Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1850-01-25
TEEx LILY CT NEWPORT.
3IY LILLE LILBERSE.
CHAPTER I.


Strangers took me TO their home,
Anjiwa'ched my coming year
Strangers LeId ne 10 their hearts,
/ And kissed away my tears:
God bless them, And would fain hear
OF -lase to whom I once was dear
/ OF those whose memory l would revere
! ann listening. roshcr. with waiting ear
+ ~MoTuEE. ! am now fifteen, anu can
+ you not trust me with nay own history2
+ o.. how I have ever ionged to know -
I bat on tia; subject You have been almost
silent ] iuow that YOU are not my moth
cr, bat kind ard good you have been to
me. Rose has been as a sister, Mr. st.
Lucas as 4 father and-and'-
..AEd Luis as a brother" Mrs St Lu-
cas- finished tic sentence for her Yes
Liii.as. you are one Of us-we all feel it 50
that vou are as dear. as near, as any on
which we have lavisLed our love"
II ank YOU mother" and the flush
tLat stole over tLat young brow faded
And vet my heart yearus to know of my
parentage a.3 why was thrown helpless
iv upon your mercy and Affection and
the gentle girl bent her large mysterious
ewes on tie brilliant bracelet that lay up
Oh the barred arm white as chiseled stone
The bracelet was fastened by a diamond
clasp. 1t was formed of the purest pearls.
initiating tie myrtle vinc-tEe emblem of
lovc-the device ard motto Of some Illus
trious house. and among the pearls with
flashing gems. was wrought tic name Of
Clare"
This. know, has history" the mai
den resumed IN tone Of subdued sad
ness. bat perhaps. of sorrow. Say.
mother. Il at | may hear it even if and
size shuddercd-eveui if it be Of shame -
L trust not that answered Mrs St
Lucas teldcrly, though | can throw bat
little LIGHT on rhe subject Of which you
are so anxious to learn. But all that |
know You shall hear
1t was many. many years ago. when,
with all tic comforts and blessings that
luxury could afford | sat with my hus-
band in tls very apartment with my two
children gathered t. my side listening 10
the Wild tempest that RACED without which
made home aud friends, and happiness
. seem still more dear when servant en-
tered the room saving that lie heard some
thing fall o.. & e street Goor--te~@ and
u-asu II srFaa anguish and remarked
that il Iu.-ht be some traveller vino had
lost his wa7 in tic darkness. Nv hus-
band t!uug aside lis papers and hasteocd
out [ In & Rose iata the arms OF the
nurse and wlrH Las c-luEu- II nav hand
immed .atclv followed a woman. pale
emac.ated suG half lamtnc lay on the
STEPS Sic was tuiniy and cacaply clad
and pressed 10 her heart an infant of
year old
Mr. st. Lucas took her cold hand in
his and begged leave 20 assist her into the
house. Sc lifted her large, dark eyes
wildly. and attempted to rise. saying as
She drew from her dress That bracelet
and oh. how hollow and full OF agony were
her tones - VIII you give me bread and
medicine for tais Oh | have tried and
tried. to-blt no matter-will you take
it, and give me bread l have a sick
and ere the sentence was said she fell
heavily upon the arm extended for her
support Luis lad drawn the fra,l and
delicate child from her relaxed grasp and
with a kiss on its slumbcring eyes borne
it 10 the rarlor. where as soon as posi-
bic. we conveyed the dying mother
4 physician was called but. ere he
arrived Sic orened her death-dulleG eyes
and whispered My husband and my
chiIdi-God save them = God bless them
aud closed them for ever
= She was yoIng--very young-and there
were traces Of peculiar and remarkable
beautv-shc WAS sfjN most beautiful. IA
ded as were the form and face Death
had not changed her
~All we could ascertain of her history
vas, that ! woman. answering the descrip-
ton given, had come to Newport in a yes
sci from Liverpool Other than this we
could never learn