Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-01-21

in binding to herself the affections of her
son.
Hallow with cheerful affection, the
freside, bless and brighten it with smiles,
and though it be never so humble, to it
the spirit will turn, even when the feet
shall have wandered into forbidden paths.
How many an erring one might be saved
if this were but understood
Time flew by uoiselessly. The spring
flowers bloomed upon Arthur Landen's
grave; the summer showers, and even
ing dews fell there autumnwinds chaunt-
ed dirges, and the winter slows mufied
the tread of the mourner, wlo never in
any season forgot her young husband
sleeping there.
Carl grew to boyhood. He vas hand
some, proud, and brave, but passionate.
Music he loved-worshipped,I might
enthusiastically. No one could
play the violin with such mastery hand.
He loved to sit on the porch in tie moon
light, and improvise melodies, which, soft,
subduing, and full of pathos, brought tears
to the fond mothers eyes, who, listening,
thought of the hands folded over pulse
less breast that used to handle so skill
| fully the bow: which now, in the fingers
of the young enthusiast, brought forth
such glorious harmonies. Carl reorted,
often, to the club-rooms, urged by the
most pressing invitations from the club
and there his music lost its sombIe, pa
thetic character, and became wild and tu-
multuous; and when, entirely forgetting
self, he poured out his raptureS through
the quivering strings of his idolized in
strument, his hearers became mute and
awed by the grandeur of these exultaui
strains. So much genius, united to such
tender years (he was but fourteen), caus
ed him to become universal favorite
Carl likewise inherited his fathers po
etc temperament, and with it, fire, fervor
and mobility; and all the fneneSs anc
delicacy of feeling, which are the con
comitants of such nature.
Annie saw all this-and, seeing, fel
how carefully she must guard her treas
ure, lest, peradventure, it should becom
worthless, by coming in too close contac
with the world.
1t was a curious, wayward thing, thi
mind of her boys, which she had strive
to shape. She formed plans for its di
rection but, expanding with inconceivs
BILE rapidity, it shot upward, far beyon
her highest ambition, and made itse
king of a realm her eyes had but just e:
pied.
There were strange, intangible substar
ceS concerned in the making up Of tn
mind.
There were love, generosity, poetry
music; but beneath glowed and burne
pent-up fires of passion, melting one m'
ment to gloom and dire forebodings; tn
boy, at others, warming into life, thos
higher, holier attributes of this two-fol
being.
Though usually subservient to tt
wishes of his only parent, yet swayed b
these conflicting elements, he showed !
times naughty, stubborn spirit. III
kind eyes of Annie, looking a tender r
buke, sometimes melted this waywal
feeling. At others he would, with h
: violin, fly to the club-room and pour OF
in fierce bursts of music, his pent-up EN-
' tions.
Annie remarked every phase of th
I wonderful character with such sensatio
as only mother can experience. s.
feared, and we'll she might, that the br
liant gifts bestowed upon her boy won
n prove his ultimate ruin. Would he pa
; through the trying season when the b
" is ripening for perfect manhood, al
/ reached his wished for acme with SC
|. strengthened and invigorated or wou
Y he, wavering at the beck of temptatic
4 fall?
7r All! She shuddered while contemp
ting the latter possibility.
Id Her beautiful, noble, but impuIsi
9. boy!
I'd Father in heaven, she murmur
ct agonizingly, avert such fate. 4
me to direct him rightly. Oh | y
n surround him with love, and light, a
h, warmth. | will sacrifice everything
es anythingP
r; Thus she talked one night, when q
at spurning her gentle control, hastened
his favorite resort. Conviyial spirits /
wv at the club-room, and few of talent,
ife well-known recklessness, assembled
m drink the inspiration from the wine-c
M which shone in the witty, elegant sayi