Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-08-29


noble friend TO the aying parents. ano
'ns h.''e maaaie'n. VINO hsa oeen sep
a-s'ea rom 'hsm' TOT 'eaf o. eo",as,en' .
nucams the pet ani eomFan'on W "''.
Afnsrd. The lady was ch'ldie.s. ana
.onged 70 adopt 'h's charming cn'a 70
me event OF her parents % ,th' anu sue
desired to mske known bsf KIND wishes
|, o". tne v'f"ienee OF 'ne n'seas' ls'. Tue
unfortunate couple not moment 20 sf-
1ahy' ary plans ,of 'n''f aa1n"s ~,
'u's' lhsy o'eu anu ma"s no s'sn'
aha maaa'e'n was ic's an orphan among
strangers. ..oaao
eetuneate OF aePos" 'o' 1oo.ooo
w the pank of--"us ,ouno amo"t
oreys eh"c's, DIT no o,ne's papers .,
""P"''"'o so"" W '"e"'' ." W" ~"
mr. Armand sen'ch Tor letters or CORES.
pondence TO throw soma l'gn' on .ner
pss' "'s.o'y am' '""n'seo"'. %, "os
line could ne discover. Astne'f tfunks
nad eesn rlned oy the sersan.s o. me
'oa'"'hK nous", ""'"R IVY '''k" '" '"'
epidemic. Arnard concluded that these
aoeamen,s had bee" ass.royss. snf ,he gave y,
W NV ssa'o"' nv "'e'.'s''e' ,"e -
tie GIRL hoping she would remember 'he
place o. her na's''y' ana me su,nsmss 'n'.
Io' "e' 's'a''''.' o"s s"o P''''.a 'eys'
her uncles. and aunts, and COUSINS CALI
p"z tnem oy tner gwen names.
'"a e'''r"y s"ew VIZ" y ~
lother. IRON Hagmenthry remth'h-
SCIENCES she gave Of grand c'sy'and sew
tf"i rfenen Vofss WIN wh'on sne was
"A r..
hod spent some time IN fs.'s WIN me-
lamlly, but as the little Mada'ein 'n-
formed him. that none oil her uncies or
s"n's lived 10 ndf ei,y;"eut across the
oIg wafer ron mere, mf. hrharu eoh-
ciuded that the Greys were T. English; Tor
me yellow lever had made sucn head"sy
oelcre Arnard saw thems thet no oo'
ta'ned no Information whatever, from
'he u"nappy parents IN regaro 70 ,ne'r
antecedents. tie, however, advertised
the death OF mr. Grey and his wife.
stating that they bad ie't on orphan
daugnter.in New orleans, ana 'orwnroed
copies oi the advertisement TO several
Lonaon papers, nut receiving no TO-
sponse' ne gladly accepted tne ht'ie or.
pnan' at the hands OF frovidence, ana
ADOPTED her as ms oe'ovto uaugo,e''
Mrs. Arnard did not 1--we TO ENJOY the
blessing she SO much coveted, and SIX
months after the deetn OF maonleins
Psfen's' enc was oefeaveu OF the k'nu
friend, who had been second mother 10
her.
h:er tne aea'n OF MS wlie' mr. arm
arc. who had remained thus long In the
sonth' at great sacrifice OF comfort
ano 'hei'nnuon' removed 70 ms ,orme'
noms w Ono. aho comnenceo mousse
Nssp'"e 'n "so'a'eiy' unoe' me auspices
VI MS sister, MISS hgnaee hrha,a'
MISS Arnard was maiden OF some
,o',y autumns. Tier heart experiences
hao peeo numerous ana very anecung
10 herseh. her hopes nan proveu
n,IhIng more than hopes. and carefully
numoefeu, IKE nousekeepers napk'ns,
they darkiy resposed In the crypts OF
memory, Of which no one had the Key
ou. nefse''' Inc dehgnt on MSS Arm
eIs. and re,d her o,yn d;s.,n,,;o,m.n,.
I,'.
o,ne she k.d g.yen an socis,v n.r,lv
TO indulge her roma Mic tsstes' and par-
tIv. because society had given her mn.
when she was recalled fr,m her tears
and seclusion. bv an Invitation Ia be.
some her brothers house. keeper. With
smiles, she left her world of tears. by
railroad. and discended ON her brother
In an avalanche of trunks, and band.
boxes; for Miss ArnArd always wept In
costume, and never rehearsed the sor-
rows Of Juliet, until tho last bow of rib.
bon was adjusted to n fraction. and the
last a,wer s,uck IN her vIr c,n head. and
then (as we boys say, when we pull Off
our Jackets for a wIestle) when Miss
Arnard s.got a good ready, ~ the tragic
Muse was not moro tragicul than she.
Miss Arnard never ntalked.p agent
in dishubille. n her morning wrapper.
she miQhf tell Betty. 10 "shut the door
aud keep out the coId;, but In her robes
Of state Miss Arnard trausposed this
simple sentence into blank verse, and
bid
.nnd leave Old Besss. ,ns an sea H. ea,sr s,ds-
81 n'"''o "'s "ese' see" ",' s's'o, s'"o.
sue naa a'''seu ao o"yea's " n'se'e''on'
never o'eamlng, poor 'ehow. tnat some
women, reach three scoro and ton' wnh
out arriving at that age OF wisdom. he
was consequently not o little surprised
when on mee.ing that iaoy. sne threw
nerseii into MS arms Irant'calv elacu.
lat'ng. my brother OH my brother"
mr.. hrnaras mrs. surm'se' was that his
sister was ~ pam, nnd no inquired IN
sympa'h,zang voice. vi she would have
nnyth'nv,' To wh'ch shc replied MY
cup Is 1uh' ask Tor nothing more'
This answer only mystified Mr.. Arnard
more than ever; being practical man.
and not given TO bgures OF speech. he
did not Imagine that his sister was fig-
uring her happiness under the metaphor
OF a cup, and that his own corporal sub
stance was the 'drop" that caused Il
and Miss Arnafd's eyes to overflow
Having thus spilled her broihcr-in n
figure Of speech. Miss Agnace allowed
herself n be conducted TO the carrilgc.
Mr.. Arnard looked rather dolorous, at