Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-10-12

with iellies. fruit and cakes, thinking
they would be acceptable to the poor
invalid, and we both accompanied lsa-
bella and her brother to a miserable
garnet in Little ST. Andrews street,
where We found her unfortunate father
stretched on wretcbed mattress, over
whelmed with grief and famine. He
opened his languid eyes on orr APP
proach, and spoke to his daueht III
their native tongue. She fastened to
him, and, kneelsg beside him, took
his emaciated hand, which she fondly
kissed ; she then raised mis- head upon
her arm, and administered to him a
few spoonsfuls Of Jelly, which little Car
los brought her, and held carefully
while she fed her father. He appeared
somewhat revived when he had par
taken of it, Miss Lumley asked him
few questions relative to his symp.
toms. His own opinion was that he
was dying, and, raising himself up he
cast look of touching grief upon his
children. and said, in a low, broken
! voice
:" 1t is the thought of leaving these
dear ones desolate and friendless or
phans in strange land, that weighs so
| heavily upon my heart, and makes the
bitterness of death. Isabella burst in
to a flood of tears, and little Carlos,
hugging his fathers hand to his bosom
sobbed out,
go Do not die, dearest papa, pray do
not die and leave us
"Iwas unable to restrain my feelings,
and wept with them. Miss Lumley's
eyes were full Of tears, but she preserv-
ed her cOmposure, and said to the ag
itated Spaniard,
"' You require good air, medicine,
and some wholesome nounshment; if
you had these You would recoved'
'Ihave not means of obtaining them,
he rcplyed. His children lifted up their
voices and wept aloud.
"You may imagine the sweet salts
faction | felt in being able to place in
the hands Of the distressed Isabelle the
money that had been destined for the
purchase Of triae for my own adorn-
ment. Till that moment, indeed, | ney-
or knew the proper value of money,
and when | saw the flush Of hope and
gladnesS recall the color to the faded
cheek of the sick SpaniaId, and the
melancholy eyes of his daughter beam
/ ing with JOY through the tears with
which they overlooked, Iwould not have
exchanged my feelings to have been
possessed of the most splendid pearls
or diamonds that were ever worn by a
/ dukes daughter ~
eff such be the history of your mock
coral necklace, young lady, you may
. 20, Al
said Sir Philip Worthy, an old gentle
man of rank and fortune who had en-
tered the room with his granddaughter,
while Juliet was relating the story of
the Spanish exiles 81 am sure" con-
tinued he, "my Ellen and my Georgi
anna are both DESTROYS of becoming
possessors of similar necklaces"
"Only on the condition of being al
/ lowed to purchase them on the same
! terms that YOU have done, Miss Matt
/ land, " said Ellen Worthy, slipping her
/ purse into Juliet's hand, rs she spoke.
| Her example was followed by her sis
| ter; and Sir Philip said with good
! hurmored smile; Though | cannot
wear necklaces myself, | have many
young friends which will gladly ac-
ttpl liltlh 1ipih me llltitioit III Ntttl
Miss Juliet, you must oblige me by OBJ
tanning five sets in exchange for this
trihe' He put five pound note into
her hands as he spoke and added,
Whenever your Spanish friends me
( III need of further assistance, you will
find n purchaser of lsabella's mock
coral necklaces in me.
All the young ladies in the room
were then DESTROYS of obtaining neck
laces of the same manufacture and
/ Juliet was the next day the happy
I bearer of a sum of money to the Span
ish emigrants, that enabled them to
obtain comfortable lodgings in the
country, food, clothing, and medical
attendance, bywhich they were restored
to health Isabella's imitation of coral
became "A favorite aracle of purchase
among the youthful visitors Mt the ba-
Ears so much so that she was enabled
TO maintain her father and little brother
by the produce of her own ingenuity
and industry; for in consequence of
the very great demand for these cheap
and elegant ornaments, many of the
other Spanish eXiles have found en-
plovment, aud preserved husbands and
parents from starving. 1t is needless
to add that Miss Carolina Perkins
offered no more objections to the mock
coral necklace.