The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-05-18
My poor msrgare,f"
.Msrgarct What, not Maryaret Braad2"


''Msrgact What, not Margaret Brald2'
"fcsi this is the poor girl You arc so bitter
Against. She il cominsto thank hCavrnw
me hi,tcf1 We'll. 20 | was; but my
heart is turned towards her somehow. as ifsho
was my own odli-all in ono moment.
what, sweetheart? IL not frigh'enoi
none are here but friends. And 20 think OF
my setting hor to rcal ne tho btter-poor
thing !"
They Satci her in IN CO., chair. A, tho
color was creeping back n her face md lips,
Cath ,rinc drew Margaret Van Eyck aside.
would not lot her 90 home tonight"
To enforce this she whispered few words.
Margaret Nan Fyck started at them, and with.
out going out Of whisper, went into q pas
sion.
at is false ! IL is . calumuy' il il monstrous
Look at her face. 1t is blasi ih,my to accuse
such face"
Tut tut! tut :" said the other "voumieht
aS well say this is not my hand | GUS ht to
know. have hal a dozen, hcsii, the num-
bcrs have seen. Itcll We II is 50"
And much to MlrlTrCt Van Eyck's surp-is"
she went up to the girl, and, taking her round
the neck, Kissed her warmly. II suffered for
Gerard, and you shed your blood f,r him, I do
hear hi own words show mo ! have bccn
to blame. I've held alooi from you But ll
make i NJ to YOU once | begin lou are my
daughter from this hour"
HhV'ucI warm embrace f'AI'l lNlS hh-'N
compact, and the woman OF impulse was gorN.
Mareerct lay back in ksr chair. and feeble
smile stole over her face. Gcrard's ther had
kissed her and called her daughter. b 1t the
next moment - cav her old friend looking at
her with . solsnnity and sadness that were
quit tie new. She slid from her chair her kncrS
and IrnyA pitrousw g. The oil dame for ar
don. From the words and the manner of her
psntcncc bystaaAss would have gathered she
had inhictcA sO0s cruel wrong and intOlcrable
insult upon her venerable friend.
hs little party at tNc hosicr's house sat at
table do rusd ~ the recent event. when their
mother rcturled, and, casting piercing
g!arer all roSHi the little circle, laid The let
ter lat q the table. She repeated every
word of II, - ow ing Che Hines with her tingor,
then suddenly lifting Der head she cast another
krsn look on Corbsis and Sybrandt their ewes
tell. Then tho storm that had long bson brew
Ing ouf0 on THAR heads.
Carharne seemed to swell like an ancry hea
rufiing her feathers, aud out " her mouth
came Memo and Saone Of wisdom and
twaddle, h great and mean invcctirc such as
no male that ever was born could utter ip ono
current /; and not many women. " have long
had my doubts that yos blew the flame hctwiSt
Gerard anA your father, and set that old rogue
Ghysbrscht on. And now here are Gerards
own written words 10 prove il. You have
drtvvn your own 0esh and Wood into lar
tanl anu rODtfu tnc nlOtner lnat Tore You Oh
her darling, the pride ot hereyc. the joy OF her
heart, But you are n q piece from end to end.
When You were oil boys together, my others
were comfort, but You were a curse misChie-
yous and sly, and 1t took woman hal her day to
keep your clothes whole. For why work weaIs
cloth, but play cuts II. With the beard comes
prudence but none came to you. Stih the lnse
to 10 TO bed, aud the last to leave it ; ard why
because honesty gees to bed early, and Industry
risss betime.. Where there are two lic-a.leds
in house, there are pair OF ne er-do. wcels.
Ofteo I've sat and looked at ysur WAYS, aud
wondered where YOU came from. You
don't take after your father, and yOu ar0
no noro like mo than a wasp i, to an
ant. Surs you were changed in the cradle, or the
cuckoo dropped We IN my floor ior you have NOT
our hauds, notour hearts; If all my blood none
but you ever jecred them thnt God alictcd;
but often whes my hack was turned I've heard
you mock at Giles because 10 Is not ~ blk as
some, and at my lily Kate (hlt is poor dear
Gcrard's verdi, because she /, not 70 s,'OnR
n n Yunlcr. mare. After that rob a
church an you will, for you can BE- ~
worse ia his cycs that maic both X ttc anl
Giles. and in mine that suffered for them, poor
darings, as did for YOU, yVu pai.iy. uul,rl-
ing, REASONABLE cUrs. NJ, | viii urt Lush, my
daughter, they have filed tie cup TOO fun. It
takes a deal to turn mothcr's heart against the
sons she las nursel upon her knee: and many
u llint nave WI ail ,'ll'l " 2 N sec 90
much, and bitten my tongue lust their father
should know them "a do, b. would hivr put
them to the door that moncnt. But uow they
have filed the cup too full. And where got ye
all this money! YOu never w ought for II.
wish may never hear from o'hcr months how
ye got it, Sloth and greed are in mated. my
masters; lovers " money must sweat or steal.
Well, II you rohbCd traveller of II. it vast sgne
woman III 20 bail, fer nan would drive yea
with his naked hand. No matter; il is good
Tor one thing. IL has shown me how You will
guide our gear L ever Il comes TO bGyourn.
Il have watched you, my lads, this while
| you have spent Groat day between you, and
| spend scarce n ,,roat a week, and keep you all,
\ good and bad. No give up wal in- for the
| shoes that WILL may hc, walk behind your cot.
fin, for this shop AMI this house fhah mover %
| yours. Gerard Is our tCir-pDDr Gerard whom
| you have banshed and done your best to * II;
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