Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-05-08

comes home and the wife says to me:
Dress yerself 10 your best and go at once
to the Continentle, says she; you've peen !
sent for twice in this hour says sne.
"sWho is it and what ia it2' says l.
"sNever one of me knows says she.
you go and fud out
".May be it's the railroad job, says 1,
for you see was trying to get signal man
on the new line.
$50 up goes to the ho'el, and marches
to the clerk, bold as sheep. "My names
Bernard Darcy, says /. There's some one
here's been sending for me
"With that he touches bell, aud he tells
the black man: take this gentleman to
Parlnr B, says he
sGentlemaup says I to myself, "a fol-
lows the darkey up the marble stairs
fParlor BIZ says L; set you up, Sergeant
Darcyi NAV be us president of the road
they'll be making you was joking my
self IN quiet my Darves, you ace.
We'll. in I goes to Psr'or b. ana vas
there g,,r minnie aione, admirlng the une
curtains and the like, When l pears tne
swish of a gaman $ dress to The SIDE OF me
faced about iustsnter.
There stood JEANNE. onr jeanne, oe'S
more beautiful, more sweet Than ever, Witn
1 y
her tonpus couds'r speak.
| L stepped back. o. daddy! DADDY!
abe cried. lust like when she we're iu'le
baby. Daddy! don't drive me from you
asainp'
I'm no father of yours, your no daugh-
ter of mine, you are
!" INV wife!" said mans clear voice,
right behind me. I turned my head and
there stood my Liftinint Foster.
"sMy wife now, as she was my wife the
night YOU drove her from yon," said he,
putting his strong arm about her.
81 saw 1t all then, my pride, my temper.
nv dishonest suspicion, had made me blind
to the truth that could have learned At
any time. All that saved me from drop.
ping to the Hour or turning like coward
and boiling, was little grasp about ny
knees and little voice saying: kiss me,
gran Papa
81 looked dowp, and there was my darl-
ing, my JEANNE herself, child again
"We talked, God forgive US, without eyer
thinking of the poor mother at home until
JEANNE begged to be taken to her; then we
went, babby and all, fast as carriage eoaid
roll.
i 81 left the two on the staircase while
went into our poor place.
".Is that you, Bernardo says the wife
from the bedroom; l hope you has good
luck-I was tired waiting. Your suppers
behind the stove; I got liver and onions foi
la treat for YOU
"sDivil fg away with your liver and
onions, MIR. Darcyp says l. Come out OF
that and see the trear I have here in 10y
arms for you,' says /.
"But JEANNE was past me and in the
mothers arms before the words we're all ont
IF nv mouth ard the crying and hngeine
and kissing m sde them nigh as big lunatIcs
as were just then myself
"We talked all of that blessed night, the
little JEANNE sleeping in the arms OF her
Guild graudaddy. The Liftinint had mar
ried my girl before bringing her 70 ask our
consent. When drove her from me they
went to Europe so she could he educated tt
do credit to his penple. Wheu they met
her they fsl, in love with her VIII, would
} MI?
80 it was settled that l was to tnrr
farmer near their country place. May be,
says l, you young people want littis
small change, says l. there's a tr' tie OF nv
Thousand dollars or so in the bank that / vE
! been saving up for somebody these year'
} past
'Oh, you proud, stubborn old daady.
sobbed my girl, aud you wouldn't touch
.ur money, thinking what you did of me
wen if you starved. l might have known
it,
whist, dariinqp says l, It's ali righ
nov, uySay.' Ard so it is, sir The wifi
and I are on the fire place bought will
Gl,air u1oGey, AID we're not ton proud to bf
heholdan tn them, Though theY doo't tbink
sc such teing; and the yoaugstars--
; thar.'s a1ace e them Go@-- boast OF thei
old soldier gvandaa,
W were neef he city bT this time.
drought out me flask. "WIil yon JON me,
sergeantP' [ asked.
I'D he proud AID happy TO snme other
sioIe, sis." no f8Vgied; 'Anr Fm goiag r
m ~ fhsm; hes fus boz, 81 re- Ne
? z -.r'; - pld grsa6
..l.,..lae asf'. sa.-.t. ou. l lad t., 2Eid d
rec.:a; n47. h k s~es . l.e t,i4lla5r't sfl'i
osc ;aay diiuno'. Yel'h excuse ene 'a''
t;me I'm sure"
As spsang from the car" | spied the o'd
sold 81 in the midst Of a ring of happy.
nn'sy youngsters, With noble man trying
70 control their Overwhelming welcome t.
their grandfather, ard | breathed low:
Col bless Seyg+an D.rcy's Jeaunie ana
all blessed by her love-"
i ALEX DUKE BAILIE.