The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-11-16


with her husband having been banishe
the fathers sight, had gone oil. and had Nc
At the time Of her sisters marriage he
parents were wealthy; the pride whicI
drove away Lizzie had brought, silent regret
and after while came melancholy com
plainings by the mother, sighing (or III,
embrace OF her iir,t.bom. These soon le,
To anger and ordinations al home, and dis
spliion by the father abroad. Losses cam,
upon them, and a, last gathering the few
worldly goods they possessed, rhey leh iht
proud city Of their birth, and settled five
years a-o upon land purchased Of The gov
eminent in Wisconsin. Her brothers, som,
Older and some younger than herself, one
BY one d,ooped and died; and soon ihr
mother, calling "a agony upon her Ion. cs'
lied daughter, joined her boys in happie'
cline. Nome nOw were l,ii bul the ialhri
and hi, poor gil. Hs too was humhleJ lnd
stricken by That slow but certain disease
which tights up the cLeek, and fires The eye
with the brilliancy Of health, even when !,
victim is on the confines of eternity h.,
would sii and tell his surviving child ih'
.cs Of winning love. and sacrificing deyo.
ton, which had made his Liz the yer
object Of hls lif, lie would talk Of h.
swee; smiles, aud Of her happy disposition
until memory would lead him 10 the hou
when he bid her depar, anh not let him
see her face again. His decline was rapld
and his lone child saw The iir,l noweIs which
The warmth Of SwiHg had called from ln
soil OF her mO,her's grave, disturbed, up
rOoied aud ihrown aside, that hs ashr.
might mingle with those ol the mother au,
her children. Al his death he charged h.,
In pay of, 80 fir a. she mi.h, be- able. tn
debts incurred to procure The necrssaries oi
lite the land, which for want of cnlinrp
had no, increased in value, was sold. AM
left her but few dollars. These she OK.
pended in rearing some boards 10 mark The
spot where she had seen buried, one a(ter
another, her beloved kindred. She hat
heard OF Chicago She had heard that H.
this city there were offices where strangers
wishing employment could find work. She
hal on foo, travelled many. many mile.
ulil shr reached Milwaukee, AM thence.
by The kindness of a poor sailor, who hal
seen her day after day on the dock, watch.
Ing the steamers depart, had inquired anr
a,ceItained that she wished 10 come hiiher.
but had not The money. He brought her Il
Chicago on his own vessel, and had told hrl
HAT by crossing The bridge, she could fine
one OF those places, where situations were
given 10 worthy applicants.
Such was her story. She had mentioned
no NAME 6NcBpt InaI OI Iaiher, mother, and
The endearing appeIIalions Of " bother
George," ""WilIie, "&c. Both oflhc women
here cried bitterly. The fashionaby dress.
ed laIy turned her face towards the river
that her tears, at such crowded and unusual
place, might not be observed. She request.
ed us TO take her boys-George and Willie,
as she called ihcm-bv he hand, 10 keep
them irom danger, and then putting heI
arm around the neck Of the poor, iriendless,
wandering orphan stranger, said, " You are
my own sister. am Lizzie"
These two beings, chilIren OF the same
parents, how dilleren, have been their path,
and how deep their suffering We have
seen them since. We have seen them
together in Lizzie's carraae.n driving
along Lake street. They are doubtless a.
happy aS their bereavement, relieved only
by the consciousness OF dn'y faithfully per.
formed, can permit. But while The suffer
ing OF that father and mother may be iain |,
known from the story OF the daughter, what
must have been The mental agony OF thai
other daughter, unknIly banished from he'
mothers side, and driven into the world
without fathers blessing! What mu.r
have been her griei when her letters, writ.
Ten from prosperous city, from the house
of her wealthy and kind husband, telIIng
them her success, and Of the bith oi her
children, were unnoiiced and unanswered :
She mu., have felt indeed that The hearts ol
rha, father and mother, her sister and broth.
rrs, must have been harnencL against her
We will say no more. That scene will live
in our memory while We can remember
the pure and holy love Of father, mother and
kindred.