Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-04-20

gown and black velvet smoking-cap, With
long, silvery hair beneathit, came and OPEN
ed the door.
| had fancy it was my Lady-bird' 5
knock, he said, STOPPING down to kiss the
child. What is your pleasure, Queen Ad-
elaide ]? Come forward and proclaim it.
And may Queen Adelaide have her
pleasure, grandpa. what it may be 2
she exacts nothing more than usually
unreasonable-well, who's thisP he exclaim-
ed in surprise, breaking off suddenly as he
saw Mabel for the first time. Poor Mabel
she had hidden behind Adelaide, trembling
with a vague fear at the strangeness of her
position, and half hoping to escape notice.
Now she had to stand forth and bear the
kind but inquisitive gaze of the old mans
eyes. Poor Mabel she hung her head
down IN her shame and shyness, but for all
that the old man could see that the face she
was trying to hide was very lovely one,
with its large. sad eyes, and the delicate
mouth and chin even though the stain Of
tears was on the cheek, thin and pale from
want and suffering, and roughened by con.
slant exposure to wind and weather.
Where did this poor child come from,
Adelaide r he asked wonderingly.
Why, out of the street, grandpa, where
she was walking in the snow with her ma
ked feet. Only think of it, grandpa ex-
claimed Adelaide Indignantly the people
she lived with sent her out to sell evergreens
and | saw her from the window and brought
her in. And oh, grandpa, l want you to
promise that she shan't go back to them any
more-won't you ? Mabel is too good to
60 back there, and I want her to stay with
me always, and get dressed in some warm
frocks, and be happy and comfortable.
Mayn't keep her, grandpa say !
How could be refuse the eloquent little
pleader ?-how turn deaf ear to the en-
treaties of those childish lips, and the voice
| less. but most earnest pleading of those
sweet eyes upllILeu TO his, O,I0ss
recent weeping Oh. grandpa loved Ade-
aide too WE'LL and be was too good and
kind hearted himself, to deny her prayer
long. need not tell you of all the ques-
tions that he had asked Mabel, and of all
the answers that she gave him, but only that
from Adelaide's pleading and his own con
viction of the chld's innocence and truth
written SO plainly as both were on her swee
face, the old man consented at last to kee,
Mabel in the house and take care Of her al.
ways. She was to be Adelaide little maid
and help her to dress and wait on her, AM
Mabel thought it would be very differen
thing from being the maid to Mrs. James
rude boys.
She could scarcely believe that she wa
] not in dream, ghen few hours after sh
5f8f i tR haaE gPn 81 She sasadf ass 5aef 3 81
ferent person from the poor ragged chill
who had stood trembling before. Now sh
J had nice bath, and was so prettily dresse
4 from head to foot in garments richer an
{ handsomer than she had ever dreamed q
! possessing. Her face was clean and pur
t and her pretty yellow hair, parted evenl
| from her forehead and clustered waviIy q
round her neck; her neat dark merino dres
e fitted nicely to her figure, and her poor lii
tie feet had soft, warm stockings and shoe
: on. Altogether she looked so pretty an
] neat that Adelaide was perfectly charme
e with her new little maid, and could not re
4 frain from throwing her arms round her an
r kissing her; and the kind grandpapa hin
self patted her head and told her to be
, ; good girl.
G SO this was the commencement of Mabel
! New Year. and of her new life, for aftt
a this she never left Adelaide. She was
/ good, and faithful and afectionate, that a
e about the house soon grew to love the qui.
D. little Mabel and grandpapa often told b
;, Lady-bird that she never did more fortr
n nate thing than when, in her childish cor
passion and pity for suffering, she broug
7, the poor little bound girl into the house I
IS that New Years Eve
le THE CRYSTAL PALAcE-We learn fro
le the New York Journal of Commerce that
20 separate department of meteorological, mimi
" and chemical prnducts, has been formed
r. the great exhibition. This department cons
n tutes class Ist If it shall exhibit faithfu
- the resources of our country in mineral veal
~ its variety and richness will render ir wort
le alike of curious inspection and profound s
a dy.'
en What State of the Confederacy can bo
r. Of being richer in mineral resources I'll
he to that of Deep River, be found or copl
ore richer than that of the Stith mine in Gl
- ford county? We can also boast of excel,
H. ores o. iron and COLL, of superior duality
marble, and many other things worthy of
| hibition Would it not be well, does not
as interest prompt thatspecimens of these vari
to minerals should he exhibited at the New Y
Worlds Fair! Why is it that North Carol
nd has heretofore occupied an obscure po<it
"A among the States Because abe has not b
w knorn Now that the knowl dg" of our
ao' sources has begun totranspire. we find north
Ia capital flowing in on us rapidly and rromi:
to to cooperate powerfully with US in buiidin,
rst the Old North State
TOO We trust that our people will not wifi
to keep their light under bushel. LIE: t
av- show it to the world, and the world will I
~, begin TO appreciate our advantages. and to-
- participation in them
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