Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-01-05
MI5CELL
Written for the Yindicator.
LINDA LEE;
OR. POVERTY AND RICHES.

,cas i.
1t was as late as the year 1907 VIC
the great city OF osteha was ,. a .'''a'
Wv - -, .,.. sn.,al was DIRK
The night oil whieh we pas W." ,,' a la. n
aud gloomy. Every lish' a'o"s Tue ""..
rev street was ex'insoisheu' anu every
sound was hushed' save ''e oIeas'o, "a
| 'oots'eP, - so,". y, " II. ..ooa s,,all
the outskirts OF tins village 5000 20, s"'a''
but neat cottage. aesoia , ,,,' WIN "o1o-
bine and hoheysurkie ne eaipee,ss
floor and the weii-worh iufni'u'e' uespoNe
poverty III no small degree. Luna I've
tut io''0 y -, ..;oh-
,age, was lovely g'r', OF perhaps eish,
teen summers. with dark brown eyes anu
hair OF Jetty black sue aust nave oee"
buried deep IL the theash's VI net ." II
mind, sitting there an aioae' oe""i's ot''
the tedious embroidery before hef 'o'
when a low gentle rap came al Tue aeof'
she moved not, ne''her o'o '"o expires
sioa OF her lace chanSe.
In momehs the doos ei,."e". Az" '',e
handsome, manly form oil fiehFy Esaaie
entered. Good evening Llhoa' no" are
you Why do you not pun asiae your
embroidery You Will rum your eyes
.Oh MT. Eso"'e' ,se' 81 s'u '''u
gloomy, | can scarcely teaiize my iouey
situation" -,
81 have proposition 10 'naNe, .4' y. =
which am sure VII P." ,s;,h
this: that you WI: ''Ne '"uT Wv"
your Aunt mrs L." mn ""''' 'e'"' ="
from the ooo'a' ,,.,,,, :,
ooh, yes, tieh'y, e'ao'. "'"'" -,
If Aunt wouid receive n'e '"'o "e' AM,
as one she love" anu es.''i'"'
is SO rich, and her daughters are s"'h ine
ladies; fear she wou'a ho' 'ohse"' ~
take me"
.'Never tear tha' L'naa' ~ YOU ,'y
&c. WIN ''a. wv ,o-,arro,v AND asl,
Lsnn's rssidenee') 'o"'notfo"' ;, an" as"
her permission To '"Ae 70" . ,". ls.n
VERY wti'--oo d, ou '',' n: A. 80.
MIR. Lsoaie toon 'ease - i1,""", 49," ~
the nex' morning iouha M" ." ms way ~
"Prim Villa" :" ME ne Is Oh us Jo',,
ney, let us look into ihe 'o'i"ef ena."..e'
OF Linda, as well as .'iat Oh iiel Avn, .' ""s
Mr.. Esdale. sir. Lee A'"a" -. ;"..'N ;,
was once wealthy 'i"", o0' os.'s .n :,
some misfortune he iost ms eS'''e' any
showed to osend with ms w' .: ana aaus"
ter, where he d'ea F." shoti ',n'e Ia 80. g.,
Mrs. Lee survived hef husband ou' . a &C."
months, ana idho" was e.. ".fe"p Al
upon he' o"', s". ,.;s;,o, a. Mr.. lee,
E.daie was a frequent Yis'so' AZ .''r. TT ~.
during his lifetime. ne was ~" ,sa,
man, OF superior ta'eh's-ho' ''V'' '""'
five and twenty years u ase' ""a s''"
manded the utmos' respect "neis.e' ~
went. He became muca a''acns .o;s ~ i an'
da lowed her serene eNP' as. a .'
smile OF RESIGNATION A" va, 49, - .as;.
death, he resolved 70 >. Z. A" ,,.,'d for VI,
circumstances before nc S'"..e" ~.
South, where he was s''''" '" Wy u"
gent business. .,,. ,.dv hv;,,
Mrs. Lynn was a "e'r". o., @",.nd Sh,
about tnFse nous wv GO ,O H.. s,a,.I, len
had three aa"sh'e,s No NOV Nth vi, soii blu,
me, shen The lovely 90 - ",s non'. sav
EYES, ""o NJ H.. o,;et I;bh,s
but 10 admire. hs' 'no eta, W.. va,
who MAD J",' e''' ,:,., ". ~ ever liv
was IS am'ao'e '''''S lS e,," T,nn9 wa
eu. ~ iis' o"'S I;',,,, ,,,t of the coun.
at College IN u dislan, par. ., .n s"l N
try, at the 'ime o. ""' H.. y" pnwexcus
"Gooa mo'n'" ~. y 49, WITH yo,
my anruplionsi An a.. srI1 ELL as he en-.
privately "sNsu 49, n. ;ma hail npan