New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-10-25
NEW OREGON IOWA, OCTOBER 25- 1851.

'hllu-you are trouDled--you tremDle!
Whence come you?'
The young girl did not reply.
Obtaining no answer, the Baron St.
Andres continued, and the slow, SOL
emn accent with which he uttered each
word, showed the sad feelings of his
heart. In 1914, I was a widower,
and, Of my numerous family, only one
was left me, my sainsed daughter,
Henrietta, your mother
Your Father fell at Waterloo; you
were then only twelve. Adela! what
can I say? By all my past miseries.-
by my unceasiny grief-by my gray
hairs-I entreat you-tell me, whence
come you? Whittier go you three
times day?'
My father said Adela, L am only
seventeen years old, it is true, and yet
young as 1 am, sorrow and care have
already left their impressions on my
brow. Three years ago my mother
died, yet the sad scene is still ever
present to my mind, as wildly as if it
had been yesterday. I still hear the
weak voice regaining momentary
strength, addressing me: ,Adela,' she
said, i leave you two daughters; be a
mother to them. And my poor father
I entrust him to you. Guide the two
first in their course through life; show
them its thorns and its dangers: hide
from the second everything that would
pain him. Such we're her words and
| have tried to obey them. l 20 out
three times day, and that troubles
you; but you DO not consider that am
the mistress Of fanily-the house
keeper, and yet more. I have to take
care fyou all. Are not these duties
enough to call me out three times a
day? Have confidence in your Adela,
my dear grandfather--.t trust in her!s
That is all I desire: it is all my
heart wishes my daughter. Well, well!
you have been out to day, you will not
go out again. I am right? You do
not answer, Adela.'
Adela. as if she had not heard his
last words, turned to Julietta, and
questioned her concerning the studies
which she had to recite to her in the
evening, and thus adroitly changed
the conversation. She then remained
for some time with the little party on
the piazza: until Marianne summon
ed them to the dinner table. Notwith-
standing her efforts to please and en-
tertain her grandfather, she observed
with pain that his mind was still troub-
led, and fearing that he would resume
his attempts to dissuade her from again
venturing out, she controlled her own
feelings and chatted incessantly with
the little ones--all the time, however,
ministering to the old mans wants. As
soon as the meal was finished, she di-
rected Julietta to lead her grandfather
back to his seat on the piazza, while
she herself remained, as if to attend to
her household duties. At the end of
half an hour, Julietta saw her with her
bonnet on her head, and her gloves on
her hands, walk quickly through the
garden and pass out Of the gate, which
she closed behind her with the least
possible noise. The old mans fine
sense of hearing, however, had instant
ly detected, and if we may so speak,
had followed all the movements of his
granddaughter, and when the gate
closed, he said with deep sigh, as if
speaking to himself, She has gone out
again!'
Then, probably to divert the soil
tude which was tormenting him, he di-
rected Julietta to 60 and tell the serv.
ant girl to take little Mary out for a
walk, and added, bring with you, when
you come back, the newspaper that you
will find on the table!in the saloon, and
come and read me the article upon the
public rejoicings of last week.-That
will amuse both you and me.'