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lAc sald can bear this scene no longer,
your reproaclful glance has twice made me
forget my wsongs in pity for her who
caused them. In your charge leave this
shaded mound to mourn with mo her sad
fate-pity my misery, ask no more. In
the cottage, leave a metal casket, its con-
tents bequcatl to, you with my: blessings.
Ny hand was released aand all things rccled
around me:2
CHAPTER II.
l have introduced myself to you in my
eighteenth year. There was no beauty i'll
my irregular features, yet 1 felt conscious
ef possessing some pleasing qualities, and
though my faults were "legion," my father
never seemed conscious of them. No
pleasure could equal with him listening to
my untiring prattle. From my first re-
membrancc, we had been the sole occupants
of Rose Bower Cottage, my mothers name
was too sacred to be often called in fathers
prcsence-but many an hour heard things
of her through the servants, who said ut
her death was an infant. Ny father was
a man of seventy years, and all man
should be; so dignifed, yet SO atfectionate.
My first trial was in leaving him to attend
village school. remember the ride how
sad it was-I wondered if he could think
OF anything but my absence. I am sure
my studies were more of him and home du-
ring that long week than books. AT length
its close came, and returned with childish
exstacy to my forest Cottage to receive pa
rental carcsses. Thus week after week went
by and still found NE pupil of Granville
academy. l had attained all the accom-
plishments requisite to make reigning
belle, but it served a better purpose. In
OUR quiet home the harp was no. unstrung
instrument, and my landscapes delighted my
father; no originality or cultivation failed to
be noticed by him, and strove to excel for
his qualification. Of his pecuniaryy- affairs
I knew nothing lived in a simple cot
tage, but servants were ready to attend
every call no cost was spared in gratifying
every wish. Farther. than this, no one
knew. There was nothing up to this time
in my history known to myself Of extraor-
binary. occurrence. III tue afternoon sue
cceding the events in the first chapter, the
casket was found to continue fifty thousand
dollars; on scrap of paper was written these.
lines: -
8 "My wifi. had an estate amounting in val
ue to the amount in this casket; knowing
no Lying relative of hers, and not wishing
more than now possess I bcqueatlrit with
my blessing to Ange Clnton.'' -
After perusing the note over and again,
my father called me TO him and .tolnshssa
history in near these wordsss lave never
told you youEIife but circumstances require,
now, that | should do SO; YOU still love
the old man who regards you ass his own
Guild, although he does not possess the.
tight Of a%rarent over yon; you need not
fear myseason, for what 'Issell you sstrue
aa:boly FyIih y I.was married in.aetly ma,
ahd notliing marred my Welded d,bfisff but
God in lis wisdom denied us Offspring:
Some seventsen yeaIs ago whileaailing ip
~ we MORO passing tie Orphan
House when lie Railipg sof an infant at
tracted Harriet !, attentions; 'bySsller sugges-.
lion We entered, i seryant usliered U.S. into.
tile: nursery: ]. Assoon as. HMrietyt tytl,rew lp.
llerysil the babe stretched lis tiny arms 10
her, crying ma, ina, ma ;Sclasping the
child wildly to her bosom, SHE asked. the,
napeS SsliSss it was. They brought three
here tliiss morning from. Tie sliipwrecE i
don't know noo:.miore about them; hero: is
tho other tispb biggger. ones, they keep telling
great sales Thasean not listened to--tl,is lit
tie split thing kept up sicIl sgualIing =
thildrene apparently four years old, she
pointed TO as the Others !; asked the. litde
boy his naine, aMy J, na,,,o Is Marion Poole,
sir, thisany twin .sister Mary; and tliat ii
moi lIar little nge The lady Is haiaipSgg-
|'fatlss akdd akdd ll,er was loet :ins .ilte great
oc6aa !, and nice ] pratl gentleman bteagls
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VA going % aasks him Ilore, when Harriet
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