The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-24
TllEDAlLY GAZETTE.
the COyElyRSS.

l. IuG UVvEAS0u0s
Ii is a sad story. was govcrness---s
poor dependant in a noble house. had
many times thought IL the father of my two
little darlingS knew that Le was hand
some; Though | seldom raised my eyes :"
rs. | Thought him unwontedly gracious,
a Il that was H. Tley tod ne that was
beautiful, and the stately oid l,oasckecPcr
who used to part my hair with her slender
fingers once said, in dreamy sort 81 way,
ats very fine and glossy. child t's very
soft and silky. In all the wide worid, CHILD,
| there is nothing like the beautiful face, and
the Lord made man in h,s own image .'h
be thankful. child, that ycn arc lovely. but
etten. often think through eyrlid- =, white
a. yours through lips "a ruby, ON pure
cheeks, over l,fty brows, through long and
golden tres.es, between soft fingers under
| gleany teeth the worms have rcyrlei;
child"
How l .hu,i,icrcd al this and once when
.Lc -pnke in her cold way. the Baronet came
| IN saving, Don't triehtcn her, Mrs. Hunt"
! Even their did not think II his kind CLAN
a., and tender interest n. some girls might
The children, fa,, -liarcd iarling>, how they
Ln.cd me The, were both beautiful. 40
Lively orarc was fairy, sparkling child
Gertrude lial deep. dark, shining eyes
TINY wee calm an reflective, given 10
~tfaiy" -ssings. ami dreamy, mysterious
thone ats t,rsr. was only happy when
bath IA uplcd lsn,is were filled with roses,
and lis.x~ we're showere,i IN Lcr round
cLetls ste iaed IA nm atmosphere ii love.
Gertrude, NM. even then, ! think she had a
Icing IN hcat ett.
Waa onl INVERNESS, and took no airs
upon myself was very humble minded
Tor ! had seen reat trouble and poverty
yerg grateful. ltf my situation was delight
iu one, and ever, bod, WAS kind H. me
ILere was a TREND 81 the ismil, wL" always
affected nae strangsl, She was a Noble
lady. proudly handsome, r.eh aud titled =
III. lastendeita b. my friend, but her e"ld
saspeians gian..S sonia 'ed and made me
unhappy She gave l.aeL ads,cs was al
wa,s telling me h,.w p,aa aud l""i, ] had
been and ii"w hanIle ! shonli he, caution
ing ile o. hewarr of the harunct and giving
dark, MYSTERIOUS hints, that frightened me
into a hca.iscir. and led me IL shun the
TODD haronei.
tine day when nv brain was hh and
heavy, carried littl. Craze ever {" Lad,
Isabel A. she hal requested me VI, hrnw
beat aud burned ,ntolcrabI, - that could
Not MI ~ up VIII raN'
i.m are getting -ui,iest 10 those head
ache, ssid Lady issh-, soa suffer don't
.au
VI ,fc i.ian IAN tell | answered faint
H.
= san ,.i,c,r san ,a,,ly, she laietl, ~
marked
How ten ,ae. Gar u j. very painful, |
,r.ed
iirt lnas flashed thron2a nv BRAN. She
II .ius. h..,,is nae she gathered up INV
heavy ,uris. Your hsif, child, she INIT
tered with almost closed lips. at viii induce
BRAN fever Liil ,"u l.rhaps. Let me cut
Il Oh And size reached her scissor ia~t
enei an their silver sheath.
NJ, a. | erred, iur | va, proud ii my
hair. and Like a iiash came the hiieoi,.
Thought that the grand, beautiful women,
Wa Iealoa- %. mc--l pnm little n"serne-s.
ll.i eve flashed irr lac stood, her Jew
.lci hand lifted, her ryr- cleaning with IL
fious passion.
ia lnu thinl. Yourself paragon al bcau
~, can see. l.ai WISH Ia retain Your
long rinslet, that you ma, mesh them about
tie larnnet's heart le-, y.a think s.nr
bright ey. viii .n,a,e hm. Yes, ,"n
pnnr LeeYar, and 81 Disgrace hun lie knows
ituN Wei NJ
pises ,uu f,r il hc he told mc 80"
\ blank came over nv lif, oh. the weary
time that passed ! would not look ut mr.
-psal t. the haronrt ill cur little '.crtr,,de
lied | Jaw her we'll at evening | Was
ar,,o-el at ,nilnigh, b, the baton-t himself
\ deatbly chill ercpt over me rs | criesi,
seeing his White iacc, leave mo. sir how
.arr yn,i--
He had MT heard ,ac, h,imbl, hoped,
for hi, words dispclled nv terror My liz
tie Gcrtr,ri. j, diving. aud calls f,r you
Till she died, that dear heart rested On nv
hasam ia the morning | laid back the
damp curlS, AMI kissed her cold lip She
was gone. :. ! must ga | whispered over
her clay, - cannot STAY here, IL ~ agony
Not hong after. cal hered my lev clothes,
and stole snftls from III. Lail>c that ens,
and jealousy Lad made terrible o. me.
shall never forget that night The hills
were white will, moonlight. and I wanted
Ia pluck "nr ,e.let to take with rr In
that .,uie, h"ui lnclt sabbin;, owe, the
tnalirl breathing IN" PRAYER, ratb-rcd my
flowers AMI turned togo knew not where.
A tall fafm st..i hesiia me ! could not
irar him nor dislike him he 50 pale, 81
-orrpainl as he said
..Iilian. what dae- this mean Where
are you going ~. my child q
liz ,oic. ,rcmhlci. l turned away, aid
the tcars ran down my cheeks
= do We not treat you we'll, Lillian lac
asked, how mourniall,
.Ne-. ola .cs," | murmur.i yna have
,nly been tao kind.
= Aud my peal hi,le motLeriess child
would You leave her, Lillian y
AZ thu ! i.st al self control Ii ,.a
had not jcsted nj me- sobbed Z" d~<p.-e.i
me hnast.i that
Si.p, Lillian What q. the,. wards,
mean y he ssked in stern lones.
Lady Isabel, ] gsspei and ~ n |
srea calm, A. far ~ my ielieaey would I'D
init, gave her cruel language word for word
1t Is tal-e--all ialch liz SAID, taking my
hand, % ior SO FAR from boasting that knew
you logcd me, Lillian ] did not dare believe
that one so Young, 80 beautiful, SO good and
ssentle, might feel other than sentiments II
friendship CIR ole InacL older and graseI
than her-.li liz voice grew soft aud na.
steal--i was aston.shed--oyefwL elmcd-
confiiene deserted ne
Yes, Lillian, gladly would ] make you
ny a~n dear Nile, Le a.tle., drawing iue
- his side !" Ira., "a have neither gold
mar station, hnt tie wealth Of pure glad
Young heart like ,"ur-, Is all | ask. Say,
will you take the place of the sainted one
ailo lies here With little Gertrude i.iili-
mn, tell me. can snu love me we'll enough 20
marry me
oh Heaven knows I had hong, long loved
HIM, not daring Ia whisper IL 10 myself in
the darkness I'll night and over Gertfnde's
rrAyc, told him yes
Poor Lady Isabel she had trusted L. her
beauty, her gold, her power; and they had
failed her When she first saw me with my
n.blc husband, she grew white with anger,
disappointment and terror, that her dnpl,e-
I'y had lecn discovered Poor Lady Isabel,
shc is unmarried 10 this day, and She loved
the barnnct herself