The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1865-11-25

here ought to be no secrets atwcen a
uother and her own true SON"
81 was a gay and sinless young MILL.
'er in the city, and exactly sixteen years
ID; very stylish -"
And much sought arter--I can see
NV it is--go on?"
"On the day when your elegant and
dptivating father"
That's the man in the pictur' ?"
The same man-made my acqaint
Ince at a ball. His name was AdolphuS
Darby"
"Geratioua Am I at Darby l
tho't ] was longs
"He was much strickland so was |.
1t was one Of two cases Of love at first
sight /; and we so understood it when we
went hoine that night. at very carly
hour in the morning. He swore he
must marry me, and | told him | h id
no objection, only his father was too
rich"
"What did that matter? You want
going to marry his father 2"
"But |, being poor, was Of course,
very proud. 'But never mind my mon
ey, kosini,' says he; only consent to be
mine-be Mrs, Darby"
"Well, that was square 10 father, so
far"
"Conflent that his futher wouldn't
consent, we were secretly married, and
lived together in private way--anG in
the course OF human nature you were
born
And mu n objected to-though I've
had pouty hard tug Of l:te since We
Seen elch other"
ut was not my fault, my son. Your
father proved to be u gay and ruthless
decever. Our marriage proved ii be II
mock NJ nriage, anh deserving me. he
married belle Of fortune For appear.
ance.sake, | now conf led you 10 the
care Ut Mrs. Bean"
Bean ! remember that name"
She was tall, fat woman, with
short thin hair"
"Same woman"
Lived in Philandcr lane"
"Jest So"
".tnh continuing on at the millinery.
business, that mi ght earn an honest
living, and pay your BOARD. but few
were aware | had ever had son. One
Gay, TO my horror, | discovered that
Mrs. Bean had aed tram Philandsr lane
and from that tins forth | never knew
what became of her or You"
The blame jade lett Me on door,
step, and | was picked up by tinker
been wandering ever since"
Your father, on his deathbed, con.
fessed his guilt, aud willed me large
property"
Blessings on him !"
tApd !, weary Of him, having lost
both son and loyer-murried agai1.'
'Eh?'
Real marriage this time-hoping to
drown memory in the domestic cares
oflife
Happy thought, ma =
But my second husband died.
Good
'Cursing him for not letting me know
about Adophus, before he married me
The old rullion.'
so | became threefold wretehed
woman, on account of your father, you,
and the curse.'
'But | wasn't dead-aud you had the
property ?
Yes but was in a state Of deadly
nncertaia'y about you. | didn't know
you were alive .... ..
"ln course no; but here I ah,; I was, "
"My feelings Of despair and my crazi-
ness | will not attempt to describe.
do, a little. Try and describe some"
II had constant whirIingim my ears.
my feet didn't seem to touch the ground.
my hair tell out as if the burning trouble
of my brain had singei the soots-my
eyes stood out with a horrid stare, every
mans face looked Ike Adolpkus, every
baby looked ike von at every strain Of
music | began to 2ancr. as did With
him on that fatal nigHt of the bail"
"Oh, mOther, don't"
"And whenever saw pea green coat.
| tainted away, with more or less velo
city, 1t was his iavorite color, my
SON "
''Su it is mine, Ma! Oilers Was.~
Pea green"
ain time grew more steady. Ny
W re my only comfort, then
What? Children =
YES not by my 6rst but my second
husband"
How many children, for loves sakc?" |
"Two-a boy aud girl" /
"Ry third man? Married ?"
"Why. certainly"
-"Are they alive now ?"
"No---they lett this wicked world
when they were blossoms,
That's all right. And I suppose |
IftcF that you eonclEled it was best t.
rot try your luck ia that way any more
'ut retire to this here place. and weeI