Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-08-03


tons orders with respect 10 The child who
bears his name
The Doctor Barnaby."
This letter was sent TO London, and we
waited. Eva kept her bed. William, seat.
ed near her, held her hand in his: his moth.
er smiled sadly upon him, whilst |. at the
other side Of the bed, prepared poiions 10
assuagc her pains. Again she began TO
talk to her son, as if no longer despairing
that, after her death, some of her words
might recur TO his memory She gave the
child all the advice, all the instruction she
would have given to an intelligent being r.
Then she turned to me; "Who knows,
doctor" she said, zone day, perhaps, he
will find my words at the bottom Of his
heart !"
Three more weeks elapsed. Death ap-
preached. and submissive az was the Chris
,ian soul Of Eva. she yet felt the anguish Of
separation, aud the solemn awe Of the fu-
,ure. The village priest came TO gee her,
aud when he lelt her met him and took his
hand.
"You will pray for her," said
IL have enueated her 10 pray for me"
was his reply.
il was Eva Meredilh's last day. The sun
had set: the window, near which she so Oft
en- had sat, was open she could see from her
bed the landscape she had lored. She held
her son ia her arms, and kissed his face
and hair. weeping sadly. Poor child
what will become Of youi Ohp she said.
with tender earnestness, listen TO me, Will
liam am dying Your father is dead
also; you are alone; you must pray to Him
who watches over the sparrow upon the
house-top; He will shield tho Orphan
Dear child, look at me listen TO me -
Try TO understand that die. that one day
you may remember me !" And the poor
mother. unable TO speak longer, still found
strength 10 embrace her child.
At that moment an unaccustomed noise
reached my ears. The wheels Of a carriage
grated upon the gravel Of the garden. l
ran TO the door. Lord James Kysington
aud Lady Mary entered the house.
II got your letter." said Lord James,
II was setting out for Italy. and il was not
much Off my road to come myself and set.
lie the future destiny OF William Meredith :
SO here am. Mrs William :"
"Mrs William Kysing,on still lives, my
lord" replied.
was WIN Psin'u' SENSATION '"s' , saw
'h'' esn' eo,a, aus,eIe man npP,oacn Eve
onAn'oeI, 'ono.ea " 'ne n.osn,y woman
wno zane 70 w,'ness mnas ,o' ne' was
iley ehfefeu WY 'nfodes 'sf'tse' fo'fii', 20
oinefent from the samPtnous apartments Of
'nen mon'Pe'ler no'el' ihey Grew near
.ns oeo, oe .,' whose WINE curtains E'a'
p"e, ou. SUI, oeau'iu'' "e'o hef sou upon
ne' near" iney s'oou' Que on tue iign''
.ne o'ner on the ie'' Of .ha' couch o. suffer
ing' without nnd'ng woru OF auction 10
console 'he poor woman VINO iookea up al
!" mem. ihey barely gave ut'erance 10
lew formal and nnmeaning phrases. Avert.
ing ,her eyes from the painful spectacle oil
DEAN, ana pefsuading themselves mat Eva
meien"h henner saw nor neard' 'hey pas
s"eiy awaited her spirits deeparture-their
countenances not even ielgnlng an expires.
sion OF coincidence or regret. Eva liked
her dying gaze upon them, and sudden ter
ror seized the heart which had almost cess'
ed to ihrob. She comprehcnded. for the
FIRST time, the secret sentiments OF Lady
Mary, the profound Indifference and ego
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