St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-08-05
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SENATOR'S BRIDE.
BY VI T. ANDREWS.
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CHATTER III.

Heavens, Eva, what are You doing:
iou arc not going to bring that dirty,
ragged child in here, in the parlor
Mother, mother, just see how car
sh" shall faint" And the bencvo
lent Nictorine Ashland sank back upon
the rich cushions of the sofa
Eva, Eva Mrs. Ashland spoke re
proachfully, bitterly, take him away
now, this instant. | will not have
that ugly object brought in here. Ii
will kill your sister"
| Eva paused with her burthen in the
centre of the apartment, and looked
up wisttully into that sisters face, and
then in a low, pleading tone said, as
her sweet glance was lifted to her
mothers,
"Oh, mother. only just look. His
arm is powcrless and it is bleeding
SO, too. And see how pale he is. He
has faintcd-hc is dying. And what
if it had been brother Willie only
think. You would not have him die
in the street, mother!'
Yes, rather than have him brought
in here to kill your sister You are
ever so thoughtless. You never con
slider how delicate she is. But no
danger of his dying. Poor peoples
children never die
The Honorable Henry Sherwood
and the secretary, entered the apart
ment. They had heard all. Mrs. Ash,
land looked coniounded. The member
of Congress politely apologized fol
the sudden intrusion. Eva had retreat
ed from their gaze, and sank upon q
| seat.
"This child | saw playing, madam
in front of your house. A horse tina,
became frightened and broke loose
from the carriage, was passing rapid
ly down the street. The child saw
him and attempted to run but toe
late The horse knocked it down. II
a moment | thought to reach the spot
But sooner than that this young lady
and he bowed low to Eva, was there
was kneeling there beside the wounded
boy, and lifting him in her arms, en-
tered your house. And can we render
any assistance
Mortified, ashamed and embarrassed
as Mrs. Ashland was, she blandly an
swered,
THANK you, sir, you are very kind
But it was so very sudden and unex
pectcd knew not what said an,
Victorine's health is SO delicate,
| a. ~
thing. But Eva is SO different sh,
never considers her sisters feelings.
Nictorinc halfreclined upon the sofa
languidly tanning herself. The con
sciousncss of what she had said sen
the burning crimson to her brow, fo
what would the great man think o
her. Eva, pale as marble, still hclt
the wounded child in her arms. Th'
member of Congress stood gazing
upon the group. The secretary hat
approached the seat of Eva, ant
kneeling beside her, took the boy,
motionless hand within his own, ant
put back the matted hair from his fore
head, and passed his hand over th'
colorless face. The child moved. 4
low moan tremblcd upon the silenc,
there.
Ally" Eva family articulated.
The child was the only son of a yer,
poor, but respectable woman, and h
had often been there. He had com,
when Willie and Harry were repeating
their lessons, and Eva had learned hin
to read There was no one on cart
so dear to him as she was, except hi
mother.
ALLY, Ally" was again repeated.
The child looked into her face, an,
clung closely to her.
The low, rich voice of the secrctar,
was heard,
! His arm is not broken, ! thinl