Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-12-29


TO diyulge it. Tho young girl loved him.
Her mother was ambitious and penurious.
The result Was the lover had his way, and
married the daughter of his landlady quietly
almost secretly. Then he took his bride TO
London, TO cheap and obscure lodgings,
where, year later, | was born"
The wind for q momentdrowned his Voice.
Asst presently lulled, he resumed recklessly,
and with passionate bitterness:
''For years my mother and l lived in those
stuify, obscure lodgings until her bloom |
had faded, and she had grown thin and wan |
and nervous. My father visited us at sta
ted seasons, once or twice week, but he
never brought any of his family to call upon |
us. Idoubt If his arstocratic relatives ev-
en- suspected the existence of the faded wife
and son of whom he was secretly ashamed
| have good reason to believe that he had
fine lodgings at the West End, where he
was supposed to be bachelor, and that he
went into fashionable society, while my
poor mother OIL lived obscurely. lie was
proilgate and roue, but he had an air OF
fashion that awakened my boyish admira-
ton, and aroused my mothers atfeGionate
pride in him. She was always pleading to
be introduced to his relatives, andto have
her son publicly acknowledged. But my
father always Put her off, saying that lie
was not yet ready. Worn out and despair
ing, my mother died when was ten years
DID, sJaH s.
Again the wind shrieked past, again the
| little vessel lurched, the sea sweeping her
| deck. fag..,4e
| The captain screamed his orders to his
men, and for a few minutes disorder reigned.
| A nasty bit Of weather.! y said Lowder.
"And bad skyl' apf.
eyes, but I've seen as bad, returned
I'm all ii
never fear. We mustbe we'll on toward the
Cape al Gallo. And it's only seven miles
from the Cape to Palermo
''But the seven miles in this storm are
worse than seventy in good weather. These
coasts are dangerous Tressilian."
Lowder shuddered as he surveyed sea and
sky.
| aBut about your fsther, Jasoer?' said
Tressilian, who had become deeply interest
ed in his companions story. "Wbat did he
do after his mothers death?"
Il remained at the old lodgings with our
/ single old servant a month or more, my
father visiting me several times, and ex
pressing anxiety as TO what he should do
Il with me. A week after my mothers death
he told me that his brother was dead. A
month later, his tather was killed by being
thrown from his horse. My father came
, into riches and honors by these deaths. AT
|
last deciding to rid himself Of me, he took
me down to Brighton, TO my old grand
mother Her sons were dead; she had CIV
, en- up keeping lodgings, and was grown
misery. lie promised her five hundred
pounds year 10 keep me, and to keep also
the secret of my paternity, solemnly prom
Using to acknowledge me scme day as his
son and heir. The old woman agreed tc
carry out his wishes. She would have done
| 60, / o. " M fat Ia,
. er again. | went to school, grew up, aud al
1 the age Of twenty-one came into my grand
mothers money, the fruits Of years Of say.
+ ing, she dying ut that time. My father bad
I deliberately abandoned me. l did notknoM
: where to seek him, if | had wished to.
, took my money and came abroad. l had
a been two wears on the Continent, and had
I spent my little fortune when / met you.
: TIE rest you know"
IAN odd romantic story But why did
: your father abandon you?'
"That he might be freed of encumbfance
to make grand MARI age. From what my
grandmother said at different times, | con
cludc that my father was in love with Ii
tied lady before my mothers death. No
doubt lie married this lady. Ii lie lives,
1, tins laly's son may be his acknowledged
heir. My father has utterly disowned the
son Of his first Lastly. ill-siarred marriage
! | have fancy l shall meet him some day,
and Jaspci's brow darllenedto deeper black,
4 ness. ''lloweycr, stand no chance Of ev-
a or receiving justice at his hands,
II "What is your fathers name, Jasper?'
asked Tressiian.
/, Lowder's face apskcned. He bit his lip
q savagey.
!. "Mhat ! have tola you about nyaslf J
! icaTneu rom my 49, --@arvatinn. OF iron
!. chance words Of my parents and grant
/ mother Ny mothers maiden name was
- jeanette Iowder. At our London lodgings
4 my father bore the name Of Lowder
: don't know his real name, but l should
know his face anywhere, although hav'
. not seen bin in thirteen years. My moth
,, or was actually married, Trcssilan, but
\ never beard my fathers name. The clergy
# man who married my mother was dead
/, the witnesses also. When my grandmothe
q was dying She tried to tcll me the story
10 She had put il on too long. M TIM lcoul'
n understand Of i.er mumnilnas was the MANI
~ Of Derveaeux. shall never forget tina
namc-'DGEyEggI E!' Probably that wa!
IA my fathers nanc-my own righifu name
Il But as | should never find him if sough
him. and as he would repulse me if | di,
A. find him, stand no chance of inheriting hi
n property. He may be dead. He may hay
i other sons who have succeeded him. Il
~ all mystery, but the prominent truth Is tina
n | an an ontcast, poor, disowned and friend
u less"
\. He leaned over the bulwask, the spra
i da3hing over his faee violently.
!. 'rrcssilian's heart warmed to him.
N my poor fricnd.H he said. Must ! 81
y again you are not triendless while live
M Sly father has influence enough TO obtain fl
IL YOU government appointment THIS tang
M may si.aightrn itself ou some day l}nt
ID ianl you are reaOlue enough 10 max