Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-08-14
you are agitated, my child ] you are trou-
bled you tfemble { Whence come you p
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Obtaining no answer, the Baron st. AM
dres continued, and the slow, solemn acs
cent with which he uttered each word,
showed the sad feelings of his heart. . In
1928 I was a widower, Adela, and of all
my numerous family, only one was left
me, my sainted daughter Henrietta. your
mother. Your father fell at Waterloo,
you were only twelve, my Adela, what
can I say (? By all past miseries-by my
gray hairs-I entreat you TO tell me
whence come you? Whittier do you go
three times every day 2
my father, said Adela, Il am only
seventeen years old, it is true, and yet,
young as am, sorrow and care have al
ready left their impress on my brow
Three years ago my mother died, yet
that sad scene is still ever present to my:
mind as wildly as if it had been but yes
terday. 1 still hear the weak voice, re-
gaining momentary strength, address me:
9Adela,' she said, Il leave you two
daughters; be mother to them. And my
poor father-I entrust him to you. Guide
the first two 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 day, and that troubles you,
but you do not consider that am the
mistress Of family-the housekeeper-
and yet more, have to take care of you
all. Are not these duties enough to call
me out three times day Have conf
dence in your Adela, my dear grandfa-
ther-trust in her.
THAT is all desire; it is all that my
heart wishes, my daughter Well, we'll.
you will moi go out again Am l right !
You do not answer, Adela
Adela, as if she had not heard his last
words, turned to Julietta, and questioned
her concerning the studies which she had
to recite TO her in the evening, and thus
adroitly changed the conversation: She
then remained for some timo with the lit
tie party on the piazza, until Marianne
summoned them to the dinner table,
Notwithstanding her exertions to please
her grandfather, she observed with pain
that his mind was much troubled, and
fearing that he would resume his attempts
to dissuade her from again venturing out,
she controlled her own feelings, and chat
ted necessarily with the little ones; all
the time, however, carefully ministering
to the old mans wants.
As soon as the meal was finished she
directed Julietta to lead her grandfather
back to his seat ou the piazza, while she
herself remained, as if to attend to her
household duties. AT the end of 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, lad followed all the movements Of
his grand daughter, and when the gate
closed behind her he said, with deep
sigh, and as if speaking to himself, she
has gone out again i
Then, probably to divert the solicitude
which was tormenting him, he directed
Julietta to go and tell the servant girl to
take little Mary out for walk, and add
ed, bring with you. when you come back
the newspaper that you will find on the
table in the saloon, and come and read to
me the article upon the rejoicing Of last
week. That will amuse both you and
me-
Julietta obeyed. A short time after
wards Marianne and Mary went out for
their walk, and Julietta returned, and
seating herself upon a stool near her
grandfather's feet. began to read the ar
ticle which he had mentioned. It was a
very long one. and as she had to stop now
and then to spell some of the longest and
moro difficult words. she had not quite
finished when several knocks on the gar
den gate were heard.
There 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 hearing the following dialogue which
took place between his niece and lady,
stranger
Does not young lady, teacher of
the piano. live here p asked the latter.
mo, madam Julietta replied.
1t must be here, certainly, my dear |!
had the exact direction to this house gi-
ven me. She may be boarder, whom
you do not know, my little one
In the whole house there is 10 one
but my grandpa, who is blind answered
Juketta, in the impatient tone of a little
girl who liked not her word to be dispu-
ted, and Adela, my oldest sister. and
Marianne the cook, and her husband the
gardner, and my little sister Mary, and
tho dog and i; and no one else. But
sometimes young lady comes here who
teaches the piano. and perhaps she is the
one you want to see.'
4 wish to see Miss Adela st. Andres,
who teaches the piano in the family o.
I never tell fibs. ma a'amE said Julietta.
impatientIy interrupting her; my sister