The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-09-30

ano, well-heaped with music, which stond be-
tween the windows. A lamp burned dimly
he trimmed il, for bis eyes were dim with
tsass, and took ost bis medicins.eass 70 find
semething which should act soothingly upon
The form that was trembling with ito spzit''
asguish. T''a : -Ee
"Bs calm, my child, o. you WIN kin your.
ssIf be said, 10 bic geptlsst voice, q be raised
her bead from IL cold r6sting place.
sThsn will not BE- calm for wish to
disn she exclaimed. IN the bitterness Of I des-
otation, which che felt, at that moment, was
too great to bear. a''' 'IS.,.
The Doctor was not man given to religious
eonsolstion-hs was no professor he
had, psrhsps, like Adam before, him, allowed
the craving after knowledge to drive out that
simplicity Of fath and obsdisnes which u the
parent Of all tras acquirsmsnts5 hut . the
young girl 1upK back her storm-wet hair and
looked It him with those dsspairing eyes, be
was prompted tosay: q
a1nst IN God,' He can give you rest give
you psser.O
81 am alone! al alone and loved her i''
was her reply but now she burst into tears,
which wss better than the mute grievhgs which
had hithsrtc shaken her.
The Face which she had raisesl to him, not
withstandins its rallor, was one Of sxqui-
site beauty, and something In 'ts innocence
snA extreme youthfulness, = we'll a. It's de-
spair, made It impossible Cor him 10 desert her
until he d seen that something was done in
alienation Of her torlorn condition.
sF3avs you no relativss?"
She shook her hes4.
aNo neighbors?"
81 have no clsiw upon them"
eyes yoa have The claim Of suffering hue
msnity. shall arouse them, snd IL their SYM
pathies cannot be freely offered they can, at
hast, be bssskt. Thsrsis magic power in.
goldo
He xentinto the hall and knocked 1t the
6rst door hs came to. After little delay, a
woman, who had thrown = shawl over her
night-gown, partly opened the door. He told
her that the Iaiy ic the adjoiaing room was
dead. and asked her il she wolid not cit up
with the corpse and perform the necessary
duties
"Iss she dsAd? poor thinsi Her daughter
told ma she was worse, and I'D have offered to
have set up with her, bk Pm a,widow, and
support four children by sewing AMI have
their clothes to fix up besides, and nights
rest is necessary to me. II didn't catch a
few hours sleep couldn't work. But Pm
very sorry didn't oiEsr. Fss, cir, III 20,
and do what I can" r ~ ~
'Yon shall not d" il Tor no'hing, sither.-
You shall be 81 well patti Tor your time. that
you may afford to rsst from Jour sewing day
or two. Only be kind to the poor chill"
.sThat will try to be-" replied the woman,
Ia SO hearty tone Of sympathy, that he could
do no otherwise than be glad Of the service
thus secured. t 'a
Going back to thu orphan, he compelled
her, by gentle frmness, to drink the draugh,
be had prepared, told her he wonld return IN
the morning, pressed his purse into her hand,
md went forth again into the driving, autumn
storm, to run oyer lamp-post ia seeking bis
rooms, aud to.dream,ot one voice, and one face
il every vision Of the night.
From tina. hour he constituted himself
Eleanor Bonds guardian. Finding that she
was indeed without friends a.,d relatives, he
resolved that such sensitive and innocent love-
Iiness shonld never be abanioned to the cruel
kindness Of the world. What should he do
with her? He was a bachelor, asd had no
home to ofer her. She was but fifteen or six
teen 30 be could not ask any OF his friends
to marry hsr,s even il he had regarded any Of
them IS being worthy Of her. She was dying
81 Srisf and lo6elihess. Finally hs betAought
him 6f boarding. .schoof and that she could
remain in one Tor two OF three years, and in
that tune some Of his motheriy female friends
would be found to give her their counsel and
countenancs. A&f q 30
In . couple of weeks she was Iii one Of the
most fashionable schools Of neighborlng
Stats--listless and forloFn enough at FIRST, but
gradually conquering, y youth and health will,
her deep detection. Hare she remained for
two years, furnished with everything necessary
to the most libsnl drsss and mplishmsots,
occasionally writing her guardian letter,
but nsvsr meeting him.
Al Ralph got'thinkisg shout hsr one day,
hs resolved hs would make her visit and ~
II was sn unsual thing for him to resolve any
thing outsih of hls studies aid psaetics, he
earriedit into execution the more impulsivsly.
1hs nsxt afternoon. be wn at the school, send
iag aseasd sp soahs psiasspal. md awaiting
I'm IT, rseeption-room Tor her apPsaraacs.--
While b waited, sn angelic voice began sing>
inG in an adjoininx parlor e IN accoupani-
mai spen lie piaao which proved the toaeh
of master. II wn part Of . .Norma"-apd
the performer sang On, apparently without IN
effort s.ths passisa and swSst6Sss aEtks music
rising like dew that il sxhaltsd IN heaven, and
bearing the soul of he listener along with IL
Unconaciously b sross and paIssl the thresh-
hold, standing mutsly listening until the music
was pisysdS and ssgifii Aest 1osh pf NO
manly bssdtys stirssd frsmt fsstsuussht and
psscsivsd him. He had never heard such .
voice before. end hs had never seen such .
fAcs, nor fSlkths g,scss q each . manner. -
Hair - the very liliss that alssp In the moon
ight with delicate features, and syss aua lip
% : sieh M bsilliant beauty. form whoss
every eeneour ~ perfect, end every molten