Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-09-23

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pretty as Emily had represented them, anC
this was some little disappointment to hi
raised curiosity. He followed her, how
ever, at little distance, until he saw he
enter her home, and then returned to re
port to his sister
"You have not half fulfilled my mission
John you have neither discovered who
she is nor what are her circumstances,
exclaimed Emily, after listening to hi!
facetious account of having dogged hei
home.
"I intend to, though" returned John
"I have plan in my mind, now Have
you any sewing to de?''
"Yes I've dress l shall want made in
day or two"
"The very thingI" said her brother
can 90 and inquire if she ever goes out tc
sew and if she does, can engage her tc
come and make your dress"
Capital" exclaimed Emily, clapping
her small white hands. "Let us to tea
now, and then away with you"
While young Williams is at tea we will
preceedc him to the house of the sewing
girl
In small room, the furniture of which
was old and plain, and rather scanty at
that, three persons were seated at frugal.
ly spread tea table. One was the poor
sewing girl another was her mother, a
woman of no great age, but was wan and
feeble from care and anxiety ; the third
was young man with high, pale fore
head and face in which deep thought
and rosoluteness of purpose were plainly
expressed. His features were too promi-
nent and angular to strike one, at first, as
being handsome, but every line of them
was indicative of energy and force of char
acter. Vixen engaged in conversation
however, his countenance lighted up with
animation, and assumed a more engaging
expression his glance was penetrating
and his we'll modulated voice thrilling
deep and earnest. The meal had progress
ed few moments in silence, when the
young man, who had been attentivcly re-
garding the girls downcast face, remark
ed
"You are beginning to look badly, Kate,
your work is too conining; it will serious.
/ ly injure your health"
ooh, no, cousin" replied the girl, in
tones, the tremulousness of which contra
dictcd her words; II do not feel that my
health is at all affected by it." Then, as
| if anxious to change the conversation, she
turned to her mother and said
IL saw George Renwick to-day, sleigh
ing on Broadway, with lady, in great
style"
"Did he see you, my child?' inquired
the mother.
eyes" returned the girl, "and appeared
very much confused, for he colored turn
ed his head away, and put his horses tc
full speed as if anxious to get out Of sigh
as quick as possible"
81 have heard you mention this Renwick
frequently" said the youth "who is hep
as it possible, Robert, that We hav,
never told you about Geo, Renwick?"
Quite possible, aunt"
"Well, he is the william who swindled u!
out four property"
Howl exclaimed the young man; wha
property? thought that Uncle Brainart
died insolvent,"
"No, indeed, The circumstances arr
these When George Renwick came t.
this city hewas poor boy, and your uncle
took him into the store as a clerk. HI
gradually crept into Mr. Brainards con
fdence, until he took him in as a kind o
partner, and allowed him to manage tn,
business almost entirely in his own way
Well, your uncle died suddenly. in al
apoplcctic fit the business was settled VI
in a mysterious way, and Renwick gave II
two thousand dollars, which he said wa
> all that was left of Mr.. Brainard's iuteres
in the concern, after his debts were paid
"And did you quietly SUBMIT" asket
the young man.
"That did not replied the old lady
thirty thousand dollars of my money ha,
been embarked in the business, beside
the large capital which Brainard possessed
brought suit, but Mr. Brainards privat
papers could not be found. and the book
of the firm had all been in Renwick's keep
ing There was one clerk whose cvidcnc
, might have helped us, but Rcnwick bough
him over. So we lost the suit. The law
, yers' fees eat mp the best portion of tn
two thousand dollars, and with what wa
left | bought some furniture and went t
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city soon after that and came to boar
with mo. You have seen all our misfor
! tunes since then, and shared them too
[ God bless your kind heart, Robert
When the old lady ceased speaking III
tears were tricklinc down her wan check
but the young man had not noticed he
: last words He had ceased eating, an
fallen in deep revorie, After sittin
] thus for some minutes, he arose, with mel
I vous haste, and left the room withou
e speaking,
? After the young man had retired tn
mother and daughter cleared the tabl,
= and sat down to sewing. They had nc
; been long engaged when slight rap va
J heard at the door on opening it, job
D Williams was ushered into the room, II
was struck by the pale yet beautiful fei
2 lures of Cathorine, and saw that she WI
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