Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-08-21

alo, leeilng, the tironglng Suggestions OF early
impressions, colored every idea with mystery and
gloom; and with all her enlarged judgment, heI
innate and acquired resolution. it was long be.
fore she could bring herself to repe their dcpress
. ing influence.
But as night wore on her courage revived
Faith, confidence in the presence and mercy of
Providence, early habits of self-possession and
self-control, reassured and inspired her; and al
last she slept as Calmly on those cold steps as on
a bed OF down.
Light streaming over the Communion broke
her sumbers; and rising she offered up her NOR
ming Geyo;ions, with thankful though sorrowful
heart, but not doubling that great might be the
trials and struggles she was about to encounter,
| the benihcent Power by which she had hitherto
been upheld, in the darkest hours. would still
watch. compassionate and protect her Such was
the assurance with which she prepared TO engage
IN the great business and battle of life!
After time, passing through the transept. she
heard key inserted in the door, and slipping be-
! hind column, perceived the clerk enter. and
! cross over TO the ves'rv. As she did not wish
to be observed, she waited till lie was out of sight
/ and then gded forth.
| The sun poured his brightest radiance on the
/ church yard; but the yews and expresses. those
undying mourners, still wore the same deep gloom
and the pearly dew hung on the graves like tears
MIillcent hurried on. Soon she reached the lodge.
! PASSED up the avenue, opened the hall door, and
| ascending the stairs, gained her own room. with
| out meeting any of the household. Nor had her
! absence for the whole night been obseryed-a sad
| proof of the great change in her fortune.
/ no long time elapsed, when hearing carriage
| wheels, Mlcent looked out and saw the tall
| form Of Sir Hilldred aight at the door. She
might now expect every moment 10 be summon
| ed to his presence; and despite her independence
! OF him, despite her resolution to decline any as
slstance he might offer, she felt sickening SEN
saton of dread. His terrible pride, his bitter
! contumely. and his coarse, unprovoked insults.
| unrestrained by any consideration of aelicacy or
! feeling, had deeply wounded her before when sup
! ported by the love and sympathy of Mrs Grant
| ley. and what must be their effect now? She
trembled to think. but needlesslv; for hers was
not nature, when put to the test; to be crushed
! by frown.
| Her reflections were interrupted by a message
from Mr. Anderson requesting her attendance in
the library. There, as she had expected. she
found both the vicar and Sir Hidred.
II have been making representation in your be-
BALI to Sir Hlldred Vavasour, Miss Kennel" said
Mr. Anderson, in his most benign manner as she
approached; Il am happy TO tell you he is dis
posed to act toward you in the handsomest man
ner Considering all the circumstances. he en-
powers me TO offer You settlement OF hundred
pounds year for life, provided you comply with
certain conditions he will mention, and which ap-
pear to me to be perfectly unobjectionable
"In short,'' said Sir Ifildred, imperiousIy, 81
shall require you, in return for this annuity, TO
, enter into a solemn agreement never to hold anv
! correspondence with my SON. and, as the best
means of avoiding such thing, TO proceed imme-
dately to America, all the expenses of your out
fit and passage being paid by me.'
~ can have no hesitation, sir, in promising TO
! refrain from all correspondence with Mr. Vava-
sour replied Mllicent, coloring deeply "butI
must decline to accede to your proposal to go TO
America. Nor can accept the annuity you are
upo1 to nfTa mo hut which I ref sEin .b,n
you for"
Sir Hildred looked at her in amazemcnt his
lips tightly compressed, and his brows pursed BY
frown
Greatly Miss Kennel" said Anderson. "vour
answer surprises me. But surely misunderstood
you. You cannot possibly mean TO reject Sir
lilldred's kind proposal?''
Il decline it, sir; most distinctly" replied Mil
licent
Then, am sorry to say vour conduct is such
as | cannot countenance, and did not expect from
! yon,'' returned Mr. Anderson. warmly: land
since you have resolved TO act SO inacpendeutly
shall not be able TO render you any further assis-
! tance."
'.Let me add said Sr Hildred, without
raising his eyes, ''that shall expect to hear you
have left my house within an hour
Millicent bent coidly, and quilted the room.
Before the time named, she had reached the
railway, and was on the road TO London.
CHAPTER NNXIN.
Hail 10 the mighty metropolis, which lovers
of sounding but empty metaphor call the great
Babel. the modern Niniveh. aud dozen other
outrageous an! outiandish appcllations. But let
il still be LondOn-thc city without peer. with
out rival and, surely, no na,ne under the sun
is so great, grand. so famous.
What vast drama is every moment acting
und"r the endless eNpanse Of pecrlng fratCrnIZed
! roofs. spread out like one Gnbroken mass Where
is the Asmodeus who could raise them up, and
tell us their myriad, myriad strange and startling
mysteries? The palace, the mansion, the mart.
the hoye--the very hooks of the ccllars--thc
very ground beneath ls--every spot and place
every side. in every quarter, has its own deep,
indp!iblc, eternal memories its own separate tale
almost its own world
Grand it is, and inspiring and sprit-stiring. too,
10 the ovcrowin5 tide in the streets, as If all
mankind had held congress. and were parting
different ways. The lord and the bcggar, Dives
and Lazarus. the fine lady and the slut. scarcely
distinguiShahlc from each other. here walk in the
same rank. as they will on the Day of Judgement.
All crowd to the commercial Jerusalem, where
the tribes that come M tc worship are nations
their god Mammon, their temple the Exchange.
On MIicent's arrival in the great capital. it
was not without considerable difficulty that af-
ter wandering about for some time she procured
lodging--as humble in appearance n was con-
sistcnt with any pretension to responsibility. but
for which she was TO pay the now important sum
or twelve ShliilngS weekly. lnlS snpnldIlOl was
agreed to at the street door. in conference with
the landladv, Mrs Grimshaw, parsonage who,
though TOW reduced TO letting o-ings had. OF her
owa account; seen better days. and certainly If one
Judged from her mcagre and wlthered appearance
could scarcely ever have seen worse. A
mournful memento of the imagined period Of pros-
peritv. she wore side of her cap faded
black feather. in fine keeping with her soiIed
complexion. and which it was her custom to don.
at a moments notice. whenever she answered ap-
plicants for lodgings. or whenever occasion took
her to lodrers' rooms.
The terms Of occupancy settled, M,llicen was
installed in a small back room, three flights up
| stairs, and there left TO her reflections.
She had already rumnatea sufficiently on her
| affairs and settled in her mind how she should
act. Her first step was TO write 10 Fanny. who
she had no doubt would soon procure her suIia-
| bic situation. but she did not remember, IN the
| rapid succession OF events, that the week fixed
| for Fanny:s stay at Paris had expired, and there
! FORE that the letter was not likely to reach her.
! Not to depend solely on this, however she re-
| solved to insert an advertisement In the Times,
| rendering her services governess for modeT-
! ate stipend. to any respectable family, and she
| further determined to accept the first engagement
| that offered. Indeed, she had no resource, as,
| during her recent visit 10 Fanny, she had been
rather lavish of her quarters allowance; and,
now, after paving travelling expenses, she found
! that her whole stock was three pounds and some
! silver with which she again to bHg'n the