingered
outside in order not to appear together,
Joe Berthfield entered aud seated himself
in an adjacent pew.
The two behaved pretty we'll during the
services, taking only s;ealthiiy innocent
glances at each other and even then at
long Intervals. But when the service was
read and the benedietioil said. the girl re-
NAMED y little longer than usual OH her
knees. and Joe wss waiting for her wien
she arose. Tiey walked silently together
out OF tire church and turned into ii broad
walk, shaded with trees, which led down
zigzag fashion TO the river.
! AS they got further and further away
from the departing congregation. Berth
field, being an euterprising youth in all he
undertook. possessed himself OF her hand,
and put his face so close TO her hat that
size could not choose but look at him.
And he looked long. bnt not apparently
smaking himself the happier tor doing SO. 4
tor al the conclusion he give a great sigh
s.1attle. darliig.'' be said, t..I've DO
good news for you. I've been TO theidock
works at the North rivef, and tie position
Broadlip hoped 10 give me is flied. and
there's no chance df another opening.
Tiley don't want young untried hands
there, yet they might have given me
trial."
h '.But, Joe. . said tie girl, and her voice
faltefed little as she spoke. '.you know
what you wish csltinol be. You wish me
to marry you and taIeEthe chances OF life.
/ can not leave my father. lie is ageing
sadly, think his ppone, ~ r. are growing
dim land now he Would rather have all