Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1865-04-27

We VIII now direct the readers at
tention to a princeIy mansion in The
neighbOrhood
I wonder who this letter is from 3
said Mr.. ST. Clair. as he unfolded lei-
ter just handed him by the servant,
He ran his eye over the contests
then threw It aside and began pacing
the floor. He stopped suddenly in his
walk, and, jerking the bellcOrd, ordered
the servant to tell Mrs. St. Clair he
wished to see her in The library. The
servant disappeared, and in moment
more Mrs. ST. Clair enterted.
Read that, and tell me what you
think of it7'
She read it in haste, and then said.-
why, Henry, did not know that you
had sister; you never told me-
No, l never did; l will now tell you
why. When we we're both young. |
scarce twenty, she eighteen, she had a
lover whom | despised. talked IL her
in vain, my father threatened, but all to
no purpose. My sisters name was
Frank Waters. He sought my sisters
hand in inimarriageI my father would not
consent that his only daughter should
marry a man of no fortune he told her
he would disown her. But she needed
not my fathers threats nor my mJlher's
prayers, nor my own entrealies. ltold
her if she married him, | for one, would
never see her face again One night 10
August she eIoped | have never seen
nor heard from her since, until now.
But does she think that we shallt
her child and take care of her Or
does she think we shall divide the estate
between her and Arthur +? Why didn't
she send her 10 the work house g
well May, cannot bar to see my
only sisters child got the workhOuse.
when we have the means to spare for
her comfort
Then suppose she viii have to come
here; but, she added looking from the
window. here comes Arthur; we will
hear what he says
AS she spoke, lad came GALLON pg up
the walk on powerful block steed. He
was some fourteen years of age, With
Jet black barr and eyes he was beauii-
full to perfection, and that his mother
well knew
Mr. ST. Clair pulled the bell cord and
Arthur was soon ushered INTO the pres,
ence of his parents.
Arthur, said Mrs ST. Clair, do you
want your cousin, Mabel Waters, to
come here aud live
i did rot know that l had cousin,
said Arthur, IN surprise.
i will explain it 20 you. said his faith
er,
After be had finished, he said
sNow what do you think?'
She will have to stay in the kitchen,
said Mrs. ST. Clair, she shall not min
gle with US. do not wish people to
know that she is any kindred of ours
In about an hour after the above con-
versalion the carriage was on its way
for the poor orphan child, It was about
the middle of-the afternoon when Mabel
arrived al her new home she had ex-
pected to fud one as good as her uoth-
er's, but little did she know that, young
as she was, she was to be the household
drudge.
Months sped by. and she and Arthur
net frequently, unuI they began to make
friends with each other. Little did they
know what that friendship would ripen
u. Still NJ abel was kept in the kltch-
en-.
Ten long years passed, weary yrafs
to the orphan girl, with no one TO say
kind word to her except Arthur Now
Mabel was Just budding into womanhood.
So far she had looked upon Arthur as an
elder brother, aud not until he had re-
turned from cokege did she know how
dear he was to her, She loved him
with all the ardour of her woman's na-
ture. Arthur, who had just entered in
to busines with his father, returned that
love. Many happy hours had The young
lovers spent in The vine. covered arbOr
in the garden.
1t was a pleasant June day, twelve
years after Mabel was installed at the
81. Clarir's Mrs. ST.. Clair was sum
moned to the paFleF te the Presepce of
a tall stranger.
Have l the pleasure Of addressing
Mrs. ST. Clair e said the stranger. ris-
ing.
You have she returned. with a stiff
bow.
/ heard you had little eirl in your
kitchen by the name Of Mabel Waters.
l come TO bring her news Of her sup
posed dead father. Will you call her 2