Lower Sandusky freeman. (Lower Sandusky [i.e. Fremont, Ohio]) 1849-1849, 1849-03-24

have been sent for to watch; they're not rich you
know, and can't hire nurses"
| Maria was up stairs in a moment; her shawl and
bonnet were on, and before her husband OWNED
her purpose was half way down stairs again.
"Wait, wait Maria" said he shutting out; "after
tea will go over with you"
Very unwillingly she agreed: but soon came
doubts whether she had better go at all Lucy had
so many friends she wouldn't be needed; itwould
only make more fuss; Lucy liked her well enough
but she liked many others much better, of course
then she was such poor nurse, and she knew moth
ing about broken limbs, and might do more harm
than good she longed to be with her friend to
| help her. to suffer with her; her heart ran over
with sympathy, but she thought upon the whole
that she had better not go. Mr.. P. had tried so
often in vain to change Maria's passion for self
abasement, that he now said nothing; but if his
wife could of heard his thoughts, they would have
whispered: show sad that so excellent and loving
nature should forever be refusing to act out the
love thrt is in it Half of those she is most earnest
y attached to, care nothing for her, because they
think she cares nothing for them. Her old friends
have left her because they could never be sure that
she was their friend To night she would 90 to the
torture to save Lucy this trial, and yet will stay
here, and never show that she cares rush for
her.
He was right She, too, had failed to solve the
life problem at least, far earthly friendships
were concerned Human eyes could see the self
ishness that lay under Salys useful counterfeit of
love; but few eyes, except those in Heaven could
discern the true, living affection that burned be-
meath the Indifference of Maria. She, too, had fail
ed to learn Lucy's secret.
1t is sick room. Georgiana stands by bed
side, languidly moving fan near the face of the
suffering child. She thinks it very stupid, and wish
es Lucy would come back and let her go down and
see the people that have come in to ask about the
accident Lucy is in her kitchen preparing some
thing for the little boy. Presently she comes up,
noiselessly a shadow; with busting, careless
sweep, Georgiana hurries down, fearing some new
duty may devolve upon her. The patient has tob
gently turned and lifted: his mother is too weak
"Oh!'' she sighs, chow I wish Maria was here''-
She goes to the head of the stairs and calls her do
mestic to her aid. Why did not good angel re-
veal that scene to Maria
The evening goes on. Below, Georgiana is charm
| ing half dozen young men, who won't believe she
is twenty-seven. "Such a splendid woman! So
pleasant in her manners! So simple and interested
in every thing you are!" One relic of the earlier
generation of beaus sits in the corner smiles qui-
etly, and recalls the days and nights when he too,
thought her divine when she was interested in
every thing that he was, agreed with him about
Bulwer's Eugene Aran, and admired with him the
| first productions of the pencil of Beard. He, and
all that she had fattered in those days. looked on
her now mournfully; she had cheated them for a
while, but one by one male and female, they had
opened their eyes to her charming; had realized the
unpleasant truth that they had duped; and who
that has been duped can be the duper's friend?
The evening goes on. By and by the Servant
girl enters; and whispers to the elder beau who is
still watching Georgana He follows her up stairs
Lucy meets him at the chamber door, He takes
her hand as reverently as if she were ninety, and
he boy as affectonately as if she were infant
and he her father-the truth is he is rejected low
er but none the less friend for life, and for al
lives
My husband is in New York, as you know, Mr.
Shepard says Lucy, "and want some gentleman
in the house to night. May ask you? He woulc
have ruin himself into mould candles though by NJ
means corpulent had she desired it
The little sufferer is sleeping at last Mr.. Shep
ard proposes to sit by him while Lucy goes dowr
into the parlor. She smooths her wavy hair anc
descends-with what marks of sympathy, of re
spect and yet how freely the dozen persons in hel
little plain sitting room press round her. Georgia
ma is deserted; the bird in her net breaks loose
She is charming, but charm of higher kind il
over him To the young she seems sister
to the old daughter to all she is the nearest ane
dearest of friend One youth she took home wher
in sickness, and nursed him back to life, another
she saved from the gaming table; a third she warn
ed in time to prevent him from making himself thu
town talk by playing the lover to a mischieviou
coquette. Her good deeds are as many as Sail,
Thompson's, but no selfshness lurke beneath them
She fatters as efectualy as Georgiana because sh
feels the interest that her cousin assumes her low
is Deep and as pure Maria's, but she does wha
her friend does not-she shows the love that is il
her. And yet, to this day, she does not know VIII!
so many befriend her; help her husband: pet he
children; prefer her little room to the saloons
her neighbors; laugh with her joy and weep will
her sorrows: She does not know that she solve
the life problem by the affection which she feels,
which she lives creates friendship by being, in sou
and in act herself friend She does not know he
own secret
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