New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-10
Written for the Sunday Republican,
AIRY FOR R ES tt :
|OxE OF LrFE's CHANGES.
BY ONEIDA.



Esn mother, have managed my cards
WELL Think shall make that girls
nnh our house help me on to my for.
lean tell you policy is q great thing.
ls nilht I told Albert Ray that we
q continue her wages al the same
she was able to return to labor, and
be might then consider herself at lib
10 accept any moro agreeable employ
which might offer, he has been most
tive OF course I magnified the great
ice this would be to US, but that the
trls good was before all else. He is
nd tomorrow evening with US. ]
everything viii be very nice. He is
Of old ballads; l must practice ever
Old thing | can think of. Heigh, no
stfouble it is to catch husband such
swonld desire to have. would rather
Albert Ray than any mar 10 the land;
sssnOt for that sister of his should
pertain of success. I do wish, mother,
Rsdalways used a little policy as to that
%, 1t would not hurt if you would
aally glide into it now, but mind that
an't suspect you. She seems Of late to
Der changing her opinion of me; but
b feel certain Of her. Policy is the
ak at once changed over Mrs. Smith
her own language, much as it went
4 ne grain. The eventful evening
I, and Fanny Smith lay her head upon
iHoE full OF dreams of high position.
hEas already hers, yet Albert Rays
treble II; with such a husband and
wealth where might She not stand
Ponder her woman's head was half
with its visions Of magnifcence and
Pszition.
2 Forrest is quite strong again, and
eided upon returning to her labor of
qntomorrow. The struggle has been
ior she knows that as servant she
siseup the society of Albert Ray, but
aoEs the harder the effort the more
sIg TO be done at once. Yet, OIL how
oor heartstrings are quivering, and
angnglY she looks out into the chan.
q Intellectual labor so completely
against her Why, ohl why does
place its ban upon honest labor
asnge that this cry went out from her
3 horeau, I have sought you to say
an quite strong, and must return to
X on tomorrow. God alone knows
sep, how lifelong is my gratitude for
you have done for me, and yet more
that you have been to me-"
y glided beside her benefactress,
I upon her knees, caught up the
which had so gently and tenderly
efed to her in her sickness and need,
e&ed it cOhvulsively to her lips,
peat sobs shook her whole frame.
2, my love, your Independence is
that have scarcely known how to
she subject most near my heart Of
earthly wish; but must speak. 1
take you and the two little ones to
Aaless home and heart, to be my own
ns eAildren. Oh! Mary if you could
Flahin my heart and see the aching
7hich embitters leyery pleasure that
pds me- You could not refuse; say,
viii you give yourself and the little
. me, and brighten my deaolate home
Old age2 oh Mary you can not re-
e.p
moment the great blue eyes looked
dngly and searehingly up into Mrs.
ls, and as conviction came from them
E soul She dropped her head and wept
aa passionately.
God why this temptation? my
Aeart is all too weak to resist it.
in heaven, guide.and strengthen thy
''psshOsided, Dut she clung closer To
BE woman who had offered hes SO
Beloved friend, may be wrong, and
geu selfish and cruel In my pride Of
lence; but it is a seellng which
NY being with my fathers blood /;
rev in from my mothers breast; a
hich was taught me by the loved
sfed dead through all the years Of
eatil death called them from me. 1t
eeling which made me prefer the
\ 0f a servant rather than apply to
o., blame me not for refusing, but
b g, for II pain you ] condemn nay
h pas to which, but for the little ones,
Y !. q be preferable. On, kind, noble
\ lVe ne your pardon and your