Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-21

cries Of his mindl Mrs. Henry and had the
watching by the bed. Ny old lord called
from time to time to take the news, but would
not usually pass the door. Once, remember,
when hope was nigh gone, he stepped to the
bedside, looked awhile in his sons face, and
turned away with singular gesture OF the
head and hand thrown up that remains upon
my mind as something tragic, such grief and
such a scorn of sublunary things were there
expressed. But most Of the time Mrs. Henry
and had the room to ourselves, taking turns
by night and bearing each other company by
day, for it was dreary watching.
Mr.. Henry, his shaven head bound in a
napkin, tossed 10 and fro without remission,
beating the bed with his hands. His tongue
never lay; his voice ran continuously like a
river, so that my heart was weary with the
sound of it. 1T was notable, and to me mex
pressbly mortifying, that he spoke all the
while on matters Of no import; conings and
goings, horses--which no was ever calling to
have saddled, thinking perhaps the poor
souiD that he might ride away from his dis
comfort-matters of the garden, the salmon
nets, and what particularly ragged to hear>
continually of his affairs, ciphering figures
and holding disputation with the tenantry.
Never word of his father or his wife, nor Of
the master, save only for q day or two, when
his mind dwelt entirely in the past and he
supposed himself boy again and upon some
innocent child's play with his brother What
made this the more affecting: IL appeared the
master had then run some peril of his life, for
there was a cry-"Oh, jamie will be drowned
oh, save Jamiep which he came over and
over with great deal of passion,
This, ! say, was affecting both to Mrs.
Henry and myself; but the balance of my
masters wanderngs did him little jus
tice. 1t seemed he had set out to justify his
bsther's calumnies; as though he was bent
TO prove himself a man OF dry nature, i'm
mersed in money getting Had l been there
alone, would not have troubled my thumb;
but all the while, as listened, was estimat-
ing the effect on the mans wife, and telling
myself that he fell lower every day. was
the one person on the surface of the globe
that comprchended him, aud l was bound
there should be yet another. Whether he
was TO die there and his virtues perish, or
whether he should save his days and come
back TO that inheritance of sorrows, his right
memory, / was bound he should be heartily
lamented in the one case and unaifectedly
welcomed in the other, by the person he loved
the most, his wife,
Finding no occasion of free speech, be-
thought me at last of kind of documentary
disclosure; and for some nights, when was
of duty and should have haon asleep, gave
my time to the preparation OF that which
may call my budget,
But this ! found tn be the easiest portion
Of my task, aud that w.,Ich remained, name
ly, the presentation 10 ms Lady, almost moro
than had fortituae to oyertaEe, Several
days went about with my papers under my
arm, spying for some juncturo OF talk 10
serve as introduction. | Will not deny but
that some offered, only when they did my
tongue Glove 10 the roof of my mouth, aud
think ! might have been carrying about my
packet till this day had not fortunate acci,
dent delivered me from all my hesitations.
This was at night, when was once more
leaving the room, the thing not yet done, and
myself in despair at my own cowardice.
"What do you carry about with you, SIR.
Mackellarf' She asked These last days |
SEQ You always coming Ia and out with the
same armful.n
-a'rrnsd nnan stan. without = word