The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-01-13
Aunt LauIa's Room,

hetr future touE, ~bon .bo w.i,~y su,e-e5 and ~
~ NJ. Ashoourne N his nsme was Clifford. as ,
fcn'U m,n ws inq'rr'os for some Of tbsi name.
negative answer wa, S course, giveu, and ths
door closed whom Aunt Lanrs remarked
"Ntford sverv Ekc clifford
| spswered,-
"whsi mikes v-,i think Of cuac-s,
Vniy' said ssi once happened N be nv
agitation ="
When ws this Ltura,' head Spak,-,eu
me NJ more rr@crve, II you please. ma.iAm,'
QUO WIS v calm him saying that, as size WIS
mN '.o am old whcn her father changed hs
Isne 70 tit'Sera d. II really was /. circumstance
VI rarely crc-so1 hrr mind
hu' ne was not TO be p,chsd Amer oil n
pam nc nv TO- At 70 prevent any disclosure TAX
ing nee alter tteir munag., 10 have The rpo<s
hatch name In existence reb-...nted 10 b,rn o..
| ing Vi LEI ce. " "
And your lit,l. h,o,h. a., c,t,-
| fordr NO 'o'' '"'
"nhe had to psusn, for she said u Rad never &C.
eurTch 70 hcr 10 ihint what his second name was
ous u mtH have Gu clifford, for sho was only .
oshv vi. o be died Al schoo IN Enrlsnl
"Sho described her huAtans as working hius.lf
UP 70 perfect madness and she was lsle short Of
rom grld 81 having 10 offended him. and never
oouot ns hat she had, indeed, Leon very wrong in
rover having told him. BEFORE morning he was in
h'Hn fever. Medical assistance was Allied in, bus
70 vain IL settled on TIE brain, and lew Lays
Srrn mated his wretched he.
Aunt L.ara never ceased TO rcpro,ch herself
as ms murderer, and shut herself up here in hope
less de,ecton. Amer she had been In this wretch
OIL Voluntary captivity for six years mamma ksd
70 come hers .s we lost our dear father and Auns
laura GRADUALLY tecame interested in us hels
,hinRr and hor health and spirits improved as sbs
brooded less intently over the melancholy past,
"hen was old enough 10 learn TO write abe
Iook greai pans n teaching nc, and ore day shs
sskoh mamma # there were any dosk about tho
hpuse that could be allowed h. use There w.a q
desk Of Mr.. hshbournes which mamma thoughs
Wss Aunt Lsuras and she brought To her IL prov
o. 70 o NV Of writings Of one KIND or other and
Miserable Lfe' ~
II began with describing the indulgence Of his
u'o'her curing bis early childhood, h.simpetuorty
0, tnmper' and her encouragement 10 his actng
awnys from the la pulse Of tie moment, and never
euuef ing him 70 be thwarted. H. entered school
pe1oc' Urnnt the tim!d ieared him, and the des-
pera,e spirits rslet round him Us a leader In ev-
cry ming darfng aud forbidden
was about thirteen vhtn tho event occurred
Ito. "
- river .krted ono aldo Of lsrr, e,ld, vb.r.
'aei were ohcn allowed to play they were rrohib-
ltcd on hny account Whatever 10 battle eHcspt when
teacher was with them Aud Que winters Alter
noou' when the bows were let 10 themselves Atrntd
nuf FELLOW, who had just come to school, va heard
10 say, that he wonde cred IN one should think of
IoIolEulng IT, ~ he should suppose no boz dura
'eh.nie IN Tor lear of getting out OF his depth.
rms was enough for Ashbournc. Fear, he
uecN-roo, wasa word unknown At Hartford school:
90 INTO the NAer the little fellow Bboud, thsrciors
nc unlgnt Is well DO With . good grace.
"a VAN the child protested his utter inability
~ SWIM us drosd OF the cold, was still shivertng
IRON Lo Change which he had recently eNper enc
ed 20 our climate from hot ono Al TOOK Ash
oourue'S part ayiius, tie stranger; they lod h IN
70 ~ o'.rnAngne bank, told BIN he might have
ten minutes to ushperAtc VT ether he would do 10
Ike nan OF criminal Ills tcnra and treaties bi
stecsI 'helr hearts the more a ainst the cowArcly
spirii he evinccu. Aeanr hile ire elder boys, al
eAser 70 .how Ter bravery, were coniending who
should NNe the push, whSh they foresAw would
Dc noccsssry TO maze hun ,hAvc We bank
"lhey are lots to decide ihls roini. q fol upon
hsnuotia ~ ~ len u mutes expired there was =
plunge ana ana nred shriakl Tho Toys crowd
ed 70 lhe ssns' but noshlng was W he seen.
"AHobourne now hrst expert uced the reality Of
suen thing I. fear he plunged uto tho water, but
IN vain All hour psssci, ana still no trace Of their
huis companion in few minutes they would be
summJnsd to return to the house and how were
they " sccount for his absence
" They joined hsnos and took = solemn o,,h
never 70 be;rsy A-hbourpc, but 70 say tbov 10
saw Clifford (ior you must already have o,,....d
thor unhappy viot m TO have beon nv lt,ls uneIel
ON the bank whence he had fAs or thrown him sal1
into the water.
"hshbonrne then ssAin plunged into IL, r,,,,
the atsrm was given, snd every ,Ss.,,rre r,o.rrrt
as sooo az possible. Ashbourn, ;. ex.rtinp. -.
prodigious and after the search was abandoned h.
recover rom me m@s'r and teachers toe moo
'sslhsushea eHiosi nms W on his noble conduct N
rsking his own life for toat Of a III oyg-crest,,r.
slmoS stronger to him. while rsty Tor III. .,n.,
cr seep almost lost IN tho ccnsures onaned unon
him for MS stnp diiy, carerssncss, or d. sobedoron
for they were o. loss which 10 ..,r,bu,. h,. a.
into the water. e'nNs
" jost o. the neigh bourln: gentry invited Az.
bourne U ther holsrA and loaded him with cxnr..
Noh' OF esteem, aud many Of them with more .uh
sAnuaI Sllts and his evident reGciance TO spesk N
the occurrence was attributed 10 a. smiable MOT
esiy, winch shr,nSs rom hear ng lis owl, nrN...
'An Ncount OF mis- heroism was also sent 4,
grAhI aI% with the tidinga Of the very wiiful w.v
IN Mo.l rs ION met with MS death for, ofcourse,
10 the "oTld, II was ncgessary 70 make IL ,nne,,
ths. we boys we're 40 well watcher shat DO scciden,
cou,i hhT1'en 10 them kept by their own choice
"u,Anaraps sent him valuable ring nsa token
OF 81 .Hlu"e' which With other irInsets, was In
thG eek,
"YeGrh that seemed as n made Of l,,den mn.
meats, sad b. manuscript, had dragged them
selves 1T last 70 close yet on looking bso IL seemod
IS Il were but the hour before tina, the trembling
child hal sad,
-'lo will be aid to tn pk Of this on your DEATH
bedr
Life had had for him not one moment o. enjoy.
ment; 'he voice oi conscience had never been for .
moment hushe4-stepus or WAXING he saw tho
if-acc OF lis dro " Led schOoi-ellow AMI by every
str nser Lo met he expected 10 lear bis guilt pro-
claimed.
no one 60 far as It can be hscertAinei, ever
broke h's oath an whether any OF tlem have b en-
Launiel by the same teri. r., rs feeling that they
were psrtaks's IN the crime, We perhaps, snail
never know IN this W rli
"And your aunt / inquired " what effect had
this disclosure upou herr"
"Oh, 10 her u VISA most dreadful d.sc,ysrvn
said Lucy, 70 find she had Actual Y hccu the HiIo
81 nor brotor's murderer. Suo fingered but . verv
fhort time ami my lac, recollection o! her h, NJ.
!oog ot intense agony with which sho was reading
the shockiug ne ouut. She wGs never well enough
Afterwards 20 hAu" auY % us TO 10 N tLe room W th
her and msu'ma novel kcs g speak Of her las,