New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-15

bots It's nothing 70 you what's the matte,
1t don't signify to any one"
"Oyes Il does am sorry to see you So"
" You are not sorry" said the girl. "You Ar,
glad. You know you ara glad. Inever was liis
this but twice, over in the quarantine yonder
and both times you found me I am afraid Of you
Afraid Of mel"
Yes Ysu ,eem to come like my own snse,
my own malice, my own-whatever il isl don't
know what it is But am illused, am III used.
| am illused" Here the sObs and the tears, and
the tearing hand which had all been suspended To-
gether, since the first surprise, went on together
anew.
The visitor stood looking at her with strange
attentive smile 1t WAS wonderful to see the fuy
of the contest in the girl, aud the bodily struggle
she made as if she were reHt by the Demons Of old
" am younger than she is by two or thres
years, and yet it's me that looks after her, as if
was old, snd it's ,he that's always pettsi And
called Baby l detest the name. hate her
They make fool OF her they spoil her. She think,
of nothing but herself she thinks no more Of m.
than if was stock and ltone," So the gill
went on.
"You must have patience
Il" | 'front.' have patience
If they take much care of themselves, aud III
tie or none of YOU, you must not mind it,
i ic,A mind it."
"Hush BE more Prudent. You forget your de.
pendent position"
Il don't care for that I'll run away. I'll DO
some mischief | won't bear il can't bear H.
shall die if l try to bear il ~
The observer stood with her hand upon her own
bosom, looking st the girl, as one afflicted With
diseased part might curiously watch the dissection
and exposition of an analogous case.
The girl ragged and battled with all the force Of
her youth and fullness of life, until by little aud
little her passionate EXPLANATIONS traied off into
broken murmurs as if she we're IN psin By cor.
responding degrees she sank into a chair then upon
her knees, then upon the ground beside the bed
drawing the c)yerlet with her. half to hide her
hamed head and vet hair in it, and half, IS il
eemed, 10 embrace it, rather than have thing to
take TO her repentsnt breast
go away from me, 20 away from me when
my temper comes upon me, am mad. know
might keep it off il | only tried hard enough, aud
metimes do try hard enough, aud at other times
| dom and went. What have | said knew
when | said il, it was all lies. They think an
being taken cafe of sOmeW here, and have oil |
want They are nothing but good to me. love
them dearly no people could ever be kinder toi
tbankless creature than they always are to me
Do, do go away, for am afraid of you l 40
afraid of self when feel my temper coming, ami
am as much afraid of you. Go away from me,
and let ME pray and cry myself better
The day passed on and again the wide starr
stared itself out and the hot night was on Mar
settles; and through it the caravan Of the morn
ing, all dispersed, went their appointed ways
And thus ever, by day and night, under the sun
ard under the stars, climbing the dusty hills sui
toiling along the weary plains, journeying by land
and jOurneyiDg BY sea, coming and going
strangely, to meet and to act and react on ona
another move all we restless travellers through the
pilgrimage CT life.