Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-08-14

father. and after having assured himself
| that he was speaking to the Baron ST.
Andres. said, Baron, have the pleas
ures of announcing to you that your PEN
sion is restored : sg;sTal "a
sSir, you must certainly have taken
me for some one else, the Baron answer
ed his surprise almost as great as that Of
Julietta, for my pension has never been
taken from me. How, then, canyon say
ii is restored
The young man resumed, and II was
evident tha. he was also greatly aston
fished; l#Ezs.5
Are you not the Baron ST. Andres,
who served in the reign of Louis XIV. and
Louis XVI. in the Yendean wars; who
has lost Eve sons in the wars of the EN-
pire?'
yes, SIR he answered.
your grand daughter-the young lady
Isss<<Adela ST. AndresAd1es she. not give
lessons on the piano In the house of the
Minister of WARM fact to my sisters?'
Explain yourself, sir! explain your
self! the old man exclaimed. My pen
sion lost? Adelal .Fhree times day!
Oh! / entreat you, explainl'
1T is very simple matter the. young
man said; sbut how can you be ignorant
OF all this? It is fact that have. two
sisters, and about year ago, when they
were seeking teacher Of music Your
grand daughter. the young lady.AdeFa,
offered her services; she was fecommen
ded by the Countess de Brfcolrt whose
daughters she was also teaching After
some months had passed, knowing that
was in the war Office, and that' ain the
minister's nephew, she told me that your
pension had been discontinued for two
years, and that no cause had been. as
signed for it, and she added Neither a
blind old man. nor young girl like me
can take the necessary steps to learn the
reason Make your mind easy upon
that point said to her; Il will take
charge of the matter I have fulfilled
my promise, and now I have the pleas
ura of communicating to you the pleasing
intelligence that orders have been given,
not only for the restoration of your pen
sion, but also for the payment of all ar
rears.'
'oh, Adela! noble and worthy girl ex.
claimed the old man raising his sightless
eyes to heaven. 'Oh, my daughter SO
uniustly accused. you have concealed all
this from me-all-eyen the labor which
your filial love induced you to undertake.
Oh! where is she? why does she not
come? Go. go and seek her,
Julietta went out, as if for that pur-
pose, and the Baron. gradually overcom-
ing his emotion. related to the young
man and to the stranger lady, all that had
passed chat morning, his fears and his
anxieties for his grand daughter. The
praises and blessings which the old man
layished upon the absent Adela, met full
sympathy from at least one of his hear
ers.
'0h. Baron! my dear sir!' the young
stranger to you, but will give you am
pie satisfaction concerning my family; /
have long loved your grand daughter; she
does reject me: give her to me, Iimplo1e
you. for my wifer
AT this moment cry of Joy from Juli-
eta announced the return of Adela.
When the latter saw the two persons who
were standing near her grandfather, she
blushed deeply. and hesitated in her ap.
proach; but the old man called her to
him, and fondly embracing her said.
Everything is discovered, you darling!
you little rogue! and here is one who
claims the right to be your husband and
to separate you from me-
HE who claims that right the still
blusbing girl answered with strange
mingling Of timidity and of frmness,
must also take upon him the charge Of
an old man and two little ones, for whose
welfare and happiness am responsible in
the eyes Of God.'
'All. all whom you love shall be most
dearly welcomed. dearest LADY,
Adela educated her two sisters. and
saw them happily married as herself. and
none could wish happier lot. The blind
old Baron lived to an extreme old age,
and at last died in her arms, bequeathing
her his last fond blessing.