Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-27

broken heart. =
The proud Mr.. Forest came to the hum d
Die home Of his sister, to see her child e
The report Of his sisters death had subdued 81
some of his pride, and he wished to take n
her daughter to the old homestead, and C
cause her to forget her degraded father a
Heidi not notice the poor intoxicated man, /
who looked at him with suspicion, and he i
blushed to think he had ever been the hus- c
band of has oacn sister-the beautiful, ac- c
complished Ellen Forest. He had always /
dearly loved his sister, and though in obe- {
dience to his fathers commands he had t
never visited her, yet if he had found her
husband what he was, when he won the
gentle heart now still and cold in the grave,
he would have greeted him with kindness
as a brother, because death had made his
heart tender. But now he loathed him
for his cruelty to his young wife but he
hail come to the drunkard's home to bear
away the precious child, the light of that
dreary home, and place her in the splendid
mansion, where her mother had passed her
youthful days to surround her with lux
uries of which she had never even dream
ed. "Come, my child" he said to her, af-
ter the first moments Of feeling had passed
away, 81 will take you to your mothers
home, where we will love you very fondly."
The timid girl who had not ceased regard
ing the tall, noble man who stood before
her with wonder, now looked into his face,
with her large l~ustrous eyes half filed with
tears, and said "My father, uncle, will he
60 2" "No, no. Vet him remain WHERE
the is but come and 90 with me" he said,
not wishing to speak disrespectfully of the
father in the presence OF the child. She
paused only a moment. Imagination pic
tured to her the beautiful home her moth
er had so often described, and she longed
|, to be there. One glance at her miserable
|, father, with no one in the world to love
him, no one to care for him, and she said
"Uncle, my mother told me should | ever
: see you, to tell you that to your care she
committed me but, she also made me
promise never to forsake him, even though
, all the world should leave him-my poor
v father. He was once kind to mother anC
me; she loved him, and, uncle, | can new
$ er leave him here alone. Who would taxi
care of him if / should leave him l can
= not O! l cannot !"
v "Lillius Linwood, young as you are, yol
e have been well taught. You are the brigh
n reflection of which my lost Ellen was. YoV
d are wise beyond your years. Think vel
lie before you decide to reject my offer. 70
Is know not what you arc doing, my poo
# child. Your grand parents are waiting t
1T receive you to their hearts. Wealth, hor
ID or, happiness will be yours. Will you n
~ ject this, to wear your feeble life out wit
be afather who has forgotten his sacred duty
TX "Uncle, | do thank you and my gran
a parents for your kind offer, but he is NJ
it. father. l promised my mother l wou
er never forsake him, and | cannot break tn
ce promise"
We "Well, Lilly, | can't say but | hon
d. your devotion to your father, though / a
very sorry | cam OF take you with me.
ed this house your fathers 2"
mt Eyes sir it belongs to him."
nd "Would you not like to 90 to school a
lat be educated 2"
Ike "Oh! very much but l fear"
in "Fear nothing; you shall have every 8
hat vantage money can give. Have Won
.
lti- ooh yes, sir; many but Mr.. Harril
her ton, our minister, was mothers best friel
She told me to 90 to him for advice"
lif- "Very well. | will call on him and pl;
ner, in his hands a sum sufficient for you.
had will apply it as his wisdom may dictat
zen "Thank you, dear uncle. | will ne
ind forget your kindness, and l will try to
ven everything you wish"
!, to "Parewell, Lilly. fear my father
first not forgive you; but remember | am
be- ways your friend"
hus- We will pass over a period Of six We
ght, which had changed Lilly Linwood fro
the child, to a tall, beautiful young lady of
teen summers. From the time her u
lgels left her she had assidiously used every
t he ertion to improve her mind, not neg
ID its ing in the mean time her poor drum
5 add father, Faithfully had ns sh which intern
-tne ance had thrown wildly around him
oclal alas, in vain and Henry Linwood,
once noble, talented husband of the 10
Ellen Forest, had sunk into a dishon,
grave, leaving to his ~disconsolate dauo
-, nolegacy save the bitter thoughts dr.,
! lhe ards child. Downward, downward
WePt course had been, with no light to q
ness him, as he saw the sands of life depar
KING and in an unconscious insensibility he
mar breathed his last. Lilly hung in spe
graf less agony over her dying parent,
'hat though he had broken the heart of her
I ne lied mother, and had never been to /
was kind and loving father ;-but he was o
Isoeu and left Lilly alone in the wide world
She had been at school during the
faw years that had elapsed since her I'm
and visit. She had graduated with honor.
cart was fully prepared to be independent.
hor therefore, with the assistance of her fri
own good MIR. Harrington, sought and obta
Do;loa the situation as music teacher in the w
como vile Seminary, at M. Her CRANE
; Cor. rents had never written to her, and
ewed uncle seldom SO Lilly felt that life
,enly, 500 loah'ies was Olddlng her r
IN ~ Solro", ready TO labor. Nor W
she have consented to have been a pen
q er on the bounty of her relatives. N
deed the thought was degradation.
would go forth trusting in His strength
had thus far sustained her in her sad t
MIS- and with a calm confidence for the fin
lance she entered upon the discharge of hel
I-eyes ties; and for many months she lab
me IN There with her old-time faithfulness.
Even a change was coming for her; a bright
beautiful change.
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