Eastern times., 1855-04-26

against her, and at once began feeling Of her
hands, examining her dress, and trying TO ind
out If she knew her; but rot succeeding here,
she turned away ~ from stranger, and the
poor woman coold not conceal ire pangs she
iell that her beloved child did not kuow her,
one men gave Laura string of beads which
were recognized by the child at once. who.
WIN much J"y' put them around her neck, and
sought eagerly to say she understood ,be airing
was from home.
The mother now tried 10 caress her, but boOY
Laura rePelled her, preferring 10 be win her
acquaintances.
Another article fTom home was now given
her, and she begun to look mach interested:
she examined the stranger much closer, and
gave me to understand that she came from
Hanover; she even endured her caress, but
would leave with indifference at the slightest
signal. The distress of the mother was now
painful; for although she feared that she could
not be recognized. The painful reality of being
treated with cold indifference by a darling child
was too much for woman's nature TO bear,
Alter while, on the mother's.iaking hold Of
her again, vague idea seemed 10 fiji across
Lauras mind that this could not be a stranger,
She therefore felt of her hands Tery eagerly.
while her counienance assumed an expression
of interest; she became very pale, then sud.
derty red-hope seemed struggling with doub,
and anxiety; and never were conteEding emo
tions more strongly painted upon the human
face. AT this moment Of uncertainty the moth.
er drew close 10 her side and kissed her fondly.
when at once the truth flashed across the child,
and all mistrust and anxiety disappeared from
her flushed face, as with an expression of ex-
ceeding joy she eagerly nestled in The bosom
Of her paren, and yielded herself TO her fond
embraces.
After this the beads were all unbeeded; ihs
paythings were utterly .disregarded; her play
mates for whom, but moment before she glad
ly left the stranger, now vainly strovs to pull
her from her mother; and though she yielded
her instantaneous obedience TO nv signal 10 fol-
low me, it was evidently with painful reluc-
tanee. She clung close TO me as if bewiIdered
and fearful, when after moment took her 10
her mother, she sprang to her arms and clung
to her with eager joy.
had watched the whole scene with intense
interest," being desirons of learning from il all /
could of the working Of her mind, but now
left them to indulge, unobserved, those deli
rinns feelings which those who have remern-
bered mothers love can conceive, but which
cannot be expressed.
The subsequent parting between Laura and
her mother, showed alike the effection, the in
telligence, and the resolution Of the child, and
thus noticed al the time.
Laura accompanied her mother 10 the door,
clinging close TO her all the way, until they ar
rived at the threshold, when she paused and
felt around TO ascertain who was nesr her.
Perceiving the matron, of whom she is very
fond, she grasped her with one hand, holding
convulsively 10 her mother ,wilh the other, and
thus stond for a moment-then she dropped
her mothers hand-put her handkerchief TO
her eyes, turning around, clung sobbing 10 the
malron, Whine her nurnvr JeP-..-I --.i-I. .nA..-
tions as deep as those Of her child.