Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-09-09

/ noyeu ner 10 see DIS eyes again Wahuer-
ing to the portrait.
j I'll take If down and burn it, she
angrily CALCULATED to herself.
After few more common-places,
Robert Southey took his leave.
He walked about until it was quite
twilight, and then remembering an er-
rand in another part of the city, he re-
traced his steps. Was it is guardian
angel that prompted him?
He had nearly reached the place to-
wards which his steps were bent, when
: he felt light touch on his arm. He
looked down. There was the face of
the portrait, only more mature-much
sweeter in expression. His heart beat
as If had never beat before.
May / ask your protection !? said a
sweet voice. some one has followed
me and spoken to me more than once,
and L the lip trembled, the eloquent
eyes swan in tears.
Certainly, 1 will protect you,' said
Robert, drawing her hand within his
arm and as to that scoundrel over there,
| know him-he should be chastised as
! he deserves. He will be before long if
he is not CAREFUL
: The man met his eye and skulked
along back street. 1t was Mosely, the
keeper of the slop shop.
l should not have been out alone at
such an hour, but my mother needed
medicine she said, as they walked along
j The fair girl trembled excessively.
!. They moved rapidly away, till they
came to the miserable building where
lived Annie and her mother. Annie's
cheek burned as the young man ascend.
ed the steps and opened the door for her
There were loud and disagreeable sound:
up stairs, the entry was dark, and pool
!. Annie stood hesitating.
y They are very noisy and quarrel
some, some of the families in the rooms,
? she said, timidly.
Stop moment, calculated Rober
S Southey. And he knocked quickly a
# one of the doors. Lend me a light Il
show this young lady up stairs he saic
d to the woman who appeared.
h The occupant of the room hurried t,
q light another candle. AS she gave it t.
i him he placed piece of money in he
y hand which she was nothing 10th to tax
y and desiring Annie to follow him, tn
young man went as far as she directed
The door of the great garret stood oper
: and Annie's mother, with strange glad
= ness in her face, looked out towards An
n ME, as she came up the stairs.
: Thank this gentleman, mother, fo
a his kindness in protecting me from ii
~ suit, said Annie, gently. But / LEI
you sick 7
D. Il am we'll, now,' exclaimed the ez
IS cited widow, and here is what has cui
nd ed me. She held folded paper in he
rt, hand. The will that was lost THE wi
that Lawyer Crandall and other witne,
? ses knew he made, is here in my hand
1t is dated year later than the one h
at brother has Annie, my child, than
lie God with me-thank God p
ut They had gone into the neat little ga
as ret room-Annie, and Robert Southe
}" following. The latter made no apolog
re he felt acquainted with the circun
RS. stances, and told them so. Annie's fat
d. was radiant-it was the picture quicker
. ed into beautiful life--the same inn
l cence of expression, the same spiritu
wv loyeliness.
9 Annie, you know how sacredly / hay
81 kept this little Bible since your father
nc DEATH said Mrs. Bartlett; only
times of peculiar joy or affiiction readr
er from its sacred pages, because it was IL
7u' one your father used in his private
es votions. One day when he was i'll, b
not yet sick enough to be confined to b
'id bed, he asked me for piece of gret
zee baize. brought it to him and we
ne somewhere-I forgot where. When
DO returned, the Bible was covered.
n. asked him what he had covered it fc
llt- and he replied with a smile, for you.'-
he thought he referred to the possib
Ter event of his death, and it made me So
lp- After that he was struck with compile
paralysis, and neither spoke nor move
nix Once before, when thought TO be We
led sick, and under the influence Of
brothers stronger mind, he made the W
ST., in which Mr.. Bartlett now holds our la
full rights. He had a strange fear of |
'dy brother-I never knew why he could ,