Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-10-09


"A tender and assduOus friend he was for years to my
desoate mother he had her in church, and sought
her out when human aid seemed farthest off, She new
er imagined that he aspred to be anything more than
friend for he old enough be her grandfather; but
she loved him dearly and revered him for his Christian
goodness. Isaac Evandale the miller universally be-
Oved Simon has his fathers comey round face and bright
blue eyes, he inhers his tidy ways too--and love Of ang
ling-and bids fair To be an old bachelor also.
"My mother gradually recovered health and spirits be-
meath this kind friends fostering care he taught call
him 'faher,' long he became in reality by marrying
my mother.
g" saw this dear parent weeping-she held in her hand
miniature, which she kissed rpeaedy-l knew il was
my faher's-she pressed cinvulsively her bosom,
and knet duUn IN prayer for alone together.
few mrnngs afterwards her kneel before the altar
Of The viliage church. The old nilrrs bride; hui she
looked snilng and happy then, and Isaac Evandae
claimed, as he casped ne in his arms THANK Cod |
can be real father to my tte Bertha now
"Wha pleasant home he made for us-tending and
watching my g"nre m'her f,ndy, perhaps, than the
youngest lover roud have done and when Simon my bro
ther, born. was jealous of the darling stranger
for there love enough left 10 satisfy my inordpate
cravings.
Il was twelve years od-;t was my bir,hday-ah. how
well do rememnpr when letter arrived directed to
nay mother in my fathers name; the writing unknown and
bearing the ps-nak of seapnr, town. 1t had been
from place to place in search Of her. the writer evidently
not being acquainted with her ch nge Of name and abode
She opened with surprise srruugy depicted ON her coun
enanre, saying. who his he frum p looked at the
contents, and with piercing aud gestures Of or
ror and despair combined f cn The f"r as ore dead.
There confusion and disuay. s,ihed gruans, and
dreadful excamaOns in the midst of The confusion was
hurried away by domestic, no, correhendng how let
ter could have caused all This sudden bewlderment
"0ur worthy past" led 10 heparsonage and his aa
bic wife made understand that great alicton had
beaen my mother but what il she did not explain.
To my earnest eneaies she replied lha, by and bye
might perhaps be od the sad circumstances, but must he
patient and quiet now, for my mother too i'll to
"a stranger arrived. and went long journey with her,
weeping because had my mother in her trouble.
was taken strange large house Il did not know then
that inn, having such place before
and brought bedside, where pale, haggard looking
man lay stretched on The couch. He gazed wildly upon
me- and tried to clasp in his hands, bat shrank away.
calling for my dear mamma Then | saw the sick man
I
vhorn had not noticed BEFORE oek my hand and led me
away
Next day was told that the gentleman whom | had
seen in the bed had breahed his last and that to de-
part immediately with the grand lady new home, for
that my mother disgraced person, and must
InenIiun her nanA again. They told me that was gen.
temans daughter, that if behaved well should be taken
of by his family the lady whom had seen being ing
aunt my dead fathers sister, All this listened to,
aud endeavored 10 realize bat when hea I'd them say that
must forget my sweet gentle mother and much
her again, o. the wrath and fierce passiOn of that
noment-chiidlsh, impotent passion it was-quellet
even the grave, stern lady, whom was to call Aunt
Vain were all their efforts pacify nay Indignation and
gref: raved, enreaed but it all unavailiug; and
my aun the Lady Beatrice became severe as toa rebel
ls captive and treated me hence furh with severity and
dignfded reserve
"Aluch To my amazement was clad in deep mourning
garb-Gur whom was not told Once feared they were
decelvng and that muther more but asking
if this the case, the Lady Beatrice said that she was
avebut would have been better for her had she died
The new home II which was taken slnod in The midst
Of 6ne large park, where huge oak trees spread their
branches far and wde groups Of deer repsg beneath the
the tranquil lake. stately swans gracefully bent their se-
der Recks. The Immense chambers, goomy magnli
cert, quite terrified ne: how my or, breaking heart
yeanec TOR glimpse Of The sunny parur in agp by
the mil. And my mothers low, sweet lullaby hu>hing
my baby brother to sleep, lar derrrr aud neo L.
me- Than all the scientific Instrumental music of The
Lady Beatrice.
1.-The fur succeeding years have always appeared Ia
form part OF some dark, ,dreary dream can scarcely real
z their actual reality My governpss was as severe and
superb rers"nage Lady Beatrice herself vas laske
heavily fr,n rning ill night; bat could mol learn FIJI
my spirits bT"ken and my mnd paraI zed. M,
question dare ask concerning the fate the welbeing
uf the beloved fr whom had been cruelty parted
for venured To aude 10 any f,rmer assocaons, Those
around seemed utterly shocked al The gtaa inn ropety
Uucea,ng discipline prac,ised my vugarsrns We're
hnleJ at and overheard Lady Beatrice say to my gov.
erness-
"'She nss be made lady for my dead br'her's sake
But she is dreadtuy stupid and otsUse wnha. and de-
void OF affection and senslbity the base boud overp'w
that pure nohle current, which minges in her veins
However. by fair meaus or FOUL she must be broken N 81
as not 10 disgrace u.s.
those long bitter years Of my seemingly hopeless cap
iVny When never heard The voice of tenderness
ei'da'"n; wheG yeaned for a bsum which weeI
aad could Ind none used to dream Of our pleasant hume
by the river side; again was calling the flowers on its
banks 10 make garlaOds ur my baby brother heard the
foamng waters Of 'he mLdam, and woke. to hear the
waiting winds the aaceot trees aid to be urped on
with ksume asks-the sole recreaion of tho doy br i;
walking up and down the long avenues with my poveres:
ar, in winter paradng The gavelled terrace AT lenoh
fell dangerously i'll Lady Beatrice used come and look
at NE with the physician, but aone-a sick chamber
distasteful to her.
3 "My nurse kind. mothery cfeahre and was
slmos, sinful enough reoce in my illness because was