Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-11-09

he went I0Ttn from his mouse, ana 1r veal 70
r woe, became the wife of Mr.. Lorraine. :
The morning after, when Mr.. Linton, tired !,
{ waiting for his daughter to appear as usu-
| at the breakfast table, sent for her, the
eryant returned and told him she was not
here, and had not slept there, for the bed
vas untouched. He went to her room, and
ound the following note
My DEAR FATHER Ere you receive this
will be the wife of Charles Lorraine. Do
Tot be angry with me, for the sake of my
mother. I could not obey you and
marry Mr.. Moreton. Charles wishes to love
and embrace you as his father. We do not
ask for help, dear Papa, but only Lore and for
Your devoted daughter,
FANNY l..
"And to be wroth with one we love,
Doth work like madness in the brain"
Furious with rage, Mr.. Linton ordered his
carriage and started in pursuit. He overlook
them, but Fanny was already a wife, and
while she implored his forgiveness, refused
to leave her husband. Mr.. Linton was mex
orable, and departed, vowing never more to
see her.
This was a great grief for Fanny, but a
hope was still in her teart, that her father
would yet relent and love her as before. She
could not be very unhappy while her hus-
band was ever near to love and comfort her.
For a while they seemed to prosper. Mr..
Lorraine pupils in French increased daily
in number, while children gathered round
the hearthstone, making happiness and scat
tering sunbeams in the hearts of their parents.
Fanny had sent many letters of affection to
her father, and once she vent herself. to the
house, but after waiting in the hall for some
minutes, was handed a strip of paper, on it
was written, go home to your husband, and
do not annoy me again" Gladly would she
have wept, but no! there stood the porter
with looks of pity on his countenance, and
she determined he should not despise her, so
with a smile to cover her bursting heart, she
proudly left the house.
Years passed. Three sweet children, An
ME, Ellen, and Frank, cheered the fireside,
and their small but beautiful cottage was a
home Of happiness and contentment. But
alas alasl why should sorrow come to de-
Stroy this Why not let them remain happy?
Mr.. Lorraine grew i'll. Consum ption seized
and laid him on his bed. Many months he
fingered and suffered, and then the dark-robed
angel called him to Heaven, and he left his
wife, with his little ones, alone. With his dy-
ing breath he babe her seek her father.
Pen cannot describe grief such as hers
we will not attempt it. The funeral is DER,
f and looking round on her children she feels
she is not alone, for they comfort her. Annie
was a beautiful and thoughtful girl. of IL
years. Now, in sorrow, she comforted her
t mother, though her own little heart was full,
nigh to bursting. Ellen, a golden-haired
! fairy of six summers, was a perfect CLEAN of
sunshine, 50 merry and lovely was she. Lit
{ tie noisy Frank had not yet seen three years,
and was the pet and plaything of all. Mrs.
Lorraine remembers her husbands request,
. her great sorrow, and concludes thus, "And
e now, if you still love me, dear father, come
to me. long to look again on thy dear face,
but cannot go to you, for my heart is too sore
,f ly stricken to bear another repulse. My
children already love you, for daily [ speak
to them Of their Grandfather. | will remain
az this place a month, if by that time I hear
nothing from you, / must go away, and seek
, a livelihood elsewhere"
Il Day after day passed, till the month ex-
N pired. AS each day dawned, hope sprang
h anew in her heart, and she eagerly listened for
the well known footsteps, which never came.
" Despair seized her. What could she do to
support herself and little ones? She had
or been raised in the lap of luxury, but now
w want stared her in the face. All the little
means which Mr.. Lorraine had laid aside, had
~ been exhausted during his illness. After sell
i'd ing the furniture and paying debts, only fifty
or dollars remained, and this would not last long
IL What shall I do? Where shall | go sht
:, cried, then kneeling, she implored guidance
I, from above, and arose calmer and more com
X, posed. She at length resolved to move to
[r. village about sixty miles from the city. 4
u. young girl who had once been employed a
~ her fathers, had often spoken in the highes
he. terms of it, as it was her former home. S
n she took her little ones and made her HON
among strangers.
:. 1t was sometime before she procured work
'n' but at length a few kind ladies employed he
10 in sewing, and with the help Of Annie, the,
&c, managed to subsiSt. Several weary wear
ne passed thus. Then fresh trouble anne /
malignant fever seized little Ellen, and 500
her spirit scared heavenward, Then Fran
Ier was taken and rested in Jesus bosom. Mrs
&C. Lorraine, reduced by constant sewing and al
go tendance on her children, sunk beneath thi
grief, and she was Frustrated. 1t was the
10 Annie's nature shone forth. Shakespeare ha
res said, "In struggling with misfortune lies th
proof of virtue" and nobly did this sweet cir
only sixteen years of age, exemplify thes
words. She thought only how to soothe he
re- mother and supply her wants. The frienG
of they had gathered around them, had ,Aet
terrified at the fever among them, and onl
. T d lew, pun . tuCLHSciFSS, CdLlC near. DIT
Annie, struggled on, and her efforts must hay
zee. been rewarded by success, for her moth,
ill daily grew stronger, had not their landlor,
a harsh, hard man, babe them pay the rem
or leave his house. They hadno money, ar
." Annie judging him by her own charitab
for heart, implored him to wait, telling him
CHI her Mothers illness, and their poverty, ar
promising soon, if possible, to pay the ren
But it was of no avail! He only repeated b
former words. The rent they could not pa
sht, so go they must. Again they vent to Ne
led, York, and by the sale of a few of Ami,
,or. paintings, procured the room where we foul
them, and a few necessaries of life. Bride
nee OHanan had always been kind to the 'swa
elli- invalid as she called Mrs. Lorraine. Al
,oor would often remain with her, while AM
searched the city for work. But from t
first hour they entered that room, Mrs. i,
aye, raine declined, and in a few weeks was sic,
ing, resting meath the sod. y
(Io be continued.)
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