The daily union., 1856-12-12
"Yes, | knew her She was grand lady"


"Rngsh, she not ?"
"On the mothers side she was but by the father she
of good Scotch blood crossed the bor-
der"
Mrs Bryce said Sarah, thoughtfuy, "dO you think
my mother ever loved my father Mrs Perciva told me
she did not but then she saw her You knew her
well now tell ma what you think about IT,"
The face OF the Scotchw oman flushed vvidly.
Mrs Pereiyali What could she tell your she eIcaim
ed angriy "And yet what could she no BARN, there
s more evil In this world than you have dreamed Of
Little that woman would have dreamed OF sending you to
me, II she had known what | know"
"Tell me-"
"Promise me first that you will not speak of it to her
till the time comes. will tell you then"
"Yes, promise" said Sarah impatentlyj "and am
never going TO her again. so it make little difference
"Wel, my BARN, that woman loved your father once
He never knew -no one knew II but confidential
of hers who privy TO the plot But Mr. Frank
cared for her And when he went to Europe she married
Mr. Richard out of pure vexation. When the news came
of Mr. Franks marriage she was in dreadful way
Your mother my BARN. of high family, and veal
thy They were all angry when she married your
father but when she left him all forgiven The mat
hushed up and after his death she married again
"She did not love him, then p said Sarah sadly She
had been accustomed to invest this mother with
every possible perfection And to be told that she was
cold, and false and heartless was a bitter sting
"Lovep said the Scotchwoman, with bitter emphasis
"My BARN it than love-it idolatry and
sinful suppose He ten years younger than She but
would have dreamed to have them together
them three four times in Paris and in Lon
don. 1t was before you were born, you know"
ayes but fshe loved him So how could she leave him
If she loved him. how could she give up2 was but
little child-so little only to have faint memory of
her-when she went away"
"My BARN. there wrongs that will make proud
woman turn against the innocent child she has borne,
said the old woman solemny. wondered greatly at i.
myself but cannot Mr.. Richards wife or rather
Janet her confidential servant played her part we'll She
tall adyke girl, well furnished with money and
fine clothes She began by sending anonymous letters to
Mrs Frank who would not show them her husband
she had done that all might have been we'll But she only
"a hnrx
little babe in her arms and told her it his bairn, it
enough All the love she had felt for him seemed
changed to hate She left you boh with bitter that
she would never you again And so she has kept IT,
and Mrs, Richards plan has succeeded"
Sarah listened in silence to this strange story.
"Bu how did you know all this Mrs. Brycer she ask
ed after a moments pause
al was the continent with lady, and saw your
father and mother; and more than all that knew Janet
"You friend of hers, then 7"
The features of the Scotch worked convulsively
| and she answered, with burst of honest grief
"She was my ain bairn-my ain dear bairn and woe
be to them that led the puir lassie astrayp
The young girl shocked at the effect of her careless
question.
"Don't weep So Mrs Bryce" she said soothingy az am
very sorry to have panied you So"
There am better now," said the woman, wipng heI
eyes, and smiling steadily 1T is better for her that she
has gone There is in that other country to lead
her into wrong-pur IaH1aie But will forget OF
forgive those who did this wrong she added with
hemence that sparkled in her usually placid eyes like fire
al must find my mother" murmured Sarah, laying her
head down on the pillow from which she had lifted in
the heat of the conversation. She will love when
she knows all, and need some to care for me. Mrs
Bryce tell me her maiden name"
Margaret Clanmoran my BARN"
"Margaret-Margaret-it is beautiful name. ] wisl
they had called me So"
al sure your own name is bonny enough" said Mrs
Bryce kindly "Now shut your eyes, my BARN, and 60
sleep ken well l shall love you for the sake OF yu
mher who so kind to pur Janet in spite of the way
! in which she came to her"
With q kind goodnight that might almost have been
mothers, so low and gentle was il, Mrs Bryce left tn
| young girl to her rest
But all night long she tossed to and fro upon SCI
of dreams Sometimes the fair sad face Of her mothe
swept before her. and then the gallant figure Of the youn
sailor and when at last the morning broke and the frs
rays Of the rising stealing the house-tops
and looked down into her little room, she awoke wear
and unreeshed and conscious of dull feeling of home
sickness and dreariness that almost worse than actua
pain.
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