The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-02-02
ascine, s.d ecmparction sor possible injustice

sscine, ed ccmParctiOa sor possible injusuos
wsrs removed.
Could LsciIla but have sssu tha, s.c.. .b.
wouid have doubted q her means Of rsducing
him 10 obsdisnca.
1hs oourss he had sdoptsd might inds,d b. the
more sxosllsnt way In the ssd but Il present
even hi. self devotion was not In such spirit -
TO Afford much consolation TO Honor. If good
were TO artss out Of sorrow, the painful sssd uns
Wa not yet oyor. His looks wsrs stsrn even TO
hardness, ard his unhapPinss scanned DISPOSED to
vent i,self Ia d,iug bis work sfr his own fashion
Ptebs had 10 rsturn lss joyfslly than shs
had gone forth. Her q 81 bright star Of anticipa-
ton had fsdsd, and shs had partsksn deeply Of
the giitfs Of the two whom she loved 90 well.
Not only had sh: to leave the one to his gloomy
lods IL 20 In the city, and the TIL that vas 70
deadsn suffering, but the other must b. parted
with ct the sta'ion.
PbGbs could not hslp feeling like the canary.
vi scss his owners har hsld out 10 cstca him
after bis flight or the PONY who marks his groom
at the gate Of the paddock. Cage and r.ia were
lot erisyous, but libsny WAS over, and free will
began 70 sink into submission, q, the ehimnsys
Of homo came nearer, even though the antcipa.
tion of her sistsrs happiness grew more and mors
on her, and compsnsatsd for sll.
Shrieks Of ecstscy greeted her; she was hsld
fast - though hsr sistUs feared 70 lose her again.
end Miss Fsnt imors showed abl oluts warmth Of
welcome. Foreign tongues were dh psnssd with,
and Il was festival evening OF chatter, and dis
play Ct purchases, presents, and commsions. Toe
evidenos tf Pn1 1e's industry were approved.
Her sb.trscts Of her reading, her notes Of ner mu-
scums ard exhibitions, hsr dta wing, needle work,
and res pieces Of music, exceeded Mis- Fepni-
mors's hopss and appalled, her sistsrs
Tho ono event Of her life, her visit 10 Lon
don, gave evident dissA,isfsc ion. 1hsrs were
grows Whenever Robert VA mantionsd, and
Phgos found thst though pernissiJn had .sn
given for his tsksn the cursey, IL had bsen
without understanding his true in'enions with
IDENTIFY passed between him aud hi, father and
brother, while on their way through London,
which hsd caused them 10 regard him as liksly
20 be thorn Ia thsir side; and Phebs cJuli
not but fear that he would meet them In no
split Of Cancellation, would rather prefer lit
tie persecution, and would lead to the side Of
pastoral rather than filial euty, whenever thsy
might clash. kven II he should rsfrsin from
speaking bis full mind to his father, he as like
" TO use no precautions with his brother, aud
Phebs was uneasy whenever either went up for
,h.ir weekly visits Of inspection at the oAics.
Chirecotes doing, l suppose. He sh ,uld have
cortdsrsd more! Sach wrsthsd place, no gan
teel family nssr! Your papa would never let ne
go near II. But he must buy an excellent III wing
soon, whsis no one will know his connec ion
with the trace"
Aho y ppotuy ut 70 mat Win ~ nome
on Rober,s ordination, Vas 10 an unexpected
quarter. Then your brother has kept his reso.
luton, said Miss Fsnnimors. .'Under hi, re-
ssive there Is the 'smpsr that formed the active
asce'ics OF the middle asss. HIS doctrine has
strong medi@yal ungs, and with sufficient
strength Of purpose, may lead to the Ike re-
when PhG5s proudly told Miss Charlscots Of
this rsnsk, they agreed that It WAS q valuso ole
testimony, both TO the doctrines aud the results.
Ronor bad had lstter from Robsrt, that made
her fssl by foice Of contrast thA. Oven WAS more
than three ysaIs from like conception Of clerical
tuty.
1hs storm came st lat BY order Of the
Court Of y ancery, thsre was put up for sale Q
dreary section Of Whittingtonis, in dire decay,
and remote from civilization. The firm Of Full
mort & Son had long had their eyes on Il, ss az
commodity and what was thsir rage when THAR
agent was out-biddeu, and the tsnemsnts k1ock-
Cd down u IN unknown customer for q fancy
ptics Ater much alarm lest Q rival distillsr
should b invading their tsrritory, their wrath
came to height when II finally sppsred that
Ccsly Eow was no other than the Reverend
Robert nsrvyn Fulmort, with the purposs Of
building church and school for Whlt,ingtoniA
at bis own expense.
Msfvyn came home furious. High words had
passed between the brothers and hia report u
thsm 50 inasmsd Mr.. Falmort, that be iavsishsd
violently against the malice and trsashery that
scruplsd not to undermine 6 father. Never
tpeakirg 10 Robert again, c,s.ing him of, and
exposing tie vicar for up,oldipg flial insJlsncs
and urdutifur ss were the mildest u his threats.
They 'esmsd 10 imagine that RobIt was mskiog
this out'ay, supposing that he would yet b. m ids
equal In fortune by his father to the others, and,
there Wa. cors,spt repetition that hs was to ex-
pect rot 6 fsrthiog-he had had his share, aud
should have 10 more. There was only q scof a.
PhG6e's !nnoceLcs, when she ex preos 81 her car
tsinty TIA he looked for no com pensAton, know
ing ths. he hid beeu provided fJr, and va, to
have rolhirg frcm his father; snd Phebs tram
bled under fuch abuse of her fsyori:s brother,
till ste C uld bear 1t no longer, and sszins tie
0om,nt II Merwyn's absence, the cam, up 70 her
father, AZ So d, In a. ooaxing ton,a as she coud
Papa, should not every one work to the utmost
In his trader
What Of that, little one 2"
"Thsn pray tdnt be angry with Robert for
acting up 10 his saia Phoebe, claspinS her hands
AID resting ,hem fondly on his shl u,dar.
"Act up TO . fools hesd Psrton' should
Ind their btsicsss, ard not fly Ia their fAthsrs'
faces"
"Isn'iit their work to make people good ?"
con'ieu,d Ptebs, with an unconscious Witness,
looking m'rs simple than her wont.
'Lst biI begin with himssls, then Learn
his duty to his fs,hsr! A jscksuspss, trying to
damage my business under my very noss."
".f tho.e poor people are in such nssd Of hsv.
"scum Of The sarthl Much use trying to do
"Ah! but il It Be his work to try1 and II he
ed place to build school ......."
"Youis In league with him, saPposs."
No p'B. y surprised IL S,Ia M y',y r. %uSa. n,.n,
Robert only .rots 10 me -h.n II va, d ne. that
now he hoped 70 save few Of the children that
arc turned cut in the streets 10 steal"
''Susl Theyu steal all his prcp,rty. A
propsr fool your uncle ws TO leave It all 70 lad
Ike that. Tbs SURE way to spoil him i could
have trsblsd all ysur itrtunss II that oag1sAl had
to ths dog,! h9be, l can't stand It. Con
scisncs ] hate such coxeomb-y As II mon
would not mAks beasts Of themselves visthsr
his vor hip wsrs In the business or not"
"Yss!" ysntsrsd PhoSs, ''bus at least hs has
no part In THAR doing So"
much you know about IT, sid her fathsr,
again shislding himself with his nswspspsr, bst
90 much les angrily than fhe had dared TO sx-
psc', that even whils fiuAhsd and trembling,
| sshs fslt grateful to him - more piscabis than
Msrvyp. She knew not the possr Of her oTn
sweet face and gen ly honest manner, nor Of the
novelty Of an sttsndvs daushtss.
when the rsighbors remarked On Mrs. Fui.
| mort1 improved eoks and spiYies, and sondsrsd
whsthsr tisv were the effect Of the Rhine OF Of
"gsttins t6" her eldest daughter, they knew
not ho~ MN, fewsr dull hours abe had v spend:
Probe vis,tsd her In bsr bedroom. TALKED q
lupcbsoo. smussA hsr drives, cosxsd her into
the gtrten, read 10 her when s,s rested osfors
dinner, and ssng To her sftsrwarjs.
Drcnipg psrrattyss, long dawn out. bad 2,
much chsrn Or krs. Fulmou ~ for Maria, II
she did not always listen, she Liked ths Voice and
she somssimes swtks into DESCRIPTIONS of tn,
dresses, psr,iss and scquaintsucss " hsr youth
bsfns trhing bad sunk into drery iosi pidity
under the -sight Of too much wealth, and moth
ing 10 do"
:" Nv dear she said, I am sist you srs ne
ont. Qaist evenings are 40 good fE nv nsrvss
but you are ans girl, aud will soon wat sod