The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-04-08


can't Hiss Il ,ou don't take me ia your
lap
/ sai down and she climcd UP 10 a
sea, ON my knees. Tie mother seing
this. clsspcd her hands and raised her
EYES 70 Heaven as il in prayer. For
myself felt the decisive inomen, had
arrived, aud ! cased sny hear, iu Joa.
bic stecl.
What is,his woman and whs, This
to me z thought !. i am under no
promise TO support them--,lcy have
no legal claim upon me--,lry can
not obliSc me 10 feed them my riches
SO long aad so patiently ioilcd TOR. are
mine, yes, inine alone the future il
dark and uncertain; TO civ, away even
apart. would be foolish and impru.
dent" ......
~'''ln shsst, I gave m,sulf Ill she ex.
celeni reasons which the love oi hoard
ing can bring so iriumphanily into the
field Of argument. My resolution once
taken l resolved to be firm, and calling
10 my aid savage scowl, looked
stcadins'ly IL the face of tue child.--
She too looked s;eadiastlv and boldly,
an appeared considering in what way
she could break through the icy ram.
part behind which WAS cntrenched.--
AT lengM throwing her little arms n
round my neck, she said IN her child
ish manner,
viii YOU be my papa Oh, will
love you so. You look jus, ike
my dear papa. sometimes he looked
cross too. but he was So good, if he did
look cross wasn't afraid--are YOU
good too.
Il cannot describe TO you the iouch-
ing effect Of this nr,less appeal; ye, !
fal,ered not, but making n strong effort
to retain my stern and unyeiId'ng as-
pect, l rudely unclasped her little arms
/ from around my neck, and without q
word in reply placed her upon her feet
beside me. In an instant she turned
deadly. irighifuliy pale, then n single
tear rolled slowly down her marble
cheek, and fell yet hot upon my tremb-
ling hand. A change sudden and en-.
tire came over me---my greedy avar.
ice. my brutal conduct appeared b"tor"
me in their revolving detormi'y--/
felt degraded in the dust no longer
tried to struggle against the prime iple
Of goodness implanted in US all, no
longer reasoned. j fell, and giving way
TO the happiness Of being guided by
the heart alone, l placed my hands
upon the cl,ild's head and in u fervid
and solemn tone exclaimed.
i call Heaven to witness that here
in thy mothers presence do swear to
be to thee us father, and never daugl-
ter more tendrrly loved Than will love
thee. my chill.' ay e
oh could wish you had seen the
mother when she heard these words
Her eyes seemed to CLEAN with light,
her features were radient with JOY,
her breai heave1 convul.ively, and she
tried TO speak, Lu, there was n" sound,
not word could she utter. The ply
sician was alarmed, and we feared she
would actually die Of joy. But JOY sci.
dom kills--she brca,hrl more freely
and tears came to her aid.
.Brolher,' she said, have wronged
you
she added much more which could
mt hear. ] believe. (iIcaven pardon
) me,) she would have asked forgiveness. :.
for my brutality towards her; would
have overwhelmed me with rcmnrsc. ---
| interrupted her thanks by saying
that in her feeble State. she ought tt
avoid the eNeriion Of taking Ih,
phy sician, who was Of my opinion en-
: joined silence and quiet, and afer Civ
ing some directions, was about to take
leave Of his patient. when called hin
aside, and handing him my purse. de-
, sired him 20 take the necessary meas
ures for her immediate removal.
,, knew no person in Mar-eillcs, and ilIt
worthy man took upon himself the tasl
OF finding suitable residence.
Though said he, i fear shc viii no
need it long,
lfbu, for day, said !, ii will b,
one day snached from years Of misery.
That very evening everything wa
: accomplished, ard the next day ioun'
rs in the occupancy Of small hous'
be sau,ifnlly situated in the midst of tree
and flowers. and near the sea shore.
: There, during thiee months. clun'
: 10 the hope that my sisier-in-law Nigh
h regain her health, and fer lime la
: good reason 10 indulge in the eApec,a
= ton. She was ever calm and Tranquil
J. she would smile sweeily as would ior
l. ge, my fifty y"ars, my grey hairs an
y become n child again 10 please bein,
Z ] had sworn TO love and cherish : bil
,, alas. my hope was 10, 10 be realized
IL her struggle with disease and poyert,
l. had been Of TOO long duration; f; III
y sources of life were exhausted, AN
u medical science, with the ienderes, car,
could not avail. She well knew tbs
!, her life was drawing TO lis c'o,e. All
q she contemplated the melancholy cer
e fain'y with holy resignation. If IA
J. rarely spoke Of ber approaching end,
> was to spare our tears.
y The fatal hour arrived bot TOO soor
's ], was one Of those moonla nights )
=, beautiful ia that climate, when The mil
'' sea air.
- That cooi' the twilight sf,ts 'sitry ds.,'