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On Christmas Eve there hung a
little stocking outside Maggie's door, and it was full. The Saint must have
stopped in his travels at that house—must have known what loyal, patient hearts
had there the training of the little one—must have seen that Tom the younger was
in these days on his good behavior.
Maggie Gwyn sat late by her fire
in a prayerful meditation. Her thoughts were wandering slightly out of their
wonted channels—for a moment she had dropped her anxious hope and fear; husband
and country gave place to another love and name. She had turned from them, as at
the most gentle call of One who turned from the Heavenly ways to ours, on such a
night as this, long centuries ago. She seemed to see Him lying in the beatitude
of infancy on his mother's knee, as Tom had lain on hers, and with reverent
wonder she was following Him she knew so well how Mary must have followed
through the years succeeding. And if her boy was fatherless she had now grace to
pray that a double gift of wisdom might be given her in his behalf, that at last
in fullness of time a Man might stand in his father's place, a true and loyal
Man, who verily should see, if the sight were withholden from her eyes, the flag
of his country flying from the old round tower. All for him she prayed, until a
vision was vouchsafed her of the manhood, brave and true, that should grow from
even such an infancy as his. And why should I discover altogether the young
mother's dream? all the hope, whose glory was undimmed even by the dark shadows
that encircled its place of rising ? How many thousand women, by silent
firesides, sit dreaming the same dream of youth that must grow up fatherless,
whom this year's work has bereaved! Hope of the world ! Sustainer of the
fainting hearts! teach them to perfectly trust, that they may peacefully rest in
Thee, and do Thy will !
While she sat there in her
prayerful meditation-let me defraud you of none of the beautiful truths this
hour is developing—there came, gentle as the tap, tap of the woodpecker, a touch
on the window-pane. It seemed not to startle Maggie, but she looked up. Then she
stood up, but stood silent. Then she moved, and not away from, but toward, the
window. For she said, "There's news of Tom !" Then she opened the window, so
strong was her conviction. Then her heart stopped beating—seemed to stop. How
dark it was without ! But never need Maggie feel less the power of that
darkness, and of the vast expanse of silence widening around her.
Neither you nor I will ever
rightly know how it all came about, but presently there was a grand tableaux in
the bedchamber of Tom's wife.
In the centre of the group stood
a stalwart soldier in uniform, but not the uniform so hateful and so familiar of
late to the old eyes of Tybee. Another sort of coat and head-gear than either he
or Maggie had ever in their lives beheld represented to them a military power
they were compelled to regard as friendly ; for Tom was clothed therewith. Was
it a time for misgiving—doubt? They knew the eyes that looked from beneath the
turban, and the hands that were grasping theirs had that in their touch that
thrilled them as no other grasp could do—assured them, and lifted them up above
their desolations to the very heights of Beulah.
At either side of this man stood
Old Tybee and Margaret. Also, upright in bed, stood little Tom, staring hard at
St. Nicholas, according to the best of his belief; and no one, for at least one
instant after his uprising, saw the child. But then, when Tom the elder was
aware !
At last came a moment when
somebody must ask,
" Tom, where have you come from?"
Looking at the questioner, Tom
answered her :
"It would take a week of steady
talk to get through that report. And you and I've got other work on hand. We've
got to convert the inhabitants of this island. They say the Gentiles have
hoisted a beautiful kind of flag from that old tower, father. How's that ?"
There was such a stern voice
speaking through these playful words as brought out from Old Tybee an instant
reply that had the quality and effect of a shout.
" God in heaven be praised !"
" What for, Tybee? what for ? I
should think not for such a work as that !"
"You've come to cut that cursed
rag from its moorings."
" Why, no—"
Consider the appalling answer.
Descend into the dreadful silence and darkness through which Maggie broke with
words like these :
" Then go your ways. Let us alone
!"
Tom answered her by catching up
his boy, whom Maggie, for some unaccountable reason, had been busy dressing in
his Christmas suit, his holiday rig.
"Follow me," he said; "and if any
man attempts to tear down the
Stars and Stripes shoot him on the spot!' That's
my platform. Now, father, will you come ? You'll find our crew down there
waiting for you. I promised 'em I'd show 'em the Governor of this island ; and
he's the only man who's got the right to set that nonsense you talk about
adrift. Come on, and get the flag to flying, and make ready to strike a light.
Hurrah for the campaign ! Hurrah for 1862!"
A dozen miles at sea the mariner
shall hail it. And often as he hails the light let him smile a benediction
shoreward for the sake of Old Tybee, who, after all, has lived to see the end of
the desolation he had the heart to weep for.
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HARPER'S
NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE
For January, 1862.
CONTENTS.
THE FRANCONIAN SWITZERLAND. By
BAYARD TAYLOR.
ILLUSTRATIONS. —Streitberg. —
Franconian Peasant Woman.—Castle of Gossweinstein.—View in Tuchersfeld. —Rock
near Rabenstein.—Where Jean Paul Wrote. Frau Rollwenzel.—Impedimenta.—The
Tempest —Klinger's Grotto.—Thus Far, and no Farther.—The Haberstein.
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
NAVY. By BENSON J. LOSSING.
ILLUSTRATIONS. — The Shannon
taking the Chesapeake into Hailfax.—Esek Hopkins.—Joshua Barney—Richard Dale.—Truxtun's
Medal.—Edward Preble.—Naval Monument at Annapolis.—A Torpedo.—Gun-Boats.—Lynn
Haven Bay.—John Rodgers.—Isaac Hull.—Jacob Jones.—A. Wasp on a Frolic.—William
Bainbridge.—James Lawrence.—The Chesapeake and Shannon.—Sir Philip Broke
—Lawrence's Monument.—Graves of Burrows and Blyth.—Put-in-Bay.—Isaac
Chauncey.—Oliver H. Perry.—Sir James Yeo,—Cumberland Head.—Thomas Macdonough.—Downie's
Grave.—Johnston Blakeley. —Stephen Decatur.—TheConstitution.—Algiers. —Decatur's
Monument.
FROST.
THE ZOU-ZOU.
PENNY DEXTER.
MY BRIER-WOOD PIPE AND WHAT IT
COST ME. CASTLE PICKNEY: 1861.
ORLEY FARM. By ANTHONY
TROLLOPE.—Illustrated by J. E. MILLAIS.
CHAPTER XXXIII. The Angel of
Light.
CHAPTER XXXIV. Mr. Furnival looks
for Assistance. CHAPTER XXXV. Love was still the Lord of all. CHAPTER XXXVI.
What the Young Men thought
about it.
ILLUSTRATIONS.—Felix
Writes.—Mary's Letter. MEHETABEL WESLEY. By J. B. HAGANY, D.D. UNDER GREEN
LEAVES.
SAMUEL F. B. MORSE.
THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP. By W.
M. THACKERAY.
CHAPTER XXV. Infandi Dolores.
CHAPTER XXVI. Contains a Tug of
War. ILLUSTRATIONS.— Coming to Grief. —Greek meets Greek.—Comfort in Grief.
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