The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-12-22
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present duty. Let every thing else take care of
itself; In doing, you win find that every day
viii bring peculiar duties; and in their perform
ance you will find an internal satisfaction of which
no outward circumstances can rob you.'
4 will try to do right, Anne will you help moi
Even as would help my own sister,
You are kinder TO me than my own sisters
said Genevieve, feeliugy, looking with fearful eyes
into the face of Anne. And now can perceive.
in some degree, what is meant by loving thy neigh
Dor, and how much happiness must flow from it.
am nothing to you, Anne, and yet you seem to
love me, and care for me more than those who are
my own blood. This cannot be selfish love. 1t
must be a love for my good And. as the true
idea dawned dimly upon her, and touched her
heart by IFS application TO herself as an object of
that love- her feelings again gave way. and she laid
her head upon the breast of her new found friend
and wept aloud.
Under the kind and constant direction and ad-
monition of Anne Earnest. Genevieve was enabled
to bear. with n degree of meekness and forbear-
ance. the neglect of her parents, and the open un
kindness of her sisters; and this change in her dis
position, was not long in being observed by herpa
rents, and sofrening their hearts towards her.
Month after month passed away. but she had no
tdings of her husband. AS the period of their sep
aration became more and more extended, obtera-
ting the remembrance Of unkndness. and warming
up the love that had be en- felt for him, Geneveve
became more and more desirous to hear from him.
and once more 10 be with HIM. But, in this, it
seemed rs if she not TO be gratifed for there
came no tdiugs for her anxious heart
Gertrude and Genevra, in the pride of conscious
superiority. looked upon Anne far beneath them.
Though she was tall and beautifully formed, with
face expressive Of great lovelnees of character,
they could see nothing in her that was not vulgar.
She was not suffered TO sit at the table with the
family, but assigned the charge of that at which
the boys eat. To this she had no particular objec-
ton, as she soon perceived that her presence had
very great effect upon the apprentices, and that
after the first few days their udeness at the table
gradually subsided. They soon showed disposi
ton to tall TO her in a respectful manner, and not
unfrequently, referred TO her the decision of little
matters upon which they had disputed. 1t was
glad day for little Jimmy, when he saw her take
her place at the table. Although she could no.
change the quality of their food, materially, yet
she could, in great measure, that it came up
on the table in proper order. She saw that the
cook did not allow their coffee or tea to get cold:
and, by rising very early in the morning and see
ing how things went on in the kitchen, and looking
in there, tco, at night, she managed to have goud
many things, 10 the preparation of their food at
tended to, that added their comfort; particularly
in the prevention OF large quantities of corn bread
from being baked up by the lazy cook, which they
would be forced TO cold day after day, she made
their fare much pleasanter. The necessity of liv-
ing upon the same coarse food that they did, was
not one TINT rendered her at all unhappy, as she
could, in submitting 10 this privation make it more
agreeable for them.
Among the many young men who visited, occa-
slonally, at the house of Mr.. Hardamer, was The
only son of a rich farfEer, who had recently come
to the city and opened store on Market street.
His name was IIlerton. He had made bnt few
aequ4intances since his removal TO the city. and,
among hese, happened to be Genevra and Ger
trude' Usually about. once every week he drop
ped in and spent an evening with them; but as he
was young of fine education and fine princi
pies, he did not become much interested in either
OF the young ladies'. Still, as time frequently hung
heavy on his hands, and he was fond of cutivating
the social feelings, he continued to drop in pretty
regularly.
1t SO happened that he called in. one evening
when both Of the girls were out. He was shown
up stairs into the parlor by the black servant who
either did not know anything about the girls
not being in and who went back direct to the kitch-
en-, without taking the trouble to make any nqui-
ries. Anne, who of course never went into the
parlor when there was company there. and rarely
at other times, was, on this evening, sitting there
alone, at the centre-table, reading. She rose at
the entrance of Illerton, who, surprised and de-
lighted at seeing sweet face, though that of
stranger, begged her to be seated. With easy DO
liteness she resumed her chair, remarking, at the
same time, that she was sorry to tell him that the
yonng ladies' had gone out for the evening.
There was something in the face of Anne that
charmed Illerton, the moment he saw her, and her
low voice, that trembled slightly, sounded to him
more musical than any voice he had ever heard
For some time he endeayored to draw her into
conversation, but, although every reply she made
charmed him more and more, he could not sue
ceed in getting her to converse freely. Her re-
serve be easily understood to be the naturally mai
den reserve of pure minded woman towards
perfect stranger. Illerton was a man who readily
understood character. and rarely to false con-
clusions in reference TO any After sitting for
nearly half an hour, much longer than his own
sense of propreiy told him he ought to have liu-
gered in her company, under the circumstances, he
rose to depart.
You must pardon me- he said, for having, so
long, being altogether stranger, intruded upon
your company. My only excuse is, that have
been Interested
| 1T is no intrusion upon me, SIR replied Anne,
and if, in the absence of the young ladies, have
succeed in making your visit pleasant one, can
only be gratifed,'
| You must pardon me another net of presump-
tion,' said Mr.. Illerton, smiling; 4 did not know
that you resided, as you have intimated, in this
family. May beg to know your name!'