New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-20

like huean booked leas prosparplss and tidy char a
old, thcagh bat tive nestbs had sons BY nHss =
self went upright aud happy. Mrs. Marley sat there
Ia black dress. sewing, and toake1 up sastiy nns
door. and tOok down anantical Jacket $hisE
hung behind it FROM the pocket OF this garmens
he drew soilsd letter which he bore 70 the window
and read over i had no data and waa wEittsn u
str it ran, this is rtten with great gisf to tel
you that youR daughter - dead. Before she died
trend rites this Tor me- She told na 70 say that she
found out befonr IL wss too late that the man she
ran away with Was william, and lelt him. am @
James be win tell you the same that she left bin
befour It was too late. She Eoold have Gene mono
70 you, but she was ashaymed She b dead. and she
"OO'O '-'' ~ AA'DS' ~ Maa1raA Woorrxx.
P.S.--Ehs sent ali love and hlssaines befout she
died She pEaddd you to f0rsiEe hex ana pra'a f0r
The letter bore the Bristol t-mark, aud had
been delivered whilst solomon Vas 70 t ~ sGkn
and Martha W9olley was searched tor. but 10 Yaips
There was some comfort in the lspellcd letter. biz
sore heart every hour of the day. and thanked God
what is it, Sol dearP said his wits, rising and
brood Sv sei D my moor Sol Son brood over
Her eyes were thick with tears IS ebe spoke, put
abe controlled them resolutely and would NOS Let
She's better off than lfviuI with broken heart,
Sol: better OH SAID the mother.
You're q good wife, my dear said Sol hoarsely
But it'd be scmethfn Il We only knowed where her
grave was, my DEAR wouldn't itF -
The simple question spoke OF such despair to Ihe
drew bis head 70 her breast and swAyed It TO and
fro as though he were chile;
Poor SOL poor dear Soil Our time amt long, my
Sns again s 'GGu Sss s back s6sd never
hal heard bitter word from rs, Sol, would she5
Never bitter word. Never bitter word. Never
She went over the phrase again and again, as
though there were comfort in it. and still held the
bowed head to her wfely breast as though it were
Such childP said Sol, minute or two later.
seated with heavily dependent arms between his
knees, as though his hands bore weight too great
for his strength, and with eyes fixed on the hoor
. Such child, rosy an pretty, two months, backl
An now as white az snow-as white as snoTP
Sol cried his rife with RhostIy face
Ayi said he, looking at her with laek-luStre eyes,
. as white as snow. As white o. snow
'Solp cried his wife again.
My darling, said Sol, stretching ont one heavy
hand nerveleSsly and laying 1t on her shoulder I
see her poor dear dead face last night at the wnder
PVe seen 10 three nights runnin; Tvs my call your
be lonely when Pm gone. You've been good wife,
Sarah. an Pm GrieVed to leave you. But rye nae
HIS nerveess hand dropped down again as if It
held weight TOO heavy fSr hs strengt d., az we
came 10 the door. but neither heard It, 1t was re-
peated little louder. and Mrs. Marley, rising,
opened the door with scream.
Don't be put out missls' said q voice outside.
Might come int Is master theerP
Come in,' said Mrs. Marley family; and Jim en-
tered ragged, sh0edIsSs hoIOwSysS, RS.s bearded
Swore,' said Jim. as Pd find her il foIlerod her
TO the worlds end fOllered her and found her, an
che clipped me, an fOllered her again, and ]
fOllered her on. an on, an on The two looked ct
HIM with such awful faces that he paused. Did ye
Solomon still held the letter In his hands.
That come he said, month ago.
Jim spelled it through, and then returning ~ 70
the broken and crumped envelope, heid it wolie ne
NO more news than tbisP
Never a word said Solomon.
Did you And where she was buried, masserP Sol
shook bis head. "'
we tried said Ms. VaTley. everywhere. But
the letter didn't even tell Us where she died.
thousand mile Pm dead beat IL you please. missis
should like the things left. Pm very bad of for
q change
ing basin set out soap and towels and comb, then
produced . bundle OF clothes from 9 locker.
said, 0S crying SnT silently the While and ri get you
SAYING tSis. she left the house. and jim. laying
ivest himself OF q very tattered shirt. BE paused |
suddenly In the set Of drawing it over his head.
What's this hears about ghoet, master solo |
non started and stared &C him. meets Tom |
Racket twelve mile behind. an be says you've seen
ghost he says, That's what he says. Your |
masters haunted~
solomon rose with outstretched bands.
Has ANYBODY seen 1t besides meP
Have you seen It, masterp cried Jim, slipping |
"s f Ens ti3 D SAID solomon. with awe-struc
lace.
when ? cried Jim. 'Wherep
'AllBys at midnight answered Solomon, ae shat
AL, ys,,da AMI n
Wheni when y cried Jim again. Last nightP
Yee' said Solomon. last night For the third time.
It's my call, jim. l shan't DO here much longor,
hall folleT my br0ken-hearted child,
What p cried Jim, in voice which would have
,een roar bat for bis fee6Snea@ You've s Sen nss
,ould only look at him in grietstruck wonder Why,
found out the CELL az wrote this letter sewed
ipeS tbs onlies But. who makes it, DO you thinf
Who makes IT. mastery
'Jim,' said Solomon trembling from head 90
DOT, 'Jiml warning aud entreaty mingled in the
enc.
Master says Jim, il what says ain't true, you
AXE pitchfork our of the Vaggin outsde an run
through With Il as The gen :: Eso; ss,S Se
in to search for Miss Virginia, and COS I've sWore
Is sure as heaven and earth PHI foiler Der 70 tho
EOFd end M Ssr gS had ben ds s Tsna
nine is dead. I can't write.' Her saga. yon write
or me- an III tell you what e cay, And then .h nor
i0ht O me- an runs away again. Was a-makin'
,etticats at the tina, an vn very hard, but quite
espectable On ! follers-tracks her-ioses her
inds her--loses hertracks her again. an toners on
again!
tripping through bis fingers dripping thickly on the
IGOR.
Such face, Jim he moanod; that wild al
worm am pale Oh, Virgiei VirGep Il
Master, sald Jim. PYe bad word OF her all
long. Now hers took rail, an Pve had 10 walk;
M now bers clipped me- but Eve took mp the track
gain, an at last We've found her.
The tears were eoursinR down Jim's face, too, and
yaahing out brown channels in the gray dust which
severed it.
Not @ word to the mssis not word said Jim.
HeI'Il come again tonight to look ut You. That's
t. said the valiant, tenderheartsd scaYecrow. shak-
nc with his sObs, poor bleedin heaIti just wants
O see you, like, as often as her fear III let her,
May como in said Mrs. Varley, tapping at the
lOor
Not yst nam, IL you please said Jim. boiling
he door with great haste; and, still sobbing and
tyng he proceeded to his additions aud having con-
Iuered his tears and changed his dress, ana sgall