Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-12
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to her under blank enyelop.
Five yeare hat changed Margare, sad
ly. The high-spirited, blooming. happy
woman, was now meek, quiet, pale.
faced sufferer. Lilly had grown finely,
all unconscious OF her mothers suffering,
and was very beautiful child. She al.
tracie! the notice Of every one.
Aunt Hannah." said Margaret, one
day alter This long, long period of suffer-
ing, IL have what you will call strange
idea 10 my mind. Ii las been visiting
me for weeks, and now feel much in.
clined to ac, from its dictates. You
know that Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards are
gong to Paris next month. Ever since
Mrs. Edwards mentioned it me. have
felt desire 10 60 with them. | don't
know why; bu, o'it is. | think i, would
do me good to go 10 Paris and spend u
few months there. When q young girl,
always had great desire To see Lon
don and Paris; and this desire is again
in nv mind"
81 would go. them" said Aun, Hannah,
who thought favorably fany thing likely
10 divert The mind of her niece from the
brooding melancholy in which she was
shroaded.
10 Paris Mrs. Canning went. accom-.
panied by her little daughter, WHO was
the favorlte of every one on board the
steamer in which they sailed. In lhis
gay city, however, she did ho, find as
much relief of mind as she anticipated.
She found i. almost impossible to take
interest IN any thing. and soon began TO
long Tor the time TO come when she could
go back to The home aud heart OF Aunl
Hannah. The greatest pleasure she took
was in going with Lilly to the Gardens
of The J uileries, and amid the crowd
there, TO feel alone with nature in her
most beautiful aspect. Lilly was always
delighted to get there. and never failed to
bring something in her pocket for the
pure white swans that hoated go grace.
fully in the marble basin into which The
water dashed cool and sparkling from the
beautiful fountains.
One day while The child was PLAYING
al short distance from her mother, a
NAH seated beside a bronze stature, over
which dropped large orange tfee, fixed
his eyes upon her adiniringly. as hand
reds of others had done. Presently she
came up and stood close 10 him, looking
up into the face of the stature. The
man said somelhing to he; in French,
bat Lilly only smiled and shook her
head.
Nv hat is your name. dtnr!" he then
said in English.
Lilly" replied the child.
A quick change passed over The mans
face. With much more in,eres, in his
voice. he said ....... ....
Where do yon live? In London7''
"Oh. no, sir; live in America"
"What is your name besides Lilly?"
Lilly Canning, sir"
The man now became strongly agiia..
ed. But he con!ended vigorously with
his feelings.
"Whefeis your mother, dear!'' he ask.
ed,taSng her hand as he spoke. and gent.
y
"She is here, sir" returned Lilly, look.
ing inquiringly into the mans face.
"Herer .. ... .....
Yes. sir. We come here every day"
"Where is your mother now?"
"Just on the other side of the fountain.
You can't see her for the hme-iree.
"ls your father here. also" continued
the man.
NO, don. know where my falher
is" .
ais he dead!"
mo, Sir; mother Gays he is not dead,
and that she hopes he will come home
soon. Oh! wish he would come home.
We would all love him so!''
The man rose up quickly, and turning
from the child. walked hurriedly away.
L,lly looked after him for moment or
1--WE. and then ran back to her mother.
"On the mex, day, Lilly saw the same
man sitting under the bronze s,a,ure.-
tie beckoned TO her, aud she went 20
him.
allow long have you been in Paris,
dear!" he asked.
"A good many weeks" she replied.
"Are you going To stay much longer!"
IL don't know. But mother wants TO
90 home"
ado you like to live in Paris!"
mo, sir. | would rather live at home
with mother and Aunt Hannah"
You live win Aunt Hannah, ihen!"
: '.Yes. sir. Do YOU know Aunt Han.
nah?" and The child looked up wonder
ingly into the mans face.
Il used To know her." he replied.
Jus, lhen Lilly heard her mother call
ing her, she started and ran away in the
direction from which the voice came
The mans face grew slightly pale. and
he was evidently much agi.a,ed. As he
had done on the evening previous, he rose
up hastily and walked away. Blu. in q
shor. time he returned, and appeared TO
be carefully looking about for some one.
A, length ne caugh. sigh, Of Lilly's moth
er. She was siti!ng with her eyes upon
,be ground, the child leaning upon her.
and looking into her face, which he saw
was Thin aud pale. and overspread with a
hns, Of ca hnece Oolv cnr n p,,mopt Ill