The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-05-12

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"Right up that street. Thank you
for bringing me; I've had nice ride" "
So they parted. Harry and George
to 60 back to the tavern and grumble
over dull evening, and Marion to sew
till her eyes ached, and then creep up
stairs to the attic, and sleep soundly
on the hard bed. aias ~"
Marion Harding! You May !
Where on earth is the child! Mari
on! l."
"Yes, ma'am."
go into the parlor; there's some
folks want to see YOU"
"Want to see me J" thought the child,
"who can want to see me'
With slow, timid step, she entered
the parlor. Harry Ashley was there,
and with him an elderly lady who held
out her hand to the little girl and drew
her towards her.. She looked earnestly
into the little face, marked the broad
forehead, and the full eye, and then
spoke to her.
"My dear how would you like to
come and live with me, and wait upon
me?"
Marion, captivated by the sweetvoice
and pleasant face, replied, very much
ma'am."
"Aunt Mary" said Harry, shall ]
call Mrs. Jones %
Yes, Sir Impatience."
Marion's story, given by Mrs. Jones,
was brief, and very common one. Her
father was violinist, had become in
temperate, and died when Marion wa:
very young; her mother, after nine
years Of hard work in the endeavor tc
support herself and child decently, dice
in the village almshouse, and Marion
was in her tenth year, bound to Mrs
Jones as her errand girl.
After some talk Mrs. Ashley decided
to take the child, educate her, and try
as Mrs. Jones said, "to make something
out of her." The dressmaker was easil,
persuaded, upon the payment of sun
of money, to release the child from he
engagement.
Mrs. Ashley's first care was to hav,
her portege cleaned and neatly dressed
and then, under Harry's escort, she re
turned with her new charge to he
home in New York. At first her in
tention was to place the child in
school, and have her services as waite
between school hours, but Marion's in
telligence and loving disposition wo
the heart Of the lonely widow, and sh
formally adopted her.
Years rolled on; Harry, now Dl
Ashley, still lived with his aunt Mary
who was at once his uncle's widow an
his mothers sister. Marion was ava
at boarding school, studying hard, an
writing home often to console her dea
aunt Mary for her absence. And now
for time we must leave the three.
Mother" said young man comm
into Mrs. Morton's boudoir, one morn
ing, "who is that lovely girl in tn
nursery? Such hair and eyes, an
such figure.
"What are you talking abou
George Since you came home fror
Germany you go crazy about ever
pretty face. There is no one in th
} nursery but your sisters and the 90,
erness, Miss Ashley"
"Ashley. Any relation to Harry
4 "No. Have you never heard tn
story? Oh, l recollect, you wer
away very soon after it happened, SO
suppose you have forgotten it. Mr.
Ashley picked up this girl runnin
about bare-footed in some obscu1
country town, brought her home an
adopted her. She had her educated
the best of schools and by the be'
masters, and every one thought sh
meant to leave her her money, or tn:
Harry would marry her. Last wintt
she brought her out, and she mad
, quite sensation. Harry, as you kno
went to Europe to study, and has NJ
/, returned. About two months ago Mr.
Ashly died, and there was no will foun
but an old one, drawn up years ag
leaving all her property to Harr.
Marion, of course, has nothing, so a
ter the executors of the will close
Mrs. Ashley's house until Harry come
home, / offered her the place of go
erness to Lizzie and Rosa, and here 81
is"
"But why tho"
George''
: " Why don't Harry take care of he
t The idea of such girl as she is goir