Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-15

And Rose Elmer il OF hope and JOY, TUNED down th,
street leading to her mothers cottage.
WheG Rose entered the house. there a smolderiug
fire in the crate aud beside this fire, in old chair
sat female, wlOm no ono would have pissed without
second LOOK. She WAS woman OF OicOmmludng presence
Her form tall and must have been fucly round
! cd; but now il worn thin, almost to skeleton
mesgrencs, Her features molly chisoed, aud
might once have been grandly beautiful, but they
suukcu and emacGteda those Of death. Under her
broad and profiRent forehead and heavy black eye
brows shone pir OF large darksay eyes that burned
fercey with the fires ofieyer or o frenzy HcrJe bc.
hair slightly ST. oakrd with silver, half covered with
a red handkerchief tied beneath her chin and partly fall
in elf locks down side of her face. rusty black
gown and sha%l pleed her dress.
A. { door opened admitting Rose, she turned qick-
ly in her chair fixing her eyes with ook Of fierce aqui
| ~ upon the intruder.
"lIov are you now, mother dear? hope You feel in
better spirits y said Rose, laying off her bonnet, AID
coming to the womau's side.
''Beter. Where have you been? | have wanted
yoa.'
have becn-t,king a walk through the woods, dear
mother and see here some Wild strawberries pick
ed for you on nv return viii you eat them;' said
Rose, Offering her iittlc basket.
"No want none Of them. You care little for me "
Mother, don't say that. You do not know how much
! l love YOU"
Hush, girl, you have little causc-oh'
And the woman suddenly struck her hand upon her
heart dropped her lead upon her breast, aud seemed
convu,cd by some great agony. Her features worked
| irightully her frame sLuddeIed.
Mother. mother What i5 the Natter exclaimed
Rose, throwing her arms around the woman III great
alarm.
"ltis-past' g4sped the woman, breathing with great
difficulty.
"Wtat was it, dear?"
a splsm. lt is gone
"Oh, mother, will IL return -
'rerhap-."
"lct NE run for neghbor, or doctor
I al. ..I.f To f,p-
Lanrt-lhcy EihcHdgc, Ci SMlHouThe Weds win A'Ders
lasting, OF Hastings Han: II Is so, Is !, not;
surrey u'1r n'le' Tue a s' j. 'u u 'G "'"uH
an" '"'"' u ,O,'",S '1' i"S '.i"e' '"'''e' ''l
been cmpoyeu a', uAy 'H Deaihe A""GiS 10 Ie'V''c m
castle church, oui TO sure" IN t9e pam oil the oFide rs
/ She comts-lhey love her so well
~ es, she IL "a hgG ana M@it! idtyi YET sweet ana
gracious becumes enc 30 exalted. Come hhcr, gTl
knec down before me- 50 tha; may take your lace be-
tween nay hands, said the woman, growing more strange
/ in her talk.
Rose oacyed al L2r motaCr, bo1iTg her own stern,
d face, shat tia. OF the ed between Ler hands, and
/ g'zed uron " "is,!udy, critically InofmH'ms-
Fan lace, teIc.tc features cohPeAon Euio as inc
inside ot coLcI-AeH' "l"'', Htt hN,heu Win ieu
EaE IKE ne yrIo" h ana e.! b"e ana c''r HS lno'e
! ol Infancy lands, small ana elegant nave Lo' '0'
! poverty so" !oVF beauty, la'e J. my ch"d; go
NO, dear n9.rI, you nave 'lt hhohe'7 more il"e'y
/ spoil ne. said Rose, IN simple wonder, at her words
81 have hot ''t your person grow coarse WITH hard
/ work, have ], dear:
"No, mother; notwithstanding that ought to have
worked with you aGI Tor you
| Your hand. have never been rougLeued by helping
me N tIe laundry.