Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-12-24

try, but it's poor luck foreigner strikes
In the most Of cases. There's plenty ol
Offices, and just about ten men thai
wants 'em to the one that gets EN-"
"Heyday, Jasonl What's put you oui
Of sorts this morning. This is a sorry
recommendation for Birmingham.
thought you were getting on finely
You get your pay regularly, and YOU
boys, too, while you have two strong
stout young girls to take care Of youl
house for you. Wasn't those your girl
at the commissary store yesterday
asked one of the foundry owners.
"Oh, yes, suppose they were. 1 have
q team of youngsters to look after
Since my wife died things have beer
poor and slow for the children"
"Did you marry on this side of the
Atlantic, Jasong"
ia on considered a moment before re-
plying, then he drswled his words with
evident reluctance:
"Ya-as, married over at Wilkes
barre many years ago, but the poor cree,
tur died and left a gang of children on
me hands, as 1 told you"
By this time Janet was in tremor OF
uncertainty and apprehension. Her dis.
reputable fathers first name was Jason,
he went to Wilkesbarre, and was then
reported as going south by those who
furnished the last information to her
mother of his desertion.
She felt as if she must know little
more of the man before her. They were
to leave Birmingham ON the morning
train. Would she have anoth r oppor.
tunity? If she was only excited by an
imaginary relationship, born of her NOR.
tification in remembering her unworthy
parent, she would give handsome sum
to be assured that he was not one and
the same with the whisky SCARED vet
eran in their presence. She would be
haunted by his face and the painful Co
incidence of names and places forever,
unless that conviction was dispelled.
Whispering to her husband (who would
as soon have thought of associatlng a
Congo negro with his own paternity as
to have supposed for an instant that his
elegantly attired wife was the daughter
of the Birmingham wage worker), she
begged him to ask his full name.
Her voice, synpathizing with the ten.
sion of her mind, was louder than she in
tended, and Jason overheard her.
"As your beautiful lady wants to
know me name, Jhanks to her notice OF
such poor man as meself. [ am named
Jason Wilson-born near Bristol, Eng
land, mum; been in this country twenty
six years COON next August. Sailed on
the good ship Tempest" falling into his
customary method of making reply to
all who asked him the same question.
All doubt was at an end. Janet took
in the whole situation in an instant, and
she felt as if she would fall with nerv-
GUS trepidation. Her silence and trem.
bling fingers ON his arm caused her hus,
band to look down into her face. She
was pale and evidently suffering She
dared not attempt reply to his hurried
questions as to whether she was i'll, etc,
for her lips were dry and her tongue
parched. Things became indistinct and
blurred before her eyes, and she would
have tainted had not friendly hands as
sisted her to a seat.
Hastily excusing himself, and begging
the other members of the party to con
tinue their sightseeing and explorations
he placed Janet in carriage as quickly
as possible for a rapid drive to the hotel
II never knew you to have such turr
before, Janet. Was it the heat thai
sickened you? Well, we must hurry
back home, if you suffer this way. Too
bad, declare, that you couldn't enjoy
the remainder of the trip, as you hav'
had such good time the last few weeks
You feel better, eh? Well, am glad
Now lie down and rest until you are
feeling like yourself again" Thus hi
consoled, and wondered why his wife
should grow i'll so suddenly, without {
glimmer of the truth entering his mind
nor had Janet the courage to enlighter
him.
All day Janet tossed on her bed. Wha
was her duty2 Should she cruelty he.
husband'spride and put it to open shame
This poor old man had deliberately for
saken herself and her mother, and hat
left them to the worlds mercy. Was h,
worth the sacrifice she would make BY
acknowledging the relationship Th'
gold dollar he sent her by Dennis wa
all she had received.
At last she determined to say nothins
in Difference to the duty she felt sh'
owed her mother and her husband. Sh,
had often turned the probability of hi
Homecoming over in her mind. From
childhood up to the present day she ha(
pictured his face in her imagination
Perhaps, as she thought, he would repay
their long waiting by coming back will
fortune to bless her mothers old age
but the dreadful reality was a shocl
that benumbed her whole nature. 1
was too much for her filial affection o.
charity to overcome, and he would neve
know, thank God!
Next morning as Jason was on his earl,
way to the iron works, when the New
Orleans train whirled past with tn
special car of the railroad president at
tached, in which the English tourist
were entertained on their trip througl
the south, he shifted his tin dinner pal
from his right hand to his left, that h
might vent his indignation by shakin
his fist and muttering aloud: go, yo
purseproud 'ristocrats. You had moth
ing to give as small man as meat
lanta Constitution.
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