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ed out, and every body thought that
they had gone otto be married; and so
l teileved till night, when John came
in like a distracted man, and said he
had been all day seeking Lucy in vain;
that the only friend she had in the CT
ty knew nothing other; and when | an
swered $50 much the better," he ac-
cused me of cruelty; and then follow
ed high words, such as never should
pass between father and son; and it en-
ded in my turning him from my door.
l do not wonder you turn away, but
hear me out. Saturday night, ,threedays
alter, he came home an altered man.
lie was as humble as he only had been
wrong, he begged my pardon, and
promised to obey me in all things but
marrying Amy Bruce. 81 give up
Lucy" he said," shut cannot marry
any body .lse." l forgive him-from
the bottom of my heart 1 forgive him
and | longed to ask him to forgive
me; but had not come quite 10 that
yet. Issked him what had brought
him back to duty. He put into my
hands letter he received from Lucy.
She had persevered in not seeing him
but such letter, ladies'! If minisA
lers could but speak so to the heart,
there would be no sin left in the world.
She said they had deserved to suffer
for carrying matters so far without my
knowledge. She spoke of me as the
kindest of masters; and then she spoke
of the duty child owed parent; and
she should never have any peace of
mind till she heard we were reconcil-
ed; and told him it would be in vain
to seek her, for she had solemnly re-
solved never to see him again. The
paper was blisted with tears from the
top to the bottom, but, saving and ex-
centing that ma'am, there was nothing
from which you could guess what it
cost her TO write the letter.


81 could not stand it; my heart mel
ted within me. | found her that very
night, and without loss oftime brought
Ter back TO my house; and then," he
added, walking hastily TO the farther
extremity CT the shop and throwing
open a door that led into back parlor,
There ma'am, is the long and short
oft"


And there was one of the most
touching seems of human life; my pret-
| ty, dutiful friend become a wife, mo-
ther! herinfant in her arms, her husband
sitting beside her watching The first in-
timations of intelligence and love in its
bright little face! Such should be the
summer Of happiness when the spring
is consecrated 10 virtue.