New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-14
CHAPTER III.

HANDS.
Stree that night when the ship Red Lion rode out the
furious upon the African coast and the two infants were
born amid the storm year, have passed into
the tomb Those who then In the noon Of life
have gown old straight forms have become bent-dik and
glossy heads have men and maiden have
matched the meridian Of their days. and those who were
infants then have become men and women grown But
Life has not all the itself Death has been busy
during and years and the broad to the
tomb hos been often travelled
wu early evening and in the paror Of one of the most
suuiptueus dwellings Of NewYork City sat the retired
merchant John Aheron All he has changed most woader
fully The old grief still gnaws his heart and when be all
as mind will wander back those long years
sgone fearful night when the storm robbed ham OF his
wife, He had never wished for another. Many beautiful
had coveted wealth and tried hard TO win h
heart give His first his last his on y
love suatehed from him when the storm demon
be could love again HIS once noble form was
bent hair which used cluster about the high brow in
glossy brown curs had crisp and and the top of the
head the blasts which swept it, And then his
had grown spare and furrow and sort Of harhness
which there before had upon them In fact he
was different from what we found him when fst
Long has shut his heart and present troubles
bad warped and soured his soul.
The old In his chair with his closed and
his cssped upon bis knees Hlps moved but no sound
forth Presently of the doors Of the apartment opened
Young She not far from nineteen
d sse form she below the medium hight rather full,
sln pnre and delicate sAbser, and yet blooming
with health Her hair Of eh brown aud her eyes of deep
liquid blue. She beautiful being and good she
besuis Such Esther Lyman orphsl who had been
with Nj Anterior several Her father had been aher
business and when he died he child
the hands ms e I'D sn babe him for and her
horeh she his Her her had died when she
but cnd and thus, When shs came TO had home be
eah the old merchants roof she him her whole heart with
all rs childish confidence and Wiling obedience to control
We'll, father" sic uttered, she TIPPED lightly forward
Al placed Der hand upon the old mau am all ready fo'
the start"
"Ab-sO quick Good, You are smart, Esther We shall
so suppose and have hurried. Is the ship al ready
Yes the sst Of the pu, board this afternoon
10 morrow ieIsoon che W get her papers aud drop do.n
rsus.mens All my chic, this TIP TO Europe will benefit
lit benes,s You, father, l shall be happy"
"1hauk you. gentle one"
AMER ns LHosf uIhsd 70 IetNe zoe rD ioi sne hsd only
Gene to let her protector know that she all ready but the
old man called her back
her" he ssd craving her closer him. ~ wish to
sIeak with yeu further touching subject have before
brcsebed You lncsg whit mean"
Speak on, sir" murmussd the maiden Trembling per
.ude 70 yOgI ms-ryiTs with m, s3n he I've: yo1 web
10 uroTe AID either there or when we rtua the shAI
be coufumms;cd kIow you viii Dot tell Ia nay"
No o. ny best thsiS, shall nos say "a th,ush nave
TIE old imprinted tss her fair BROS as she spoke
and hCn che TUNED from the Sac went sp 20 ner o"a
chamber and there sb sank down upon her bee All cover
ing her face in the quilt SIC burst toto abe was no,
Isy unhappy but strstss indssgst'e gloom dad --ted
Gown upon ra sort OF cloud which threw lis saai9 I'M t1
fuufe-Snd her oe She remembered erphaned
state end he old y her mother wentSp from ser soul
She Knew t,e Of Marx AheroI but she f.t she could
rsvet love him end sbs knew sbe pain her guardian when
sar'y AFR Fisher len the od mans presence Marx Atsr
TIN oersd lie VS.. twenty u age though
rtstc~ he look,d oder Those vic him 81 ard knew
OF he daily walls when from bis house
ds'ipstios which him lie was below the
ed,um hh quite thick Get With baek hair black eyes
and ei.ac,,d the Of he head whe.s .bs
'.,in q Passions are developed. was broad s1d fuL
Wen, governor" ne sad Inns II mon one If
spfes WITH shee Nd easJ sort of though were