Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-07-02
THREE TIMES A DAY.

'Adela, my darling Adela.
She has gone out, grandpa
'Gone out, with whom Has she left me
here alone with you, Juietta q
| Little Mary is here, grandpa, playing with
the dog and Marianne is in the kitchen, get
| ting dinner ready
This conversation was held between little
| GIRL about nine years old, and the Baron ST.
Address, an old man of eighty. He was
| kHight Of the order OF st. Eouis, and had re-
ceivcd his lnighthOod and insignia from the
| hands of Louis the Sixteenth of France. lie
was now, however qnite bin ami consequent
| ly, helpless. Little Mary, child Of siX years,
made the third one of the party.
'Inlictta = resumed the old man, after n
short silence, Did your sister say anything to
you when she Went out 2
Yes, grandpa replied Juletta : she said
to me, take care that little Mary doesn't trou-
bic grandpa, and If he wishes to go into the
garden, give him your hand, and talic care not
| to let him stumble over anything, because he
can't see, peor grandpa and God has given
him to us, his children, to take care of him,
and to obey him, and make him as happy as
we can. Oh, know it all by heart, grandpa,
because Adela tells it TO me three times day;
every time before she goes out
How every time before she goes out =
Docs she often go ont p asked the old man,
whose venerable brow seemed ruilled by some
| painful thought.
Three times every day! answered Julietta,
in some surprise three times every day -
once in tke morning, before You come down,
from to 0 O'Clock another, from II TO
and the third from TO 8, when you are asleep.
Iou see three times day. Did you think
. | that CONDUIT -aclo,.3 y
hat O'Clock is it now 2 asked the natoh
somewhat sharply, doubtless with the hope
of finding some discrepancy in Julictta's rccS-
oning.
1t stuck one, just now Julietta answered,
opening the door; 'Adea is here, and she is
speaking to Mary and the dog. They have
gone to meet her.
In a few moments Adcla entered. She was
young and lovely girli 50 young She seemed
as if she had scarcely emerged from childhood,
and yet so serious and so thoughtful was the
expression Of her cOuntenaiIce, that the pre-
I mature cares of life had, as it were, blighted
s the tender flower ofyOuth.
sAdrlar said The old man, in "a tone so seri-
9 Gus that 1t broughtthe quick color to thcyoung
girls face, whence came you 2 and stretch
ing forth his hand, he seized that of Adela's,
! which she had extended towards him, took il
i between both his own, gently roked il, ana
q at last said, in momnlul manner, iou are
S agtated, my child you are greatly troubled
you tremblc Whence came youF
The young girl did not reply.
Obtaining no answer, the Baron st. Andres
!. continued, and the slow, solemn accent with
which he uttered each word showed the sad
feelings of his heart. In 1914 was widow
er, Adcla, and of all my numerous family
only one was left me, my sainted daughter
Henrietta, your mother.
Your father fell at Waterloo you were theI
only twelve. Adca! Adela what can / say
By all my past miserics-hy my unceaSinl
gref-hy my grey halrs-l entreat You. tel
me whence came you! Whittier go you three
| times every day r
my father said Adela, am only seven
| fnnu n ie M n
am, sorrow and care have already left thci
impress on my brow. Three years ago m!
mother died, yet that sad scene is still eve
present to my mind, as vividly as if it had heci
but yesterday. still hear tho voice, regain
ing monetary strength, address me- Adela,
she said, L leave you two daughtcTsi lie
10 mother to them. And my poor iather-l en-
+ trust him TO you. Guide the two first in thei
Of course through life; show them its thorns ant
70 its dangers. Hide from the second everything
n. that would pain him. SUch were the words
Us and / have tried TO obey them. l 60 ont thre'
i. times day, and that troubles you; but yo
NJ do not consider that am the mistress Oi III
family-the housekcepeI-and yet more,
Ga have TO take care Of you all. Are not thcs
nj duties enough to call me out three times
20 day! Have confidence in your Adela, III
d. dear grardiather-trr in hern
,nt That is all desire; il is all my heart Eisl
rryy es, my good Adcla Well, well, You hay
ke been out to-day-you will not go out again !
ne Am right? You do not answer Adelu!'
% Adela, as if size had not heard his last WORD
ed turned to Inietta, and questioned her concerl
"a ing the studies which she had to rccite to HI
in the evening, and thus adruitly changed til
81 conversation. She then remained for som
Use time with the little party on the pizza, uni
KY Marianne summoned them to the dinner l.
lth bic. Notwithstanding her eXertionS TO plea!
n and entertain her grandfather, she observe
his with pain that his mind was still troubled al
fearing that he would resume his attempts
. dissuadc her from again yenturinG out, 81
10 controlled her own feelings, and chuttcd nce
IN. sanity with the little oneS,- all the time, hO'
6Ie ever, carefully ministering to the old man
by wants. As soon as the meal was finished, 81
directed Julietta to lead her grandfather ba,
st- on the piazza, while she herself remained, as
to attend to her household duties. At the el
: of half an hour, Julietta saw her with her bo
net on her head, and her gloves on her hand
ms walk quickly through the gardenand pass ont
= the gate, which she closed with the least pos
/. BILE noise. The old man S fine sense of heali in
PC however, had instantly detected, and, if
n may so speak, had followed all the moyemen
4 of hisg granddaughter, and when the gate clos
!, behind her, he said, with a deep sigh, and
il If speaking to himself, She has gone o
Il. again!'
!. Then, probably to divert the solitude whi
was tonrentng him, he directed Julietta to
- and tell the servant girl to take little Mary o
mr. for walk, and added, Bring with you, wit
lid you come back, the newspaper that you will ii
the in the saloon, and come back and read to n
iRe the article on the public rejoicings Of last wee
eeeedd That will amusc both YOU and me-
=, Julietta obeyed. A short time afterwar
'i- Marianne and Mary went out for their wal
80 and Julietta returned, and seating herself IL
+ on a stool near her grandfather's feet beg
s,7 to read the article which he mentioned.
F. was very long one, and as she had to ST.