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THOSE EYES THAT WERE SO SRlekr,hoYE.
DT mg LITZ THOMAS HOOD.
Those eyes that were so bright, love,
Have now,a dimmer shine 3
But what they've lost in light, lore,
Was what they gave to mine.
And :dill those orbs reflect, love,
The beams of former hours;
What ripened slimy joys, my love,
And tinted all my flowers.
Those locks were brown to see, love,
That now are turned to gray :
But the years were spent with me, love,
That stole their hue away.
locks no longer shire, love,
The golden glow of noon :.
Dot rye seen the world look fair, my love,
Wnen silvered by the moon.
That brow'was fair to see, lore,
That looks so shaded now ;
But for me it bore the care, love,
Mat spoilt a bonny brow.
Anethough no longer there, l ov e,
The gloss it had of yore,
still Memory looks looks and dotes, my lore,
Where Hope admired before.
From Coder Lady's Book
7 - O...IVRiT.EO7IIIn.
ST 0111.C1r. ORTS.KWOOD:
The villagers of N— well remember the sad
morning when the bell tolled for the deate of Em
ma. the once beautiful, lovely, end beloved wife of
Judge Allston. Many a face was shadowed, many
a heart was in mournina on that day; for she who
hatrg - tre so early to her rest, had endeared herself
so many by 'her goodness, gentleness, arid the
beauty of her blameless life. She had been de
clining for a long timer, semi yet she seemed to have
died sullenly at last, so difficult. so almost impos.
AIN(' it was for threw who loved her le prepare
their Pearls Cr that fearful bereavement, that 4 im
measurable loss.
M rs . Ati s tog left four children—lsabel, the eld
est, an miellectual, genemus-hearted girl of seven
tsen, oni.beantifol, but thoroughly noble-looking:
Frank, a fine boy of twelve; Emma, "the bearny"
a child of seven. and Eddie, the baby, a delicate
• infant. only about a year old.
Judge Allston was a man of naturally strong &
•iniek feelings, but otie litho had acquired remark
tile control over his expression, a calmness and rt
scree of manner often mistaken for hautieur'atul
insensibiiity. tie was along with his wife when .
''re died. Isabel wearied with lotrg watching, had
'e,l•iiown for a little rete_, and was sleeping with
children—and the mother, even in that hour,
.enderly caring for them, would not that they
oinuld be waked. The last struggle was brief, but
ic7rible; the 'spirit seemed torn painfully from its
human tenement—the immortal rent its way forth
horn imprisoning mortality. Yet he, the husband
rid lover, preserved his calmness through all ; and
last painful' breath had been painted ant
On the mill air of - midnight, he laid the dear head
he had been supporting against his breast. genii).
• iisvi on the pflfow—Cris.sed the Cold, damp fore
• head arid still lips of the love: of. his youth, and
lien summoning an attendant, turned away and
sought his rooter, 'where alone, and in darkness. he
wrestled with the angel of sorrow—wept the swift
~ ors of his anguish, and lacerated his heart with
the win regrets and wild 'reproaches of berear
sa afiection. But with the coming of morning,
tame serenity and resignation; and then he led hie
children into the sileut chamber where . lay their
Mother, already clad in the garments of the grave.
There Iry he was calm—holding the fainting Isa.
bet in tiffs arms, and gently Incshtng the passionate
sties of Emma and Frank. He was never seen to
weep until the_Erst earth fell upon the cofhp, and
Then be covered op his face and sobbed aloud.
Mrs. Allston was not laid in the village church
yard. but was buried, at her own request, within
an whin, at the sm.! of the garden. She said ii
rotild not seem that she teas thrust out front bet
~n e, if the light from her own' window shown
rio toward her grave; and that she .half believer ,
1.,e beloved voice of her husband, and the eingire.
at her daughter, and the laughter of her children
mould come to her, when `she lay, with her favor-
Ke flowers about her, atritthe birds she had fed
and protected building these nests above her in tin ,
rates.
en the stunning weight or sorrow, its first
It traction and desolation, had been taken from the
Itfe and spirit of Isabelle Allston, one clear and no
ble took complain possession of her mind.
She would fill the dear place of her mother m the
household—she would console and care for her
pair lather—she would lovd yet more tenderly her
!Ml,' brother and sister, and bind, op their bruised
41113 , so early crushed by affliction—she would
te a mother to the babe, who had almost felt the
J. 260 m which had been its first resting•place, grow
mid against its little cheek, and hard and insane
14e to its " waxen touches ;" now, that the voice
which had hushed it to its first slumbers had sunk
faltered and gmwn still forever, anti the kind
eye B which first shone over its awaking—the stars
of kaie's heaven—bad suddenly darkened and
Bane oat in death.
After this, it was, in4ettl, beautiful t Pee tqlbet
tier home. Th ere th e seemed to lief, many
in one. She superintended • all domestic of
t and homeheid arrangements with admirable
ra4te and judgment Her father fere , missed
f 44m:remained cornrow', and her brother,
111,1, igter Were ae ever neatly doetad, and Well
luta at.d color - one& Bat on the babe 1 4e 3 tere`tr
af m(it o r h et attention and loving are. She
10 (4 him to her oyes% bed ; she dressed-s4bethedi
' 44 lea him, and carried him With het ie ' 4 lll her
lks and rider. And she soon richly rewarded
by seeing little Eddie tectime Tarn an
wall, fragile infant, a iriSil-sizetOgwariligvlVl
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not stout or remarkably vigorous indeed, blitipite
healthful and active. The child was passionately
food of his " mamma;" u he..wasiaught to call
Though rather imperious Cad rebellions
towards others, be yielded to a Vila' from her, at
any time. At evening, she could eariimea him
from the wildest play, to prepare him for his bath
and bed, and aftenvard would twine his tittle auras
aficMt her neck,ver her cheeks, lips and
forehead with ida ll g e cight kisses, then drop his
runny head on her shoulder,.and fall asleep, often
with one of her glossy ringlets twined abont his
small, rosy tingenr At the very break of day, the
little would he aVrate—istriding over poor
Isabel, as she viutly strove for one hour's brief
delicious doze—pulling at her long, black eyelash
es anti peeping under the drowsy lido, or shooting
ing into her half-dreaming ears his vociferous
" good morn rag !"
. And Frank and Emma found ever in their sis
ter-mother ready sympathy, patient sweetnest, and
the most affectionate counsel. They were never
left to feel the crushing neglect, the loneliness and
desolation of orphanue; and they were happy
and affectionate in return for all dear Isabel's
goodness surd faithfulness. Yet were they never
taught to , forget their mother, gone. from them—
neither to speak of her always with sorrow and
solemnity. Her name' was often on their young
lip's, and her name kept green and glowing in
their tender hearts. Her grave, in the garden.
arbor—what a dear, familiar place! There sprang
the Brat bhre violets . of spring—there blowed the
last pale chrysantheunts of autumn—there sweet
sabbloh-hymns and prayers were repeated by child
ish voices, which struggled up through tears—there
morning after reaming, were reverently laid bright,
fragrant wreaths, which kept quite fresh till far in•
to the hot summer day, on that shaded mound—
and there innumerable times, was the beloved
name kissed in sorrowful emotion ; 11 those warm
which half shrank as they lunched the cold
marble, so like her lips when they had kissed
them
Thu* passed two yeara over that bereaved family
Jude A ll-tau. grown a cheerful mat , ,though
on*. Mi4l m•itlted by great reberve of manner—over
his ilohle daughter, Isabel, happy in the perfect
prformance of her whole ditty—and over tie
04 hole children. the good and beautiful children
whom an angel-mother might hare smiled upon
from heaven.
It happened that this third summer of his wid- '
ovrhood, Judge Alban. spent more time than - ever
before at the city of S—, the toenty seat, and
the place where lay most of his pnalestionaldurica.
Hut it was rumored that there was an unusual at
traction in that townone apart from, and quite
independent of, the claims of business and' the
pursuits of ambition. it was raid that the thought
ful and djgrrifiell 'Judge had sometimes been seen
walking and riding with a certain tall and slender
woman, in deep mooning, probably a widow, but
still young and beautiful.
At length,.an officious family friend came to Isa
bel, and informed her, with mock delicacy or
el irnniloentinn, of the 'pi rvaient rumors; dins air •
itt2 her the fire iiiktiug of it Mate of nerds*, which
mii-t have a serious bearing nn her own welfare
and hAlmitress—ber fine intimation that she might
soon be called nix* t 6 resign her place to a stran
ger—a step-mother I This had been • her secret fear.
to guard against the necessity of this, she had strug
gled-with grief and weariness, and manifold dis
emiragements had labored uncomplainingly, and
p4c,l without ceasing for patience and strength.
Vile and still listened Isabel, while her zealous
friedil went on, warming momently with her sub.
j wt Acommenting severely on the heartless mach
inatiens of " the waote," who, though only, a
poor - music teacher, had set herself, with here*.
quetish arts, to ensnare a man of the weafth and
station and veers of Judge Allston. Isabel was-si
lent; but she writhed at the bought of her father,
with all his intellect and knowledge of the world,
becoming the dope of a vain, designing woman.
When her viriter hail left, - Isabel flew to her own
room, flung herself into a chair and covering her
firm with her hands; wept as she had not wept
since the first dark days of her sorrow. Isabel
t'ad grown op wish a deep, peculiar prejudice
against step-mothers; probably from knowiog that
the childhood and girlhood- of bee own idolized
molter had been cruelly darkened and saddened
by the harshness and injustice of a step mot:.er;
a.-Al now, there were bitterness and sharp pain in
the thought that those dear children, for obscured
little fOr herself, must be subject to the ig iron
of 'an unloving and alien heart. '
But she soon resolutely calmed dawn 'the llamas
of feeling, as she would • fain keep her trouble
from the children while there still remained, a
blessed uncertainty. Yet she slept little that night,
but folded Eddie, her babe, closer and closer to her
breast, and wept over him, till his light ends were
heavy with her team.
The next morning, which >was Tuesday, while
Isabel sat sithreakkst with this childtea•4 'etc/
was brought in, directed loiter. It was from bet
father Isabel trembled as sbe read, and
at the las. grew very pale and leaned'her bead en
her hand. As she had feared, that letter contained
.t brief anJ dignified announcement of the ap
- pro a hing aturriage of her hither. There was no
nanind embarrassment exhibited ; there was no
apology ride for this being the first intimation to
bis family ef 'en event of so great moment to them;
such things were not is his Way—not in abansotat.
He wrote:
Ceciliß Western, 'atom 'I have now known
dearly imp year:. and of whom you may have heard
rue speak. is B noble woman, the only noel' have
ever seem whom I considered hdly compMent - to
till your dear Mother's „place. * • * • Wr
tun to have a,stricily private wedding, on Siti.noa)
morning ileac and will be With, you in the evening
:Tediatichil4tttust .(4 49 410 1 .
no,charueolciOhOii tow / M M
ils os.,Allston, frUnt ihe
firsll, if. opt ! . 41 . /01Yentevittoittialleatio# it***
per, the tel Met aitd . censideMthid.doe,. the wife o
yon lather. ?kir, a: Wit, iihalt exact *el
PUBLISBED EVERY WEDNESDAY, AT .TOVANDA,, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA., BY & O'MARA GOODRICIL
`g fists. or Dame=nos pc m algy Anuizrza."
my children, if it be not, as 1 firliehlky
be, given willingly and oractifttliP ' •
When Isabel bond strength and voice to. read
this letter of her father's aloud, the etwxpeoted in
telligetahe-whihb it mettaintat was reeelired with
blank amazement and kieMeri r aileioce- mix*us
that broker' by di. possicuarand
Emma, who. exclaimed, with limiting eyes. sad
gleaming teeth, I won't have a new mother! I
won't have any mother but Isabel. I hate that
pike Weston, and I'll tell' her so, the eery that
thing! I won't let her kiss me, and Iwhn't kiss.
papa if he brings her here. Oh, sister, don't 'ask
her'to take oft her things when she comes, end
maybe she wcn't stay all night !"
S. /lush, hush, darling!" mid Isabel, u I think it
probable you vrilf like her very much; t bear that
she is a very beautiful woman."
" No, I won't like her! I don't believe she is
pretty at all; but a cross ugly old thing, that will
scold me and beat me, and make me wear frights
of dresses, and maybe cut of my curls!"
This last moving pi tore was quite too mock for
u'iteauty," and she burst into tears, covering her
rinietted bead ail up with her inversed pinafore,
Trak, now a tall, noble spirited boy olkiarterrii,
was. calm and manly reader the these trying cir
cumvent:et,- but espreased a stem resolve, which
he clinched by eh impressive classical oath, never, ,
never to calk the unwelcome stranger "ottatim.."
"Mrs. Allston" would be equip; "Mrs. Allston"
would be sufficiently respectful, and by Ural name,
and that only, would he call her. Isabel said noth
ing, but inwardly resolved thus herself to address
the young wife of her-father.
During this scene, little Eddie, who only under
stood enough to perceive that something was wrong,
some trouble brewing, ran to his mamma, and hid
ing his face in her lap, began to cry very bitterly
and depaitingly. But Isabel soon reconciled him
to life, by administering saccharine consolation
from the ru2ar bowl I.elore heir.
It wik.. finally, with saddened and anxious spir
its. the-little affectionate family circle woke up that
morning.
With the bustle and hurry at necessary prepar
ations the a eek passed rapidly mid brought Satur
day evening, when the Allstons,.wiih a feW family
Hernia. were awaiting the arrival of the Judge and
hiA lair bride.
There were not many marks of .festivity in the
handsome drawing-room; there was somewhat
more light, perhaps, anil a few more flowers than
'enal. Isabel, who had never laid off mourning
Coo her mother, wore to -night a plain black silk,
lace cape, and with rose-buds in her hair; Emma
was dreste.l in a fight blue barege„ with her pet
curl/ floating about her waist.
At length rather late in the evening, a carriage
was beard eommg up the avenue, and soon after
Judge Attron entered the drawing room; with a
slender lady leaning on his arm. Shrinking from
the glare of light, and with her head modestly
bowed, Mn.. Allston entered morels. a timid and
ill-assured guest, than as the newly-appointed mitt
tress of that elegant mansion. Isabel advanced
immediately to be presented; offered her hand
alone. bin that cordially ; made some polite inqui
ries concerning the journey, and 'then proceeded to
assist the bride in removing her bonnet and shawl.
She then called Emma, who advanced stilly, eying
the smarty askance. She extended her hand, in a
half-defiant Manner; bat Mrs. Allston, clasping
in both of herr, bent down and Wised her, smiling,
as she did so, on the loveliness of- her face. The
blood shot to the very brow of the child, as she
- tamed quickly and walked to a - distant window
seat, where she sat, and looked out upon the gar
den. It- was a moonlight night, and she could see
the arbor and the gleaming of the white tombstone
wi:hin, and she wondered sadly if her mother, ly
ing there in the grave, knew about this woman, and
was troubled for her children's sake.
Frank was presented by his Whet . , with mach
apparent prile, to • his young step-mother, who
looked searchingly, thotgh kindly into his hand•
some, yet serious filer.
It was some time before 'lsabel found the oppor
tunity ckwe'y to observe the 'person and manor., of
her father's bride. Mrs. Allston was, as 1 have
Add, tall, bet would not have been observed so,
p•rbaps, except for the extreme delicacy of figure.
She was graceful and gentle in her mcweinents—
net absolutely beautiful id ties, bat very
with a moat winning smile, iisid a sort of Wein
sadngss in the expre.t ion of her soli, basal spot;
which babel ranognieed alcove ass veil of deep
power oke spell•with* bad enthralled dialteert-of
Abonginfal and onseseeptibht Whet. fimelook
eilidscraf twenty-five; wad did not-look boss Amble
to Jedge Allstion, who *with the gliiw'Of bipPinese
lighting op his face, and sparkling Iran
,hie
dark ° y es appeared to all far pour and. band-
looser than nasal.
Isabel felt that her father was not entirely eatis•
fled with the reception which his wife had pet
fmtn tie Children bot be did not express any - dis.
PatOkr-dett that night or ever alter.
It wage happy circonuentoe fur Isabel, in . her
embarrassed position, that the ' not day was the
Sabbath, as going to cbarchll attending to her
household duties absorbed her me and attention;
thus preventing any awkward litea-liger with one
- whose very Nerd step neither had arrayed her
beat( against her in sornicion and determined,
though, um:omit:knot" antagonism.
On Sunday afternoon, aboat the meet hoer,
Judge Allston had been wont to visit the gage of
their mother, bat this Sabbath sentries, I need !tent
ly say, he was net with them there.
How coot and ehadoiry looks ant wthwri at Om
e3d of the garde", when Min Allmon and *Debit
drrs am! Let as' joie them deer , Chates,'imiid
Mrs. Allston to her - husband, sathey.tweltt,l4,.the
p l rVoint 1° 01 ! 1 .windo w
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,irtcerteot, witilibew,9 l o3. 4 ,` flat
Art*, dear Ceetifia t s tbeirtsoa,whetemay Saiiket
iiestioried." • — The yotairrilitleohild itiid d and
il)(lll94het troobled;ot ."
MEE
. ,
Oa *Way, babel, akar showiug berseeptnet .
it one the hassr, resigned into bee Um* the
house-44"s 'e keys, with all the privileges semi
dignities of dote/sac authority.
Day afar day wed by, and babel piesemod_itot
some tooliguarded semises towanisherstiptiamb
et, though the *AM stet - thaw soft, baseLeyes Est:
n'pon - ber ' with a belittle:ding, half ntincitellfal
look, wilicesile Await it difrundt,to resit itank
and Emma suit ismained shy and distant, end "the
baby,^ torustitutionally timid, would seerceli look
at the stranger lady, who sought in an anaions
Nimrod way, to win its love and confidence.
hide Addis abriadr. -from these delicate, inviting
hands, and clung about Isabel, she woeld clasp
him yet closer to bei heart, and kiss his bright
bead with passionate fondness.
On Friday afternoon, Miss Allstonle piano ani- -
ved. This was a great event in the feettly, for Isa
bel did not play though she sang very sweetly, and .
Frank and Emma had both a decided taste for ma
sk. Mrs. Allston was gifted with a delicious voice,
which she had faithfully cultivated, sod she play
ed with both skill and feeling.
All the evening sat Jody Allatmt, gazing proud•
ly and tenderly upon the performer, and /lstening
with all his soul. Isabel was charmed in spite of
her feats and prejudices, and the children were
half beside thetnselveU with delight
The next morning 4 she came in from her walk'
hearing.Mosic in the parlor, Isabel entered, and
found her step-mother playing and singing the
" May Queen," with Emma close at her side, and
Frank tummg over the leaves of the music. The
touching words of the song bad :Imply brought
tears, end when it was finished, Mrs. Allston sod
denly dashed off in a merry waltz, and preeently
Frank was whirling his pretty sister round and
round the room, to those wild, hibilerating notes
When the playing ceased I, oh thank you, mother!"
said Emma,going op to Mrs. Allston. In a woo
ment, the sterinther's antis srereabout rhe waist,
and her lips pressed against the' lips of the child.—
Thar name, and the glad embrace which followed,
struck the foreboding heart of Isabel. Her eyes in
volontanly sought the face of Frank, and she was
not displeased to remark the lowering ol his brow ,
and the c url of his lip.
But the sligh
e.
ing of the very next day, Isabel, on
entering the rlor, found Frank alone with his
beautiful ste mother, sitting on a low ottoman at
her side, as she half reclined on the sofa, and lean.
ing his head against her knee, while her soli, wile
fingers wen threading his wavy, luxuriant hair.—
Isabel giving one startled glance at !he two, who
were chatting pleasantly and familiasly together,
crossed the room, seated •heiself at isible, and took
op 9 book. Presently, Frank rose, iad came and
stood by her side. She looked up and ino . nuired,
with a slightly reproachful smile, " Ei tipsilione.'
The boy colored, and soon after left the nipm.
Thud the days went on ; Isabel feeling her treas
ures wrested one after another from the d and
jealous hold of her beak ; sorrowing in nivel over
her lass, and still pressing her mother's holiest lega
cy, her child, dear little Eddie, closer and closer to
ther breast.
One afternoon, when the boar came for their dai
ly ride, she missed the child from her room. After
loosing through the parlor, kitchen and WI, and
calling through the garden, she sought Rim Alb.
ton's chamber, from whence u she knocked at the
door t she heard the sound of singing and laughter
"Come in !" said a light musical voice. She
opened the door hastly, and there sat little traitor.
cue Eddie, in his step.mother's lap, playing with
her long, auburn singlets, while she sung him mer
ry songs and numery-rhymes. "Eddie !" exclaim
ed Isabel, somewhat sharply, " you must cerise
with mamma, and be dressed for a ride " u No,
no," cried the perverse child, " I don't want to
ride.—l'd rather stay with my pretty new mamma,
and hear her sing about " Little 800 pep."
"No, my dear, you must go with your sister,"
said Mts. Allston, strivingto set the little fallow
down. Isabel advanced to take him, bat be buried
his face in his 'step-mother's lap, and screamed,
"Go away, go away ; I love this mamma best-4
won't go to ride with you,
. Pale as death, Isobel turned hurriedly and pass
ed from the.room.. She licoost 'flew through the
house and garden, -so the arbor, touts grave et her
mother. 'here she Hong herself upon the turf,
and el sped the mound; and ~pressed her poor,
wounded heart against it, end wept. Aced.
' r t They have all left ma !"she cried—" I ma
robbed of .alllare, all *Wort-4 am Waal, sad
skssolies,- 4114. riot sr iniother i"
While thus she layosUrowincwith the bit
*bass of $t new hireassinem, she'sismi MNal . y
a deep sigh, and looking bp, Wield Mu- itt
. standing by her side.- busantly she epienium her
.ffet, maiming. " Haves then' tie refegel Ts
just 4bt sacred gym oil' iiiiaeanditnwel•
come intrusion P' .
gtOli f foutmer,/ ietressl" exclaimed Mm. All.
ace; with elseddim gash ei tears. ss Pray de net
apial fee! yea de eat law me. I seek
$0 yenido be
_loved by. you—this is all my
tin." •
Isabel was sehened by those tears, and murmur.
red some half:wields* apology for the Fusion.
ate feel' which she lad exhibited.
" Dearlsabel," 'aid her step-mother, a will you
hear my linie Unary, and then judge whither I
have erred in assaming the Mimic° which I now
bear enliven]. you 1"
isebalbowie her had in awn; sod Ws. Al
stop seined basalt(' in' the arbor; bat Isabel to.
gained standing, aith a firm-whip and her 'arena
folded.
4, 1 , Semi" hagut Cieiha , it that :your father has
not beenoe communicative and confidential with
pet as be thoold have been. limed front him
this mciiiing Witt ainasiu riio, l6at be hot told
oa emy lielteencteelea ms Mid witSfitifinualn - `
rants. .411, maid ihavymi sev . auseemied towilLior
* l66ll , l lo, 4 rt i rd 111r r t0
.)IFlov)4mr ptAist Wonder 'greatly an* Year.lai
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krra flew could ehoo.s a 'roman Lam ne--Oor
and wfiboat station, or bigh,evanectiOnan
• ' , No," naplisd Lahti, coldly ; on theetonteuT;
1 wonder mart that you, so young end hehly
bite try asaarsi; Pooifirsfur_a roan edit yeses
sralohoratior otgrifaulter. I know ace *tat thong
fs in him-Iwo beautiful women to intay.n •
Ab, Isabel,n said Ilifis:Atlsion looking Up
,red
proactlidly, "I stesorf naiad your father, it is with
a worthier leopev boiler feeling that 1!
aim fl
Sabana: down' Off the re.* vent near her ler?.
mother, who continued, in a low but fervent tone.
"Tie, Label, I tow your father, dearly love
hint fbe is the only man have ever loved."
What" exclaimed robe gs were your not,
then a widow when you married • him
" Why no, dear. Why did you suppose
"I heard p --at lase, I head that you were in
deep mountng.
"That dins for my mother," replieri Met All
sloe with a quiveringlif; "yet, until aow, I have
not bees eel of moereingfor manyi many yens. I
hare seen mach meow, rubel."
The warte-hearted girl drew nearer to her step-
mother, who.aaer **brief pause, continued—
"My father who was a lawyer of 5- 1 -..s r died
while I was quite young—a school girl, away liege'
Isime, already persuing With ardor the veldt of
music. Ile left my mother very fie* beside* the
house in which she lived. My My brother, Al'
fred, a noble boy, hi whom our best hopes were
centered, had entered college only the year before
father died. Then it was that my mother, with
the courage of a true heroine and the devotion of a
martyr, resolved to remove neither dhow children
from their studies, bat by her ownanaasiated labor,
to keep me at my school and Alfred in college.
"She opened a large boarding house in s—,
principally for gentlemen of the bar i and, almost
from the first, was auccessfol. I remained two •
years longer at school, when a lucrative situation
was offered me as a teacher of music, in the fami
ly de wealthy southern Senator. I pool, from
my mother, and dear Alfred,_and went with the
Ashtoes to Georgia. There I remained, year alter
year, ever toiling cheerfully in the blessed hope of i
returning north, with the means of restoring my be
loved mother to her formal social position, and of
freeing her from toil and care for the remainder of
her days. This was the one constant desire of my I
heart—the one great porpose of my life. I thought
not ot pleasure—leafed notfor distinction, or ad
miration, or love. I thought cult of her ; my pa
ties, self sacrificing, angel mother."
Here Isabel drew nearer, and laid her hand in
that of her step-mother, who pressed it gently/ as
she continued—
"Brother Alfred, immediately on leaving col
lege, commenced the study of "law. 1 shalt ever
fear that he confined hirnheli too closely and stud
ied too intensely. His - Constitution was delicate,
like his father's; and, after a year' or two, his
health, never vigorous, began to fail hfother.t.
tinily wrote to me that elm was anxious about him ;
though, she added,, perhaps her affection for the be-
loved one made ber needlessly fearful Yet I was
alarmed, and hastened home "tome months before
my engagement had expired. I had thenbeen ab.
sent five years; but I had seen Mother and Allied
once in that time, when they had met me on the
seashore.
'• It was a sultry afternoon in Anew when
reached 5- 4 I shall never forget how wretched.
ly long and weary seemed the lards* miles, and
how eagerly I sprang down the earriage steps at .
last. I left my baggage at the hotel, and ran over
to my mother's house alone. I entered without
knocking and went directly to my Mother's litW
private parlor—the mom of the household.
opened the door ve7 gently, soas to surprisethem.
At the first glance I ithonght the room was empty;
bat on looking again, I stw setae one intended on
the familiar, chintz-coveted sofa. It was Alfred,
asleep there. I went softly up; looked down
upon his hoe. Oh' my God, w a change! 11
was thin and white, save a small red spoton either
cheek. One bend lay belt burled Its hfe dltk,
chestnut eons, which alone preserved their old
beauty, and that band -bow slender and delicate
k bed grown, pad bow . distinct wee wiry Sac.
vein, eves the analleett• As 1 stand Garai best.
wen with sodden vie" f, !resent fiel se hit on
his Sem that be smote, and indkaned
looking op with a bewildered exiceniee. Jon
thee, dear aosber sane in, and we all *mimed
eneenallosr, and thanked pea vet at theannifew.
hm; Memos of ;culottes.' As looked at Alfred
thets. bis,eyeinir **Weed Ms ensile iodate
...enAlurthoobtatells..l teemege again; tot
rte visildadyttenwilinray and etinshed
- but snob i megh t It emote, apart fay head like a
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• 41 Witen Idesmeadad from my attestor that aver
lam kykqg askb mj navelling.dress, found
agent amen, a Pitting by Altred'a aids
reading to him, la a lo,m j Omani, voice. That
stranger, - Isabel, was your faibec--Alfred's ban,
most beloved friend.' .
a I will not pain 'oar heart by dwelling
. oa oar
great sorrow, as we - Watched that preciolis lift, the
treasury of many - hopes and ranch lowa passing
sway. With the Wing end filling of the►. leaf.
with the dying of thwliowers, he died I"
Had Mrs. Allmon pawed, and covered her fare
with *NM* while tears elide slowly the
her fingers, and she wept set aims. 1(1 lealphigie
cootineed.-
"1 have since felt, this with :poor Affied'a kee,
dying kiss, the chill of 'death Mitered into dirt
mother's hurt; far she sever was.well as the
night. Thoegh she sortowed bitterly for that only
son, ao goodand so beautiful, she said she wished
to live for my sake. Yet vain was deepest
were triy_lave end tare-savileillieciap,
t apnicing pleading of my soul with the Givriri
of 1&. She fitiled-kild
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wide omit I 4:o4lmemedeni ►desehabel, hava 1,
lite y en` rloet eat oteebdisiii !Ott OW
the orphan: : " mroher, mother!"
gere babel dun; berannearomaiber termoth
er, oaf premed tier lips agotaThet ber 'beak.
ft 'tall this diatt:lrmitted Cecilia, amr chief
ethi•er aqd natteoletoranthe wadyl4hid of 07
mother, the genernos piston of My, betttermatotir
futher, : baliel._ tilons ilittberfut 'dm of
my *arrow had game by * and he came to me lathe
loneliness and deaciatfon of ail Ilk Mad Iltfol l O to
give me tromlbrt an& corteg Its et Ism
that he needed my fore, even the lovitof my poor
=Aid heart—then I felt that' 'in loving liint spa
hitt might lope ftW happiness am Bat.
ah ! if in loving hlti.dalleeonstlgi Ititribitbans
brought onliappinese to those nearto hiiii,dnedark
enet dor bolt of their home; f ainiimitionloidaiii•
ble f r •
" Oh, do not gar ae—elo. sot Nye) !f , mciaimed
Isabel " Yon haye won all our beam. Have
you not gam heti thiclißlren Me dome iswanla
you.ienress linf6Eddie, sgr i sßef f yet
called 'vat by filer name-4 de not know that lam
vs call you kers,.bot I cao, ing widilove Tow,. and
we shall all be very /alloy ; and 'by God's help,
" kindly atleetkared one to another !"
!' irk my deargfrl,h 'eldest ths. Allem; *ll4
a, sweet " I . do not salt you to call see by a
name of so much sacredness and.digetty ;: only so
lave me and ebbfida in me—lean opon my bosh
sad let me be to you as an elderly shier."
• si iv di e
The evening bad come, sad The Altaton t imbel i
and the cbildTCn were assembled in the pleasant
familYinalor i writing the return of Judge Anima
from his office. Isabel was holding little Eddie on
her knee. The child had already repeatedly beg
fled pardon for his naughtiness, and was m fell us
ever of his loving dentsinstratiom. Cecilia Ras,—es
ulual, seated at the piano, playing half-uncomai
oesly, every now and then alsneingimpatissalyont
of the window into the gathering darkness Isebel
eat down the baby-boy, end going alr to her, said--
r' Will yon play the " Old .dres-Gish" kelp, V'
" If you will sing with me," 'replied Cecilia wins
a , smile.
• The two began with voices somewhat tratiloo
km., but they sang on till they came to the pas.
. I've mkt and watched bir. day by day,
While het ayes grew dim"-
here they both broke down. •
Cecilia rose and wetted her arm about hakes
waist, and Isabel leaned . her head on Ceelkes
as shoulder, and they wept ingeranyr. At that mei
meat, Judge Allston entered, and after a brief yawn
of, bewilderment, advanced with-a senile, and deep
en' them both in. one embrace. He said not a wort,
tint); but afterviird, when re bade Isabel good
night, at the foot of the stairway, ho kissed her
more tenderly than usual, nisi•,;, as he did so,
R. God bless you, my daughter r'
IProviille.sail.
Just as a mother, with sweet,:pious fees,
Yearns towanli her link children frog Ms asitis
Gives one a kiss, another an embrace.
Takes this upon her knees, that at her feet;
And while from actions. lookii, complaints. Plltteceell,
Sire hams their feelings, and their varieties wall:
To this a look, to that a-word dispenses.
And whether stern or smiling. lochs them mall.
• So Provideuce for us, high intim*, • •
Makes oar necessities its IMmitfol taski
Hearkens to an our prayers, helps all oar walk
And even if defiles whit seems our right.
either denies because;twould have us ask;
Of seems bat to deny, or, in denying granter '
Rciactons Corrom.-aThere is'a custom that has
long been prevalent throughout Peru and Chili,
which to the stranger is qirite imposing. thil;
at nine o'clock in the morning ' at noon, and it Ilk
in the evening, the great bell of the cathedral is
tolled fin one minute ; during this time alrbuihress
is suspended, every true takes off his hat, isediitif ,
est to kneel, cross hirrisell, s iai his prayers, trudibe
mere devout to kiss the pavement. In 04_ strut,
shop. private dweling, and hotel, all twigless; .11
motion, all conversaticn, is suspeM.d, awn tie
great bell Ch ess to toll ;. then all is lib's* iCtiVi
q spin the bugles at the palace gate and itiso
Convent bells *mil merrffy; and badness and item
cougar& 'are taldmid st the point *UM
*itli'o9llloid•
.'34otlver." saidJesiessiplrf se her sistimil
Maar% aim wasisle ease weeedid los
to night."
"wok w*did you tad Mf"
Ob, i tolabim he alight emit brinteek
arhurthit het lipoid ad i" •
'Tat Ana or ihurucpcs,-.A Tattat. tsi
fen with-his Rm, overtaking smith& -at his Win
°albs roads.** thus addruseil: " Rana! Mist
d o rpm carry 1 ,1 " Drags and mmodiciims," , walig.,
!opts.,, Good riminial the othet, " M-1411 .
p.abead ; I Garry grave-140055." .
, 4 Shoo," said a butchman l tan ativritat
yott preen 'boot' bed treigkibersi i bad der. Tont
neighbor' as never wad. Minh piga and ; Abe"
bens iomemit dery ears split, and bidder day_ ,tyro
of them tome boat mussing."
Ile that" tenth gond Kite. bob in =VI by'
big side; he that bath a bad on, high irdsna' itt
his ettim
Piidtjeay earaelbose be a used evil* ID OMB
Ispiemie Wlldi but is meets mace frequent" a Mew
Wog Moo.
lib well foe man; Ow women tb INC knew
Ithertvigns they 'eight bolr being walk sad
gettliklabiy inigikt halre`thoursii ut their bet
wWeh a Do
*hie& ha asaial , -ariply,
vtrillakie
Gosiss y likat the son woo ibe dial. eyes io the
D aid*, Wit
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