Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-03-10


read you will pray TO Heaven TO make you
wise and good as your father was, and
happier than your unfortunate mother" "
The eyes of those who were present,
were filled with tears, Notwithstanding
their effort to preserve an appearance oi
indifference.
The child embraced the old book with
boyish fervor, and opening it afterward-
40 mammal" he said, "what pretty
picturesr'
"Indeedr' said the mother, happy in
the gladness of her boy.
ayes the good Virgin, in red dress
holding the infant Jesus in her arms
But why mamma, has silk paper been
put upon the pictures?"
$50 that they might not be injured my
dear"
"But, mamma, why are there ten sill
papers to each engraving"
The mother looked, and uttering a sud
den shrek, she fell in the arms of NJ,
Dubois, The notary, who addressing those
present, said:
"Leave her alone, it won't be much;
people don't die of these shocks. As fol
you little one, addressing Hector, "give
me that prayer book; you will tear the
engravings."
The inheritors withdrew, making va.
rious conjectures as to the cause of Anne:
sudden illness, and the interest which the
notary took in her. A month afterwards
they met Anna and. her son, exceedingly
well, yet not extrasagartly dressed, TAX.
ing an airing in two horse Chariot
This led them to make inquiries, and
they ascertained that Madame Anne had
recently purchased hotel for one hun
dred and eighty thousand francs, and that
she was giving first-rate education tc
her son. The news came like lhunde,
bolt upon them. Madame de Villeboys
and NJ. de Vatry hastened TO call upon
the notary 10 ask for explanations. The
good Dubois was working at his desk.
"Perhaps we are disturbing you?" said
the arrogant old lady.
"No matter. was in the act of set.
Ting a purchase in the State funds fol
Madame Anna"
"What, exclaimed Vatry, "after pur.
chasing house and equipages, she has still
money to inyesI?"
Undoubtedly SO"
"Bnt where did the money come from!'
"What!" did you not sse?"
"When?"
"When she shrieked upon seeing what
The prayer book contained which she in
herited."
awe observed nothing"
"Oh? | thought that you saw it," said
the sarcastic notary. The prayer book
contained sixty engravings and each en-.
craving was covered by ten notes of q
thousand francs each.
.'Good Heavensp' exclaimed Vatry,
''If | had only known iir' shouted
Madame de Villeboys.
You had the CHOICE added The notary,
"and l myself urged you to take The
prayer book, but you refused"
"But who could have expected to find
a fortune in breviary."
The two baffied old ego;ists withdrew,
their hearts swollen with passionate envy.
Madame Anna is still in Paris. If
you pass by the Rue Lafi,ie on a fue
Sumner evening, you will see charm
ing picture on the first floor, illuminated
by the pale reflection of wax lights.
A lady who has joined the Two hands
Of her son, fair child of six years of
age, in prayer before an old book of
'Heures de la Vierge," )" and for which
case in gold has been made.
"Pray for me child" said the mother.
"And for who else," inquired the
child"
"For your father, who perished with
put knowing you, without being able to
love you"
"Must pray to The saint, my patron?"
ayes my little friend; but do not for
get a saint who watches US from heaven,
and who smiles upon US from above the
Clouds"
"What is the name of that saint, man,
ma, dear?''
The mother then watering the fair
,hild's bead with her tears, answered:
"Her name is-Sister Egerie."
The DEAD IN LoNDoN-Mr Williams
in his last letter to the Utica Herald, (of
which he was formerly editor, Gays that