The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-02-01

had acted in any other manner in 80 dire
en- emergency / should not have been
worthy to have retained the Lee which
looks very prettily now sandwiched be-
tween Marion and Harris.
By the way, this was the first bit of
impudence had ever known my daugh-
ter guilty Of toward her father. Her let
ter ended in this style:
"Love me and pray for me, dear
mother. l will keep you informed of
our whereabouts. Hoping and believing
that everything will come right before
long, am yours and dear papa's loving
MARION"
Oh, the storm that followed this, or
rather the awful calm that preceded the
whirlwind of few days later. My hus-
band neither ate nor slept for two days
and nights, and we hardly spoke.
When his rage found words, then he
cursed and left me-cursed me in Ian
guage can never forget.
"You have done this, madaInl Youl"
he howled. "Now reap your reward.
Five minutes more and you will have
neither daughter nor husband This
house Is yours, and you will find your
self provided for economically, madam
not cent will you have to spare for the
child you have aided and abetted in dis
honoring mel"
Then the door slammed and l was
alone
Twenty years Of married life, and the
very first quarrel followed by a separa-
tionl drained that cup of bitterness to
the dregs. For weeks l heard nothing
from my daughter, and for twelve long
months not word from my husband.
The colonel's lawyer took charge of all
financial affairs, and my comfort was
strictly attended to. In this respect
there was nothing to find fault with;
but, OIL the utter bleakness and barren
ness of my lifel How plainly the whole
past stood out before mel
During all the years had spent with
Francis Lee, had never once asserted
myself. By entire conformity to his
wishes and implicit obedience to his
will, had managed never to come in
contact with the angularities of his inn
petuous nature. Ny love for him had
kept me entirely passive, allowing my
husband and my master to rule me as
absolutely and imperiously as ever a
domineering king ruled over the weak
est Of his subjects. To be sure, love
kept the chains from clanking, but they
were there all the same; and now they
cut into my very soul. The first ray of
light that penetrated my gloomy home
was a letter from Marion.
"Do not grieve any more about this
unfortunate business" she wrote II
say, do not, because such grief is wicked.
You have done no wrong. Let that
thought comfort you first of all; and
then do try and be happy in the thought
Of my happiness. Archie is gaining
strength every day--in fact, he is almost
well; and he has received an order to
paint picture for one of the wealthiest
men In the whole west He is to be paid
splendidly for it, and we are SO happy
about it and everything else. God only
knows how glad am that went to my
husband in his misfortune. He just
needed me; and together, dear mother,
we can do anything paint pictures,
write poems and get rich perhaps; who
knowsP Father will come back to you
before long, and we shall evermore be
happy family. am sure of it,
Much more my darling wrote, and every
line infused fresh strength and courage
into my veins AT the end of the year
visited them at their temporary home in
California. Orders for pictures had been
crowded upon Archibald so fast that they
had found it necessary to move to
more public part of the city of Francisco
and were then boarding at hotel. One
day, after dinner, Marion, who had re-
turned from a short shopping excursion,
burst into the room where Archie and L
sat talking, with face pale as that Of
corpse.
"Come with me, softly, said she, in
whisper. CAS- true as live, have this
moment seen father in room just down
the corridor. The door was open a way,
and, as l passed, saw him sitting in
chair with his back toward me?"
But, perhaps" answered trem-
blingly, "it may not be he"--
Gomez she interrupted, gaining con-
fidence as she saw my excitement. 81
guess know father. Comel wen sur
prise him."
"But. Marion
"No butts. l tell you to follow me. II
ever mans back expressed sorrow and
homesickness and remorse generally, my
fathers back did, as passed it mo-
ment ago."
She led me out of the room and
through the corridor, and never once
halted until she had thrown the door
wide open, and finally pushed me in
Marion and Archie followed. A second
more and had passed around the chair,
and was kneeling before my husband.
"Ehie!" said he with a shout OF Joy,
''you here? God be praisedr'
And can you"- was going to say
forgive, but he interrupted me.
Don't say that word to me, Efie
Leer'
'But the children, Marion and
ARCHER stammered.
"Oh, yes,n he smiled, "the childreni
Where are they? have nothing to for
| give even there. / wonder il they can
ever forgive their obstinate old fatherl'
Then Archie and Marion came for
ward and the past was blotted out.-Sun
and Voice.
In the excavation for sewage works IN
Rome a marble group has been found
representing nymph struggling with .
satyr. It is one-half life size. The head
of the nymph is lost, hut the satyr is
nearly intact
The Verestohagin pictures will prob
ably remain in America permanently.
They were entered in bond, free Of duty,
and the time allowed by the bond having
expired, duty has been paid on the en-
tire collection.
An amateur Of Liege has discovered
sketch made by Louis David for his pict-
ure OF "Brutus-" The drawing Is signed
by David, is dated 1887 (the picture was
done two years later)s and the famous