Terry
remained for a considerable time with the same family; after a time I
learned that he had obtained employment in a distant village. The next
tidings I heard of him was that he had been implicated in a petty
robbery, and had run away. His impulsive disposition rendered him very
easy of persuasion, for either good or evil; and he seldom paused to
consider the consequences of any act. From what I could learn of the
matter, it seemed he had been enticed into the affair by some designing
fellows, who judged that, owing to his simplicity, he would be well
adapted to carry out their wicked plans; and, when suspicion was
excited, they managed in some way to throw all the blame upon Terry, who
fearing an arrest, fled no one knew whither. Many years have passed
since I saw or heard of Terry Dolan; but often, as memory recalls past
scenes and those who participated in them, I think of him, and wonder if
he is yet among the living, and, if so, in what quarter of the world he
has fixed his abode.
THE FAITHFUL WIFE.
It is a mild and beautiful evening in the early autumn. Mrs. Harland is
alone in her home; she is seated by a table upon which burns a shaded
lamp, and is busily occupied with her needle.
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