The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-05-07

card he had handed to her-"and to tell
you that the dying blessing Of the woman
TO whom YOU yourself gave that card, and
whom you once succored, was yours. see
you have no recollection Of the occurrence
to which she alluded. When you were
Lady Helen Maldon, do you remember on
ajourney from London, about five-and TWEEN
ty years ago, observing in the porch of
waysde inn young girl!'
81 do, do remember all now. | as
sisted her with a trifng sum, which she
unwillingly accepted as loan, and to sat.
isfy her gave her this card with my nd.
dress. see, see; she paid back the
money few months afterwards, when she
found her husband. 1t was he she was 90.
ing in search off"
MY mother did not find him. Lady
Helen. Iou were not the only good Sa-
maritsn Providence cast in her lonely way.
An elderly lady, whom she met in the mail,
took her home, and assisted her in her
search for her husband-my father-which
proving fruitless, after seven years she be
came the wife It Doctor Thornton, belev-
ing her first husband to be dead. Thirteen
years ago they found themselves face to
face. and-do not think harshly Of her
my little sister WAS dearer to her than life.
Concealing my birth from him, sue entered
with him into solemn compact 10 preserve
sec'csy on the subject of their marriage 1t
was voluntary proposal on his part, to re-
pair in degree the wrong he had done
her; for. Lady Helen, entangled in an al.
tachment formed previously TO meeting my
mother, he had intentionally deserted her"
"a sad story, Major BeniieId. Poor girl,
| remember her wel-she was very beaut
full; and your father, is he since dead!'
That ] do not know. Benfeld was my
mothers name-ihis is his, the only clue |
have to hm"-and drawing the copy of
Milton from his pocket, he opened and pre-.
sented it to Lady Helen
he was about 10 proceed with what he
had to say, when, looking up, he was shock
ed TO see her face deadly pale. She stretch
cd her hand out feebly for bottle of es.
sence that stood on table near. and clos.
ing her eyes motioned him to be silent.
When presently color returned to her
cheek, ard she was able to command her
self sufficiently, she sat up, and in a low
clear voice addressed him thus:
'lf your statement is true, YOU are the
son OF my first cousin, Lord Redland, and
your proper appella,ion is Viscount Nal.
don"
OH madam, my father is then alive
you can direct me to him." cried her listen.
er joyfnlIy.
YES, lie is living down in - shire. on
one of his properties" She closel her eyes
again, and then Frank saw the white lids
quiver, and tears struggle from beneath the
long lasheS.
81 see it all now" she murmured -"poor
George rank" she said hastily, AS If TO
speak before the old pride gained the mas
terry over her gentler feelings, when YOU
have seen and told him all, add that his
cousin, once Helen Maldon, forgives him,
and prays for his forgiveness in return.
Young man, was the woman whom your
father !ovcd-I have been the cause of all
his and your poor mothers unhappiness.
STAY will tell you. In an angry hauch-
" moment, when he had told me of his
love, | sent him from my side, little dream
ing To what his pride-greal rs my Own
would lead him; but it Is all plain TO my
vision now Go, and God speed you"--and
unable TO control longer the emotions which
this rush Of memory caused her, Lady Hell
en-, with kindly pressure, grasped his hand,
and left him-how much bewilderel, may
be we'll conjectured.
Bui one great JOY stood out from all
others-Alice might yet be his; and this
reflection WAS uppermost in his mind, while
he travelled, as quickly rs steam could take
him, to the part of the country where Lord
RedIand still led his hermit life.
1t Is needless to describe what passed be-
tween the father and son. All substantial
ted and prosel to their mutual happiness,
they returned together to London aud "A
joyful meeting aud reconciliation took place
at Sir William Alienby's. The world had,
Of course, plenty to say when Lord Red.
land introduced his son, and no little scan.
dial fell upon poor Hester. But she was
beyond the range OF caumny then: and rs
for the old Doctor, he was not of the world,
nor did he live in u, So the tongue of ma
lice did not reach him. 1t was curious TO
mark how this gay world, whose tongue
wag ged SO busiy, struggled and fought for
the favor OF the young Viscount, and the
veXaton which the announcement of his
engagement To- Alice, and subsequent mar.
rage, caused to all its volaries. 1t failed.
however, to disturb the happiness of any of
the parties concerned; and at length the
great world found some fre,her subject to
occupy it. and left our friends alone
Lord RedIand did not long survive Hes
ter: he lived to see two of his grandchil-
drcn born, and then, amidst the tears and
REGRETS of ms family and frian1s ininaI her
we may hope, in that better land for which
he had many years been preparing
There are few people SO happily mated
as Frank and Alice. and it is one OF their
greatest pleasures 10 visit aud cheer the
good old Doctor, who, having long given
up practice, resides near the spot where his
dear ones lie buried, waiting to be called
hence.
Sir William and Lady Allenby are quite
of one mind now on the Subiect of their