Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-09-14

out. ] had spent long day, in packing and
arranging, and, unable longer to meet the
cbildren's doleful faces and sad regrets at
parting with their old pets, hurried TO
my little morning room-,he room that had
witnessed many drclry hour Of watching
Uncle Davy.
was crying in spite Of my efforts al.
self.command. In the hall had seen lit,lo
Edmond, with hIs arm. round the old rock
ing horse, sob' bursting from the rosy lips
tha, he pressed asain', bis fvoriie. Lucy
was taking the toys IRON the dolls house
rs passed the schoolro IN. oh nv heart
bl-d sadly. for every grief OF theirs was
douhly mine.
The maid bad been packing, and the oak
cabinet wa. unlocked. the door swinging
to aud fro on It's hinge. The drawer be.
low held my chief treasures, which | had
reserved to pa, up a, last, fancyins this a
favorable opportunity now opened il, and
began to 'or, the thing.
\ packet Of copy books-Iargc. round
hlottei, teI,.hand-on tho outside Of each
cover one Of the chilrcn's name, and date.
I tel them together and pa, them up. A
little carved ivory ber. which had long ago
been present from a sailor brother. with
nine neatly iold,d little white paper parcels
inside. and a curl Of .1lt hair IN eich-tho
last causing few bitter tears TO f,lI down
On my black dress, n' knccling down | un.
folded it and touched the smooth trrss.
Poor little baby that hai pincl when sor.
rlw came to me that had died in my arms
and nlw lay with ~ little cofin resting be-
side Uncle Days Imosed the packet Of
haby's clothc. that I had put away the day
after the funenl-thc little gowns and cap,
and ihing'-ani gulp-d down very 'ad
sob. Poor little baby, God had provided
loru'
There were a few more thing', and then
tho drawer was empty, save ior Uncle De-.
w. staff lett /, lying there, while I
packed up the other ihins', anl i, was
,,ll there when wen, down 10 tea.
~ | came up heard loud tones.
Master Edmond. I shall tell your mana
Of you. Have done Immediately. What a
naughty boy You arc, Don't you sec you
have knocked the pain; all Oh tho bnn''.
tcr.2'
Nur.s was standing on The first landing.
looking down into the hail with avery r,d
h,c vb,l, the child In hsrarm, had a very
in1uirIng look in hr, brown eyes, and was
mluthirs and iur:ins atan Indn.rubber
riu. held by two fat slippery hands.
The delinquent wa' Master Eimonl, AZ
81 ~, who va. conlolrnc himself for tho
parting with the old rocklng.horse, by "a.
elm. up and down The first flight Of .,er.,
Uncle Dhvy'. .uT in hand, ra,,ling the
round head all the way aslin', the bann!,.
ter..
"Ttcrc'" screamed the uursr "wha'
have YOU done now - a. the child mi..ci
hi. footing, aud lay screaming On the loor.
She hurried down ull the ln',y roars reis.
.urci her. when .ho commenced q nursery
mode IT consultation: There have done
will you' L. all your own fault, You
naughty boy. Jn't ,ce how YOU have DIR
tied your clean pinaiorc; tnd now YOU are
maxim: baby cry. Get up"
Edmond .crlblcd up by all Of her erca,
red hand 5ut only to reveal a siit in his
frock, AMI Uncle Davy. .aG on the floor
broken IN tw5. Nurse shook him. "Do
sou know wha, YOU have done' Where
iil YOU get tia; stick from? lt' only mas
ter Elmoud. always in mischief ma am, '
she adped. in explanation, a. joined them.
/ | wiped tie child's eyes, and piIicd him
or had bump on hls forehead, 'upPo'inc
him ,n have been 'niFcicu,lypuni'hed. lie
picked up the two pieces OF the 'taG, and |
took them from him and carried them up
stairs ,p my room.
Something dropped with light rattle on
the lloor, and stopped to see what IL was,
NY hand stealing 10 my throat TO assure IT,
,elf Of the safety of the safety OF the brooch
IN my collar. Something that looked like
a pearl bead was on the carpet, and pick
cd itup. 4 similar rattle, and a' ! again
found the same thing, looked TO see where
they came from.
The staff wa. in my hand, and | turned
il over. The broken end showed a pcriorl-
ted hole. from which as shook il, came
another pearl. gave a little exclamation,
md ran down to my husband IN the library
q light was dawnins on me. We examined
the staff, and | found it was even as We eN.
pected. The old man bad been more sue
ecssiul IN hi. Indian enterprise than he had
given US TO understand; but finding power.
" good veil Tor pcnuriau'ne's, had pre-
tended 10 extreme misfortune, diligently con.
vertinr all that he was able =, accumulate
into pearls, which he concealed in this IA.
vorite staff. never allowing il to leave his
side, and guarding i, with JEALOUS and mi
serly care. lie had evidently intended to
acquaint mo with the secret, when on his
dea,hbcd. a- remembered by his reference
to the children. bat died in the attempt
But even now the discovery was not too
late. Ronald at once took tho pearls to
London. and was perfectly a',onished by the
large offer. that were made Tor them. The
sale realized very large sum sufficient to
release US from our present embarrassmenis
and lay by handsome portion for each Of