Litchfield enquirer., 1857-07-02

SuHfu i'll DIS nfSC address, when such an I'LL
! Looked for opportunity presented itself /; bu
he should soon have recovered his selfposses
son, aud Annette might have been saved from
falling into great error; had not that ill-timet
interruption broken up their conference, ant
Prevented the very sensible discourse he hat
medtated Still he went On his way in hop,
and love, for he felt he was loved and will
such conviction, was it possible not to hope
to hope all things
Y. THE OLD HONE IN NoKLASp,
How goes every thing up there in the ole
red wooden house, Oil the edge of the fr-fores1
IN Norland The new settler had g..ne or
we'll the cleared land had become productive
old Jacris possessed three cows and horse
besides bis reindeer there was 10 want nc
poverty, i'll the red wooden house there was
algood deal of industry, aud industry had its
reward Some Stockholm traveller had at first
brought tidings there of the child that had lett
It :; the parents had heard how well, how hap
ny, how charming, their little Anna was and
the mother had wrpt--whetier tears of joy Or
of sorrow, no one said wh;ch--and Audcrs
had laughed and said the wooden spoon woult
be well silvered and the fathcr had looked
grave, bnt remained SILENT
The girl, however, did not write to them,
ard it was now long since they had ceased to
bear anything Of her. Mrs. Accountant Mil
aer Was jealous Of every shadow of doubt ex-
listing as to the reality of her own mothership :;
she wished to forget that another possessed IA
truer claim, and therefore she never dreamed
of reminding the adopted girl that any love or
duty was owing to the peasant parents who
Hwelt away in the far North. The Account
ant, indeed, had given her the picture of her
Shildhoods home but that was OILY an evi
tence of the sentimental turn which FORMS
more or less, part of true Swedish char
deter, and which caused him to be rather
Eleased than otherwise to see that the girl
still preserved some sentiment regarding her
childish days--still possessed some love for
that wild northern nature which she saw no
more, but the whisper Of whose silent forests
she still heard in her secret heart, where the
picture impressed in childhood's early hours
was yet distinct, and perpetualy appeared
even amid the allurements of artificial life,
bringing up thoughts of pain, because bringing
thoughts Of a home she now wished to ALLURE
NBut the old house-father. the hardy, labori-
H.
A short time after the funeral, the old mother
sad>to him Bat l know not how it is l
never can cease thinking of my little girl.
Certainly she is happy but surely she also
thinks of her home--she must loAs after her
parentsY
God knows, mother said Andcrs, it
seems she has forgotten US altogethtr'
Nay, Anders, that is impossible God has
not bound up family hearts so loosely: Do
you know, >Anders, I wish to see little Anna
once more eefore / die =? Dear heart ! CAN
not die before that so much do l know
W ell but il is long way off, and moth
er cannot go alone
Nay, that is understood but you may
find some goods to carry down there, aid then
| can accompany YOU
But, mother, if l were now to fnd you
good and kind daughter, who would take care
OF you in old age, and be altogether in Anna
place You need not, in that case, undertake
this journey
8 a daughter, Anders How can that well
be p
'Yes--I think mother guesses.'
What then p
That will marry
Marry child ike you marry =
A child of tHenty-one years, mother, can
well give you good daughter
'Well-yes. Anna 1 may certainly never
have again still, she is always my child and
how that was--tbough God bless thy father
where he lies it rever was quite The same
between us after he left the girl down there
But it was for her own good
Yes but | am the girls mother, and God
has net forbidden a mother to miss her child.
There is no use in setting a strange brctrcff in
an old tree ; that said many times to Jacris =:
and though he cast it to the winds, it came at
the last to his heart
That never could remark said Anders.
But see now Andcrs know that better.
Yes, see now the night before he died, when
thought he slept, he called ME to him, and
said - can get no peace if you think I did
wrong in leaving the girl down there. Per
haps now, in pride and over abundance, she
may lose her eternal salvation. But mother,
tell me now, you believe also that did that
for the best 2 What could do bat say the
comfort-word. If he did wrong, he shall have
no hard doom for that for he meant well, and
God looks at the intentions ard not at the re-
suits
We shall think of this, mother-we shall
think OF this said Andcrs, and clapped bis
mother on the shoulder for thou shalt not lie
there and say SO, when thou shalt come one
time to de-
God bless the fer that word, Anders aud
can say tosainted Jacris when we meet there
up !; thou vert always good boy. And 50
it is Hilda, Henrick's daughter, thou wilt
have p
Yes, mother
And she has two cows, and good fifty
rix dollars beside p
Yes, bur the best Of it is, that she is good
and industrious girl
Yes, yes, my son. And we shall travel te
see Anna, good Anders.'
Yes, mother, if you wish that
Thanks, Anders, thanks. Thou wilt moi
marry for a year to come, think p