The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-01-29

by my unceasing grief-by my gray hair:
i entreat you, tell me whence com,
you9 Whittier 60 you three times .
day I"
"My father" said Adela, "I am only
seventeen years old, it is true, and yet
young as / am, sorrow and care have al
ready left their impression on my brow
Three years ago my mother died, yet the
sad scene is still ever present to my mind
as vividly ms if it had been but yester.
day. / still hear The weak voice, regain.
ing momentary strength, address me-
Adela,' said she, l leave you two
daughters; be mother to. them. And
my poor father-I intrust him Ia, you.--
Guide the two first in their course thro'
life; show them its thorns and its dan
gers; hide from the second everything
that would pain him. Such were her
words, and / have tried to obey them
go out three times day, and that
troubles you; but you do not consider that
| am the mistress of family-the house
keeper; and, yet more, | have to take care
of you all. Are not these duties enough
10 call me out three times dayG Have
confidence in poor Adela, my dear grand
father-trust in her."
"That is all desire; it is all my heart
wishes, my daughter. Well, well, you
have been out to.day-you will not GO
out again? Am l 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 sometime with the lit
tie party on the piazza, until Marianne
summoned them to the dinner table
Notwithstanding her efforts to please and
entertain her grandfather, she observed
that his mind was still troubled; and,
fearing that he would resume his attempts
to dissuade her from again venturing out,
she controlled her own feelings and chat
ted necessarily with the little ones-all
the time, however, ministering to the old
mans wants. AS soon rs the meal was
finished, she directed Julctta TO lead her
grandfather back to his seat on the piaz-
"a, while she herself remained as if to at
tend 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 gar
den and pass out of the gate, which she
closed behind her with the least possible
noise. The old mans fine sense Of hear
ing, however, had instantly detected, and,
if we may so speak, had followed all the
movements Of his granddaughter, and
when the gate closed behind her he said,
with a deep sigh, and as if speaking to
HIMSELF She has gone out again.
Then, probably to divert the solicitude
which was tormenting him, he directed
Julietta to 60 and tell the servant to take
little Mary out for 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 to
mo the article upon the public rejoicings
of last week. That will amuse both you
and me-"
Julictta obeyed. A short timo after
wards Marianne and Mary went out for
their walk, and Juletta returned, and,
seating herself upon stool at her grand
fathers feet, began to read the article he
had mentioned. 1t was very long one,
aud she had to stop now and then to spell
some Of tho longer and moro difficult
words. She had not quite finished it,
when several knocks on the garden gate
were heard.
"There is no ono TO open it, grandpa,
said the little girl, interrupting her read
ing. 5
{" You must 90 then," said the Baron
The garden gate was not far enough
from tho piazza to prevent the old man
from hearing the following dialogue, which
took place between his granddaughter and
lady--a stranger. aI
"Does not young lady, teacher Of
the piano live herel" asked tie latter.
"No, madam" Julietta replied.
| l0 uluob bO bSlO
l had the exact directions to this house
given me. She may be boarder, whom
you do not know, my little one."
(" In the whole house there is no one
but my grandpa, who is blind,' answered
Julietta, in the impatient tone of little
girl who liked not her word to be doubt.
ed, "and Adela, my older sister, and Ma.
rianne, the cook, and her husband, the
gardener, and my little sister Mary, and
the dog, and l and no one else. Blu,
sometimes young lady comes here who
teaches the piano, and perhaps she is the
one you want to see.
81 wish to see Miss Adela st. Andres
who teaches the piano in the family o.
~
81 never tell fibs, ma'amw said JUL
ella, impatiently interrupting her; "my
sister Adela is not teacher of the piano
Don't you think | ought to know ~
"Does Baron St. Andres live here \
asked young man, stopping also at the
half oman o,ofa