Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-04-17
i'm and youf father, TINT makes him Object

: until few days siiiee, when told nj
father Of oitr engagement, and asked pei
mission to solicit your hand uf your father
, NY tathef has ali interest in a large mer
: cantile establishment in Havana, whiel
lie thinks IL about to fail, and he put IN,
off by saying that lie wishes to send m'
. thitltef as bis agent, flor he Is too old ait
ittifm to take such voyage,) to brns
the business to a close, and II possible, II
. prevent n total failure 30 now, dpa
Anna, there remains but the alternative
either to be united at once, and wait TO
time 10 cool eur fathers anger, or mus
. lsava you to 10 to. Havana, and In tha
case Heaven only knows when we shai
NEE. again Ny heart pleads stronel,
for the first proposition. Auna, aud / awat
your decision"
i Charlton took ADnas hand within his
own, aud wniIe the tears were coursiup
rapidly down her checks, tho noble cir
thus replied Chhrl.on, you know thu
love you, aud il 10 tho very intensity D
that love that prompts me TO decline you
first proposition"
| 'aDh, say not 50, dear Anua," exclaim
ed Charlton.
Hear lie through" continued Auna
4" have but littlo more to say. Our pa.
rents are 30 much opposed TO oilr union
tlat think it best 20 part for the present
and during your absence, will use my
inllueiiee with my father to bring about
All atticabe adjustment oi ali differences
Wtlether we meet again In this world OF
only ia that lar happier Que beyond the
skies. Anna ItazIewood viii we'd none
but you. And now, dear Charlton, fare
well do not despair. for all will yet be-
| we'll Without awaiting his reply, she
turned and entered The house, and sought
| her chamber. to pour out her full heart III
/ prayer to the Giyer Of all Good, and to
supplieaie Him TO guard and protect her
lover, and to return him in safety to his
friends aud his home.
A few days later, Anna learned that
Charlton had embarked for Havana, aud
then she felt, oh, how lonely aud sad.4--
She coon reused herself from this despon.
deney aud Hidd to appear cheerful and
happy. though her heart was ready to
| break all the while. She knew that n
| great deal depended upon her assumed
cheeffulness, if che would bring about the
desired reconciliation between old Mr. M
| and her father. After the departure of
Moutlord for Havana, Mr. Hazlewood
pefeintorily forbade Anna TO mention bis
name In his preseuce. Still Anna was
not discouraged. She was determined to
watch aud wait for fitting opportunity,
and, III the meantime, TO try by gentleness
and affection to subdne her fathers anger,
aud thus win him over to consent to their
| union.
About three months after Charlton
Moutiord sailed Tor Havana, Mr.. Hazo.
wood was taken suddenly ILL His family
physician was at oice called, who pro-
nounced his sickness merely slight de-.
fapgetnent, and said that III few days
he would be well again. A week passed
by and he was no better, but rather grew
worse. Anna becpme alarmed at these
serious indications, aud she watched over
him day and night. She seemed like an
angel lowering around his sick bed, mill-
iaterDg to his every want, and as she
watched his pallid cheeks, and listened TO
his means of pain. her heart was wfung
with agony al the thought that her father
might never recover. II was dreadful to
think that he might die with malice and
hatred ranking ia bis heart. Oh, If he
would only forgive end forget, thought
Anna, how happy would be. How eau
he hope to die forgiven in another world,
when he is so unrelenting III this ! Not
long after, while Anua was sitting by her
fathers bed side reading the Bible, and
ever and anon casting monrnful glance
ut her father, who lay upon his sick couch
with half.closcd eyes, apparently in o fl.
ful slumber, he slowly unclosed bis eyes,
and looking around the room, whispered
her name. She arose, and bending over
him, asked, in low voice, how he was.
!" Better, my dear child, but oh. / never
thought myself SO near dying in my life,
and know that it is only through the
care of an all.mercifu Providence, and
your kind nursing, that am still alive
What book were you reading, Anna e
"The Bible, she replied. !. may read
a chapter to you?'' lie assented,,, and
Anna opened it at the sixth chapter OF st.
Luke. What a chapter for child 70 read
to an unforgiviag. unreleptiug parent
Anna read until she came to the sublime |
passage:
BE We therefore merciful, as your FAITH
er is also merciful; Judge not, and you
shall not be Judged condemn not, aud ye
shall not be condemned; forgive, and ye
shall be forgiven She could not pro-
ceed any further, but buryng her face in
her hands, she burst into tears. How
could her father withstand SO touching all
appeal, for well he knew the cause # her
grief The solemn words which she had
Just read to him entered his very soul, and
told him that he had wrobged tiiat sweet
and gentle being, his only child. Then,
reaching forth bis arms, he drew her 10
his bosom, and for few moments they
mingled their tears in silence. The father
was the first 10 speak. " Anna, my dear
child. know that III the selfshiiess Of my
pride, have caused yon great trouble. ~
Anna, will you be guided by those holy
precepts which you have just read TO me,
and are yon wiling 70 forgive and forget
the past wickedness Of your father?"
@Father, dear father, replied the weep
ing girl. as she twined her arms about heI
fathers neck, aud pressed her lips to bis
feveresl Irow, !. have nothing to forgive;
only love me as you once did, aud shall
be happy"
Z My dear child. whispered her father,
= love You Is do my own soul. Itwas
only enmity to Others and . Iovesof wealth
that made me forget my duty to you.--
Let the past be torgotton, and in future |