HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1885-4-30, Page 2t1 >lioet Morning.
Oh, foolish worldt The writer's necroazattoy
At times is powerless on the restive pent
And the blank page reflects the lagging fax*,
Which has no message then.
The honest schoolboy. of his cricketdreanztrrg,
Could trace no ruder Ilgures o'er the state
Than those which yield my brain. with nofl .
lug teeming,
Outlt arileuta:e•.
Ate tale of *work. in wee,: e-tdered water.
Lees fair before vat** te- laden desk:
But nothing in me eptetts; •ave dreams that
bonier
The grave with the grotesque.
Ilana,iotted down for many-sided labor.
Invite in turn front various pigeon holes.
where the next story has some play fes neigh-
bor.
Strx•ke^er with imagined rant*.
-Herman (".:htelivate.
JOHN'S DA t'iiae LITER.
"You will care for tar ehild. You
Rile not let ray little one suffer?"
Xy old friend sand college ehum,Joi,u
Harmon, said this as he wrungmy
hand- I repeated my premise tat in
my own hone -neer. where there was a
nursery fall of little one.. Susie liar -
mon should hold d daughter'. piece.
1i e were .tandint to the wharf wait -
ng for the signal that it was time for
"ny friend to step :Aboard sat out -going.
t :alifol'tti:a steamer. 1Et• hail lost hie t
wife within the year, ani ,*colt after
was beggared by a lira that totally de.
,trtarttet the cotton nlill+ in whit•la he
iaad pend the position of superintendent
Y•*r tee years, With 1d; hentretle solete.
hi. purse empty. be 1%e:f leet/. a many
;, titan heti Legere Win, to seely his fors
;MP in tine molts/rte Ill llte'jtie ;matt dies
ler gold in her mi es.
They only eie ^ a; l,.'n•li to this esteems i
:t;d+ the tiielte.•Ieeti o: tai.in•r hi+ Ofl'I`e-
4 ,. .sal el:e;';„lnte'r. is lie•
itall :teen tot "the
,ere..,f hired Pur -e,+ deice* lace' tier..;leer
,•t:. I, %leo s t liv*1 every tide,ti-,net ♦,t .
rA ;stn•.. to An*i. tallied with nay Wife and •
t aitel ;ter est:setae isilliteg ti) taw e;1tr •
r•t than' little idle.
6.1 :tel .tire 1 loved ;IIty a. well a.
seta low..Item."' .11'W :e ti trill there t3
.1,4.0, 4 * tem ttaVV,;a • tt'ro,II -a':' ..41411 *lancet
tante eland titian we tette."
'R,e, •AAIl'e^ .*f her e'a*e'dfi;al wei •• `le hit
a,. !.lair e t t I ae . 4• J*,:An tate tall' •r of a
114eet4e• I,<an .c••• d'.t, saes*•, :anti it w:a.
it tit ,•:,1 a- ion :::a esti as :it rya,• e+t!i•ii d..',
I"fA:•• a^;aei• reenta►eedl. they tr•ienl hastened 3
hat• lata ae At':ttie,u. tar tet;n^trietre. and I 1
to eatrtinen t•el hint to New anti 'm w '.
:lint ME
The neem ion Irerturneti home to
tin*I Sli•ie ;tlanta.t ineon:olab3e., trying
portwetnally for -papa to (same to Su-
sea
:lit wiftt was tli•trat"ttel at the failure
to et nifort this childish sorrow, end
our own three children looked- on won-
t ai dotingly at--
*enangitte totsie, who pried anti [tried, •
after niantnta told her to be quiet."
Fertun;ately Susie Ewa'• aeon+tenth'd to • ;
.ere tatte to enuesel** in my arms when I
talked to John. to :t.• te'nate me with
her father. and ,:lite allowed nae tt> Cont- i
for her. In time this violent grief
wore away. and Oa* child beeanne very I
!way in aura :ere. Sit lousiness. that
el a hardware nlereliant. nein;; veer= .
l rosperott•. we did not feel the adds-
tional expense If the child's support a
tlyden; anti a the year, wore by site
was aim dear teu: as our awn `little
ofOS.
lint she understood always that she
was not our child. but bad (sear fath-
er who loved in'r fondly, and was away
from her only to make a fortune for
leer. As soon a• she was old enough
she had her father's letters read to her
end her first efforts ut penmanship
were letters to "Papa."
John wrote often for ten years. re-
eounting his varying success, sometimes
sending Inoney to buy presents for Su- '
she. He was winning fortune slowly,
not at the mines,where his health broke
down, but hit the employ of a San Fran-
cisco merchant and some speculations
in real estate.
He was not a rich man, he wrote, af-
ter an absence of ten years, but pros-
pering, when he proposed paying as a
visit. He wrote hopefully of seeing his
•
•
It would take the quite too long to
tell of the pleasures of the young folks
during this winter, but Joanna was won
from us by a Cubanentletuan, and
Susle became, if possible, dearer than
ever.
Spring had come, when one evening
Albert cave into rey library, where I
was noddin over a book, having work-
ed busily al day. Ile fussed about the
books in a nervous way, quite unlike
his usual quiet manner. and finally said,
abruptly;
"Father. you have often said Susie is
as dear to you as one of ;Your own ebil
drew,"
I looked, up amazed at tine opening
speech.
"Well?" I asked.
von make her your daughter
m tact • ny giving. Iter to me for a
wife?"
Deari dear! To think I had been so
blind. Susie lad in truth become so
[Much one of our Children that I was as
inueh astonished as if Albert had fallen"
in lore with Joanna.
But I soon found, wheuSusie'. Wush-
a ing face was hidden upon mu- breast,
taut she, too. hail given awns Lerheart,
child, perhaps of taking her home with
him, setting no definite time, but lead-
ing us to expect soon to see him. Then
his letters ceased, and he did not conte.
I wrote again and again. Susie wrote.
No answer came to either one or the
other. We did not know the name of
his employer, and after nearly two
years more passed we sadly thought he
must be dead.
It might have seemed to many un-
natural for Susie to grieve so deeply as
she did for a father almost unknown to
her in reality, but she was a girl of
most sensitive feelings, with a tender,
loving heart, and we had always kept
her father's name before her, striving
to win him a place in her fondest affec-
tion. That we had succeeded only too
well was shown by her sorrow, when
week after week passed, and there was
no good news from California.
1Vhen we had really lost all hope it
became Susie'sreat pleasure to sit be-
side me and ask me again and again
for the stories I remembered of her
father's boyhood and youth, his college
life, our many excursions, and, above
all, of his marriage and the gentle wife
and mother so early called to heaven.
She dearly loved those talks, and no
memories were more precious than my
description of her father's pain in part-
ing from her, and his desire to win
money in California only for her.
Time softened Susie's rief, and at
eighteen she was one of time sweetest,
most winning girls 1 ever saw. With-
out being a wonder of erudition, she.
was well educated, had a fair musical
talent, and a sweet, well cultivated
voice. She was tall and graceful, and
when she was introduced to society
with Joanna, my handsome brunette
daughter, both became popular.
Albert and Will, my boys, were older
than the girls; Albert in business with
me, and Will at college the winter'
when Joanna and Susie made their de-
but.
and I was only text well pleased that
no stranger heti won the precious gift.
In Septeud,er thea were merriisi, illy
Mon and the child tet our adoption, and
I gave them a house next aur own for
a home, having old-fashioned ideas
babout emelt tit:'ttti•r�. ;Inti iselieving it is
etter for young married pet tide to We
by themselves and :assume hau'ekeep-
tug cares.
The new 'elute iiia• a gentuf twatnese
melee Vieille- ' dainty lingers. and the
spirit of perfeet hese kept it ever bright.
Having been brother and sister for so
eer-. .t 1'tt mei Sasie thole
er.aehlyttneltesee l teiell ether's insetted -
eons. and I Lave iaever known cions 'es
tau• ll elaleaierl.t•rfee! than tlaeir,..
Su le , first vitilai. named tor her
father. John ll:a'ni.. n, was two year:
(Ind, when ens, morning the mail
brought use a letter in an unknown
hand from tine:Inet ata, I opened it,
Ind Nese a large -bet et le;tpttr found
'then. in a ...reeling hand, three
et
Deer Fir: W,.' yeas *;..er;‘, to tee et is V---•
Ittfet without !mow sleep „wow.
John lfartnetn.
At first I believed it a hoax- John
bad written a ienld, eleek-like hand,
clear as print. This warms a scrawl,
straggling all over the paper. uneven.
as the brat penmanship of ;t little child.
But the mare I 'pondered orer the
matter the more 1 was inelined to ober
the sunuutute.. So lele nttiug busbies*.
saying nothing elf the letter to any one,
Heft by the eight train for t'ineinnati.
No. 47 1f _, ' street 1 found to bea
boarding house for the poure.t elasse•,
and in ;a shabby room. half furnished,
I found an aged, worn mail, perfectly
blind. who rose to greet tile, sobbing.
"Fred, 1 knew you would come."
"Why, old friend," I said, when sur-
prise and emotion would let me speak,
•"how i sone; We Overnight you were
(lead."'
epees Susie think .o?"
'•Ye•, We all gave you up."
•"I)o not untliweivat her, Fred. I
meant to eotne back to herrich, also to
gratify every desire of her; irlish heart.
I)o not let her know that only a blind,
sick wreck is left for her to call father.
Tell me of her, Fred. Is she well? Is
she happy?"
eSho is both. Julep --a happy wife
and mother."
"Married? My little Susie?"
`•Married to Albert. neyeon, of whom
you may judge when I •tell you folks 1
say he is his father over again:"
"1 would ask no more for my child,"
said John.
Then in answer to my anxious ques-
tions he told me the story of the years
of silence. He was prepared to pay us
his promised visit when a great fire
broke out in San Francisco, that ruined
bis employers for the time and swept
away a row of buildings uninsured in
which John had invested all his say-
ings. Worst of all, in trying to save
the books of the firm John was injured
on the head by a falling beam and lay
for months in a hospitail. When he so
far recovered as to be discharged his
mind was still impaired, and he could
not perform the duties of clerk cr su-
perintendent, while his health was too
feeble for manual labor.
"I struggled for daily bread alone,.
Fred," he told me; "and when I re-
ceived your loving letters, and Susie's,
I would not write, hoping to send bet-
ter tidings if I waited a turn of fort-
une's wheel. It never came, Fred. I
left California three years ago and came
here, where I was promised the place
of foreman in a great pork packing
house. I saved a little money and was
hoping for better times,when my health
failed again, and this time with it my
eye -sight. 1 hoped against hope, spend-
ing my savings to have the best advice,
and not until I was pronounced incura-
ble would I write to you. I want you
to take me to an asylum, Fred; and, as
I must be a pauper patient, I must go
to my own town. You will take me,
Fred?"
"I will take you to an asylum, John,"
'"I promised.
"And Susie? You will keep my se-
cret. You will not disturb Susie's hap-
piness?"
"I will not trouble Susie's happi-
cess," I said.
Yet an hour later I was writing to
Susie, and I delayed our departure
from Cincinnati until -an answer came.
It was the answer I expected from the
tender, loving heart; but. I said nothing
of it to John.
Caring tenderly for bis comfort, I
took him ' on bis way homeward. .It
was evening when we reached the rail
way depot of'our own town, and, as we
had been lane cramped lathe car seats,
I proposed to walk home.
"'Is it not too far of?" John asked.
''I;thought-the asylum was a long way
from here."
7'01, the. whole place is changed
from the little village you left!" I an
e 1 The Young Parson's Retort.
swered, "We bane a gxeat town her
now, and rour asylum is not very far
troth hero.';
He let me lead hien then witlingl
enough, and we were not Ionia, reach
ing Susie's. horde. She was alone int:.
cheerful sitting -room as we entered,b
obeyed my motion for silence as
placed John in a great arm chair, alte
Weaving his hat and coat, Ile looked.
Wretchedly old and worn. and his.
clothes were shabby, yet Susie's soft
ht. es, misty with tears. bad only love in
eir expression as she waited" Fermis.
Ilion to.peale
""John," I said to. hien, ""if I had
found you in a pleasant home, happy
end prosperous, and I had known that
Susie was poor, sick and blind, would
it have been a kindly act for ale to hide
her misfortune from rots, and Massing
oy your home, to nave owe tier in
the care of charitable strenoicra.?"
X
ha
let
1
r
Fred, you would never have done
that:" he said. much agitated.
"Never!" 1 answered. '"You are
right. But you. John, ask me to take
from Susie the happiness of knowing a
father's love, the sweet duty of caring
for to father's afllietian."
";�o, no, Fred, I only. ask you to put
Mt burden upon her vounglife, tuthroR
no demi over her Mappine' m. 1 am
ohl itnd feeble; I ,hall trouble no one
tong,"
""Anel when you die', von would tie -
pries; tour only vhild of.the satisfaetio
tai natlnistttrinr to your wants—take
from her her father's dying blessing."
He turned his ..iglitle.s e.es towar,t
tote, Iris whole flee wori;ihk; eonvul•
5ivelr
"Where is •ho 1'rett:' You would no
talk so if ,you dill not know my Atilt
still have her father.
""1 tail her.. gather. gust' eaidt anti
I stele oftly , '. n;a a. John eirsepetl hip
ehild in ins sir'-. .141•"•i1 w3. int tate
dtning-reiotu wheal Johnnie, anel 1 was
chatting still with him when 1 heard
John calling: -
"Fret1 Fred:"
1 hurried to the room to lied hila
.strugglin}; to rise, lintele vainly trying
to calm lunit.
""I want my eitildi"" he cried. deliri-
otedy: *"von t►reennieeel nae oat child-'"
.aw al a gl;inec that the agitation
of the evening had brought Track the
wandering mint of which he lead told
me. Albert and 1 relined tirtsie, who
left us quietly.
Some finer lustiest than we poiisese-
ed guided her, for she returned with
Johnnie and whispered Inial to be very
good and kiss grandpapa. She put
him in her father's arms. in a second
his excitement was gone, and he fond-
led the curly head, while Johnnie obe-
diently pressed hie lips upon the with-
eredt'heek. So in ;t little time, they
fell asleep. Johnnie nestled In the fee -
hie arms, and the withered Saco droop-
ing upon the golden euris. We watch-
ed them silently. till we saw a shadow
pass over John's facet, ;ulna a change
settle there .that come; but once in
life.
Gently Albert lifted.theeleeping child
and carried hint to the nursery, where
Susie and I sat beside the arms. hair.
""Uncle Fried " she wide d ""Al
Bert will go for at doctor, But may I
waken hila. Let bins sneak to Inc once
more."
Even as she spoke John opened his
eyes. All the. wild look was gone from
them as he groped a moment till Susio
put her hands in his. Then a heaven-
ly' smile came upon the wasted lips,and
he said softly, tenderly;
"Susie, my own little child, Susie."
And with the name on his lips John's
spirit went to seek an eternal asylumin
which there will be no more poverty,
pain or blindness.
Bishop Wilmer, Protestant Episcopal, of
Alabama, is one of the readiest men with
.etort lo be found in rho States. Ilia first 9
h.ari-h ►vas in i irgiuia. Ata certain cava -t
,•aiy, v e- a all the gentlemen Oaf the ncigb-
b"rhoud were. the y oma clergyman was 1
}areaier+t, Thero awns idmo preselat a u ata 1
noteal for Itis infi lelity as to Cluistianit►
and for the roughness of his ntauuer and
seeeeh to those by wilom it was professed,
This sceptic sa'on began to tack at the soften ;
ltd person, who prude tiny made no reply.
a he enemy became more egressive, and, ad-
dressing bite directly, said ; }
.V.. S� hint's, you dun t semi to like !u f
MIX shout rehgiou a'ui the Bible. "
"Yes. lis," be replied :Ido like to tail, 9
ab,•nt it to people who are :'ague$ and re- t
*lu:atfui in their tt*u ttlaotzt of 11.'
"Well.'" rejoined the ansailaut ''If ,you
sib answer rue one question 1 witi let you
off. •,
Ile. wiener raid : ' 1 *lo not know that 1
eat -r to be Jet off frunl anything. but ask wt
the queettion. Anti if it le a proper tmestiun
and {t I Luse: the allawe•, 1 wilt :ire ie. to i
tau..
"Well, xia,1 have asked till the 1•re:acltete e
1 lrtve ewer leen. and none of theta could i
tett lyo, and now 1 a.k' teen : What lweae:e
' of the b lay of Moses when the ,loyal and The
I Mittel.' to t—i Mad a. a t'ntest over it :a.'
Al It :sal+ i trying qum t;on for the seeing
t estiu��a 1. eita 't t,► iea;, ta. .tstou tett' tile .
t.1.n unl�te l C;inao,aia nal silently :E'ALntt- [tilts.
r• -ply. - 11e gtliekt 510-e• nom his easel:.
t tit“,:1 s nd .K tin Wont. Irat.1 et k-',.t:y 10
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The Humming Bird.
Entirely peculiar to America are the
humming birds. Their only rivals in
the motalllc brilliancy of color, the sun
birds, belong to East India. Thus
far about 450 species of humming birds
have been described, of which only fif-
teen species bel on to theUnited States,
and only one single specie to Wiscon-
sin. Not knowing the difference be-
tween the sexes, people frequently say:
""I have seen them on my morning-glo-
ries and honey -suckles, and I know I
have seen two species, one with a fiery -
red throat and the other without that
ornament" It is generally believed
that the humming birds live entirely on
the nectar of Sowers. This is a pop-
ular mistake. Their principal food is
small insects, as testified by numerous
examinations of stomachs of those birds;
yet many times bird -hunters have
squeezed out of the throats and bills of
humming -birds that were shot while
feeding several drops of the sweetest
fluid. The time when the humming
-
'birds arrive in the spring is -generally
when the garden currants are int/lower;
sometimes a little earlier. The males
arrive first. It is surprising how abun-
dant they sometimes are around the
currant bushes. The nest, an exceed-
ingly neat little structure, is seldom
over an inch and a half in diameter,.
and is built on the upper side of a hori-
aontal branch of a tree—carefully lined
zn the outside with pieces of lichen so
as to appear like a natural lichen -cov-
ered knot of the tree. We have ob-
served several nests built close to one,
and sometimes between two very young
branchlets, whose leaves would, when
fully expanded,forrn a natural umbrella
over the nest. There are always two
eggs in the nest, and they are of a
white color. The usual observer will
frequently take the sun -birds to be hum-
ming -birds, while the ornithologist can
point out marked differences between
these two beautiful families of passeres.
The Wisconsin readers who would like
to see and compare, specimens of them
will find a dozen or more, mounted in
various positions, at the public museum
in the Exposition building. -Milwaukee
Wisconsin.
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i oQ • 1.'4.4,,n that. Vit a- .2.'40. .30,4
mt't':ht tltttlr } ; et i';. 1161,111
Malt "rt. yo:t.i, a o- on tali:[
*A flit de pet wain to 1.-01 +.ill, "d. f-•.:`
11. a"; 1.a. e: Wia'e:.la.+:i*c it *r tt..11 141t hat•
Vats tray ±'
't't'.tn•t sir".int if 1 °.tele un this if way. If
1 t;; s 0e „•et t,11' it flee''+voter 1 iunnit drown'
*flow far hue ytea ra•nm•' *hie nay y,
"I've came this na►' a°1 er leu)*.'
•haat "bete at se eet =iln'i yee.t lee. on ItII°, i
Iogr
'On the 1 -no,'
Of rearm'. Intl o ,, .or'" the leaf,
'Int the rive r
'I'ertsiniy. bot how f or f,utn Mee
1 .-t" ,‘"A'1,
• t.ati t inane be east hili-ei:
"Whew do ;.on live when yea are at home?'
*At hew."
"if velum*. but ,s1m.'nm i t ;sear assent.
•ae ear I live.'
*Where is ti our family
*Scattered er king:
'laid your house wash away "'
14't t' r. My wife's back aider un a cet-
tunswtaetl ley;, are toy a, en l;fll'. e,nitlii' •r:..n;t
Wafers tat a poplar.'
' \' by don't ;tem chime to the share ?'
'apse it don't cost ietttltin ter ride..
'T,wu'd better come out and get a drink of
w uisky,'
"lliugati if 1 don't do tt. Feller hack bete
wanted me to e.arutt out and hear him preach,
but bo didn't have the right kit' o' gospel.
Now, feline, pull fir tit.' abore as fast as
urkew `Ariansa le Traveller.
Not Der train Home.
We rat r at the death of Mrs. Joseph Shoal -
dice, of Brineley, who died on the 17th inst. ;
she leaves a husband and four small children
te mourn her sudden departure. Deceased
was only one week ill. The bereaved family
have the sympathy of all i!I this, their sad
affliction.
Mr. Alex. Miller, of Anderson, has been in
a critical condition for soma time. While
chopping he received n severe cut in tl^o foot
and shortly afterwards a severe attack of 1885
eryszpolas. For some time his recoveay was
doubtful, but, under careful treatment be
appears to be improving a little.
Mr. Bober[ Brown, of Anderson, met with
an accident a short time ago which might
have resulted fatally. While returning from
Prospect hill as he was crossing the railway
he did not notice the approaching train,
which ttrnek the hind part of his buggy,
completely demolishing it. Mr. Brown Was
thrown violently out, but the injuries he
sustained wereouly slight.
A ht. Marys paper says :—"It is the gen-
eral opinion throughout the town, if the
efficiency of the Collegiate Institute is not to
Ye impaired, that Mr, J. E. Tom ought not
to be allowed to leave if an advance of salary
will keep him. He has been nine years in
connection with the Institute, and every pu-
pil and teacher who have ever been connect-
ed with the school bears testimony to his en-
ergy and painstaking work. He is too valu-
able a teacher to lose, and every effort ought
to be made to keep bim. He is eon of Mr.
James Tom, of Exeter.
One day recently Mr. Thos. Soarfe, of the
18th con. of East Williams, while preparing
for a sawing bee, got caught between two
logs, and had one of bis legs badly wished,
ouo of the bones being broken.
It was only this morning she became angry
because I toll her I could not afford to buy
ltot at 'putts;; bonnet, and said I ought to be
ai,inu:tt,*livo.^ The barber lost himself iu
reflttetion, - Pittt<bury Chronicle'.
fl'i:114neay'a Ointment and Plias,—Debility•
tett t:nn�titntiuu,;. AV'hen elirinate, age, or
)0 Jshiir lurk sudernaiued the health, skin
disease, are prone to arise and augment the
exisitu*g weakness. Holloway's medica-
ments daily prove most serviceable eweti
under the most untoward circurnstances.
This welt,kuawa and highli-esteemed
unguent pu,srss the finest balsanfie virtues-
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