Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-05-01
BRATTLEBORO, W.: MAY l, 1853.

loved by his children, if their hearts were ir-
revocably stoclcd against me- Would not his
own grow gradually colder and colder toward
nc Fearful prospect AN unloycd wife, a
hated step mother
heard Il soft tap at my door, and little Mary
cntcrcd-shc, too, had been crying; and when
she saw traces of tears on my face she came
gently up to me and crcpt into my lap.
DO gan love father, too" she asked, in her
frank simple manner.
"Ycs, darling, love him." answered and
want TO love YOU ALL and be loved bv you
Now he is gone, am very sad and lonely. VIII
You not love me, Maryy'
The child kissed me grayey, but did not re-
ply to the question
Aunt Jane sent me to call YOU to dinner"
She said, slipping from my arms
When we had finished this lonely veal. and
the children and Jane had gone up stairs to the
afternoon lessons, | visited one or two rooms
which had attracted my observation the day be-
fore. One was the attic chamber, where had
noticed heap Of old packages which wished
to examine. In one corner stood a pile Of old
| pictures, some with broken frames. but which
on examination, found worthy to be rubbed
up and newly framed. One especially won my
admiration-it was the portrait of a Young and
| beautiful woman. The soft auburn hair and
hazel eyes were very lovely, and the features,
/ though not expressive OF any great energy or
depth Of character, were faultlcssly regular
Hearing some one on the stairs Opened the
door to ak some questions about these pictures.
| Il was julia.
,.;.,, MY 'i', you pIN!' 1u'la, ! "NNc'" ho'' l
Juiia looked surnrisod I'm, f,nnwcd mo with
n,t any. rcrl,
Wv. a.; ,,o, rtItii -, r..;.
"%"' 10 hhoW something ABOUT th'Se pc
] | ttffl 8,
anJ !, ,u. ''r VI .,I' ,., ''J ,h ,n,Ii ,
bnna here ont of "iob, .'''9 ''''' "''' ''''''''
! ..Irbov ,,,, ;ninr9'J 3" s,;l r,Ii,. ",rl .,r,
lame Inn! mn, ba3 t;r,'. ,n , ,hn,n ,ocnJcd
Hero is u Lco,,t;G,l l,rJ.c,nc said :. Son
the warm. sunny tint Of ,bc watcr. and the fields
look almost ms + the ,,ros" v,s ,rn,ying there"
knew bv thr ouick J;latin,, If LIlio's hazel
eyes. A, She lacked nj rho ,r,'7rc tho, .hc roulJ
anpreciotr il. ,xrcIlrrc,, dnd / ro,rre,,od ,b,,
/ she had b,ru so loup dchorrod the uri,ilcpn of
cultiyotn,, L,r n,,uroll, arti.,ic tas,d Trrsoly-
ed to helm her mnkn mn the lost ,inc.
Nov brrr is one IN which I am sill moro
! interested - said. takingun thnnor,roit "Wbo
| is this Iuiin ."
Julia started and tbcn tbc color r,shed IN her
checks os She answered in - law ,n;cc ..I, i
my motbcr "
! / had susncc,ed os r,uh III. r.so,bl,rcc
was s,rili5 hc,,y,",, ,h c,r,d f,cn a,'J ii,lo
| Edward
"Is N;x ,bc ,y,,.,,, an, ,,r,..r,c ,.o,r moth
cr's nortroit y, 3.lcJ
Aunt Jane mn, il avo, bcforc---p
"Hrf,rc ! c,mr ink, - .,iJ
..Yrs." vns th, Lr;.f rc,ly
"W,u Ishnu,,LnL,,,dr;,.,r / ,.,ro. ,f :, IN e,,,,r,. 81,
| said. II nm moi come to' Stand bctncrn Won,
and your mother. Julia. Iuisb yon to ln,r 3anJ
homo, hrr mrmnr, nLn,r ali n,b.rs T,,il ,,,.
10 make Won wiser and honmicr tban over. in.
stead of gloom, and sad =
There was a >light qifycr nbout Jntu''s firm
lip as She turned and LEFT the room. began
10 feet encouraged. That evening had a fire
made IN the parlor' the piano WAS unlocked. |
took my music from my trunks. In the" gloam-
ing' before there was any hgh' III the room
save that OF the tremulouS hrehght' sat down
TO play Ihe{ were a.. there Jane kntuns IN
the corner ana The children seated silently about
the hrc'
louhu 'he piano an oNcoii'h' instrument
and, after playing a lively waltz which drew a
sign rom 'nr uGpl.S ol MISS Jane BOSOM, ana
shout OF delight from my Itiic Edward be
gan to sing. II was an old plmntNe Scotch
'onSE-SomGimng to touch and melt the heart
W Nhcn finished, Mary and Edward were
StlutIluV eagh II. o. f and flpir lflp