Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-04-18

seemed closed with n sad seal
The servants, as they gathered in the old
fashioned kitchen, had worn away many a
long evening with stories of hrs boyhood
and now by them, too, was anticipated with
great delight the return Of young MASTER
| Our madam's eye will blink righ: gay
when her STRIPPING lad faulds her again, and
the auld hall will seem alive with his kindly
chat, and how he will peer amang the knobs
and green braes by The river side ken We
now the lassle Cary, as ye call her, played
hide and find behind the gray rock, and ho "
AFT we told their tales in our cups and the
leaves of The setlling slIewed a brave bride
groom and a bonnie maiden, and The white
snood was cast off for the bright gold ring
as our own Russell slipped it over her finger
and who knows but God has it in his will
that our lady shall see the happy day when
the two children come before her and ask
the blessing of age upon their young heads
and then
But how much longer old Jenny would
have kept on with her chapter of peering,
we can't tell for she had full faith in her
foreknowledge, and would sit and link long
phanIasies until the small hours spoke from
! the wooden clock of the servants hal-for
| Rhode spoke; and moler,' said he, do We
know what our Jenny heard in the break
| fast room about young masters being sent
away And how our Iady's cheek grew
pale like the dav the boy left US these three
years gone ? And then, not very briefly,
was told the story we have heard of the
breakfast table amid many sighs and won
derings of what ii all meant, and sorrow for
the kind mistress. But ye'll ken soon
enough, quieted for the present the party, as
/ hu hnu thaIr mi ri n a
beds.
Cary Min6eld was the daughter of dis
tant but dear relative of Mrs. Bogart, and her
gentle love and sprightliness rendered her a
favorie at Russleton. Even the crIsty Un-
Gle Peter would suffer her to prattle before
him unchecked. Her father was settled
much farther among the Highlands, and it
was unlrequent the interchange of visits /;
but the few that were made, had left mem
ory upon the boy and girl-and thus The al
lusion, in Russel's letter and auld Jenny's
tale.
Despite the mandate of her husband, Mrs.
Bogart clung to the belief that The presence
of his son would wear upon the father, and
the necessity of it would gradually become
acknowledged, and the child grown almost
| a man /; all would naturally fall in the course
| OF things TO the hope that had not departed
quite from her heart-at least she would suf-
fer no cloud to darken the near approaching
day for the welcome home.
Once more came the eutolding arms Of re-
turning love; with streaming eyes OH the
manly shoulder OF her child was the outpollr-
lngs and happiness of peni-up heart re-
lieved. Ii was gay and blithesome day.
TOO, in the kitchen, when the brave lad was
ushered in by old Jenny. She rubbed up
her horn specs,and grasping his hand, turned
him around and around TO form an idea of
his growing beauty. And bravely yell trip
it in the furrow, and loudly yen whistle TO
the kline ye tent, and Draw grand farmer
ye'll he with your satt hand end thick locks,
and white and rosy cheek B.! All, Russell, my
man, We look more 6tung bridegroom
than pIough-boy.' Thus saying, she fond-
ly passed her wthered fingers through the
CLASSY curls of her nursery BARN, and sat
him amidst them 'as dotted on him.
With deicacy incredible, or from some
other motive, for no one believed of gentle
thought in his bosom, Mr.. Bogart SPOKE not
a word for week after Russels return Of
his future prospects SO the time passed
rapidly. Russell was TOO young even TO have
fancied that he had ever loved, nor could he
conceive that any being could be so wor-
shipped as the one who now wandered
among all the familiar haunts and planned
the outlines in the future with him, giving
grace and beauty TO every animate and in
animate object.
well, what do you propose TO take hold
of for a living? After you have idled your
time here little while, its hardly probable
at your time of life, Russel, am. expected
TO support you in Incidence. You have now
been well educated and brought 10 mans es-
tate-henceforlh you will prepare to take
the world as you find it, aud battle for your
self neither do | want a prop, as your weak
mother would suggest; need no service at
all from your hands. When you see fit, you
may make suitable inquiries and establish
yourself in respectable business
Considering the boisterous temperament
Of the man, the subject of departure was
broken mildly, but the words fell upon a
stony listener in his son-they appeared W
;erly incomprehensibe. Leave home, and
90 among strangers friendIess and portion
less. while the lands of his father were broad
aud fertile, aud no one 10 come between him
and their inheritance He c, uld not utter
sound, while on one side was Il parent in
exorable, and on the other, one trembling
and drowned in sorrow.
Can't you speak Numbered on his ear,
'or are few salt tears TO make baby of
you A fine man have TO prop me, who
sniff1es al a woman's eve Once for all,
take it as 6nal-I feed no beggar you are
10 earn your own bread and face the world !"
| AT length the spirit ofindependence of broke
forth, aud meeting uuquaiingly the angry
glance Il think, father, | understand you
mean me to leave your house, and seek
among strangers the competency needful for
my maintenance, and 10 burden no longer
with my presence or wants my natural guar
dian and friend"
'Humph yes, i's no more than right
I've already done more than duty demands
ed. You've been more expense TO me than
| was 10 my father, and you ought to fee,
grateful to be brought so far
lam; with the gifts of education and ro-
bust frame | leave your root, penniess and
frientless but one boon | crave, and with
that granted, | kiss the rod. 10 the being
before you are garnered all the strong ten
drills Of my affection, ] pray you by some
means 10 alleviate the distress of her you
call wife tighten the sorrows fone you be-
reave BY your cruel sentence-give a COM
panon 10 her loneliness to solace her sad
and bitter hours Oh, father show me in
this thing you have the impulses of hnmani-
ty, and will go forth blessing you in my
night wandering
We cannot attempt TO analyZe the feelings
of the being thus addressed; but willing
consent was given that Cary Minheid, who
was now an orphan, should become an 10
mate of Russleton and a companion to MI
the vacant seat of the son.
We pass over the second parting, and