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wiring, ana, hasNIy breaking the seat,
read one line. She became very pale
Excuse me, my Lord said she, and with
quick step left the ball room
In the same street, and but a door or two
from Clanmou,h House, was another man
sion, equally splendid and arislocralIcal;
but it was shroudcd in deep gloom. 10
one gorgeous and stately chamber Mrs.
Tracy, the mistress Of all this splcndor.
lay upon her death bed. Pale aud emacla
ted as she was, there yet fingered upon
her face the remains offs great beauty. Ser
wants were gathered round that couch with
looks Of deep grief. for dearly they loved
her who had been gentle and kind to all
| But was there no Kindred hand to wipe the
| death damps from the sufferers brow No
| kindred voice to whisper hope to the faint
inc soul? There was none. She had
come from The bright Italian land, to dwell
far from them in her husbands house. He
| had died aud left her alone with two sweet
children. on whom she had poured out all
the Overlooking love of her warm heart.
Her son, a gifted being, had been for two
wears past with her aged father, and her
decline had been 50 rapid that The news
| had not yet reached him, as they supposed.
At the foot Of the bed knelt her daughter,
child of ten years old, with her fair rlng
lets shading her face. winch was laid on
the bed. where she had sobbcd herself 10
sleep, overcome VIA the first strange
grief of childhood. The door softly opened
"a light step approached the bed, and
Alice CIanmou,h, clad in her fesial robes,
was BY the suffarer's side. A radiant
smile broke over tina, pale face. Her
voice, thrilling and sweet, broke the deep
stiffness:
MY Alice, oh this is kind indeed
Dear, dear. Ms. Tracyn exclaimed
the now weeping grl why did you not let
me know, before, lhn, you were more i'll ?
and she held rowing cordial to the pa e
lip, and kissed the wasted cheek, now
dea,h.like IN its color.
Mrs. Tracy raised her head, and resting
it upon Alice's bosom spoke in low, faint
tone. the sands are almost ran out, Alice
Would could see my boy but once again !!
Bat Ill will BE- done = she murmured.
raising her eye 10 heaven; then, gathering
all her strength, she SAID, Alice, my sweet
Alice, let me say all would, Wills; time
is gwen me on earth. You love my Wal
ter, and firmly b 'llcvc that you have ever
been the idol Of his youthful dreams: but,
Alice. gifted and Winning as know he is,
there has often, ini>GivIng come over my
fearful heart. fear. from his last letters
TO me, that the world has held forth too
fascinating a drauIh to his lip; that the
cup has been wr,athcd with flowers, and
he has quaff'd i, u0mndtul of the poison
within. Alice, | fear he has forsaken his
God.-Oh you know not the agony ha,
has bowed my sirn when this bought has
come over me- Overpowcrc1 by her
feelings she sunk back on the pillow. Pale
as marble. bat yllh hand that tremblcd
not. Alice C'anmpu'h bathtd her brow
aud turning on some drops that stood BY
the bedside, persuaded her to swallow
them. Again ,he reused herself, and with
startling energy graspcd the arm of the
far glrI, whilst her glazing eye was fixed
full on her face" Alice, promise me-now
on my dying bid to for>ake Walter,
to try, when a. others cast him off, TO WIN
him back TO leaven.' And Alice Clan
mouth, in 'heeeep stiffness Of that hushed
sound, made tlat solemn promise, and the
met her ear. Mrs Tracy sunk into a deer
sleep, and The falrest light of the sick
chamber made her counicnance to seem SO
gha,ly that Alce felt her fort,ude forsa.
king her. Sic had sent the little Udora
from the room, Ii charge Of the nurse, and
was now alous with the dying. She bent
above her, ard watched the deep shadow,
stealing Overt face made perfect in it.
beauty. She hastily wrote on a slip OIL
paper, and Stopping lightly into the anti
room, gave tito one of the servants, and
again resumd her place by the couch.
Lady Clanou,h's last guest was depart.
ing-and, varied with the evenings rev.
elry, she flug herself upon an ottoman
musing upn Ace's continued absence,
for she vel knew that it was to Mrs
, Tracy's she had gone. An hour passed
d on, and she vas beginning to feel alarmed
when her buband entered.
Here is aline from Alice, Fanny. She
! begs us to cine to her, As Mrs. Tracy i-
dying, and Walter has not returned, NV
t sweet child she will need our support in
such scene for she will not leave her.
Wearled G she was the lady Immediately
rose, so NJ! | knew it motor my place
should have 'een by her side, instead OF
this scene ofmlrth. Come, let us 60 ia
A ice
The first DEAN Of the rising sun crcpl
into the sc room when those who had
! kept sad igll by Mrs. Tracy's couch
! saw that tis spirit was freed from lis
eGa.hly tenement A smile was still upon
IN, lin am WuhOut ono strunrlo Tho,
: sleep had become an everlasting one, -
Overcome b the scene, and the sad Tore.
! bodings of Ter own heart, Alice dropped
5 senseless beide the dead, and was borne
: by her fatht from the room, Lady Clan
t mouth drewthe weeping Udora INTO ano,h
er apartment striving with to tenderness
OF a molherto soothe her childish grlefs,
) Whilst the l6l sad lulles Wete peIfOrmed.