Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-11-26

explain myself or her heart would break ~
gslloped over like madman, or like th,
Erl King, or Tam o'Shanter. Mary'sletter wal
a mystery. What young woman could have
given reference to me? Was it some new
trick of Mr.. Craytord2
/ arrived. was ushered into the drawing
room, where was assembled all the family, evil
IDENTIFY prepared for "scene." Eliza looked
triumphant Mary was in tears.
"What is all this 2" I cried "For Gods
sake, speak, Mary says some young woman
has given reference TO me. Who is she ?
What is she2 Where is she?"
I was in rage at being thus hastily and
groundlessly suspected. Till now, had not
been fully sensible of the extent to which the
poison of my antagonist had worked.
"Aunty," answered.
"The young lady, sir, is not yet come. 1t
was by letter she sent the reference to you.
We arc expecting her."
Under other circumstances, should only
have laughed the thing away asan absurdity.
But my feelings had been wrought up for many
hope for would be her high spirit unhappiness
And what more contributed to excite me on
that occasion was, that Mary had not as usual
saluted me, but had sat apart in grief. Strange
to say, my seriousness contributed to fortify
their suspicious.
At length the young lady was announced.
Of course the reader has anticipated who she
was. It was now nearly fifteen years since
had parted from poor Rose. She was still n
young woman, but her beauty had become
more mature than when her lovely face in tears
first touched my boyish feelings in the little
parlor Of the Merton Arms What struck me
most, however, was the dignity of her carriage,
and a striking air of high breeding exhibited
even in her simplest gestures.
pass over the explanations. 1t panied me
much to be compelled to revive the memory OF
Roses early griefs; but the case was desperate.
The artlessness, yet earnestness, with which
she told her story, quite cleared me from the
slanderous insinuations of my Antagonist
Even Eliza's confidence left her.
At length Mr. Crayford was announced.
had laid out my plan of action. knew that,
with all his successful vilainy, the fellow had
not presence Of mind As he entered the room
Rose was sitting with her back to the door.
gave him no time to suspect. took her by the
hand and led her up to him.
"Rose Ammerford |" I said
Had she come from the tomb he could not
have been more affrighted. He turned livid,
gave one shrek, covered his face with his
the house.
Perhaps the reader says that this return of
Crayfords early vision at this opportune mo-
ment is improbable. I answer, that ! do not
write probabilities, but facts. My tale exhibits
a moral agency working In the shape of " Co.
incidences." The explanation of the improba-
bility is this; When Mr.. Faber determined to
protect Rose Ammerford, he interested in her
behalf an elderly lady of his acquaintance, who
was of an eccentric turn, but whose eccentricity
chiefly took the shape of beneyolence. She
engaged Rose, first as a sort of ladys maid, but
soon became so attached to her, from her good
ness and natural abilities, that she made her
her companion, developed her tastes and i'm
proved her IN those accomplishments wnich
she had been taught as cniid' Inc i"dy
passion was Tor 'raVeiiihg' ono Seiuo'h res'eu
anywhere for more than few months. Rose |
always accompanied her; and frequently she |
had told her that she had taken care 10 ProViue
for her mture lie. many years passeu over
Always In moton, they made many "cquaih-
tanccs, but no permanent iriehus' ouuaehiy'
the old lady died, and without haVing time 10
do anything for poor Rose rms was IN ior-
eign capltai-in Germany hose, VINO had pc
come quite woman OF business, wound up the
old ladys affairs and after paying herseif the
balance of her salary, caused the produce OF
the ladys enects 10 DC remit'ed 10 the pahKers
in London. All they knew of the lady was,
that she had left with them power of attor-
ney to receive her dividends, and pay them to
her order. The cause of the lady's eccentricity
had been some family affairs and she had
never given Rose the slightest clue to herrcla-
tions. Therefore Rose determined, when she
returned to England, to apply to Mr.. Faber.
He was gone abroad But, in the mean while,
her funds were being exhausted; and she sought
employment in the way have described. Pos
itvely, she had no other means OF identifying
herself than by giving my name and address.
Observe, good reader, that if were afraid of
that bugbear of the supervise, "improbabili-