Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-09-21
nnr Anrers off to supper

"IIer childl You don't mean
"Yes, do, John. You are a father
as well as a husband said the old
man, with glistening eyes.
John sat down and buried his face
in his hands.
And now have come back rich,"
he murmutel it last " But what is
the use? She will never forgive me"
with an accent of wild, despairing
.elt-rcpraach in his voice
Wait" interrupted the doctor.
touching him suddenly on the shoul-
der Get behind those boxes, John.
Here comes your wife
With a molten tothe others to keep
silence, John moved back behind pile
of boxes, and looked out from his
hiding-pla e with a mist coming over
his eyes as he looked at his wife. But
was it his wife? No, there was the
pretty golden hair and great blue eyes,
but the childish curves and dimples
We're all gone, and she looked ten years
older in her severely plain black dress,
with that look of patient suffering on
her lae.
She walked straight up to the post
master and raised her eyes, full of q
hungry longing, to his face.
"ls there ANYTHING for me?"
Good Mn Smith looked confused for
aninStant. but he soon recovered HIM
self, and replied, with knowing wink
at the others.
There amt no letters for YOU, Mis-
, Gregory, but PVeneWS OF John for you.
I all the slmc.'
She tried to ask him what it was,
but could not, and She trembled so vto-
iently that She had to lean against the
. counter ursupport. Mr.. smith looked
: rather alarmed, and ha,tenel to say:
"Come now, Mis- Greg Try, cheer up.
u He's on his way home now, and
II shouldn't wonder if you'd see him this
n same afternoon -
What i radiant color flashed into her
t. face then and how her ewes shone, It
" seemed almost ~ if her lost pirlbood
!? were riyen back 10 her again, as she
r came forward and orasped Mr.. Smiths
IN lilo horny hand in both her small
white ones.
con thank you fortellinr me- she
lis cried IN the pretty inpuIsiye way John
nd remembered so well. d" but
ld here her voice broke in sobs. and she
Sc hurried away without another word.
The GOOD oli de- tor blew his nose so
all loud that it resounded through the
room and rubbed his face furiously
re- with his huge red silk handkerchief.
IN "There. now, sir,' he cried out to
to John. "Neyer say again that that
lat woman don't care for YOU. You're
u ucky dog. sirL | say Why, bless my
me soulw for John had also disappeared
till silently. lie was walking rapidly
ded along the road, lust keeping in sight a
slender black-rohel figure, that seemed
the TO have wings on her feet, she sped
uHv along 50 swiftly
can suddenly she turned aside from the .e
Y | road, where the bars OF an old rail
ate renee hai been leit down. ana walked
tck Ill q croSSWISe iasflloh across the neluS'
III Joi1 Ioohed alIefher leW minutes
~ ~ udIe4 way anu theh plodoed
~ a-1~Iy on ''o"n Vlie ro"u'
~ en-, ne came came as la[ a9 tne cottage gate'
~ Ihell PduSeu a"e-S. rlc Neh' ana SUD
VI "onIy % PIeu Udt VI slg.iO oellinu Iiie
" nsoS = ioI Mohy he[Seil came OUT oi
OF 'ne muse WIN the oaoy IN her arms
''ile cdl9e over 70 Ile 9iu applo Tree,
all uc.''er l. v Wtl'ch John anu 9l S1e iao 81
y, ol.gH a"1 O'gelhcr III Ille olu udyS' sho
WIN il9i 97"iI'8' %nu no oii on1 = "So
id at I'ei Iee,' W oUi'' ILU9o 0"GeV NUNS
~ wv ~ 'l'H '6",i'' li0 ''oheu - I'M ~
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IS NouIeu eae scene peloIe nun
he Molly had seated herself upon Vhe
IN, 9olC grass, ana ilau UNBOUND J., ngl nea.y
r., - l"'''9 = ,ll"V Cney lglI iNe i'nGn nI bnt 5"
10. IT," va. ~ oh ,.I hgI ol"cN ole'' do '"' O'N'
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en- '"0hs = t" ~ ~''t'1,.9 ha 2aioo vow,
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p, uedI papa ~ co'illn6 noi'i0 W ~" anu
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to ,'i', ,,r,ion'.tood Lor 1noonino
ne perfectly unueIs'oou itI ,9l iei iiie"ni"s
re- ai4 anu reJoiCeu WIN ll heI. ..,., ho,
j ptC poi9io l2S ~ tonI mI1ylI ondddd % u in her her.
nd oi'c V'ns' "i'''lil" ,'' aIo"u "oU - that
III @ lierN' a'lu I'ocuT rII, M ;,,o P5 STIIPs n w
ne were WonutIIu!lf !lhq ,'oily a21,, u"ii, ioo
he ~" I,no,y ,vhv
ee lnS Suooely ul'Iio .,I ~ IitG nm0" tndjn %;
ny 81" 'iei % l'''o'u @ 1,a,;n ,"l dawn at ha7
'al ,itIe ,I ov5ug ~ H. 6'I an1 tender Mead.
Ter WIN qlNeilns ,i5 npo do ".i" ,iod nom nnmopt bis
as ilS 'y'S' oi oa9 3ilnioss S'I'a nnahie 70
er, EYES eio cl frno llo,ioieos acess Of % ioy and
et tPcaN n u ioNg bJ lU dt Lis arms and drew
hit ifa ita onI oiiil ahJ close m to his heart
at "lle ana GNU 'so'' u - lti' X
r,. nov. ,o,rn;nc Doctor Mason
IT. IL, nc ~ ne4v a L,o' tho t, 4 re(,1rys, cottage
Sc n"Pto"g' ~ - for +he d9v and there
on MS [o'II' oio l"L trea tU 'Iy Ge saw saw John
r. under Ioe 0lu aPPle ri't td e frosboYt 9ab o Of
Y ",io ~ aa,Irias with Nine how in
hlri har iilH9 hair and thav we're leaning against
he ner naf' ana InJy meir as thew wafched
Tttia ,t T. 'i,ei Iao t,,,9Glin9 ahont among the
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