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CIIAPTKIt XXII. iContltitipil.,
"While the fninlly were tnnklnx nrrnnRi"
menu to more frm (Jletiwood to Chlco
pee, Henry for the llrnt time in his life
bcjjnti to nee how little me ho wns to
himself or nny one else. Nothing was ex
pected of him, consequently nothing wn
asked of him, ho begnn to wonder how he
himself wns henceforth to exist. Ms
father would be In Cnllfornla, nnd he hnd
too much pride to lanugo around the old
homestead, which had come to them
through Oeorge Moreland's generosity.
Suddenly It occurred to him that he,
too, would go with his father ho would
help him repair their fortunes ho would
be a man, and when he returned home,
hope painted a Joyful meeting with his
mother nnd Jenny, who should be proud
to acknowledge him ns n son nnd broth
er. Mr. Lincoln warmly seconded his
resolution, which possibly would havo
never been carried out had not Henry
heard of Miss Herndon's engagement
with n rich old bachelor, whom ho hud
often heard her ridicule. Cursing tho
fickleness of tho fair lndy, nnd half-wish-log
thnt he had not broken with Llln,
whoso fortune, though not whnt he hnd
expected, wns considerable, he bade ndloii
to his native sky, nnd two weeks after
the fnmlly removed to Chlcopeo, he sail
ed with his father for tho land of gold.
Hut alas! Tho tempter was there bo
fore him, and In nn unguarded moment
he fell. Tho newly mnilo grate, tho nar
row collln, the pale, dead sister nnd the
solemn vow were nil forgotten and a de
bauch of throo weeks was followed by n
Tlolcnt fever, which In a few days cut
hort his mortal career. He died nlono,
with none but his father to witness his
wild ravings, In which ho talked of his
distant home, of Jenny nnd Hose, Mary
Howard and Kiln, tho Inst of whom ho
eemcil now to love with a madness
mounting almost to frenzy. Tearing out
bandfuls of his rich brown hnlr, ho thrust
It Into his fnther's hnnd, bidding him to
carry it to Kiln and tell her that tho heart
ho hnd so enrnestly coveted wns hers In
death. And the father, far more wretch
ed now than when hi first-born daugh
ter died, promised everything, and when
his only son was dead, he laid him down
to sleep beneath the blue sky of Califor
nia, where not ono of tho many bitter
l,ir shed for 1dm In his fnr-off home
could fall upon his lonely grave.
CIIAPTKIt XXIII.
Great was the excitement In Hlce Cor
ner when It wns known that on the even
ing of tho 10th of Heptembcr a grand
wedding would tako plaro In tho house
of Mrs. Mason. Mnry wns to bo married
to tho "richest man In Hoston," so the
story ran, and, what wns better yet,
mnny of tho neighbors wero to be Invit
ed. Almost every dny, whother pleasant
or not, Jenny Lincoln came over to dls
cuss tho matter, and to ask If It were not
time to send for William, who was to
be one of the groomsmen, while she, to
(other with Ida, were to olllclato as
bridesmaids. In this last capacity Klin
had been requested to act, but tho tears
came quickly to her largo mournful eyes,
and turning away, she wondered how
Mary could thus mock her grlefl
From ono fashionable watering place
to another Mrs. Campbell had taken her,
nd finding thnt nothing there hnd power
to rouse her drooping energies, she had,
toward tho close of the summer, brought
her back to Chlcopee, hoping that old
ceties and familiar faces would effect I
what novelty and excitement had failed
to do. All unworthy as Henry Lincoln
bad been, his sad dentil had cast a dark
shadow across Kiln's pathway. Hour
after hour would she sit, gazing upon
the locks of shining hnlr, which over Inud
and sen hnd come to her In a letter from
her father, who told her of the closing
scene, when Henry called for hur to cool
the heat of his fevered brow. Every
word and look of tenderness wns treas
ured up, and tho belief fondly cherished
that ho had always loved her thus, else
why In the Inst fearful strugglo was she
lone remembered of all tho dear ones In
his distant homo?
The bridal day wns bright, beautiful
and balmy, ns tho first dnys of Septem
ber often are, and when tho sun went
down the full silvery moon came softly
up, as If to shower her blessing upon
the nuptials about to be celebrated. Mnny
and brilliant lights wero Hashing from
the windows of Mrs. Mason's cottage.
And now guest after guest tlltted down
tho narrow staircase and entered the par
lor, which, with the bedroom adjoining,
was soon filled. Uro long Mr, tieldon
who seemed to be master of ceremonies,
appeared. Immediately the crowd fell
back, leaving a vacant space In front of
the mirror. The busy hum of voices died
away, and only a few suppressed whis
pers of. "There !-Look!-See!-Oh, myl"
were heard, as the bridal party took their
places.
Among tho first to congratulate "Mrs.
Morelnnd" was Sally Furbush, followed
by Mrs. Perkins, who whispered to
George that "she kinder had a notion
how 'twould end when she first saw him
In the school bouse; but I'm glad you've
got him," turning to Mary, "for It must
be eaxlor Itvln' in the city than keepln'
school. You'll have a hired girl, I a'poset"
Winn supper was announced the widow
made herself very useful In waiting upon
the table and asking some of the Hoston
ladies "If they'd be helped to anything lu
them dishes," pointing to the finger
glnsies, which now for tho first time ap
peared In Hice Comer! The half-suppressed
mirth of the ladles convinced tho
widow that she'd made a blunder, nnd
perfectly disgusted with "new-fangled
fashions," she retreated into the kitchen,
where she found things more to her taste,
and "thanked her stars she could, If sho
liked, eat with her fingers, und wipe
them on hortpoeket handkerchief,"
Soon after her engagement Mary bad
asked that Sally should go with her to
her city home. To this George willingly
assented, und It was decided that the
should remain with Mrs, Mason until the
bridal party returned from the western
tour they were Intending to take. Sally
know nothing of this arrangement until
the morning of the wedding, when she
was told that she was not to return to
the poorhouse again.
"And verily, I hnve this dny met with
n great deliverance," said she, and tears,
tho first shed In many a year, mingled
with tho old creature's thnnks for this
unexpected hnpplncss. As Mnry was leav
ing sho whispered In her ear, "If your
travels lend you near my Willie's grovo
drop n tear on It for my sake. You'll
find It under tho buckeyo tree, where the
tall grass and wild flowers grow."
Georgo had relatives In Chicago, and,
after spending a short time In that city
Mnry, remembering Snlly's request, ex
pressed a desire to visit tho spot renown
ed ns tho burial place of "Willie nnd
Willie's father." Ever ready to gratify
her slightest wish, Georgo consented, and
toward tho closo of a mild autumnal day
they stopped at a small public house on
tho border of a vast prairlo. Tho arrival
of no distinguished-looking pcoplo caus
ed quite a commotion, and after duly In
specting Mary's handsome traveling
dress and calculating Its probable cost,
the hostess departed to prepare tho even
ing meal, which was soon forthcoming.
When supper wns over and tho family
had gathered Into the pleasant sitting
room, George asked If thcro 'was ever a
man In those parts by the namo of Fur
bush. "What! Dill Furbush?" asked the land
lord. George did not know, but thought like
ly that might have been his namo, as bis
son was called William,
"Lud, yes!" returned tho landlord. "I
knowed Hill Furbush well ho came here
from Massachusetts, and I from Var
inont; but, poor feller, he was too weakly
to bear much, and the first fover he took
finished him up. His old woman was ns
clevor a crcaturo as evor was, but she
had somo high notions."
"Did sho die, too?" asked George.
"No, but It's a pity sho didn't, for when
Hill and the boy died sho went ravin'
mad, and I nover felt so liko cry In' as I
did when I seo her a tcarln' her hair and
goln' on so. Wo kept her a spell, and
then her old man's brother's girl ennio for
her nnd took her oil; nnd tho Inst I heard
the girl wan doad, und sho wns In the
poorhouse nomowhero Eust. She was
born there I b'llove."
"No, sho worn't, either," said tho land
lady, who for somo minutes had boon
aching to speak. "No, sho warn't, either;
I know all about It. Sho was born In
England, and got to be qulto a girl be
fore aba camo over. Her name was
Sarah Fletcher, and Peter Fletchor, who
died with the cholera, was her own un
do, and all tho connection sho had In
this country; but goodness, suz, what all
you?" sho addod, as Mary turned white,
whllo George passed his arm around her
to keep her from falling. "Here, So
phrony, fetch tho camphiro; she's goiu'
to faint."
Hut Mary did not fnitit, and after
smelling tho camphor, sho said, "Go on,
madam, and tell mo mora of Sarah
Fletcher."
"Sho can do It," whispered tho land
lord, with a sly wink. "Sho knows ev
erybody's history from Dau to Ueer
sheby." "This Intimation was wholly lost on the
good-humored hostess, who continued,
"Mr. Fletchor dlod when Sarah was
small, and her mother married a Mr. ,
I don't Justly remember bis name "
"Temple?" suggested Mary.
"Yes, Templo, that's It. Ho was rich
and cross, and broke her heart by the
time she had her second baby, Sarah
was adopted by hor Grandmother Fletch
er, who died, and she camo with hur
undo to America."
"Did sho ever speak of her sisters?"
asked Mary, and the womnn replied:
"Heforo sho got crazy she did. Ono
of 'em, she said, was In this country
somewhere, and t'other, the ono she re
membered tho best, and talked the most
about, lived In England. She said she
wanted to write to 'em, but her uncle, ho
hated the Temples, so ho wouldn't let her,
nnd .ns time went on sho kinder forgot
'em, and didn't know whoro to direct,
and after she took cracy she novor would
speak of her sisters, or own that sho had
any."
"Is Mr. Furbush burled near here?"
asked George, and the landlord answered:
"Little better than a stone's throw. I
can see tho very tree from here, and may
be your younger eyes can make out the
graves. He ought to have a gravestun,
for he was a good feller."
Tho new moon wns shining, and MaYy,
who came to her husband's side, could
plainly discern the buckeyo tree, and the
two graves where "Willie and Willie's
father" had long been sleeping. The
next morning before the sun was up Mary
stood by the mounds where often In
years goue by Bally Furbush had seen the
moon go down, and tho stars grow pale
In the' coming day, as she kept her tire
less watch over her loved and lost.
"Willie was my cousin your cousin,"
said Mnry, resting her hand upon the bit
of board which stood at the head of the
little graves, George understood her
wishes, and when they left the place a
handsome marble slab marked the spot
where the father and his Infant aon were
burled.
CHAPTER XXIV.
Bewildered, and unable to comprehend
a word, Sally listened while Mnry told
her of the relationship between them;
but the mists which for years had
shrouded her reason were too dense to
be suddenly cleared away; and when
Mary wept, winding her arms around her
neck and calling her "aunt;" and when
the elegant Mrs. Campbell, scarcely leas
bewildered than Sally herself, came for
ward, addresslug her as "sister," she
turned aside to Mrs, Mason, asking In a
whisper "what bad made them crazy?"
Hut when Mary spoke of little Willie's
grave, aud the tree, which overshadowed
It, of the green prairie and cottage by
the brook, once her western home, Sally
listened, and at last, one day. a week or'
two after her arrival In Hoston, toe sua
deal clasped her handa cleanly over ha
temples, exclaiming: "It's cpmel Ifa
come! I remember mow the large gar
denthe cross old man the dead mother
the rosy-cheeked Ella I loved so well
"That was my mother my mother," In
terrupted Mary.
For a moment Sally regarded her In
tently, and then catching her In her arms,
cried over her, calling her "her precious
child," and wondering she had never no
ticed how much she was like Ella.
"And don't you remember the baby
Jane?" asked Mrs. Campbell, who wns
present.
"Perfectly perfectly," answered Sally.
"He1 died nnd you came In n carriage, but
didn't cry nobody cried but 'Mnry."
It was In vain that Mary tried to ex
plain to her that Mrs. Campbell wns her
sister onco the baby Jane. Sally was
not to be convinced. To her Jnno nnd
the little Alice wero the same. There wns
none of her blood In Mrs. Campbell's
veins, "or why," snld she, "did sho leave
us so long In obscurity, mo nnd my niece,
Mrs. Georgo Morelnnd, Esq.?"
This was the tltlo which she always
gavb Mary when speaking of her, whllo
to Ella, who occasionally spent a week
In her sister's pleasant home, sho gavo
tho namo of "little cipher," as expressing
exactly her opinion of her. Nothing so
much excited Sally, or threw hur Into so
violent a passion, as to have Ella call
her aunt.
"If I wasn't her kin when I wore a six
penny calico," said she, "I certainly am
not now that I dress In purplo and fine
linen."
When Sally first went to Boston
George procured for her tho host possi
ble medical advice, but her caso was of
so long standing that but little hope was
entertained of her entire recovery. Still,
everything was dono for her thnt could
bo done, and after a tlmo sho became far
less boisterous than formerly, nnd some
times appeared perfectly rational for
days.
Truo to her promise, on Mary's twenty
first birthday, Mrs, Campbell made over
to her one-fourth of her property, and
Mary, remembering bcr Intentions to
ward William Render, Immediately offer
ed him one-half of It. Hut ho declined
accepting It, snylng thnt his profession
wns sufficient to support both himself nnd
Jenny, for In a few weeks Jenny, whoso
father hnd returned from California, was
coming and already a neat llttlo cottage,
a mllo from tho city, was being prepar
ed for her reception. Mary did not urgo
tho matter, but many an artlclo of fur
niture moro costly than William was nblo
to purchaso found Its way Into tho cot
tage, which, with Its overhanging vlnci,
climbing roses, and profusion of flowers,
seemod Just, tho homo for Jenny Lincoln,
And when tho flowers were In full
bloom, when tho birds sang amid tho
trees, and the summer sky was bright
and blue, Jenny camo to tho cottage, a
Joyous, loving bride, believing her own
husband tho best In tho world, and won
dering If thcro was ever any ono ns hnp
py ns herself. And Jenny wns very
happy. Hllthe as a bee, sho flitted about
tho house and garden, and If lu tho morn
ing a tear glistened In her laughing eyes
as William bade her adieu, It was quick
ly dried, and all day long sho busied her
self In her household matters, studying
some agreeablo surprlao for her husband,
and trying for his saka to bo very seat
and orderly.
Thcro was no placo which Ella loved
so well to visit, or whoro she seemed bo
happy, as at tho "Cottage," und as sho
was of but llttlo use nt home, sho fre
quently spent wholo weeks with Jen5y,
becoming gradually moro cheerful more
like herself, but always Insisting that sho
should nover be married.
Tho spring following Mary's removal
to Hoston, Mrs. Mason came down to the
city to llvo with her adopted daughter,
greatly to the delight of Aunt Martha,
whoso homo was lonelier than It was
wont to be, for Goorge was gone, nnd
Ida, too, had recently been married to
Mr. Elwood and removed to Lexington,
Kt.
And now a glance at Chlcopee, and our
story Is done. Mr. Lincoln's California
adventure had been a successful one, and
not long after his returu ho recolved from
George Morelnnd a conveyance of the
farm, which, under Mr. Parker's effi
cient management, was lu a high state of
cultivation. Among tho Inmates of the
poorhouse but fow changes have taken
place. Miss Grundy, who continues at
the helm, has grown somewhat older and
crossor, while Uncle Peter labors Indus
triously at a new fiddle, the gift of Mary,
who Is still remembered with much nf
fectlen. Lydla Knight, now a young lady of
sixteen, Is a pupil at Mount Holyoke,
and Mrs. Perkins, after wondering and
wondering where tho money came from,
has finally concluded thnt "some of
George's folks must have sent It!"
(Tho end.)
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