The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-04-03

I clasped the necklace round. her throat
fastened bracelet and broocb,let tho glowing
red drops Gall from her little red cars. and
talked hurriedly Of tho party and pleasure
hoped she would have, ill ! wrapped her
in large shawl and sent her mother down
to tell our servant girl to get ready to act as
escort.
She looked at me wistfily when we
were alone, her soft brown eyes question.
ing my face, but she asked no questions
only when she kissed me good night, she
whispered. with an earnest emphasis:
.God grant you happy New Year, dear
Miss Jane" and went down to hor mother
softly and ,houghtfdlly. - II
Alone, with the whispered blessing for
company, 1 fastened my door, and then
turned to my mirror to SEQ what my face
had betrayed to those questioning, Innocent
eyes, saw u small ffail figure, q lace
that had once been beautiful, that was nov
white Us marble, set with hard lines Of
suffering and concealed pain, and framed
in heavy mass Of jet black hair; eyes
large, black, and full Of sadness, and dress
Of black TO add TO the dark reflection.
Seven years before that night my mir.
ror had given to my gaze form robed
In rich silk dead white, with Aounces and
bertha Of rich black lace, and cleaning on
neck and arms the blood.red carbuncles
my New Years giA. 1t had shown me n
face full and brilliant with health and hap.
pincss, cheeks and lips Of crimson, eyes
radiant with home and Joy.
I had turned from the mirror happy
maiden with the knowledge that ! was I've
loved where I loved. and that below in my
fathers spacious parlors, where guests were
already assembling, one waited for inc.
whose dearest hope in life was the pros
peci Of claiming me in few short weeks
for his bride. left the room to he queen
of festival, hostess Of stately mansion,
my fathers idol, and without ono cloud
upon my heart. came hack ut midnight
an orphan, hopeless AMI hcar.broken.
My father s partner had secretly appro.
priate,i the money Of the firm in some IN.
vcstinen, iha, my father considered a stnin
upon its honor. On that night l'e lear,'e,l
this for the first time, and smnrting under
the bitterness Of disgrace upon his Upnmsr.
cial name, he called his partner into the
library aud charged him with having dis.
honore,l the firm. High worls followed,
finally blow pistols were called for, sec.
onds found among the guests, and an hour
later my father lay dead, with ball through
his heart. his partner fugitive from jus
tice.
The next day A. was discussing the
story. The use of trust funds was found
to he added to the lis, Of charges against
the firm, aud the ignoble purposes OF eS.
pcnditnrc having failed, nothing was LETT to
NEE, The demands Of enruged creditors
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sister or brother to tighten 1t. | was nll
alone. was not II strong minded girl to
ncs IN. troubles. and 40 sbu, myself up
,,oro until ,bs funeral refusing 10 see even
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