The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-04-27
BY r. 8. BAILEY.

this u my dying bed. What is TO be done
must be done now. A reconciliation must
be effected between your mothers broth
er, Mr.. Bardott, and myself. The cause
OF our estrangement and unfriendliness is
to be attributed to him. 1t was no fault
OF mine, but whether am innocent or
not, reconciliation must be effected, and
to do so, must make the first advance
Your uncle is single man, The probabili-
" Is, he will never marry, and therefore,
after his death, you being his nearest rel.
atlve would become the inheritor Of his
property; but, to die and not on friendly
terms with him, lie will not leave YOU a
copper. This must not he, Clementina.
we must reconcile your uncle, yes, he
must come, and / will place the blame of
our enrhity upon myself and Apologize
20, Clementina, 60 to your uncle and tell
him your father is dying, and he wishes to
see him. Do not como without him, en-.
treat AID beg until he yields to your
solicitation. Go my child and bring him"
The daughter obeyed; to CRAFTY her
fathers wish '.lone, would have induced
her to obey lis commands. She went to
her uncle. Bardott was very indifferent.
could not her father die without raj.
sing sach fuss. He never liked to see
people die, and rs to. making friends with
him. Why nc did not care anything about
that, it Mr.. Watson was to be Of any use
to him as TREND, why try to make one,
when he was to die so soon."
The young girl begged and plead, and
with tears in her eyes entreated him TO
SO and see her father. Clementina was ms
all women are in this respect. Her tears
were honest; they were the spontaneous
overflowings Of sympathetic heart
Her father was dying, and she would do
anything for him. Woman is generally
successful advocate, especially with the
sterner sex, and the woman here triumph
ed, and Clementina had the infinite salts
faction Of bringing Bardott to her fathers
bedside. Mr.. Watson acknowledged then
he was wrong, and asked for forgiveness.
Bardott said he had no forgiveness 10
grant, that it always had been imma. .erial
to him whether they were friendly or not.
That when the daughter entreated him so
earnestly to come, he could not but oblige
her.
But" said Clementina's father, al
wish You to be my friend, and not 90
much my friend rs my child's friend. Mr..
Bardott, | must soon die, and into whose
caro- can leave my daughter must
leave her in your care. Yes, you will be
father to her. She needs protector,
the world may abuse her and she must
have staff 70 lean upon, and that staff
must be yourself Yes, Bardott, must
leave her in your charge. Oh, say You
will watch over her and guard her! l
am afraid she may be entrapped in the
snares set for the unprotected and defence
less. Say, oh my brother, say you will
take fathers placer
He would nave spoken on--he would
have got on lis knees to the iron hearted
man, but already he had overdone him.
self: Bardott saw the change como over
his featurcs-he had time only to say,
al will take care OF your daughter"
More would have been lost TO Clemen-
tina's parent, for rupturing blood vessel
produced by the excitement OF his feelings
he grasped Bardott's hand, and extending
the other took his daughtex's; looking
unutterable affection towR<F the latter,
his eyes gradually lost their Brillisncy. and
the NIX. moment his spirit waited its
fight to other and unknown regions.
Clementina, now that her father was
gone, resided With her mother, whittier
Bardott also removed. Sho was left to
hia care, and be had pronls>a 20 protect
her. But Clementina, unlike pasah, did
no, fear any Of the snares o. Che wosld.---
Edward, and Edward alone engroased her
whole attention, and after the Frat sbbul-
Iition az grief soF the loss Of her father lad
subsidized, sine ceased 70 think Of LiTn, but
on the other hand, considered how d
would be possible 10 estrsDge Edward
from Sarah. Edward, We have said bad
no inssntion Of marrying Clenentina, and
! ~ vet he bad never spoken of the < happy
day = and now that hsr father had just
bosa consigned 70 ths bmb, Clensasina