large/8587/boatclub_1608_librivox_64kb_mp3/boatclub_20_optic_64kb_37
large/8587/boatclub_1608_librivox_64kb_mp3/boatclub_20_optic_64kb
English
8587
"You have got such a sight of hair on your face, that I declare I do not," said the widow, laughing. "You don't?" The gentleman spoke these words in a different tone of voice  so different that the widow started back in astonishment. "Have I altered so much, mother?" YOU HAVE GOT SUCH A SIGHT OF HAIR ON YOUR FACE THAT I DECLARE I DO NOT SAID THE WIDOW LAUGHING YOU DON'T THE GENTLEMAN SPOKE THESE WORDS IN A DIFFERENT TONE OF VOICE SO DIFFERENT THAT THE WIDOW STARTED BACK IN ASTONISHMENT HAVE I ALTERED SO MUCH MOTHER
ourtesy. "Thank you, ma'am. I have just come from California. I believe you had a son who went out there." "I did. Poor George! I suppose he is dead," answered the widow, wiping a tear from her eye. "I come to tell you about him, ma'am." "Then he is dead!" "No; he is alive and well." "Heaven bless you for the news!" ejaculated the poor woman. It was indeed a day of gladness to her. "He is coming home soon." "I am glad to hear it. Where has he been?" "He has been at the mines." "I haven't heard a word from him since he first reached San Francisco." "He has written several times; but the means of communication with San Francisco and the diggings were very uncertain. I suppose his letters miscarried." "But tell me about him. Has his health been good?" "Very good; and he has been remarkably lucky. Folks say he has made over a hundred thousand dollars digging and trading." "Indeed! I am so glad!" "I suppose you don't remember me, do you?" asked the stranger. The widow looked at him sharply. 'T KNOW YOU SIR BUT YOU ARE WELCOME TO MY POOR COTTAGE SAID SHE WITH A COURTESY THANK YOU MA'AM I HAVE JUST COME FROM CALIFORNIA I BELIEVE HE HAD A SON WHO WENT OUT THERE I DID POOR GEORGE I SUPPOSE HE IS DEAD ANSWERED THE WIDOW WIPING A TEAR FROM HER EYE I COME TO TELL YOU ABOUT HIM MA'AM THEN HE IS DEAD NO HE IS ALIVE AND WELL HEAVEN BLESS YOU FOR THE NEWS EJACULATED THE POOR WOMAN IT WAS INDEED A DAY OF GLADNESS TO HER HE IS COMING HOME SOON I AM GLAD TO HEAR IT WHERE HAS HE BEEN HE HAS BEEN AT THE MINES I HAVEN'T HEARD A WORD FROM HIM SINCE HE FIRST REACHED SAN FRANCISCO HE HAS WRITTEN SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION WITH SAN FRANCISCO AND THE DIGGINGS WERE VERY UNCERTAIN I SUPPOSE HIS LETTERS MISCARRIED BUT TELL ME ABOUT HIM HAS HIS HEALTH BEEN GOOD VERY GOOD AND HE'S BEEN REMARKABLY LUCKY FOLKS SAY HE'S MADE OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS DIGGING AND TRADING INDEED I AM SO GLAD I SUPPOSE YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME DO YOU ASKED THE STRANGER THE WIDOW LOOKED AT HIM SHARPLY
large/8587/boatclub_1608_librivox_64kb_mp3/boatclub_20_optic_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/8587/boatclub_1608_librivox_64kb_mp3/boatclub_20_optic_64kb.flac