The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-27

s>as>.Ak. HID nu ben grns IN . gent
hno Il bpwus. b.l had f-iisd ~ mors uD,syu
my sroeusruoor he bad heard Of - least, snyv
did Dos mix up ash sod game With srcsnsros
proper. This Grand failure seemed 70 have b
the event Of his Me, and oae on which he DIV
with strange kind Of pride. Il appeared a. n )
present he rested from his past eIertions lin
bankrupt line), and depended on his daughter, " /
Kept small school for very young children.
all thesc particulars VIII only remembered and =
derstood. when hs bad len the house at tho time
heard them. he was thinking Of susan. Amor heh >
made good his footing at Mr.. Parn.r's be WAS /,
long, you may be sure withou, nndlng some rene
for returning again aud again. Ho listened to [ =
father, be talked 70 the little niece but he looked
Susan, both while he listened and while 10 take
Her father kept insisting upon bis former gentl
", the details Of which would have appeared ve ,
Questionable to Wills rliud II the sweet, delics
modes, Susan bad no, thrown ucxpncsble air
refinement over all she came near. She never spoil .
much she was generally diligently At work b. 4
when she novel Il was 50 noiselcssy, and when 81
did speak, u was IN 80 low aud son q voice N
silence, speech, motion and stiffness. alike seem,
10 remove her high sbove wills rcaah into son
sanity and inaccessible air Of slory-high aboveh
reach even as abe know himl And, II abe we
made acquainted with the dark secret behind,
his sisters shame, which was kept ever present
his mind by his mothers nightly search among u
outcas, and fcrssken, would no, Susan shrink '
from him with oalhing as II he we're tainted by n
involuntary relationship, This was his dread NJ :
thereupon followed resolution tha, he would wit
draw from her company before 1t was too late.
he resisted internal temptation and staid a, hon
and suffered AMI sighed. He became angry wy
his mother for her untirng patience in seeking
one who, be could not help hoping, was dead rsu ,
than alive He spoke sharply TO her, and ROGET,
| only such sal deprecstory answers as made him
proach himself and still more loso sight Ct peace
| mind This struggle could not last long witho,
| affecting his health and Tom, his sole compsnio
through the long evenings, noticed Lis increasinl
ianguor his restless irritsbty, WITH perplexsi an,
ETY., and At last resolved 10 call lis mothers after
tion his bro her's hsggArd, csre-worn looks. Shi
listened with startled recollection of Wills caiu
upon her love. She noticed lis decreasing appeat
aud haf-chected sghs.i
"will, ladl what's come DER thee'" said she .
him, as he cat hs,less gazing into the fire.
as II annoyed at her remark
"Nay, Lad, but thcrcis" He did not speak ags
,o contradict her indeed she did not know II
had heard her, unmoved did be look.
"would'st like 70 go hack 10 Uyolose Farm
asked abe, sorrowfully.
"Its just blAokberrying time" said Tom.
viii shook his head. She looked at him awhiL
as ifrying to read that expression Of despondsne
and trscs back to Its source.
"wll and Tom could SO, IA I'd she: mp
stay hero til I've found her, thou know st" cont
ucd she, dropping her voice.
Hc turmoil quickly round, and with the author
ho had at all tunes exercised over Tom, baAo b.
bogone TO bod.
When Tom had len the room he prepared
speak
ITO be continued