The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-19

alnssd IN By himstH through she msns,, d ~
chAd Even distant - his visisn va I, rli
gave balm W the rsnkuns spirit that possusa
Time bed rolle1 on, when soue ss,s,cs ,nherr.
Cd through . distant relatod. called for the pre-
snce Of The lord Il the manor 70 supsrnteud Ne sr.
isngement. Finding thaa he muM Be absent from
nome Tor some monshA a The e.tssss wsre IN Ire
land he resolved 70 take his family With him lew.
ing his brother in possession for travelling In
those dsys was not . thing easily done - I am
informed IL is In the present.
They parted with many mutual expressions a
affection, but they met no more The vessel IN
which they hsd embarked soundered on the dan.
rerons coast W which they were bound. and al
persisted.
The younger brother became the lord
What whisIerings from his heart disturbed The
triumph OF bis hopes, How he blushed At the ann
biton 'bst stopped the springs Of sorrow, which
ought 10 have g,shcd forth for his poor broth ere
sake He became the unhappy posscssor Of AL
that had ever gildcd and given cncban,mc W his
day dreams Tor his hear, told him the price a
which II bod been bought
These combating feelings turncd him into n
stern and mislnihrop'c man bis only pleasure be-
ing to return threeiod the f,rmcr neglect Of his
present parasites; but be was only revenging him
self UPON himself
He had no son to carry down the honors Of the
house. The child he loved 70 fondly could only
he the means OF taking those splend d domains to
aegrsndize another name. She had grown into
beautiful girl Of fifteen, when her father was
startled by letter, stating that youth was then
In Ireland. who, from all that could To gathered,
was supposed 10 he the VI his lost brother. lie
trenbled Was the staff to lie sn,tched from his
hand, and he again thrust back into his former
positioni The thought anuihila,iug-hc WAS
almost frenzied. He read sssln and again the
startling missye. Tie boy, II had stated, had been
seized by wrcckers who, fearing they might 10
deprived Of their plumber, had carried OF the child
the only soul lving-and after time, find.
ing him burthen, had len him At a convent door.
where the charity Of the monks bad sheltered him.
They, pleased with his manners, had instructed
him, and kept him amongst them for some three OF
iour years. Fras ments Of recollection ever and
anon came over his u,nd, which lie communicated
To the kind is,hers. The wreck sL occurrence
well remembered, and IL was resolved that he
should 10 taken 70 the spot This being done, the
influence OF the priests soon wrtng from tho peas.
antry many relics OF tie wreck, among which was
miniature oil his father. This led to a train which
After much painful search ended In the discovery
OF his relations, aud the dispateh hing of the letter
which ~ disturbed bis uncle.
How different were the feelings Of the fo,r mir,
whose splendid inheritance was leopard l,ed by ihs
,e-'pIearancc OF her cousin ! Joy bounded in her
nesr, and she thought only Of the preservation Il
ono who had been the beloved play:ellov OF bes
childhood She counted the hours ths kept him
rom her embrace. But her unworldly heart was
ooorned TO receive pAny from the my seriously
cold aud startling behavior Of her father Ths
pleasure VIII eh she experienced he refused 10 share
10. He spoke of the impos,urcs Of tho world, and
the caution necessary in M altar Of such ccnsc-
quencc' limiting NJ being moot probably fraud
by some persons well acquainted with the affairs Of
the family, but that he would see the youth on his
arrival. Nothing, Of course but the most ample
and satisfactory proofs could be expected 10 be 70.
ceved' when II involved stake Of such msgni.
tude.
shallow fell over her innocent hear. when she
for the first time heard the words Of caution and
distrust She felt how SD ii would make her II hcs
true dear cousin WAS by overweening caution, kent
back from the door of his paiernal manson, and
those who ought to welcome him with open arrus
received him only with closed hearts.
Through all these misgvings she felt that she
could not be deceived; that no prctender could be-
like her NOBLE little cousin and playmate. She ii.
most forgot in the enth usiasm Of her warm heart
TINT the boy must now be youth fast approsch.
ing manhood, and that she was merging from the
confines OF girlhood into the full bloom Of early
wonanhood.
Her mind was continually ssitsted by the en.
acting again and again the anxiously expected
meeting. Her spirits became depressed, and abe
avoided the stern taco Of her father, which put "
flight all her enchanting day dreams.
Her father commenced proceedings as " 70 meet
IN onemy. He invited tho counsel Of men learned
In the law, that no sur should for Q moment ress
on his character, and that every appearance u
Justice should be rendered to the expected calm.
ant; but he inysrdiy felt how difficult IL would be
for o trcndless youth, after the lapse Of years
though few, TO establish his identity, and HE
claim to u property of SO much consequence, since
the principal evidence would be bis own vague
rccolectIons, and the connecting testimony Of men
of known disrcputabe character, at the very
point at which 10 WAS most vital to have undoubt.
ed correctness; as the reverend men who had "
kindly sheltered and instructed him knew moth.
ing but what was offered by the chid's own re-
minisceiNes.
The remembrance Of BIZ. early struggles and
heart-burnngs- came back ~ his nd with two-
fold force, and hardened His tccngs To be again
sui ject to the codness Of those who had neg.
lectod him and whom he lad unfoi tunateIy
taken revenge, which, in the event OF his loan4
position, would not be forgotten, WAS too bitter and
he already shrunk from their expected exultsiion
and triumphant sncers.
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