The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-10-29
From the Young Peoples Illuminated Magazine.
Three Times A Day.
"Adela. my darling! Adela!"

"AdeGl. my Darling! Adeia!' .. ...
''SEe has gone oat, grandpa!"
'.Gone out! with whom? Has she left me
here alone with YOU, Julietta?n sf "
"Little Mary is mere, grandpa, playing with
the dog; and Mariana in the kitchen, get.
ting dinner ready" -. ....
This conversation was held between little
girl, about nine years old, and the Baron s.
Andres, an old man of eighty. He was a
knight of the order of st. Louis, and had re.
ceived his knighthood and insignia from The
hands of Louis The Sixteenth king of France
lie wasnow, however, quite blind, and conse-
qtently almost helpless. Little Mary, child
of six years of age, made the third one of the
? party. .......
"Julietta,' resumed the old man, after a
short silence, "dd your sister say anything to
you when she went out?"
'.Yes, grandpa" replied Julietta. "she said
to me-Take care that little Mary doesn't
trouble grandpa, and if he wishes to go into
the garden, give him your hand, and take care
not 10 let him stumble over anything, beca Sc
he can't see, poor grandpa! and God has given
him to us, his children, to take care of him,
and to obey him, and to make him as happy as
we can. Oh, know it all by heart, grandpa,
because Adela tells it 10 me three times day;
every time before she goes out.o
''How! every time before she goes OUT
Does she often 90 ort?" asked the old man,
whose venerable brow seemed ruffleG by some
painful! thought.
s'Thies times every day'' answered Jrlietta,
in some surprise; ''three times every day;
once in the morning, before you come down,
from 7 to Q o'clock; another from II till 1;
and the third from 3 to 5, when you are
asleep. You seel three times day. Did you
think couldn't reckon" -a4
..What o'clock is il no w" asked the Baron,
rather sharply, doubtless with the hope OF
fiuding some discrepancy IN ] uletta's reckon-
ing. aa
1T struck one, just now" Julietta answer
ed. sand here comes Adela; hear the gar
! den gate opening; and she speaking to Mary,
and the dog. They have gone to meet her."
In few moments Adela entered. She was
young and lovely girl; so young she seemed
a. ~ ouC LOU SColSCiy Ctiluu"Ou,
--and yet so serious and SO thoughtful was the
expression Of her countenance, that the pra-
mature care of life had, as it were, biishted
The flower Of youth.
s'Adela!" said the old man, in tone so sad
aud serious that it brought the quick color to
the young girls face, sswhence come you?''
and stretching forth his hand, he seized that Of
Adela's. which she hadextended towards him,
took it between both his own, gently stroked
it, and at last said in mournfu manner. ..you
are astate4, my child! you are troubled! you
tremble! Whence come you?''
Theyoung girl did not reply. s4
Obtaining no answer, the Baron ST. Andres
continued, aad the slow solemn accent with
which he uttered each word showed the sad
feelings OF his heart "In 1914 was a Wild
over, Adela, and, Of all my numerous family,
only one was left me, my saintsd daughter.
Henrietta, your mother. Your father
fell at Waterloo; you were then only twelve.
.Adsla! Adela! what can 4 say2 By all my
past miseries--by my unesasing grisf---by my
gray hairs--I entreat you, tell me, whence
come you? Whittier go you three times every
day?n IN.
ssMy father" said Adela, 81 am only sew
entecn years old, ii is true, and yet, young az