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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1879)
368 THE WEST SHORE. CHIUSTMAM U COMING. )v'?,'.r!!""" "'".''"K" lllt' children cry, Vmt Utile children, tiiw li'vu "at ".',,''' Arid do ant it ii. what It I. u riaun Krvtn roini Ull night, wild .1 -1,1 H (out Lp and down, MHrnga lh its and gtaai, 'llirlsuuaa ! dmlng" think little Tim llut lit tan .i do ir htm I llli home lee oellar, hie daily bread Tim crumbs that 1. 1, 1, i n rich are lxl No mother In ktas him when day U dune No aee to be glad In under the aim That wonderful lelbiw. old "Hanta OtaM " Who never Ii Idle a moment, hecauae He la kept an busy with piling the toyi MM lh ib-klngi of glrleand boys, No wonder he stKnetlm. forgela. you kln, I11U1 the hrnnn qf Ikr poor to (p.! Ilul, dear little children, tou undenlaud That U11 rich and poor all ..icr the land Hare one dear father who watchea you And grieve, or .lull, . ,t t. thing, ,u do And eume ol Hli children are poor and aid Awl MM are alwayi uierry and glad. jiirtatmaa will brhYJ MMrj many Ji,, Kid end ilenly, frolic and Uiya; hrtetmaa MWMI "III bring nothing at all 11 .ae of laughter the lean will fail loo'Hllle Tin, u, your, l,,r may, e Vour bleaaliige an many; iiiare Aim MM The Chrletiuaa balls will iwcetl) ,lie The .iit 11, ..1 ih. arujrwlf hire Ui sing T) aon, that wine with the Havlnur'a birth .iW.T' P"1 "? " amrtl.r- l"rr Hull children, ring, unyi Hwewt balli In some hmely been Hut day. - Iferg D. Urine, in fMBMMJMM KKPHNTANCK AND KOKGI VKNK.sk. t'llHIKTMAH HTORT. Kew of the many retidenout that bettud ... m UK nobl. Hudson oummaiiil such mew. a . a saw . 1 iif m m ram-tew. lit, the e,o cs.uld Man for nunv a mil.. - m 1111 ami down th. I,u.y riv.r, whil. the lofty wall of Dm t. AkZ. 7" "K stream at their hate J IT... rJ MIM10B. it..!f a Mode .. , O I'll IIHI Ull U, laiH l hrU.U, '') ' the " . "I IIIIMIII kind, .ml . Lii-vv LZL I, ,"urwl "verythmg. Th. i .1" ." '"""m- MM c othod in a tow, fiav niMti,, ., 1. tll, ,till , jllllll! Ull,. t,, XlitMlMi mi lli did tlmir own aiait Laal kave 1 " JEKff? 2 l ("II. bat oUrurl r an rvor U Uoc ih,. Irm , , " UttoC Nor..,. ,,, whori, UitHtnTwrju J 1 . o. mhmV mi&t Mm W11,()W. ,lfu g '( J" no Wiotla wore ui, Jlmt,. a. ,f w.Uhitm for om. ,rt,culr -JiW,t,fV hi X1 ivetr,! on . . I j. V ' hrruith, aaw tar. HM aTrHMM the other mm r-j. 3 u. ui i. .. - ,r- 7" terud iu the anguiah of hit soal, and then the trong man burst into teara. Thfrw wna a ennd ...-.,,, for M..lr cjmo,tin.,ia regret, for one falae ttcp in life had made him loe much all, in fact, that ia worth living for honor, wealth, friends, parental love, and the affection of one who had given him the priceless treasure of a true woman ' heart-devotion. One unwise move had mado him a wanderer and a vagabond on the face of the earth Mark's father was a self-made man, one of natures mommy, who had risen by industry ..,1 mtwj to great, weaun anil influence. Oil lllH I till V Will ho hal with k , .. 1 IJ- J " ,.,iii i.-., . ii i ,11 limit-, lavished every care to make him a still worthier American, but in vain. With scarcely a wish 1. 1 1. 1 .mm .!,.,ii,i an u ii 1 1 ii, k , i command of money, Mark's career became anything but creditable either to himself or to his friends. At collego he got in debt, chielly by gambling. After Kilting out of this scrape, he became junior i.u.1,.,1, ui a,i umiuvni naiming nrm. Ull father DOPM thereby to steady bin by contact with staid men of iiiteizritv ami iu,iiil.. Fur ii eima kMm L....I kf t . Li t December, 1879, tro.lrrU ....1 TaaT-aJ rn,r' !HJ KM hr aat down U,. 1, , , P' mi'uii. ".'111,1 Ui I... I II . m .ie awui mm irom ins ruin, ma f "iT"''' J t last, led by old companions who i ii it " D17i 110 Became deeper in debt than over, and ultimately brought matters to a crisis by forging his father's name. Do tectum soon followed, ami, conscience Btrickcn, he fled the country. II is father, against whom he had chielly 'th ,1, was implacable, not so much from tho pecuniary loss as from his high sense of honesty and honor. Id. foil ..I, tt... . , ' 1 1 r awH a son so Df loved -on whom ho hail lavished an .,.!. money-aud of whose future he had chorished such lofty aspirations, should have disgraced a name hitherto unsullied. Hut there araaM i b. l. .a . iu nun tni'iiigii his erratic career, and even his disgrsoe. His mother aud his cousin did nut excuse his faulte. Still they loved ami pitied him, hoping ulli niately to win him to meud his ways and lead a lu ttiT ifu Amv ijl.... . 1..: .1.1 1 11 , , 1 "v""", in 1. 111 in wilili- girl ..... an orpnan, had been adopted young, ami awn up with Mark, than whom ah. u-. only a few years younger, lteared like brother """r' " "r MW0B 4,1 rl."'od into love. Iheir lietmthal u-.,l... 1 i... .l .. 11 . 17 Hie imi 101 ks, happened lung before Mark's irregularities had become conl rin.., U I.,.., .. i .i T , , " .igni inesi' were too o,kmi to escjw her notice, Amy still hoiied lor amendment, ami strove to further it bv fro- Oil, 'lit 1 III. I . I J . i.av ami crowning error brought matter. (,, a climax. Hope alnu.stdied ' A.n, ? 'on1 fcHli After hu (light her health fairly broke down. The change in her invalid whom h . m,,i I...I :.. ii.TT I '"It tWi) ;..n . .r MMMW. lift. . a whieh Iu. hi.! ' ,.: 'r" ? ,,,0,n."110. rt""g al. mm aT.-, "? " PI" . had jaunty, indeiMindent . MLv. . ' " "e tome,! to tHimin.iwl ..'..I .1 "l;lu"' ii ism u fin i x rv mi SrftaSlla chariUble ...a,..,. i. mi) buu iriH'ntAht hn 1: h7Zirr' ti11- 'y "-tho? H-J'-V&Tall?"- All J. J "".ouaes or me open air All through the snowstorm he trudg m! ti I pine tree to reconnoitre. As Mark lav .a ..... o,i ,,;rt ng oi what might have hewn if h. hu "-St '-ih ? 5 .nrh?,fr : oold lull m.p, ,,mU(, ,. f ooragv , f ,, SiT7 - JH with Mark ha.1 til.nlv h-aL. rLTV "inrai alri'iii'tK t. to the boudoir window and tapped genUv Hearimg the sound, his mother tamed hall form of a man relieved against tho white back ground of snow. Bein? neither of a timid nor of a suspicious disposition, amd auured that h could not be a burglar, .he opened the window which brought him into the full blaze of th, light. askedVh Me yU' Mi WhRt d yU HI "Mother, don't you know me!" replied Mark in a pleading tone, afraid of a rebuffevaa from her. wwm " Mark is it you ? Come in, " was the answer As she said this a low shriek came from Amy' towards whom the mother and aon now rushed' as she had fainted. Ere long she recovered, to hud the sorrowing, repentant prodigal kneelion at her feet and his mnth.r'a. hi. js . - - "i , ma annude and an improssive adenoe implying far more : . -."-i greatest; earthly wish for forgivenos.; that pardou which alreadv benined from the tear-ladeu eyes of those before whom his once proud nature now bent im abject humility. ' "Mark," said hia mother presently "riM. our father must not know of this just yet. ) ou are aware bow unbending he ia and fixed in his opinions. But why do you look so!" " I feel ill, mother, very ill. Fatigue, want and exnosiire hnvA ,!,,,.. tl,.,;,. ........ . n... - -- ,-r- lull, nut a ie ilays rest will make me all right, I trust." " i ii i .i . . . . . 1I1D Him iB0 mower, at she led him through tho kitchen the knew the old cook could be tiutted with the secret-then up tl.c back stiiim . wn.. mm. n,i u. iS , . 1 . win, niicm tin OOU1U I o kept m ooucealment till the time should ar. rive for aunounoing hia pretence. That evoning'a party went on, but two peoplt Wore ill at rami Inat l...ie - ..I I I f. K. -- - .... .. awni Qiiouiu im me. oovered. Next day, however, Mark was in fever and unable to leave hit bed, so that the physician who was attending Amy had to be taken into eiinii.l, nu i- a i- l.j vn ..ii. niin;u ey uau forbidden Mark a name to be mentioned, and it woum nave neon dangerous to transgress jutt then, and even to let him know that he had again received shelter under the paternal roof without hit consent and knowledge. A few dava More decided that Mark's disease wan typhoid fever of the wont type. At hut he became delirious, and it waa feared that hit father would discover all by hit loud ravings. 1 ho crisis of the disoaae soon oame, but tls issuo waa atill doubtful. There waa great dan- I'M Tn a fnu- I., ....... 1... - ' L- it o -. ... ....... I)uula ,u, lingua oo ue.il, or ton valescenfc. Tho critical litnation waa fully ex plained to Mark's mother, who finally decided ,,ii I..II.,.., i i i i .. .. ... ... ,,, , nunoami tne wtmie affair, sne found him in the library. "Frank," she said, "I have news for you. Mark " 1 "Marks name, Mary, mutt not be mentioned hero. I havo already strictly forbidden it. Let it be forgotten. Never shall he have aid from mo again." " He may not need it toon, poor boy. Mark is ill, very ill, perhapa dying." "Where!" " Here, in his father't house. He came to beg your forgiveneaa." " Hun n thiel H I . .. JU I . UM... ----- ...... "um mi, no ejeaaej i i,i. gave him permiasion to enter my door V " Pardon me, Frank, for this.' He returned on Chnttmat (Uy. Then, of all the dayt in the year, could 1 turn awav . remontant sinner. much less my own eon ? lie was ailing. Hit ll,.Lt.,.a J I J I. .. . . . I IV Wl uovruoH-u useii into typhoid, ur. Ikmetaya that hit life now tremble, in the bal ance. Our only ton, Frank, raves for yon, aad -. .... mvenesa. won t yon grant it, aear, for my take!" Kre he could reply, a knock waa heard and the nurte entered. aitila h.a Ilwu.ts miA MCI .. . v uvuiiiuiuiuie, w eet an outrl. d eTX (ui " . ' . M the chanB oar at ll. yon had "Wouhl t i h .. .. an, mier thm,. s u.. . . .1 I come at onoe. il van would tee nun