Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-01-26
WRITER ron rue srigir or THE ACE.
A SERIES OF STORIES
ON
PARENTAL INF LUZ \ Oh.
NO. |.
Tbe Adopted Daughters:
AsTORY WoMAE's RIGHT S
co&uNr.D,
CHAPTER VII.

We will now, gentle reader, take peep
into the homcof our second adopted daugh-
TER, Mary Lane.
Mr.. Wnghtway enjoys q competent sala-
~ in - large mercantile house, and his
family live in comfort but with frugality.
1t is evening. A winter evening Mrs.
Wri1htway sits knittiug by her clean, neat,
bright blazing hearth. The kettle is sing
ing merriIy on the triyet between the
bright audron,. The teapot too, u little
glossy black teapot of earthen ware, sits
eozlIy by, bubb'ug, sputtering at the spout,
swelling up the lid in incessant rappngs,
andibly threatening to boil right over if
the tsrdy master OF the house does not
soon appcar-tho signal for its removal to
the TIA table
R,tp, rap, rap; rap, rap, rap; rap, says
the lid; yet mistress knits steadily on,
giving it a glance now aud then, and then
one to the busy clock on the mantel piece.
DO mama,' said Ellen, hear how the tea
pot raps. wonder if the spirits arc in it,
NO, my dear said the mother laughing,
but the steam is do You not see putt
Of steam every now aud then escape, as the
u" t''eA ~ J., t''o i' '',',i tan,,o.
E,ieh s'V s'e"') .'e so''p4yi :, ',t1ia,,
Ses .''''''.' ,La,,. an1 ,,Loss {
the truth was known, the rappcrs may have
n teapot behind the scenes
Not so bal anilca, Elem said the moth
cr sm;Iing a,.in. But nv wonder is what
L.or. ,,','''~T "5na sa Inf, ,o.ni@bt It is quite
Jark now
~ n don,,, .,il Ellen. for remembe,
,,a,,a ~, a.. Inner tahIn TODAY. Pa prom
''','1' 'i 1.t.,t ,' anI Tnhnny 70 take them +,
L. G ,nano',orio as soon as school was out
~ ~, u,',. na,II come round to the countin,
house
.Vo my dear I do not remember this,
lor m,tLrr renIird.
90 yrs mama, don't YOU remember bot
tbc bovs said they were head Of their cIas
Wv wy 10y l,aI '' ,,ani rarl.s over al their lc.
,..n. ',.'' - '''
eo,, ,.,,,. 7 L.l;ovo remember som,
a.;a',ar;t hnt had entirely FORGOTTEN !
VIZ W., y, .',Jars ~ ,yn .b,U Lnsr v6cn thc
.,,, .""
''II,I"' ,rt". loon no,y o,annl from tho nurscr,
,'' .L 'oJ' oja,',oJ ',o Jdnrhtor Of Mrs WrioI
..a,. ..,,tnro1 aftar baviuo fed. un1rpSSt
.La I.I,. - sIoon tnckiog it snn,
an! P"' 'GV l;,,1 o'o' o};h W onJ wbceTnG tLc cri
}" ~ Is,;Ia l''''? - af ,na,pa. LeJ Her ia,
close 10 ''e s'',o u .'',',' a'I Lann,, cot oaI
Us usual was o''s"v "',' "%Fr3' loLr;st;a
"aq Pca'p'0i a., It, ,,. " ~''''''' ''''''' 49,
grl, Wn'gn 'ne was l.,..,.,nr ,.,.o1 Mr.
'D1oy l'S' "'''eP "'''7 '''o' '''''''' ''-
"rls'tt""!' 49,. ...,.... of N1or
T"s'' was ,''e qa'1, '1Sfr'',,' -, -I" sa,
ana 'ne S"te'JSy lI J''''T'v oorI1 "a" harIlc te
mama, real cIJ'Uo. ! IoT'r ",'',a'' ~
myseH away. ho" "'I" "O'c ~ f'l'
ter That | nlish' Jake " ''N''''S' VI '''' 90
ling as he sleeps ,-.,.
w ell my oe'F' answered 'no NV, w,
ana why 90 you ,o' 'o,.'" ~ P"'"'
know your papa mas o''e" P''poSe' II
you. ,,,.,.
Yes, mama Nno" nG nI'; ou. 'os'
to say that @'n sure / 'noU'' %'oe, aen n,,, ~"
painter / nave no se'''"'' o''n .'u'
baby to perieeuoo' l eau G'o"n up " .oo
keep house, OF teacn " School .tn .nu IL,
my own dresses wiz, al Poa''o'o .,,t ~,
dence IN my powers % o"G P1aut' oi, Sou'p1o , Wv
or write poetry ,i. A'.S ta" "'S h,a ~, ~ w ~,
est 'na"'l,',' o"l n, ,,,tr, ,aIotoTer,
o',,,es o5 'n'I MI, So'' ,an ""''o ore e' nistoten