The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-01-22

4 ksfSyA hYs'j es4N oNAuuoif 4uu b16 boHll
circlesI Ab, well q day this kind
life cannot last forever
She rang the bell with very imp
tient jerk.
Are there any letters, Saudersou 7
One, ms'am: 1t came by the po
> only few minutes since
Blanche sat down BY the fire, opeue
it and commenced to read.
'Blacked-edged-and black-ssaIec
So poor Mrs. Msrchmont has gone
last
TWAS from the executors Of Mi,
Penroy's distant cousin; formally an
! briefly announcing her death, whic
: had taken place 10 one Of the We
India Islands some months since. b.
= Of which the melancholy news, as th
/ letter ran; had only just been received
{ It was not entirely unexpected, as Nj
Msrchmount had for some years bee
SLOWLY falling outOf the world, a vicliu
to hereditary consumption.
Leaving one child son, slowly
repeated Blanche, leaning her cheek O
| her hand, aud looking down into th
fiery quiver of the white hot Goals
Poor little fellow he must feel nearl
as desolate and alone as I do! only
have one advantage.
have enough Of this worlds goods
land this orphan child must be throw
lpenniless aud alone on his own resour
ices, for il l remember Alright Mrs
Marchmouut forfeited all the wealth o
her first marriage BY her second ALI
ance with that pOverty-strickeu lawyer
whose death plunged her into such bit
ter mourning. That was q genuine
love match, yet how much grief and
tIouble it brought with it: 1eaving 3
child, = SON. Why should not adopt
this stray wait, aud make it a business
of my life 70 cherish and comfort him.
| have no object for existence; here is
one which Providence seems 10 have
pointed out to me-
Once more she rang the bell, with q
hssh color glowing in her cheeks and
new light in her eyes.
Bring me my writing case immsdi-
ately, SaudersoD, and get ready to take
a letter to the post Office as soon as
possible
The old servant obeyed, wondering
at bis mistress unwoDted energy, and
yet well pleased to see some Of beF old
animation returning.
1t was very simple and uneOnciOus
letter that Blanche PenrOy wrote 10 her
far away cousin'S executors from the
fullness Of her heart.
i shall never marry now, she wrote,
'sgd it seems TO become my plsinly in
dicated duty TO undertake the care Of
this orphan child Of my cousins Mrs.
Marchmount With your approval.
therefore, ! propose to Adopt him, and
endeaEor, as far IS In my power, 10
supply the place of the lost mother.
You may at first deem me too young
to undertake 80 grave aud ssriousa re-
sponsibility; but 1 was nineteen last
month, and am very much older in
thought and feeling than my years.
Of course. at my death, the child will
inherit the property which waa lsgt me
By my dear deceased paFenta. af
Il hope my cousins executors are
like the nice, white-headed old lawyers
one reads about in novels, said Blanche
to herself as she folded the little per
fumed sheet Of pink paper, "aRd not
cross old fOgies, talking Of expediency
and appFopFiates; for do 50 much
want somebody TO love and care for,
snd somehow I've a sort Of Fremont
tiOu that this little fellow will be nice
and rosy aud loveable. think III
taarh him TO call me auntY.
Just a week subsequently,, a prim,
Iegal note was received from Messrs.
Alias 4 Corpus, the deceased lady's
executors, stating that they saw no
'alid objection to Miss Penroy's Iauda-
1le projects, and that in accordance
thereto the child would arrive at Miss
Penroys residence on the following
'Saturday-and this is Friday ssid
with new brightness dan
ing in her hazel eyes. 'Oh, how glad
shall be- Ssuderson, tell Mrs. Brown
o have the blue room fitted up imme-
lately for Master Marchmount and
'ou had better go yourself to the depot,
With the carriage, at Eve o'clock to.
morrow afternoon to meet him.
Yes, ms'aln, replied Sandelson stol-
dly. The appairstion Of q great uuru-
y boy trampibg with muddy boots on |
he velvet carpets aud haunting the
Iouse with ball and marbles, and lung
plitting halloos, did not posses the
harm to Sapderson's eyes that it seem
d to his mistress. Aud even patient |
lrs, Brown remarked with a species Of |
that
She didn't see what put this freak
ltO Miss Blauehe's head
Saturday was day of hail and tenn
est, and by five o'clock the drawing
ooms were lighted, and the crimson
Ilk curtains closely drawn, to exclude
10 stormy darkness without Six /
mes within the last fifteen minutes
al Blanche looked at her watch, as
DO stood at the fire waiting to hear
le approach Of the carriage. She was
ressed in rich China blue silk dress
ith pearl pin and ear drops, and a
tile point lace at her throat, aud the
ear rosy tint on her cheeks, She
as, runeousciously, looking very beau
full. f-1a
Here's the little gentleman, MisS ,
nd SahdsrsOn, with a half suppressed {
'und between a laugh and & snort.
But instead Of child seven or eight |
'ars old, tall handsome Young gen
sMaR something over six feet with a q
ack moqstachs, and merry hazel eyes G
INNING over with miFth. For ap |
stapt blanche stared al him as it she j
uld hardly credit the evidence of her B
Vn senses, n
"Gilbertp =
Exactly You wished to adopt me,
d here | am" II,