Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1851-06-06

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Il looked astonished al INV boldness. but rs
piled. firmly:
.Ceftainlv vou will M. Alf,sd conmsn,
you.,
Il will moi y said 7. with a ,ona of d.;snce
One Of two thinas yaa INNS, do' ALL.
eiihsr 90 10 school tiis. .h,oment. or I viii loci
YOU in YOUR room. and keen Won lhcre lin w,
are ready to promise implicit obedience 10 m,
wishes in fu,ure.'
II dare vou do IL said va, oo,,, ,,a, m,
up s,airs.'
sAlfred choose now said NV ,no,hor ,,h,
laid her hand mon NV arm SHs ,rsn,Sisd "n' -;
olently. and was deaihlv nnle.
sIf vou touch me vim Licl, vo, s,id I i,
terrible race. God knows / Ena,y moi wba
/ said.
win you 90, Alfred q
sNoi'I replied. but ouailed beneatb bs,
leye.
Then follow me- said she, as she prasped
NV a,m frmlv rs;s.d ,na 80 90 sh ~ g'asPeu
hear mall yaised foo, anJ L;cLsd se"'
nv sainled ruotbetl How NV head reels ,s
the torment of memory rushss oyer me-, I
kicked my molher-a feeble woman-my mo.
ther! She staggered back few stems and
'eaneo agains' he wall She did not looH i
me- saw nor heart beat against her bret I.
uh Heavenly Father, she cfled,' she cried,
,org'Ve him-he knows not what he does 7
me gardener Jusi then passed the door, and
seeing my mother pale and almost unable TO
support herself, he stopped; she beckoned him
m iaRe tnls hoy up stairs and lock him in
MS own room, said she, and turned away from
me. Looking hack as she was entering her
room, sne gave me snch look-it will follow
me--ll was LOOK oi agony' mingled with the
inienes, iose-it was the last, unuttered pang
rom broken heart
IN mome'ii found mysefa prisoner in my
avn avn Iooni, : lnought ior moment, would
hingmyselt from the open window and dash my
brains ou'' PM ieit afraid to die. was not
Peniiens' AZ umes my hearl was snbdued
ou' my Stubborn pride Iose in an instant. bade
me no' yieIo; Inc pale lace OF my mother
neun'eu me- nuhg myself on me bed, and fell
asleep. Just at twiligh, heard footstep ap-
Proach The door. IL was my sister.
Hhat may tell mother from you ? she
asked
.No'hing' replied
Ut, h'iieui LOT my saks, ior all our sakes,
say ,aat you aia'Aa' .-she longs to forgive
wv no. ,o,. nd aga "A 4. nIns a, N
'ftbe bsd 10 mass another wrftcbed and teaffu
I oiobt
1 7Ano,ber footsteu. slower and feebler Ina,
INV sis,s,,s disturbed mo. A voice called m,
nv name. Ii was nv mothers.
alfred. nv son. shall come iuf Are yo,
sorrv for what YOU have dones she asked.
i Il cannot tell what influence, operating a
that moment, made me speak adverse to m,
lfeeliuus. The gentle voice Of nv mother lha
Thrilled through me, melted the ice from m,
frozen heart, and loneed TO throw myself o.
her neck, but did not. But my words CAV,
The lie 10 nv heart, when said was not SOL
nv. heard her withdraw. heard he
groan. onged to call her back, Jut I di
I, lnof.
> i was awakened from my ueasy ulunbe
/ |by hearing my name called loudly, and my sis
ter stood by my bedside.
.Getup, Alfred. Oh, don't wait a minute
4, Get no and come with me. Mother is d,
. slinq.'
Il thought was yet dreaming, but ges u
and followed my sister. On tn
bed, pale and cold as marble, lay my mothe
oha hud moi ttnd reeend- She had tltrouin he