The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-07-11
THREE TIMES A DAY.

THREE TIMES DAY.
''Adela, my darling. Adela!''
i '.She has gone out, grandpa"
/ "Gone out! with whom: Has she left
me here alone with you, Julietta :"
''Little Mary is here, grandpa, playing
with the dog; and Marianne is in the kltch-
en-, getting dinner read,.'
THIS conversation was held between q
little girl, about nine years old, and the Ba-
ron ST. Andres, an old man of eighty. He
was knight of the order of ST. Louis, and
had received his knighthood and insignia
from the hand of LOUIS the Sixteenth, king
of France. He was now, however, quite
blind, and consequently almost helpless
Little Mary, child of SIX years of age,
made the third of the party.
''Julletta," resumed the old man after a
short silence, ''dld your sister say anything
to you when she went out -
''les. grandpa" replied Julietta, ''she
SAID TO me Take care that little Mary
doesn't trouble grandpa, and If he wishes
20 go into the garden, give HIM your hand,
| ana take care not to let him stumble over
anything, because be can't see, poor grand
pa! ana Tod has given him to US, his chill
uren, to take care of HIM, and make him US
happy as We can.' Oh, know it all by
heart, grandpa, because Adela tells it to
me three times day; every time she goes
out.
SHOW every time she goes out! Does
she often 90 QUIZ asked the old man whose
venerable brow seemed ruifed by some
painful thought.
''Three times every days answered ,Iuli-
eta, IN some surprise ''three times every
day; once in the morning, before you come
down, from to 9 O'Clock; another from
Ii to |; and the third from to 5, when
you are asleep. You see; three times day.
Did you think | could not reckon"
''N hat O'Clock is it now :" asked the Ba-
ron, rather sharply, doubtless with the hope
OF finding some discrepancy IN Julletta's
reckoning.
sit struck one just now" Juietta an
swered. "And here comes Adcla; hear
| the garden gate opening; and she is speak
ing to Mary and the dog. They have gone
| to meet her.
In IL few moments Adela entered. She
was young and lovely GIRL so young she
seemed as if she had scarcely emerged from
childhood, and yet so serious and thought
! full was the expression of her countenancc,
that the premature cares of life had, as it
were, btighted the flower Of youth.
"Aden," SAID the old man. in a tone so
sad and serious that it brought quick color
to the young girls face, '.whence come
! you?N and stretching forth his hand. he
seized that of Adclu's, which she had ex-
| tended toward him, took it beneath both his
own, gently strokcd it, and at last SAID, in
mournful manner, ''lou are agitated, nv
child you are troubled. you tremble =
Whence come you:"
The young girl did not reply.
Obtaining no answer, the Baron St. An
dres continued, and the slow, solemn ac-
cent with which he uttered each word
showed the sad feelings of his heart. ''In
1914 was widower, Adela, and, of all
my numerous family, only one was left me,
my sainted daughter Henrietta, your moth
Your father fell at Waterloo; YOU were
then only twelve. Adela, Adeia what
can say? BY all my past miseries-by
my unceasing grief-by my gray hairs
Il cntreat you, tell me whence come you! !!
! Whittier 90 YOU three times day Z"
''My father,' said Adela, Il am only
seventeen years old, it is true, and yet,
/ =
ready left their impression on my brow
Three years ago my mother died, yet that
sad scene is stIll ever present To my mind,
as vivldIy as If it had been but vesterday.-
| still hear the weak voice, regalning mo-
mentary strength, address me: 'Adela,' she
SAID, Il leave YOU two daughters; be n
mother to them. And my poor father--I
! trust HIM to YOU. tulde the two first in
their paths through life; show them its
! thorns and It's dangers. Hide from the sec
ond every thing that would pain him. Such
were her words, and have tried to obey
them. go out three times day, and that
troubles you; but you do not consider that
am the mistress of IA famil ily-the house
keeper-and vet more. have to take care
OF you all. Are not three duties enough to
call me out three times day Have con-
fdence in your Adela, my grandfather
trust in her.
THAT is all | desire; it is all my heart
wishes, my daughter! Well well! you
have been out to-day-vou will not go out
again! Am 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 adr0It-
ly changed the conversation. She then re-
manned for some time with the little party
! on the piazza, until Mariana summoned
them to the dinner table. Notwithstanding
her exertions to please and entertain her
grandfather, she observed with pain that
his mind was still troubled. and fearing that
he would resume his attempts to dissuade
her from AGAIN ypnturIuv ont she CONTROL led
her own feelings. and chatted necessarily
with the little ones-aIl 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 on the piazza, while she
herself remained. as if TO attend TO the
household daties. At the end of half an
hour, Julietta saw her with her bonnet on
her head, and her gloves on her hands.
walking quietly through the garden and
pass out Of the gate, which she closed be-
hind her, with the least possible noise. The
old mans fine sense, however. had instant
! II detected, and. if We may so speak, had
! 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 ~
Then. probably to divert the solicitude
which was tormentiag hun. he directed Ju-
| lietta to 90 aud tell the servant girl to take
I little Mary out for a walk, and added
'Bring with you, when you come back, the
newspaper tha: you viii find on the table in
! the saloon, and come and read to me the ar
tiCle on the public reioTeincs Of last week.
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