Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1857-05-14

.sAdela !' said the old man, in tone SO.
;ad and serious that it brought the quick
color to the young girls face, whence
come you ~ and stretching forth his hand,
,e seized that of Adela's, which she had ex-
ended towards him, took it between both
his own. gently stroked it. and at last said
n mournfnl manner, .'You are agitated
ny child ! you are troubled! you tremble
Whence come you p
The young girl did not reply.
+ Obtaining no answer, the Baron St. An
lres continued, and The slow, solemn accent
with which he uttered each word showed the
sad feelings of his heart. ''In 1914 was
a widower,, Adela, and, Of all my numerous
family, only one was left me, my salnted
daughter, Henrietta, your mother. x x x
Your father fell at Warterloo you were
then only twelve. Adela! Adela! what
can I say? By all my past ,miseries-by
my unceasing grief-by my gray hairs
entreat you, tell me, whence come you
Whittier go you three times every day p
"My father" said Adela, II am only
seventeen years old, it is true. and yet,
young as am, sorrow and care have alrea-
dy left their impress on my brow. Three
years ago my mother died, yet that sad
scene is still ever present to my mind, as
vividlyas if it had been but yesterday. l
still hear the weak voice, regainlng momen-
tary strength, address me: 'Adela, she said,
I leave you two daughters; be mother to
them. And my poor father-I entrust him
to you. Guide the two first in their course
through life; show them its thorns and its
dangers. Hide from the second everything
that would pain him. Such were her words,
and I have tried to obey them. | go out
three times a day, and that troubles you !;
but you do not consider that am the mis-
tress of family-the housekeeper- er-and yet
more have to take care of you all. Are
not these duties enough to call me out three
times a day? Have confidence in your
Adela, my dear grandfather-trnst in her ?,
+ '.That sralrI desire; it is all my heart
wishes. my daughter! Well, we'll !! you
have been out to day-you will not 60 out
again! Am I right? You do not answer
Adela.r y
Alicia, as If size had not heard MS last
words. turned to Julietta. and questioned
her concerning the studies, which she had
tosrecite to her in the evening, and thus
adroitlv changed the conversation. She
then remained for sometime with the little
party on the piazza. until Marianne sum-
1moned them to the dinner table. Notwith-
>tanling her exertions to please and enter
rain her grandfather, she observed with pain
nat his mind was still troubled, and fearing
that he would resume his attempts to dis
suade her from again venturing out, she
controlled her own feelings and chatted inces-
sanity with the little ones-all the time, how
yer, carefully ministering to the old mans
W .nts. As soon as the meal was finished,
she directed JuFettato lead her grandfather
back to his seat on the piazza, while she
herself remained, as if to attend to her
onsehold duties. At the end of a half an
hour, Julietta saw her with her bonnet on
her head and her gloves on her hands, walk
quickly through the garden and pass out of
the gate, which she closed behind her, with
the least possible noise. The old mans fine
sense of hearing, however, had instantly
detected, and, if we may so speak, had fol-
lowed all the movements of his grand-daugh-
ter, and when the gate closed behind her he
said, with deep sigh, and as if speaking
to himself, 'sShe has gone out again p
Then, probably to divert the solicitude
which was tormenting him, he directed Ju-
letta to 60 and tell the servant girl to take
little Mary out for a walk, and added,
s'Bring With you the newspaper that you will
find on the table in the saloon, and come
and read to me tie article upon the public
rejoicings Of last week. That will anuse
both you and me"
Julietta obeyed A short time after
wards Marianne and Mary went out for their
walk, and Julietta returned, and seatin 9
herself upon stool near her grandfather
fest, began to read the article which he
had mentioned. 1t was a very long one,
and as she had to stop now and then to spell
some of the longer and more difficult words
she had not quite finished it when several
knocks on the garden gate was heard.
. ssThere is no one to open it, grandpa, ,
said the little girl, interrupting her read
ing.
You must go, then," said the baron. !.
The garden gate was not far enough from
the piazza to prevent the old man from hear
ing the following dialogue which took place
between his niece and a .lady-a stranger
'.Does not young lady teaclser Of the
piano. live here ?'' asked the latter.
sss'No. madams" Julietta, replied.
1T must be here, certainly, my dear
had the exact directions to this house given
me- She may be a boarder, whom you dc
not know, my little one"
I'm the whole house there is no one but
my grandpa, who is blind" answered Ju-
lietta IN the impatient tone Of little girl
who liked not her word to be doubted. s'and