Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-19
For tho National Fra
A BROTHERS RECOLLECTION OF AN ONLY
SISTER
BY MARY IRVING.
CHAP. III.

There was no alternative The poor shat
tered wreck OF the mother, that had been NO
dear, must be, for her own sake and the sake
OF society, conveyed to the refuge provided for
the living body that has thrown off its allegi
ance to Reason!
drove to D the following evening tn.
KING advantage OF the weakness into which re-
action from the unnatural struggles of the pre-
ceding night had thrown my unhappy charge
She lay on the cushions Of the carriage. with
vacancy written on the face the soul had been
wont to light up 80 beautifully, quiet, though
melancholy. The child uponlmy knee, fortu-
nately, saw not tho cloud that was gathering to
burst over her own golden head She had
shed oil her tears Of terror and Of grief for the
home that she had lost for the doll, tho basket
the primer, and pictured geography, which had
been the prey OF the flames The rescue Other
pet kitten had comforted her for the loos Of
all these; and sitting down to wrap it in the
folds OF her white night-drees, lest lit should
catch cold, she had been calm spectator
Of the copfagration Children have such a
store of sunshine
SO they call you Eulalie ~ said |, lifting
one Of her light curls into the sunshine, that
yet streamed through the western window of
the carriage
{ Not when they ioUe me!v she answered,
with IN arch lifting Of her eye lids. ~ have
three names; Lniie' il for when am good !:
when ! am little naughty, | am Eulale,
and when | am great deal naughty, ! am
Eulalie Lincoln ~
could not help smiling at the child's nice
Discrimination
To-day, then, it is Lulie,' ! am to suppose
But for whom where you named2,
: For my biggest Of auntsl"
:" don't know exactly hcp big; but she was
gredt-greaf; eh, mammal
- On look, look, mamma ~ che presently ex.
CLAIMED, as we passed an extensive aud beauti
fal garden; what woods Of roses! ~
The dreamer aroused herself sufficiently to
recognise q landmark OF our rides, in the olden
days of luxury
-Four miles home" she murmured. sinking
back. D,n't fret, little I.ule! Eben and
little Ralph will no there to pick All the roses
for your wrcathsi,
Mamma ~ said the little one. straipipg
her eyes in a vain attempt to comprehend her.
It makes me feel asleep to hear Won talklr
IL had grown quite dark when we entered
D., though tho gas-illumined business streets
were brilliant as MONDAY. flushing, by an
involuntary motion, my little sisters outbreaks
OF delight ! leaned back in the shadow. and
nerved my spirits for the new struggle that
was at hand had told the coachman nhe,e
to drive
The heavy shadows Of grove Of pines and
mrs enshronded us rs we turned from the noisy
pavement upon the soft turf Of the ASYLUM
grounds. In the dim light Of the passage.
lifted my bewildered parent from the carriage.
and bore her npthe steps before che was aware
Of my intention
THIS is not home 4, she Indignantly ex.
claimed, CHANGING about and starting back
from me.
What! 20 home without stopping at no.
tel frstf What are Jon thinking of?u said
!, assuming an air Of authority Sit down,
while 20 and speak to the bar-keeper
Mamma, don't you know home Ii burned
mp. except the down cellar lv cried Lulie.
] sought the experimenting physician. whom
] had well known in my boyhood, and held a
hurried generalization with him. He was a
man whose kindness and wisdom in that Pc
culiar and painful branch Of his profession,
with which the public had charged him, had
been tested by years Of active dnty and my
confidence In bis opinion and aid had brought
ms thither
H. commended my decision and promptness,
but shook his head ouinously, as | recounted
her symptoms
Bad--bad! But there Is hope; You have
done the best thing possible! The child mast
be taken from her Immediately, howeyertD
suppose solv responded with heavy
sigh for mother and child
Such delicate organization as hers,c DUR.
sued Or. u, must snffer from contact with a
mind ont Of tune. II anything Of hereditary
insanity faint her young spifit--which Heaven
forbid association with her mother would
Foster Il most iearfuily Ia any case, her ideas
% right and wrong mItehood and truth, would
be most irrevocably warped and distorted !