Beadle's Dime Novels No. 126: Old Jupe — page 25: what you’re looking at

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ANNETTE AGAIN. 27 &xin, in less than five months; besides which, he would have an opportunity to see the world, etc.—all of which was pleas- ing to Luke, except the necessity for parting from his young Wife. This was an objection so great that he allowed one mail to §0 by without answering the merchant’s letter, In the mean time, the brave, loyal wife, anxious for Luke’s advancement, determined not to be a weight upon his prospects, wrought up her heart to the requisite firmness to insist upon his accepting the offer. “If you make so much in five months, perhaps you can go into business for yourself, and that, you know, will never take You away from me again. It is worth something to purchase the power of always being together, I will not hold you back.” “It is true, Mary, that with that sum I could build us a charming home. Perhaps I ought not to refuse it,” So the offer was accepted, the arrangements made; and early in April, Mary found herself once more alone with her parents, trying to be cheerful, but ah, so lonely, so sad—dream- ing of storms and shipwrecks, counting the days and weeks, “Tf I had known how dreary it would be without Luke, I do not believe I should have had the courage to part. from him,” she said continually to herself, : About the middle of May the little family was again surprised by an unannounced visit from Annette. She brought with her two large trunks of beantiful clothing, had plenty of money in her purse, quite taking New Bristol by storm, with her lit- tle Splendors and graces, aud her patterns of the latest fash- ‘ons. She was in the highest spirits, professing to have spent by far the happiest. winter of her life, Mr. Parcell could not leave his agencies to accompany her, but. he was a most de- voted, liberal husband, and she liked him better every day. “ He’s off in Mississippi, now, attending to the sale of some large plantations there. He started the day I left to come here; J] suppose you're surprised to see me; and I certainly Should not be here if Luke hadn't urged me to come up and Visit you. He found us out as soon as he came to the city. C Wag quite by his persuasions that I wag induced to come. ‘Ss Parcell would be away some time, and I was alone, I didn’t * CoMmicdsooks.com