Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-12-12
And you saw him first only yester-

What did he say when he called this
morning2'
He asked for my mother
Your motherY
Yes. l told him that my mother was
dead, and that lived with Mrs Lee
He then wanted to see her; but | said
that she had gone over to your house.
What did he say then :?
He spoke Of you, and said you were
a good man, and that we no doubt found
you 2good landlord. had mentioned !
tnat You owned our cottage
MIR. Lotion appeared affected at this.
w hat then2' he continued.
He told me who he was, and then |
asked me my name. When | told him
that it was Jenny, he said it was good
name, and that be always liked the sound
OF it, for his mothers name was Jenny. I
Then he asked me if had known his
mother, and when | said yes, he wanted
TO know if loved her. said yes-for
you know we all loved her. Then he
covered his face with his hands, and |
saw the tears coming through his fingers.
Because you knew my mother, and
loved her, Jenny said he, I'VE will be
friends Afterwards he asked me a
great many questions about her, and
listened with the tears in his eyes, when
told him of many things she had said
and done the last time she was up here.
We were talking together about his moth
er, when Mrs. Lee came in. She spoke
cross to him, and threatened to complain
to you, If he came there any more. He
went away angry. But I'm sure he
meant nothing wrong, sir. How could
he, and talk as he did about his mother
in heaven?
But, how came you to meet him in
the woods, Jenny?' said Mr.. Lotion
Did he tell you that he would wait there
for you? ..........
'Oh, no sir. The meeting was acci-
dental. l was sent over to Mrs. Jasper's
on an errand, and in passing through the
woods, saw him sitting alone and look
lug very unhappy. l was frightened
but he told me that he wouldn't hurt 4;
! hair Of my head. Then he made me 81
down upon the grass beside him, anC
, talk to him about his mother. He asked
> me-A ,sEHat naa nJI aIe estians-- and i -t0lt
y him all that / coukd remember about hen
. sometimes the tears would steal over hi
f cheeks and sometimes he would say
r All if my mother had not died. He
$ death was great loss to me, Jenny
great loss-and have been worse for ii
k And was this all you talked about
4 Jenny asked Mr.. Lotion, who was muc
5 affected by the artless narrative of tn
It girl.
;. 1t was all about his mother, reptile
}, Jenny. looked like her, and that
i seemed to him, while with me, that sh
K was present.
+ He said that, did he = Mr.. Lotto
d spoke more earnestly, and looked inten
e ly upon Jenny's face. 'Yes-yes-itj
so. She does look like dear Jenny h
= murmured to himself. i never saw tn
i before. Dear boy! We have done hi
wrong. These hastily conclusions
e me! To how much evil do they lead
e, And you were talking thus, whe
Or Mrs. Lee found you?
w Yes, sir
r. What did she say"
ID Il can hardly tell what she said,
rt was so frightened But I know 81
e, spoke angrlIy to him and to me, al
rk threatened to see you
Mr.. Lotion sighed deeply, then add'
lie as if the remark were casual
lie And that is the last you have Sc,
IS, of him..
- No, sir; I met him little while as
II, as he was hurrying away from you, ,hous
so You did?' Mr.. Lotion started at Je
irl ny's unexpected reply.
Yes, sir
X Did he speak 10 you?'
nd Yes he stopped and caught hold
as my hand, saying, God bless you Jenn
in We may never meet again. They ha
IN driven me away, because they though
it. meant to harm you. But he said not
ci. ing wrong was in his heart, and ask
* me to pray for him, as he would need I
nd prayers ..
ng At this part of her narrative. Jen
ark wept bitterly, and her auditors eyes
lch came dim also. ....-
Ilr. Satisfied that Jenny's story was II
hat in every particular, Mr.. Lotion spc
by kindly to her and sent her home.
lad A week after Mark Clifford left F.
vas view, word came that he had enlisted
had the United States service and gone
call sea as common sailor; accompany
this intelligence was an indignant av
last al of his father that he would have nc
ant ing more to do with him, To old
on. Lotion this was serious blow. In NJ
the he had hoped TO see realized some of
the ambitious desires. His daughter Jel
lind had been happy in her marriage, but
my union never gave him much satisfact
,ep- She was 10 have been the wife Of
more distinguished than mere plod,
girl money making merchant.
did Painful was the shock that accon
MED the prostration of Mr.. Lotions
eet- bilious hopes touching his grandson
! the whom ne had always been exceedl
T. fond. To him he had intended lea