Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-11-15

rather stay here, than go back to our old
home?"
" l don't know; it's rice to be here, and Lu
tie says you had rather live here"
$50 had, dear child, wish to live here
always, when was young it was my home
then, and now never wish to leave it.
" Did your mother live Fire and your father
too?"
Yes. Here, look qt them, and rising with
her still in his arms, he stepped to the side Of
the room and drew a silken curtain, revealing
the portraits of his parents,
Long and earnestly did Euloecn gaze upon
them, then turning and scanning the features
of her father, said g You look like your
mother, father, do ! look like my mother?"
" Very, very much, my darling" he replied
in low tone, and returningsagain to his chair,
he sat down and drew her-faco to his shoulder.
covering it almost instantlywith kisses. "Why
did Eulie think to ask such question -
" Because that lady you said must call
aunt, asked me how my tmother looked, and
said she wondered whOshe was, and that did
not look like you at all dsdon't like hel BIZ,
father, she isn't good like you, know
Hush, Eulic, you must not talk so, she is
your aunt, and you ,UiR like her when you ar2
better ACQUAINTED"
/ E" Where did my mother live, father? Aunt
asked me if was named Tor her, and | could
not tell | asked Lutte, and she didn't tell ne
wish
But she stopped suddoaly, as she saw the
painful expression that come over his face.
Don't, Eulie, donteyer say anything about
your mother again." h9repled quickly
Why not, father ?" she pleaded
Because | had rather you would not 1t is
better that you should notknow." Bus seeing
the disappointment in !iorface, he continued
g Perhaps sometime WI tell you, but not
now. Do not love yea well enough fox
| both2''
" Ees, dear father, L E0ow you love me, but,
0 Il wish Iscould han sseen her before she
died, or that could hat been old enough to
have remembered her father, cant know
| know - Sss,|
low could ho turn y by from that earnest
face aud reply, cit is no best. | think it hest
for your happiness to keep you in ignorance of
your mothers life. Will not my daughter
trust ne? will yol not be content ?"
81 wish you vould tell me, father, but I'll
try 10 do as you wish me to- she said, sadly,
for those questions of her aunt had awakened
sweet, yearning thoughts for her dead mother,
and she wondered lehy rhe must not know.
lie saw that size was not satisfied, but lie
could not darken her young life, and SO he said
again:
" Eulie, cannot see it best to tell you now.
| sometimes think that in tho future can give
you brighter history than could now of her,
it is a vain hope, perhaps, but yet, pray that
God may grant it to be prophetic one If SO,
Hcn my darling shall know all, though tell
/ you now, Eulie that it will bring you sorrow
then. But let us not talk about it now. Is
there not something you can find to amuso yon?
have you learned your lessons for to-day? Iou
must commence them again, for this is to be
our home now, Should you not like ride this
morning
go! yes indeed, " said she, joyfully. Can
l. may I, father? but can't have Jenny to
ride
Nv, you cannot have her, but think thoEe
is little pony that is gentle enough for you.
Go have Lutte get you ready, and will sec.
She sprang away quickly, and soon entered
the pleasant chamber which had been assigned
her in her new home. " Please, Lutte, fix me
quick, father says may ride this morning, shc
said as she closed the door.
The person thus addressed, beautiful quad
roon Of perhaps thirty years of age, imlnedi
ately came forward and while she arrayed hel
young mistress in her riding dress, We will give
the reader slight description of her Hel
figure was slight but very symmetrical; hci
complexion was OF that opaque white generally
s9on among quadroons, and perhaps the largt
dark cyes, with their accompanying black brows
and long lashes, set it into stronger relief, Ger
tain it was, that hers was very lovely counte
nance. Sad indeed Was it to think that she Wa
a slave. None could realize, save herself, hoy
bitter curse it had been to her.
There was an air Of refinement about he
words and manners, which oft deceived one o
to her position. Yet she never forgot it. Sh,
had been the daily companion of her youns
charge as far back as Euloeen could remember
and the pIaoe next to that which tho father oc