The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-01-03
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TIE M0TRER-lNLAW.
,oRY or THE ISLAND ESTATE.


STORY or THE ISLAND estate.
ny MRS EMdA D. p. SoUTHwoR.q u.
XIV. trAENS
who hunderiug comes on blacklist steel,
With s.ackeud biz and boot Of speed
Bentath the ella tering irons sound
The governed echoes wake around
In lash for lash. ami bound for bound q w. q .
M The foam that streaks the courser's side 81
Seems gath cred from the oceau's tide yEByTosH
II showed all night All night, laying AVID
in net bed, Zoe heard the tinkle, tinkle, OIL
sleet against the window glass. 1t was day. 10
ank when at last The fell asleep. wb&nt
awOEe, the sun was shining brightly intol she
tle room. Zoe arose, dressed herself, ,bk II.
The storm had passed--the sun bad "a out.
spsBilor on the sleet-the scene WAS Il H., -
20 look upOn-the whole groutd spsr( aay,lina
cont az white diamond dust 1.-The -, n,;,h
an slchantsd one--the trees 80 seemed
.shi ding glass hung with lmiili6 mes Of clear
jse tVs for foliage Zee shat he{ns IL nenaont
sav heir sight and when She - I'LL, -
blat a spots followed &C., .ssra ,to,o oy.iO
ro,o, Zoe went down sta W. 4, o.onnS tLn
1nsa careful little hsusss1ss = =. -, 80 -
al~sss Asp' - q, ea wifcfas she vas, she
sasz Of ses 49, - H. ood in the shed at the
q et@ amer me- "a re Of any such bad spell
nice 4 ,m aA genain there and get
3. p'es iatp the room, and soon
tor br,s Hast 1t n'ieu n'' ''''N''',''
had dss y~Jsss ~, Ign 20 S', 'he
x In ID Sj89aIf17 ~ u'O. ~ anu NV
ash inc an Ia kplGn& so"','f " nii' Sii' vas
"a sad,len sbatl3Er aad j'a.D
I the passag, 4 rsi s11as" - III WI
rider ana biaek 49, W.. 90 I;.a.. :,
st two dogs vin -
y Zoe hid bu 9igted htf 81 p'9'' 80.
Dc looked up, ffeAH waSsa -. 80;
4 her heal a lain, &was
D. ing the rcSn.
d. sGood potaing, dag
~ GS9dsh@ rng, ae orr
Wh@ we've e,Lor
sfg'safs ffNK Mt
ON his Mo black horse Earth.
AsF 1bylh;s doc, Tbpnder and ;,bt.
III
@@h Shas stmted fox early Gis
81 R fheiyra The ole man, sitting dovrb be-
~ and hginning to draw on his boots
4HfHE the old man. uniting On his
tst&aRSsn in his hand. said
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uq. Wy slUse wv i..e-, .ose ,.V
naasi anu uiSopPerr ID, W 'n0 iO"I ~, =. -
1rHe one 'Ouiu see N'N 1''''N,''' -
nah' snow u"'', ni' $50 . hia
On "''""' "'''' nm 9.
past 'a' oangerS-'ne isS' =, '"0 ""' vas
ana Easy on ""' ro"' anu sn0 i''u'''' " Wv
Lhonse 70 clear up Tue DreSAias' '"oi., Su' s''
her room IN ord'r' went up s'ailS SDu "au' .i'
beds, returned TOOK out her INTERESTING luii''
pecings and sat down 10 II, hun'nlhg gay ali ~
irtTsusde herself that she was hoipy' Nhe sat
hsre sewing Tor hours stopping ohIy 10 rePieiiish
| SIRE 20 sweep up The hearth, or TO caress mr.
/ shell kitten. She sat there WINE The sun
1tsd high ia the heavens, SIM quite ao-
the shaping of hexagons aAd the match
oTs, until thGt crash and crackle, the rush
was heard the shudder and culver OF
d was felt, and the huge dark rider on
lie black ste halted with a shock at the
arg heavily % the ground and, pushing
cottage door, stro1c in, and paused be
yo1.g corr ger In , were a. a 9u ,tr
'-1sn' e0paer l"na '"e As'IAiihs ,liia .ny
aha 'he N'es 'ae s"n' 1.1 '"e -,
%aething like1 Brutpg Lion stoed sig
Tue inches in his weaiher-proof boots. Hif
| use chest was = hacked By shoulders OF cor
/ ndipg hssadih. ssd over them hung ell
Z Hf led Al rnng and Wiry-anl above then
81 ed hassAty head, with strong marked
rican Ihdinn features, and Brutus Lion
bsen furious and blOodIhirsIy republican, .
rsgic,de who had sat upon the trial of King
charla I. and who On tho accef sion Of Charles