Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-07-27

mother calculated every thing 10 CONSOLE
date her success and, whilst Astounding in
honeyed words aud feigned consolation, she
tortured Eva Merediti's heart each mo-
meni IN the day. Lord James, smilieu ia |
his dearest hopes, had resumed The cold
impassibiIuy which now saw formed the
Foundation OF his character Strictly COURT
eous 10 his daughter-in-law, he had no word
Of affection for her only as the mother OF
his grandson. could the daughter OF the
American planter find a place in his heart.
And be considered the child as no longer
in existence. Lord James Kysington was
more gloomy and taciturn than ever, regret.
ing, perhaps, 90 have yielded 10 my impor-l
tunilies. and 10 have rpffled his old age by |
a painful aud profitlcss emotion.
A year elapsed; then a sad day came,
when Lord James sent for Eva Meredith |
and signed to her to be seated beside his
armchair. 1s M
Listen 10 me, madam" he said. 'lisien
with courage I will &C, frankly with you.
aud conceal nothing. | am old and III. and
must arrange my affairs. The task Is
painful for you and for me. iwill not re-
fer to my anger u my sons marriage; your
misfortune disarmej mel called you 10
my side. and desired 20 behold and 10 lore
IN your son William. the heir Of my fortune,
the pivot Of my dreams Of future ambition.
Alas! madam. fate was cruel 10 nal Nv
som, widow and orphan shall have all ina,
can insure them an honorable existence -
bp,. sole master Of fortune due 10 NV own
excr,ions. I adopt m, nepbew. and look IN.
on him henceforwar,l a. INV sole heir. II
am about to return 10 London, whiiher my
affairs call me. Come with me, madam
my house i y0urs--i shall be happy to see
Jop '"e,s - ~.
=. a ~ a' ~ IJ,'"J =.
'"e "s' "'.s, ",' sesP! ~
courage 9"e usu 4ne s"ens'u nc. 81
Gu " noo'e P.'os sno .s's.a ",' "ess
.e1 y ne, o'o" va, 'es, nA.gny nan ~,
OF Lsay m"y' on .ne o''s' "snu '-' ~
tue o'g"''y o, m's'o''une.
no. my ho'o' she snswe'e"'
sna'' NOT accompany you. WIN nI' WV
ness 'he esufPauon OF my sons ''gn
You are 10 haste 70 condemn my 'ofo..-
VINO ca" 'o'osee sne 'u'o'e ~
nas.e 70 oespaH o''ne mercy ol 1oa
ine iutu'e, ,epneu Lore James, !"
ny age Is ooundea ~ ne passing asy-
"ha' WOULD DC ce,'a'u 70 ~ : "u ~ 10 ~
once and Without de'aJ
ACT as you 'hink proper rePheo Eve,
u return 70 me evening wne1e ! was nap
Py wan my hus1 ,.,i, re'uIn n'lhe' WIZ
your granoson' m'am nys'ng'on " ms'
name n's so'e inneI'ahse, you Ssnup' ",
PHfe nun snu 'nougn me woniu snou'u
know u OUT oy .eao'ng II on MS 'omo' your
name, my ioru' Is Tue name o. my sou
i A week later, Eva Meredith descended
4 he gialIs Of the hotel holding her son y
I'd his Fatal bou,e Ian Nav Va. , n,
lie behind her few .,rs, b;sher nm IN,
u onuerous sr,ysn,s .,d md ,,isp, bebeld
J. with regret .,he jeosr,ure Of lie cent?,
\. creature thus driven from the Maternal roof
4 When she ouit,ed this abode Eva oui,,ed
u The only beinus an. knew unor lie e,,,h
j the onlv persons whose ni,v sbe had /. r;ob
j 10 cI.im--the world was before her. an i'm
!, meuse wilderness. II was Uassr oo;no
4 forth into The de,ert. = , 20
"Tbis /. horrible. doe,ot p er;.d n,
6arn,by's audience. ssin Il po.,;;,;e liner.
are nerson, ~ utterly unb,nnvf' what
have vOu Witnessed all This vOufEeti r.
) ~ have no, vel ,oId Won al . repl;ed IN,
, village doctor ole, me Gel 10 The end. ) i
"Shor,ly afier Eva Meredi,b,s depar,ur,
4 Lard lame. went 10 I.ondon Once NOR,
INV oxn master I ga,e mn Al de, n fu,,be
!, s,sdv h,d eoossh lesrn;no for M, iii
I.ye and in ,ha,,e' i returned th;,ber !.
Oscs moys + al, onno.;,e ~ Eva IN he n,
] Ne white hou.e A. hsa dome Two wear
, herore Ru, how area,ly had ;n,er,sn;n,
/ events increased her misiortunesI We 4,
i Ionger d.rea t.lk of The fn,pre ,h.t nm
!, known momeu, Of which we ali have !,
/. cre., need and without which our pre,en
, ;oys ,nnear loo feeble and our misfar,une
too prest.
: Never did witness. prief uobIer in II
, ,;mnl;ci,y c,Ime, ~ h. ;n,en.;,v ,b,n III
; of Eva MsrsJ;,h She Torrot ~, 10 rr,,
|. 10 the God WHO obss,eued her For he;
|. God was The heinz n Who's. hand. ,,a,h
snr;uos Of hooe wben earthly homes are !.
! ,;net' Her look az f.hh Remained 6re,
unon her eh;ld's brow. :. n swa;,in. AN
arrival Of The sonI bs, nrsssr. ;nsoLsa =
i cannot describe an. co,,,. ssnn. r.s,sncs :
,ha, mo,ber sn.sI;n, 10 bsr Al VIM II,