The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-06-03

winter. Full dress bonnets continue
sde of white tulle or Grape, bordered
vet, and sometimes covered as they
ing the winter with black chsntilly
chon. Straw and chip bonnets are
with wide green, lilac, pink and white
affsta, or plaid velvet ribbon. Grass
used for ornamenting the exterior of
, the strings are very long, and of rich
Three roses or other flowers placed
2 of the forehead is very becoming.
I. tY G0DFATHER'S GUINEA.
, ifather was q maa of thousand. BE
an iron will and degree of perse.
which impelled him, having once re.
( a thing, to execute it at all hazards
.er was cited generally as wonderful
, 'of luck !; but the word luck " ought
!. have been used with respect to him,
! man ever owed less to mere good for
> himself. He had worked his own
Sally by hair.breadths at first; and,
. -.pe of his grand elements ofsuccess was
I nination never to owe to the aid OF
} CHAT he could, by any amount of labor,
, ph himself. Selfdependence, perse-
{ steady resolution, and industry, were
i as component parts of which my god
i luck" was made up. 1 can see this,
old and gray but who reasons thus
Ihth birthday? did not but having
above much-sbused term lucky"
{ applied to my godfather, regarded
= pe favored by some good protecting
;, hose invisible hands removed every
q ;ulated to obs:ruct success.
s father always dined at our house On
II Jay. On its eight anniversary, he filled
u place at the board, and, to this day, /
e re him exactly as he looked then. His
y. De enough by nature, was powdered,
e n queue. He had wide and also
o head, with thick snowy-white shaggy
), overhsnging such keen black eyes.
:e was always handsome; his shirt frills
3, snow flakes, and his buckles resplen.
Vi diamonds. he dressed becomingly,
8, he considered that, like everything
', q being done well, if worth doing at
D each succeeding birthday especially,
b ot then alone, received substantial
i, his goodwill towards myself-always
II ly appropriate, generally something
q rally longed for.
ii 1913 his keen appreciation of character
q! of observation enabled him to guess
". d afford me most pleasure. thought
Vi lie agent followed me, and reported
Ii u. / therefore .eceived his gifts with
n cherished them as / did no other OF
RI ,ossessions.
q ,fter dinner, then, on my eighth birth.
1ss full of wonder as to the coming
It Cor, contrary to usual custom, no out.
vi lie sign, no parcel, heralded the gift.
a e." thought 1, can he have guessed
= lnuch wished for?"
l. ring, be it known, was, that the secret
" ok +" might be revealed to me.
~ feel my heart throb, though my breath
In It suspended, as, in compliance with
10 /, l went to his side.
ra is," said he, "hnld out your hand"
7es He placed an antique guinea in the
de- palm. Francis, that guinea was
L 70 when / was eight years old. Had
z. ICED the care you take of my gifts,
after preserving it more than hall
mp now give it to you. Yes," he said,
g. .ea was the foundation of my fortune.
ne tr before owned such a sum when il
in. my possession but l determined to
no Some people," he added, would
,cky guinea and if it be, am salts
} t asfer it to you. May you be as pros
8 your career as l have been, and from
M cause Pray guard it carefully; and
NIB as long as you possess that, you will
be want of money"
id OF see the stately smile on my god
8 e, or understand the laugh of my
ell g at the old-fashioned commonplace
C GUIDED his harangue. was absorbed
g al feeling of responsibility-in the
bit ,at my godfather indeed possessed
ma al power, had OWNED my wish, and
lily, yealed to me the secret of his " lack,
i'd aced in my hands the talisman which
ls6 , secure my own. For many nights
/ freely slept. exulted in the posses
# ;, treasure; but it was with trembling
| Sould lose it A cold perspiratior
ed .e at the bare idea of such q calam
as rely puzzled where to find safe re
ny 7r it. At length, persuaded my
sr make little sh-leather bag, with
ter 3vering of silk, in which placed my
g., d hung it round my neck by black
q. tear after year did the feeling that its
rva IN was essential to my we'll being
,ns -ssredominant; and, long after the gen
9TH, 2vho smiled at my within, and humored
8 d, d, the guinea hung by the black rib
n i usual place. Ny career at schoo
col. &c proved successful; my tutors
ID industry, fellow students said was
ards reader in the University, my friends
my raise as genius, and smiled, and
d w. b the ribbon whence depended my
the, guinea. How could l be otherwise
fora ,ate? You may laugh, and call this
ness. put it influenced me nevertheless,
ed txo, and with good cause-I won. A
ytG ZEE, l left college, free. Free from al
for she morrow, since those who were
n b..fore me" had taken that upon them
J; sfee from control, since my guardian
lict % ended at the usual time, and his
--fx my godfather was the individual
snis,s soon after my majority, greatly in
ed 4. already abundant means.
ad ven great student; but now / resol
o & Z something of life: ! would spenG
tin Gin travel before settling down. Blu
! nast 60 to see Dr. Carleton, an ole
Of say fathers, resident in Derbyshire
, e ( st son had just taken possession O
sca,, d rooms at Cambridge.
st O. ,dious men are awkward on entering
y sas extremely 80 but Mrs. Carleton
d good geniuf, for she had the rar,
m, pg all domesticated under her roo
t b, Q. When / saw her, with her grouy
ve.t inches and genial-hearted HUSBAND
red ,und the hearth, was very boz
in delight at forming one of the socia
q. Carleton's profession engaged much
, tiny; but WEAKNESS or ennui was I'M
o III or the roof with Mrs. Carleton. Witt
vae lad and on my return from I
lie, slA Invariably called for relation o
ping when forthwith flung myself OF
lg al ser feet, and gave q full and particu
scco IS. ] ransacked my memory t.
9 g aamma," ss I called her and
gst per things, gave her q alfjesting
arnv but wholly whimsical and imagi
E, b! 2ry of my godfather's guinea. Sh.
IN t the doctor, and the same evening
.sset wish to see the talisman. drew
le Ii ) case, still suspended but that wa,
nou i--she must see the coin itself.
.ted MT her merry laugh conquered ant
hft years conceeiment, the guinss
sat ne light.
care liked to see it in any hand but m,
tho, 500; n ~,..z.. a.ul