The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-03-04

placed on her person win her own hands
at parting, also of an old, family ring
of much value, that was confded to hel
with many solemn injunctions never, un.
der any circumstances, to part with it
And because she rigidly adhered to those
instructions, and would not give up these
precious, family relics, Notwithstanding
she had so generously, time after ii me
decked their coarse persons, at the sac.
rifce of stripping herself of so much
of her little worldly possessions, this wa.
made by them the ground of much con.
tention; and they ungenerously complain
ed TO her father, (who still sometimes
manifested slight affection for her.
representing her as being cross, lima
tured and hard to bear with, Ssc.'
One day she happened to overhear
her cruel step-mother telling her father
long tale to that effect: an. waiting till
she had lett the library, where i occur
red, she ran in, threw herself on her
knees before him, gave HIM short but
thrilling account other unjust treat
ment, invoked the spirit of her dead
sainted mother to intercede for her,
showed him the carefully preserved min
iaturc, which too, seemed to plead for
her, and 50 moved his sympathes that he
burst into tears OF remorsetul and afec-
tionate reminisce nee, and raising her to
his arms, he pressed his sweet child once
more to his guilty bosom, declaring she
was his daughter, and should be treated as
such. And SO she was, for a short time:
but almost in the same breath that gave
birth to this declaration, did his virtuous
resolution eXpire,-and gradually things
relapsed to their former condition, and
her situation became so painfully haras-
sing; that the poor old black cook
whom mentioned to you, feeling over
Whelmed with compassionate emotion at
her wrongs, came to me, as before told
you, and implored me to seek any other
situation for her in the world. And
this is the child on whose behalfI have
sought you; as the old woman assures
me she is one of the most tractable, a
miable, dutlful children she ever knew;
and that she desires earnestly to become
servant to you as your child's nurse
VIII you SO receive herr"
"lost certainly, my dear madam, l will
But how upon earth shall be able to
school myself to place child of such pa
rent as the late unfortunate Amelia Bardon
Il cannot call her by her vile husbands
name) in so mental an office, am utterly at
loss 10 discern. And yet have no other
employment, 10 offer her.
'You will pardon me, Mrs. Wilmot, if !
take the liberty of arrogaling to my superior
years, some slight maturity Of judgment over
yours on such matters And allow me to
say, that think, situated as she will be in
your family, employment in that capacity, so
far from degrading will bring her, necessar-
ly, so much in contact with yourself, that a,
the same time you transfer this now unhap
py child from scenes OF strife and abuse, by
,heiering her under your peaceful roof, you
can both confer on her the useful employ
ment which may be needfui and salutary to
her, (and is necessary TO you Just now,)
and nsti!l into her youhful mind the very
life-givng principles which have for years,
left their divine impress upon your own life,
and which her fond, aged beneiactress was
doing when she was wresed from her And
we will rustic time 10 unfold the future"
"What is about her age now!'
hShe is thirteen or fourteen"
''fier name3-'
as Celeste Bardon."
81 thought it was Ilaskinsp
tShe will not acknowledge ito
sWhy"
"Because in the first place, her father
has utterly disgraced t:-then her grateful
and aaeclionate lecollections are mainly as
sociated with her mothers maiden name,-
and the will which L spoke of, requires that
she adopt al, as madame Gardelet was
Bardon, the sister of her mothers father.
She is now al my house, and shall be with
you lhs evening ifyou say so. She desires
concealment from her indifferent father and
his family"
"Enough, Mrs Manford 7 am satisfied,
except in one particular. Shall l not incur
censure; and invite prosecution by con-
cealing and harboring the dear little runa-
way? What think you!'
mo, dear. Not at all, Just for moment
invest yourself with the holy function OF the
recording angel, and let your pen register
the ready response Of your own breast, as
the verde! in the case7-What communi-
ty bu, would commend the benevolent IN
,entions of yonr heart! What virluous pa
rem, but would applaud the generous consid-
era,eness of your courses And far above all
else, what God but would appSoba'orlly say,
Well done good and faithful servant!'-
Place yourself humbly, my friend, in the track
ofhim who SAID, -'Su1ier little children 10
come unto me, and foroid them nor'-
ard 500 II he will not reiterate those ever
memorable words,-'Woman where are
thine accusers! Are there none to condemn
thee! y x Neither do l.'-And as 10 her