Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-04-12
RooKvILLE MARYLAND. FR1DAY MoRN1Ne. ApR11 ID lae1

4, -
her bind mother need not know the real
cause OF his sudden departure. When,
at last, she laid that mother IN the grave,
and was tree to indulge her sorrow, |
could not detect the slightest alteration
IN ner manner When came from the
city each summer, she was ready to meet
me, as the stage stopped at the gate---a
i'tle paler' It may 2e' a little more quiet,
d NIUE ionder OF singing the dear ola
songs III the parlor, at twilight, each
'ihc--put otherwisc the same. II seem
Gu grave ana dreary lite to me, but
lninA sue ioVou IT, lhere was memo
y VI ni'n cohnec,ed Win every nook
anu = corner OF the mouse and garden and
mn, .ninN Il she haa peen forced . give
mem up ner neaft would nave broken.
40 = Was' ner ,'le resempied one OF those
pa pla's So: .aI9s VIC sometimes see among
VIC 1 3eo''lsn Nus mirroring Tue piue SKY
anu 'he sinall mowers that grow upon Its
vanhs' uiruiieu oy adverse preezes' I'M
s .:,, W adverse storms put always
,,,. a NV 9u'ee ana peace'ulr--so peacelIl
tu"' 'uo weary 'raVcier hinss himseit
aowh pesiue ~ ana almost loves 10
'fI W ms ne ou' mere
We were oo'l o'dcr ana graVer tilah
, w. na1 e Deen wneli ouslus A'herton re-
I .ui ni i n a ionS 'our III EUROPE where
n he nao eurileu' ai'er ms reJec'ioh al tne
lanos 81 my cousin lose was not with
me ~ 'nc Guy was slad OF IT, whcn
as vas muslng over my library hre.
one co'u evening III January the servant
brought inc caru WIN MS name upon
IT, went down 70 the drawlng-room at
once ana found him walking up and
down me Ioor nervously' lie was much
changed. lie bad grown dark, and pale,
ana tnin, ana the brown curis, OF which
Lose had been SO proud, were streaked
with gray,
lie hardly gave me time to welcome
hlm home' before he gaspeed out -
Len mo OF hose; Is she yet living"
She IS, Or. Atherton."
a o, wen
'ono was wnsn heufu from hcr'
i''s ' ,rpi pe,ieo' y So
~ na'iN ~
nc seemed 70 breathe lTeer' ana TOOK
.no cna'r oherel nun ne SAT los. III
.noue ~ iol u moment, anu 'nch turning
u ,pT pufs' ou' abruptly
suppose you are wandering no" !
uafe aPpeaf ID your presence aver ! nave
'rea'eu .hA1 9"ec' giri SO III; Pu' nave
" iavof 70 Us" sn.U 81 you' "nlcn peg o'y you
~ gran" ~, VIM yougo WIN me 70 sce
ieoso
i02 W aa S am sure was !, So
~, ~ ~ no. ~, uXuei s ne, ne ,9
I"aa p"Is'ona'o'y ~ i0' %o'iN@ "ou'u
hack 10 hor ID Won t6;nk sbe evcr con
or will forgiye me p
nsDr ktherton sbo 10 yo,nonr,
at copld sav No morc--tbe ,vord,
chokod me
"Tbank Won. And Won will 20 with
me NV dear friend and Mead Ear mc
with her ~
roo,lJ 80. ,n;aLo4an1 ~ Ill. l..
eJu'a NOV Mi'"s'anu MN ,;i |n.le n9
.ooSou AZ '1o wiz" ~ oyeS ~ Inc he'',
pio'n;soo ~ e. ~ u'J ' lYI; spo w.
a, o. 1o ~ $780, v as h", H. '" tba,
s'oiin n, va. Pios'eoe wac ou' siv" '''''
1ay r no XII ~ 'aOo' - '"iTs
u'i.' a''I' IN w ~" ~ ess ~ ~
JUST as ! h"u sonh in.o ''oupico e,ooP'
worn ou' anu wealied ~ aue sou l.ou
quincy : was l c1 ~ = s .''l '.op
page, anu con'uSeI 'aiAiog ioanu W.
70 near .na' We couiu 70 no i ial' u We
were ho' again on our way 'sil 'ne nV@e
noon ana u was only Oh sno louf'n MN
aiter ieavlpg 'nG cl'y 'nas We aL me-,
sa'e'y ~ iloiucnporo' 'nc 'i'''c VrASse
wnefe nose resided'
We drove at once to the cottage /
saw faint light in the parlor, but the
path to the front door was drifted, and
the porch was full of snow. We went
wandering around to the side door. a
tall, hard featured woman met and ad-
mitted us. My heart sank within me
when | saw it was the village nurse.
1--WE expected you Gay before ycstcr-
day." she said, as she helped me to lay
aside my things. The Geographic
message was sent on Monday; and poor
silss hoso VIII hardly I'VE the n'gh'
'hrousn, nm,
=, 10 hose VI gasPed Atherton:
one 1ur"ca ana iooked al MIN Tor the
mrs. 1l'ne'
, Doc,or' = y you ana you have
oos noaru.-ucur ucar IL a Di..er wei
lo'np 70 give you Dotn Miss Hose has
ead 'ne 9yPnolu lever. we sent Tor her
, ,i Wnen VIC were a'ralu she conid not