The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-25

under which ne naQ spoken D momons
cred and died out. "It was not this dresdfu
grief-it was something else that I had it In my
mind to speak of. Yes, yes. You surprised mo
you wounded me just now. You talked e
you would have hidden this from me II Jon
could. Don't talk in that way again. " WOULD
have been q CRIME to have hidden it. You mean
well, I know. I don't want to distress you-you
are q kind-hearted woman. But you dent -re.a
member what my position is. She left me
all that I possess, in the firm persuasion
that I was her son. I am not her son. I
have taken the place-I have innocently got
the inheritance Of another man. he must
be foundl How do I know he is not at this
moment in. misery, without bread to eati he.
must be- found MY only hope OF bearing up
against the shock that has fallen on me IN the
hope OF doing something which she would haye
approved. You most know more Mrs. GoIS.
straw, than you have told ne yet. Who was tho
stranger who adopted the child You must
have heard the lady's manner" -
= ST never heard it, sir. have never seen hen,
or heard Of her SINCE"
"Did she say nothing when she took the child
away? Search your memory. She must have
said something"
"Only one thing, sir, that ! can remember. Il
was q miserably bad season, that year; and many
of the children were suffering from it. When
she took the baby away, the lady said 10 me,
laughing, Don't be alarmed about his heslth.
He will be brought up in Q better olim : than
this-I am going to take him to switzerland"
ITO Switzerland What part Of Switzerland r
"She didn't say, sir"
"Only that faint clue!" said Mr.. Winding.
Sand o quarter Of . century has passed since
the child was taken away! What am I to dol"
"I hope you won't take ofense at my freedom,
sir" said Mrs. Goldstraw; : but why should you
distress yourself about what is to be done? he
may not be alive now, for anything you know.
And IL he is alive, it's not likely no can be IN any
| distress. The lady who adopted him was Gbred
and born lady-lt was easy to see that. aAnds he
must have satisfied them OF the Founding that
she could provide for the child, OF they iRonld
| your place, sir-please to excuse my saying So
I should comfort myself with remembering that
I had loved that poor lady whose portrait you
have got there-truly loved her ~ my mother.
and that she hadtruly loved me 90 her son. All
she gave to you, she gave FOR the sake OF that
love. It never altered while she lived; and ii
won't alter, I'm sure, as long as You, Live: How
can you have D better right, sir, to eepNhat
you have got than that 2" OIL. 81 u f,4
Mr.. Wilding's immovably honesty asw the fl.
lacy in his housekeepers point OF view - o
glance. -tf @H.
"Xou don't understand me-" he said. "1ts
because I loved her that Ifeei it q duty-asacred
duty-to do justice to her son. II heis o living
man, I must find him; for my OVID sake, asWenas
for his. Ishall break down under this dreadful
trial, unless I employ myself-activsly, instantly
employ myself-in doing Ewhat my eonscience
tells me ought to be done. I must speak to my
lawyer; I must set my lawyer at work before I
sleep tonight" He approached . tube in the
wall Of the room, and called down through lit
the Office below. "Lesve me for . little, hrs.
GoIdstraw,"r he resumed; " shall be more COM
posed. I shall be better able to speak to You
later in the day. We shall get on WE'LL hope
we shall get ON well together-in. spite OF what
has happened. It isn't your fault; I know il
isn't your fault. There there | shake hands;
and-do the best you can in the house, can't
talk about it now" sr.r - 10
The door opened and Mrs. Goldstraw cd.
vanced toward it, and Mr.. Jarvis appeared. a
"Send for Mr.. Bintrey," said the wine rnes.
chant. essay I want to see him directly. i-,sy
The clerk unconsciously suspended tho ex'
scution Of the order, by announcing "Ar. Ven
dale" and showing in the new partner in the
firm Of Wilding & Co. - -5..-
"Pray excuse me for one moment, George
Vendale,n said 'Wilding. &c have : word toeay
to Jarvis. Send for Mr. Bintrey," he repeated,
"send at once" .
MIR. Jarvis laid, q letter on the table before he
left the room. 20
"From our correspondents at Nsuchatel ]
think, sir. The letter has got the Swiss post
mark" - r...t:t:'' '
NEW. CHARACTERS ON THE SCENE.
The words, "The Swiss Postmark," following
so soon upon the housekeeper's reference to
Switzerland. wrought Mr.. Wilding's agitation to
such q remarkable hight, that his new psrtRel