The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-21

sitting upon his knee, his loving arms
around her, she told him the whole
story.
Thank heaven" said Walter fer
vently, "that my name stands umblem-
ished before the world, for your sake
and theirs he said pointing to the bed
where lay his sleeping children. II
could have borne anything but to be sus-
pected of dishonesty That maddened
me. Unjust have been mad, think, or
| should not have left you and your ba-
les 10 starye. went away determined
never to come back until my innocence
was proved. went to New York and
shipped on a vessel bound TO India.
The ship was wrecked off the Cape of
Good Hope and | and few others of
the crew were taken on board an En-
glish vessel, bound for Australia. Ar
irving there, started Immediately for
the gold diggings. For long time |
had no luck at all, and lhad not the cOur-
age to write home, having no good news
10 communicate, But at last good for
tune favored me, | found nugget
worth three thousand pounds ! went
toMelbourne and exchanged il for bank
of England notes | was now able to
repay Jones Il Co, the money they ac-
olIsed me of stealing, so ! started for
home arrived in L. half an hour
ago. | enQuired with fear and trem-
bling for Mrs. Gale. | was afraid that
| should hear you We're dead. But,
thank heaven, that sorrow was spared
me. They directed ne here. Nellie,
my wife, can you forgive me?'
Dear Walter, have nothing to for
give. But | am so happy, Ny heart
is so full of thankfulness.'
Then with light hearts, they put on
their cloaks, and from the numerous
stores selected many nice and beautiful
presents, and before they retired each
stocking was hung up and well filled
with Santa Claus best gifts.
Oh. the JOY of the children when, on
waking the next morning, they were
informed that the bronzed, bearded
gentleman with kindly blue eyes was
really their long absent papa; and the
Joy of that house, and Of those happy
children, can not be described, and they
were TO have a Christmas dinner with
turkey and the usual filings after all.
Minnie dropped her quiet, womanly
WAYS. and became veritabe child
again; merry and noisy. Such Christ
mas dinner as was eaten in that poor
room the next day! Such a turkey!
Roasted to a turn rich golden brown,
And there was chicken pie and plum
pudding, besides quantities Of rosy
checked apples, nuts and raisins.
Minnie and Walter lived to see many
Christmas days, but never a happier
one than that spent in the tenement
house on the day following their long
lost fathers return. They removed
from that Squalid tenement house to
pleasant street. Walter Gale accepted
the partnership offered him by Jones q
Co. Mr.. Jones was anxious to atone,
as far as possible, for what he called
his former injustice
Ellen Gales dark days are over. The
roses have come back to her cheeks, and
the rounded outlines to her face and
figure. She looks almost like a girl
again. There is no happier home in
all our land than theirs. No wOmanis
blessed with q kinder, truer, more de.
voted husband, or more beautiful, prom
ising children. Her whole life is con-
slant thanksgiving TO God for His good
ness.
Has prosperity made her selfsh' Ask
the poor, the widows and orphans,
whose homes are frightened and cheer
ed by her beneyolence.