The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-05-04


ihe brow OF tho young man.
you muat have forgotten Miss Leslie,
hc said. My cousin CIara--your sister,
called Mt tho house where you lived the dny
after sent you the boquct'
when think Of the past, and compare
il with what have witnessed this evening.
my son. said Mrs. Lcnnnrd, i nm forced
to believe TINT Clara whom VIC have loved
SO much, has deceived us.
'Mothcr, il caunot Le?' said the young
man. hive had my suspicious, but they
cannot DO well-ioundcd. What objcc,
could she have in doing soT
you must answer that question yourself
Charles, said Mrs. Lennard, but you
know Clara has never seemed quite happy
since the day when you come homo and
told her TINT you had seen girl, poorly
clnd, but Of beautiful countcnance, which
much rcsctnblcd her own, standing by .
window in c. street, singing to a wnrb-
ling canary, the sweet little song which
Clara had SO often sung To YOU, md which
she had said her s,ep.mo,hcr had learned
hcr in childhood; md when yon told her
that you had seen the little girl second
time, and commented long on her bcnu-
~. and her cxnct resemblance 10 herself,
only TINT her eyes were Of a different
hue, aud declared your belief that she must
be Clnra's own half-sisier, you will re,ncm.
Der that The Young lady was SO much agi
tatcd, that you did not inform her that you
had really convcrsed with the girl, aud
that the beautiful plant and bird which you
had brought home, Ind been purchased 81
her. Aud afterwards, when she heard our
little Roger say the girl in C street
Ind returned the b0quet YOU scnt her, you
cnnnot have E'rgo,tcn low suddenly she
formed the resolution to call on the girl,
and nsccr,nin who she wns, mud with wl,n,
marked pleasure she informed us that the
stranger who had excited ~ much interest
IN yon, was very questionable character,
and was no relation Of hers. This seemed
to satisfy YOU thought, but Cinrn's altered
appearance awakened my suspicious, and
! began 10 nnkc inquiries concerning the
occupants of the house where the girl who
attracted Your attention resided.
Fortunately rs ! was Yesterday morning
driving pas. the dwelling, young girl
stepped from the house Into the street. J.
linked cngerly on her coin,cnancc, md
noticed strong resemblance between il
and that 81 Clara. followed her with nv
eyes until she entered IN Intelligence IL.
tee, mud driving up TO the building, | en-
tered nj another door and listened 10 her
words. They were the words II innocence:
and calling the gentleman she addressed,
aside, ! requested him to send her to my
house,
And here she must remain said the
Young gentleman, MS Helen trembling and
confused, was about to leave tho apart
mcnt.
oh no! cannot remain here longer
than tonight she said. believe me, I
I'm INST grateful fnr the kindness ] have
received, and the interest which has hcen
fell i"r me; but cannot make my sister
unhappy
'Clara's unh,ppiness will be caused BY
herself said Mrs. l.ennnrd; syou will have
nothing 10 do with il. though you will sure
~ reman here. All! how do you think u
go she added sinilingly, .whcn we urc
binding YOU closely to our henr,s!'
Helen passed happy nigh, in dreaming
Of the kind words OF Mrs. Lcnnard,-
aud the parting smile OF Charles; and
the next morning she was awakened
from her sweet sleep by tho wrciched Cha.
ra, who came Ia en,rcat her iorgivncss Tor
the unkindncss she had done her. Helen
did forgive her though she saw painly
what caused her repentance, and she ever
treated her with the ,n,>, nilcc,ionate ten.
derncss. But Charles Leonard never Tor. /
g.t tho base deception she had prsctice,,
and Clara had the modification Of seeing |,
what shc had tried So hard to prsvcni,--,hc
foil bestowmcnt Of his affections, which she |
had hoped 10 gain hersell-on her bcauti-
iul and gentle sister.
Before winter lind passed away, Clarn
Leslie bestowed her band ON a young man. |
who, some whispered, was ms much nitrac- |
ted b, the handsome portion, which. il WINS
well understood. Mrs. Leonard would give |
ler,-as by nny !oveineas which he dscnv.
cred IN the Young lady but however tina, |
nigh, he, Clara was, a, least, more Com;nr.
table in the housc &c her husband, than she |
could he with her nunt, where she was |
obliged 10 witness the ever increasing love-
illness and happiness ot her sister.
Just year nfter Helen had entered tho |
house Of Mrs. Leonard. her old friend Mrs. /!
Wilson, sat beside her again, rocking her.
self.cry contcntedly in large easy chair,
mud locking apparently with great sa,isiac
ton, frs, on hrigh, little canary, who was
hopping about his cage. and merrly singing
mud then on rosc.srcc' with pale fragrant |
blossoms.
thank Heaven" she snid nt length,
shat il hns given I" tho car,h singing birds
md fngrnnt flowers; tsr instead of the hsp.