Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-05-16


blazing fire, the old lady sat knitting,
Whila her two daughters were busily ,oc,
cupied with the many tinted Berlin Wools,
Alta table near the bay-wipdow stood
Mary MaFslon,i in the midst other morning
idnties.J She had conferred with the cook
tSnchiDg the state Of her larder, she had
combed the poodle, and busted the china,
aud dunow,shs was tending some rare hya,
einth 81 much priced BY Mrs, LswfoFd,
who had passion for Horticulture. But
a,sads accident had hsppened--one Of
them had slipped from her cold fingers
(she had Dotbeen near FIRE that morning)
and the howsrshadl snapped from the
stem, "A bright drop. stood in each Of
her dark ssOfteyes--for she had been
ohiden somewhat harshly for her cares
lessness. Her heart was too full Of 10,
grst to make excuses, and she only mur.
mured 81. am WOst unlucky." sss lss
aeNoW | do not think you are, ? said
Matilda LawfOrd, who was a good hatuT-
ed girl, and wished TO bring zrOund the
mind Of her mother, amost irritable tenn
pafedewoman, 10 a pleasant subject
'tIkhoW we allthought you very lucky
to-haye a presentof the splendid bouquet
the very night of our ball. Was DOtit a
piece of sheer luck to come so apropost-
And You were a dear girl tas divide it bes
tween uss Every body thought the
A0WersiWoEe from our conservatory" .",.sH
5fs'Surely you weTe,hot so silly as to uu-t
deceive them," chimedin the Inatronly
lady; who, besides being ill-tempeEed,
was one ofLhoseW weak and narrow mind
ed mothers. whose children if they have
good qualities, possess them in spite of
eVil culture tive should have had quite
as fine a shOWg she continued s"if that
stupid Elias had not let out the fires on
Christmas eve; and there is ne use in, pro.
claiming g,one's mOrti6caiions.n nogx, -
II think the greatest piece ofluek oWas
getting back youfsovereign with the fuw-
ers = exclaimed Hannah, in atone which
proclaimed her 10 be a great deal more
'hef mothers daughter than Matilda. -
'Ium Sufe4 never expected you would
see it again. And the white and silver
purse in which it was returned, iSa love
ofa thing, jusrft for card purse.' (Miss
Lawford was'eight and twenty, and had
lately grown a desperate whist play
! cry Il dea't'thihk you ever use IT. do
| you Mary7hY0i 4 - b7iag aa ass
This was the first gentle hint her
cousin Hannah had given with reference
to the white aud silver purse; but Mary,
usually ss quick at understanding as Fsa.
dy TO yield, seemed unaccountablY dull
OF uncomplying whenever this subject
/ was named. But the arrival Of the postt
man changed 1.-The, conversation; and "a
] mone the letters was one for Mar, (which
being rather an unusual occurrence, 'ex'
cited a proportionate degree of in
teTest. .-la ~ .sFi3 '2 tsaaSl
! The contents were scanned in few
moments; but short as-they awere, they
alternately blanehed and flushed the
cheek of Mary Marston. Then bursting
into tearS,she dropped the letter exclaim
ing J Ell #7-hg ~ bas Is e
tit is hoax--a cruel hoax ;it canno
be real!' eaar6 u
1 But that official letter was no hoax
Indeed the steady, old established firm
who signed themselves 'hsr most obedi
enl servants would have shuddered a
the perpetration. of any thing 50, ouira
4 geous. No, no; the fact was too well au
} thenticaled for doubt or hesitation on th'
/. subject; Mary. was no longer poor ane
dependant-old Sir Digby Randle, knowI
stbroughouk, the country as a most eccen'
trio characters and whose death had been
cbronicled Tires days before 10 the---
! Herald, had bequeathed Mary by a cod
n icil to his will, the sumOf ten thousand
n pounds, in trust for her sole use till sh'
should become Of age, when it wOulC
pass into her own hands! The strang'
part ofihe story was, that not 70 he
knowledge bad Mary Marston ever seen,
or been seen BY her benefactoE! ~,
! aao!ssa ,.a Ill. 9
81 Tie icicles had departed, and the fros
bound streams were again ebbing gently
!, along as they sparkled in the sunshine
the birds were trilliDg merilys and til
trees were unfurling their pale gree
lleaYes--hoar winter had departed, an
, the spirit Of youth was again abroad j
the world. On morning early !
! MAY, Mary Marston commencedher jour
ney, BY railway 10 The metropolis. Bu
}, a few months older than when we intro
! duced her 10 The reader-though he
q worldly knowledge was somewhat il
g creased, and her purse extremely wei
y lIined,it was not considered proper ,exped
ent or safe, for her to travel as she hH
of done before, unprotected. According
an old dependant Of the family scmsthir
between nurse and housekseper, VI
il deputed as her attendant to Londo
"a where she had other near relatives to 7
q. ceive her. We do not attempt to accou
4. for this different arrangement, we b
q, !. state the fact, and shall only observe tn