, 1863-04-16
An Orphans Adventures.

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trouSse GOOD liDs. white teeth. ewes that varied
with eyeTy passine EXPRESSION, merry heart, a
modulated voice. and stand before YOU, ANY
WvIand.
WouId YOU know Of nv past lfeP
have been many years an inmate Of Madame
de Montomar's boarding school. ... -.
sat within my room, and earnestly thought
Of the future.
"To-rnorrow
To morrow was to enter into the world, Life
was before me. Young, educated, with hand.
some competency, alone (Cor | was an orphan
and sinruiary destitute Of relations) this was to
be the starting point Of action and action, de.
termined il should be.
Ihad long resolved the thought in nv mind.
was moi content 10 settle down into supine ease.
and nothing could excuse my daring the adven.
lures of the world save dire necessity. deter.
mined then to begin life as would have done il
the wealth which uosSessed had not been mine.
I had ndye tised for employment. Three let.
ters Law open before me; one was request that
should become a eoyerness for three children
another that should act in the capacity Of
housekeener far a widower. and the third and
iast. which I concluded 10 accent Ia become n
companion for an elderly lady. :
Behold me then The next morning started IN
the staca coach far II n vas a loD0 and
tedious iourncv. hnt had concluded not 70 ac-
cent a Situation near home. 20 1 was satisfied
smnsjn1 mvseif with the remarks of NV fnIIow,
passenvers' Snuely ensocnced in corner with
a thick veil over nv face. unknowinS and nm.
known. noticed Al. that passed.
We bad Just LEFT E., at which place we had
taken up another passenger whose seat happened
to be Just opposite mine Here was new sub.
ject for my curiosity, and mentally criticised
him, which criticism terminated in an underlined
opinion. He was one 10 be studied there was
no passing sentence on slight Acquaintance.
He gave q cursory glance as he entered, peered
rather inQuirngly at my veil, scanned me from
head to foot, drew forth his newspaper, and was
soon apparently lost to every one within the
stage coach.
| sat and watched him. His mouth was rot
mobile, his countenance cold, yet keen observer
could detect the varying expression in bis eye as
he read, which eve, as he glanced around the
stage coach, seemed colder than his features.
The sun slowly faded away, and twilight came
cold and chill be was Just about enyeopinR him.
self in shawl, when a child (whose mother and
itself evidently belonged to q poorer class of 90
ciety) shivered, and complained Of the cold. Hel
did notoffer the shawl, but as he threw It around
himself it fell so carelcssly, so naturally across
the trembling form, that an intended observer
could easily see the intended effect; and when
we reached our destination, the position Of the
little one, as she lay snugy drawn towards him
with her head reclining on his arm, which posi.
tiOn had been concealed by the darkness Of the
stage coach, revealed to me at least the benevo-
lence Of heart unobtrusive in its auietness.
When reached D., which did BY means
Of . hackney, drawn up in front Of an aristo.
cratic old mansion, saw in the carriage which
had so rapidly whirled away from me my travelling
companion. | saw him enter at the same portal
at which nv driver rung, and heard his voice