Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-05-04

P,oceeueu cautiously. The family
which Iallude lived in the city of Bath
Bath ia the place of my br.h,' she said
III the same manner.
'The head of that family continued
with mingling of hope and fear, wa
Samuel Pembroke
He was my father she answered, bu
SO much affected that her words wer
scarcely audible.
And you are little Sallie! cried, in
Joyful manner.
Il ami she replied. looking up through
her tears with surprise. But it is a los,
while since have been so called; though
l am still, as you see, but very littl,
body, with all my years.
| 'Of course you do not remember me?
said, drawing myself up that l migh
appear to the best advantage.
She glanced at me, then at my card
which she had in her hand, and shook hel
head negatively.
Did you never hear of little Willie
Morgan?' l inquired.
80, yes, she answered quickly, with a
blush. Il have heard mother Flint, nv
good old nurse, say that he used to be my
playmate, when lived in Bath; but was
too young to remember
4 am little Willie Morgan remarked
timorously, for l was not certain how she
would receive the announcement.
A smile played upon her lips and twin
kled Ill her eye, as much as to say that
man of nearly two hundred weight
ought to have used the past tense. But it
disappeared IN moment, and she ex-
pressed her pleasure at meeting me with
a cordiality that surpassed my expectation.
CHAPTER v.
Up to this moment the words of Mr..
Whicher had not entered my mind
When they did, my first impulse was to re-
]ect his insinuation with disdain, and re-
gard the beautiful creature in my presence
as paragon of purity; but was unable
10 reconcile her present humble position
with her uncle's vast wealth upon any
other supposition than that inimated, and
her subsequent information.
But this was a painful thought, and l
vas glad to exchange it for suspicion
which had more than once entered my
mind to the prejudice of her uncle; and |
cit at that moment as ii she had been
vronged, as if she needed protector, and
IS if l had been spared for that purpose.
Under the influence of this impression,
requested her to detail to me the impor-
ant events Of her life; and she complied
With so much readiness, and filed up the
'hole period of my absence with such an
aren't truthfulness, that was confirmed
4 my suspicion.
Miss Pembroke | inquired, do YOU
each from choice?'
Not altogether she replied with slight
why did you leave your uncle's house,
which You were reared and educated,
hen he Is so well able to support you in
ase, and you so well fitted to adorn his
lmptuous mansion?"
Sallie dropped her eyes to the floor,
lushed as l had never seen a woman
lush, and slightly shuddered; then the
Dior receded from her face, which re-
ained for time ashy as death but not
word escaped her lips, nor did she make a
zen an effort 20 speak. a
In an Instant, hope gave way to disap- t
;intment, and every favorable thought I
lnlshed as vapor in the morning sun. l
ut after little reflection, concluded b
at her present position, so highly respec- t
ble, would not justify hasty condem- t
.tion. /
'The reason is one you do not wish to t
1 continued. c
Yes, SIR she answered, blushing more L
eply than before, and then becoming "
Ter, II such thing were possible, which "
increased my disappointment that moth Il
9 less than the fraternal feelings l had &
erished for twenty years could.have in N
ced me to prolong the interview. b
'Sallie,' l said, with pathos that o
lched her heart, you may regard me as L
ur best friend as father, or an elder W
other.' ct
You are very kind she murmured, to
sing her eyes to mine thankfully.
Il saw your uncle some months ago. l OF
ntinued. May l repeat what he said dc
you?' st
You may she replied, dropping her ci
IS again. M
then described my interview with Mr.. bl
hicher, as l have already done in these 1T
'ets; and Sallie listened with attention, til
with so little emotion that was una be
to anticipate even the tenor Of her re- Ii
When my father died. she said, with m
composure that surprised me, .'Mr. Pi
hicher brought me to New York, adop. an
me into his family and educated me as ta'
daughter. When reached woman tie
I'd, he proposed to wed me to his eldest pu
}, and on my refusal turned me into the de
get. Isought employment as a teacher, to
aimed it without difficulty, and for five uu
rs have devoted the best part of nv S.
e to the instruction of little children, of de
ich, the one by your side is my especial flu
orite.' III
TO say that I believed her simple story, &C
|, at the same time, that her uncle was ap
hypOcrite, and the usurper to
Ter property, is, 1 imagine, unnecessary. tn
ay remark, however, that subsequent all
justified my conclusion. in
For time Sallie regarded me with the
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