Litchfield enquirer., 1857-07-02
Not unless you want daughter sooner,
good mother
Wait bit, good Anders,' said Gumman
Jacris.

good mother.'
Wait bit, good Anders' said Gumman
: Jacris
VI. THE OLD MOTHER FROM NoRRIAND
You have not, then fcrs gotten me? You
have not quite forgotten the old mother in
Norrland 2 said little, elderly peasant wo-
man, gazing with fearful eyes into the pretty
face before her. ...
Nay, mothtr, nay: certainly not, mother
dear, was Ahnette's rely. 'Crrta My not
but-yes, mother knows, mother can well ul-
d. rstand, that the Accountant does not Ike
Nay, Heaven keep US, child ! No need to
say that ; he reed not fear l came not here
to prevent your happiness Or to take you from
your tine friends No, even if you despiscd
me- Anna-so that you were happy but that
you could not do--no, no you could not des-
pise your poor mother
Annette was moved. Despise you No,
dear mother, that can never be- She pressed
the good woman's hand. Mother will not
think so that were sinful; miserable in me.
Dcspise my mother; 10, no =
| The mother Lei the small fine hand in her
dry fingers, and SIN led and nodded her h. q /
| Yes, l k.ew that ! And rs said otherwise
'oU L uaA loC DSliCSC aliCcIS~
know you what he said Anna ?--he said you
| were wooden spoon that wished to become
silver spoon, and SO must have got lump of
lead in the heart. Do you feel any lead in the
heart, child p Annette trembed Nay
nay there is no ed there Anders was al
! together wrong
'Andcrs was right Thought Annette the
lead is greg She would not say so, but she
felt that, Ike the silyered spoon, she had only
all imaginary value She trcnbled list the
reality .hould appear and as she trembed the
lead was felt within. The girl cast herself up
Oh her mothers breast, and wept. All, if she
had lain there longer lain there till the good
and wholesome feelings then awakened in her
had ripcned into steady and fixed principle
implanted in her heart by God himself, when
she lay first upon that mothers lrrast.
Gri,ve not my chld--srieve not MY little
Anna said the mother soothingly
Those words, Little Anna It was so long
since she had heard them In moment the
whole circumstances r, turned--the house Of
the Norraud new settler, the rude employment
the coarse dresses size looked at her mothers
the decent silk handkerchief plainly tied over
the head the homespu, WOO len gown; the
thick wooden solpd shoes She thought Of
Hjalmar, the handsome, elegant young officer
If he were to see that good woman, and know
she was Annette's mother--if he were to re-
turn before her departure She raised herself
from her mothers neck she resolved to be
reasonable, to act by. The sudden change
chilled the old woman's kndly aft ctiCns her
Little Anna was now Mademoiselle An
nette' ayaiu-the reasonable, advising scnsi-
bic Annette She spoke sens bly,, very sensi-
! bly, indeed to her poor mother every word
| fell cold aud chill, and convinci"" upon the old
womai.'S heart. She was persuaded, or said
| she was persuaded, that all that Annette said
was right: TWAS much bet; er that she should
not come to visit her dnught, much better
she should leave her quite to herself They
| might write to ea,h other, thy might think OF
each other Annette might--yes, it was just
possible that she might soon marry, and then
but they must wait; and IN antime the
sooner mother truv He'd home the better--th
better for both. So she loaded the good wo-
man with quantity of fine little things, which
| certainly had no value in the estimation Of the
receiver, except that they were given to her
by her only daughter.
| The peasant mother from Norrland went
obediently away, leaving thousand blessings
Oh the head Of her pretty daughter. and on
| those Of the second parents who had brought
her up so well-so gtandly, at least, she ADDED
and taught her a whole heap Of beautiful things
Kaurcr Miller and lis wife took hearty fare
we'll Of the good Old crea lure aud were delight
! ed to see how content she was and how clearly
she understood their conduct
just that sor. of commentator they bcsiow-
ed upon her mother, hurt their foster-daughter
the most she felt what they did not perceive
namely that the mother, full of scIf-sacr
| fcing love, had appeared satisfied with all that
| was satisfactory to her child.
! She has gone away quite content, said
! the accountant, rubbing his bands
Now you are mine, wholly mine = said the
Mrs. Accountant, embracing Annette. The
old woman from Norrland has quite given you
up Now the lead made itself felt in the
heart of the s;lvered spoon Good Mrs. Ac-
countant saw the shade on the young brow.
: Bnt dear heart / forgot There is an invl-
tation to President Ks for Friherrnan's
names day. It will be quite festival, and
ball in the evening"
Annette looked up. A fete at the fres.
dents. That will be a most brilliant society
/ Yes, child whispered the foster mamma {;
| and between ourselyes-lct it be between our
selyes-Papa Miller and I said, when the inri-
tation came, little Annette should go there,
poor little Annette! she requires some restor-
alive after these trying days. So papa went
himself to get sometime new. Well child, be
not curious !; you shall soon see'
In the evening c me Accountant Miller, and
brought a beautiful dress and some new orna-
ments. Annette forgot her troubles, her home,
her mother !; she forgot all but one thing-h'r
love In fhp fnlnpsS 0f hpr heart she whisper
ed it to her foster-pareuts she told them OF
Hjalmar's she obtained tn " consent: The
lieutenant was not rich, but HI "rtly seli-e'e t
ed bride would not be poor anu good heart
edness, and a little sentiment, Influenced both
! the manner and conduct Of our worthy Accom-