Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-15
dNOrtester 9aiIg SPY.
From the Young Peoples Illuminated Magazine
THREE TIMES A DAY
"AdeIa. my darling =! Adela !"


here alone with you JuIietta a"
Little May is here, grandpa, playing with
the dog and Marianne is in the kitchen, get
ting dinner ready"
This conversation was held between a little
girl about nine years old, and the Baron ST.
Andres, an old man of eighty. He was a
knight of the order of ST. Louis, and had re.
ceived his knighthood and insignia from the
hands of Louis the sixteenth, king of France.
He was now, however, quite blind, and cOnse-
quently helpless. Little Mary, a child of six
years of age, made the third one of the party.
"Julietta," resumed the old man after a
short silence, "did your sister say anything to
you when she went away 2"
Eyes, grandpa" replied Julietta "she said
to me, take care that little Mary dosn't
trouble grandpa, and if he wishes TO go into
the garden, give him your hand and take care
not to let him stumble over anything, because
he can't see, poor grandpa, and God has Civ
en- him to us, his children, to take care of him
and to obey him, and to make him as happy
as we can Oh, know it all by heart, grand
pa, because Adela tells it TO me three times
day; every time before she goes OUT
"Ho every time before she goes out Does
she often go out 2" asked the old man whose
venerable brow seemed ruffled by some pain
full thought.
"Three times every day, answered Juliet
ia in some surprise "three times every day,
once in the morning, before you come down,
from seven to nine o'clock another from elev
en- to one and the third from three to five,
when you are asleep. You see three times a
day. Did you think that / could not reck-
on ?'
"What o'clock is it now ?'' asked the Bar
on, rather with the hope of finding some dis
crepancy in Julietta's reckoning.
at struck one just now" JuIietta answer
ed. "And here comes AdeIa l hear the gar
Il ,4oo 1-l,1 =
ry and the dog, They have come to meet
her."
In a few minutes Adela entered. She was
ayoung and lovely girl SO young, she SEEM
ed as If she had scarcely emerged from Child
hood, and yet so serious and so thoughtful
was the expression of her countenance, that
the premature cares of life had, as it were,
blIghted the flower ofyouth.
"Adela," said the old man in a tone so sad
and serious that it brought the quick color to
the young girls face, "whence come thou 2"
and, stretching forth his hand, he seized that
of Adela's which she had extended towards
him, took it between both his own, gently
stroked it, and at last said, in mournful man
ner, you are agitated, my child you are
troubled you tremble. Whence come you?"
The young girl did not reply.
Obtaining no answer the Baron ST. Andres
continued, and the slow, solemn accent with
which he uttered each word, showed the sad
feelings of his heart ain 1914, | was Wild
over, Adela, and, of my numerous family,
only one has left me, my sainted daughter,
Henrietta your mother II "
Your father fell at Waterloo you were then
only twelve Adea Adela what can l
say By all my past miseries-by my un.
ceasing griet-by my gray hairs-I enreat
you-lell me, whence come thou 4? Whittier
go you three times every day 2"
my father" said Adela, II am only seven
teen years old, it is true, and yet, young as
am, sorrow and care have already left their
impression upon 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. | still hear her weak voice
reganing momentary strength address me:
'Adela, she said, Il leave you two daughters
be mother to them. And my poor father
| 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 were
her words and have tried to obey them.
go out three times day, and that troubles
you, but you do rot consider that am mis-
tress OF family-the househeeper, and yet
more. have to take care of you all. Are
not these duties enough to call me out three
times day Have confidence i'll your Ade
la, my dear grandfather-lrusti 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 right? You do not answer, Ade!a !"
Adela. as if she had not heard his last words,
turned to Juietta, and questioned her con
eerning the studies which she had to recite
to her i'll the evening, and thus adrolty
changed the conversation. She then remain
ed for some time with the little party on the
piazza until Marianne summoned them to
the dinner table. Notwithstanding her efforts
to please aud entertain her grandfather, she
observed with pain that his mind was still
troubled, and fearing that he would resume his
attempts to dissuade her from again venturng
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 as the meal was finished, she
directed Juletta to lead her grandfather back
to his seat on the piazza, while she herself re.
manned, as il to attend to her household du-
ties. At the end OF halt 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 instantly detected, and, il we
may so speak, had followed all the move
ments of his grand daughter, and when the
gate closed he said with a deep sigh, as if
speaking to himself "She las gone out
again ]"
Then, probably, to divert the solicitude
which was tormenting him, lie directed Juliet
IA TO go and tell the servant 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 to me the article upon the pub
lie reiojcings of last week. That will amuse
both you and me-"
Juletla obeyed. A short time afterwards,
Marianne and Mary went out for their walk,
and Julietta returned, and seating himself on
stool near her grandfather's feet began to
read the article which he had mentioned. 1t
was a very long one, and she had to stop now
and then to spell some Of the long and more
difficult words she had not quite finished it,
when several knocks on the garden gate were
heard
"There is no one to open it, grandpa" said
the little girl, interrupting her reading
"You must go, then, said the baron
The garden gate was not far enough from the
piazza to prevent the old man from hearing the
following dialogue, which took place between
his niece and a lady--a stranger -
"Does not young lady, teacher of the
piano. live here 2" asked the lady.
"No, madam" Juetta replied
at must be here, certainly, my dear had
the exact directions to this house given me
She may be boarder whom you do not know
ny little one"
"In the whole house there is no one but my
grandpa, who is blind" answered Julietta in