New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-11

fl and "a good AS she was beautiful Dav after dnv she
tOiled at the sewingmaGhlne uncogpIaIlnT{, Hllh
was allowed 10 pass her cherryripc, pouting ps
one morning about 10 o'clock while the girls in Mr..
Curscn's establishment bUsly at work, two
strangers entered. one sinisterloohng person,
rut five wears of age stout redfaced and coarse
looking; the other five years older was pale
faced mildlookiug man with hcheNoieht expression
There was not the slightest resemblance between the
tw0-nothing, In fact, either IN feature or nuer Wch
would lead the closest observer To suspect there
was any relationship between thcm-dnd Yet they were
brothers Their names were Jasper and David carer.
The former was a Philadelphia merchant, VINO had come
the two. The latter bad accompanied Inn TO
aud when add that the brothers emigraed to this
country from 4cs some years previously to the open
ins ot0ur story have s'id oil that is necessary to sag
concerning their antecedents NJ present.
MI Jasper Carter inquired for Mr. CGr'on. the rropri
eor and the two gentlemen were at once shown to that
=" Good morning Mr. CURSOR" said The mcrchent. cor
daily. at the same time holding out his ld was IA
the city, and thought would CAL ia aud see 10" you
wGre % aS %H cs me a' s "f,r Won al
lude To- the sasacks think they are abolt hili M
man, and he can tell Won exactly"
And touching htte bell before hm diIty-ideed boy
OF about fourteen years with unkempt hair and great
staring eyes, made his appcaranco. ...,,., ,,,,
David CrtGT the merchants brother started slightly
a the name Ba,cOub escaped CURSOR, Lips. ana lac mu
What fool am to start like frightened cirl every
one BascSnh in the world -
And vet he kept his eyes yed the door. and when
the foreman entered he had no sooner caught sgt % "a.
than hc t,tuolcd ia every JOINT ana Lad ali
h. could do to hide the intense excitement which had 80
suddenly taken possession "t him.
must get away from hi, presence, he nuttercd "or
he may recognize ic, and that wou' be doc"oiy u'-
pleasant, Ia say q. D least
Assuming an u d. OF careessncSs which he by no mean.
fell, he lri.,cd i, ly from the room, aid went oaultul
lie passed FROM ne to the ether Of the operatives,
watching thc,rI mt fingers they dcfy handled he
NJ Goods "a
reached the mae ,nc upon which Deri!a Bascom0 tho
icrcman'5 da,ei 70 wi- at work
A. ne stood In . gazng Idly on, suddenly the girl
raised her head hes work, ana turned her
TSc fcc upon ~ was electric with an cNclama-
ton OF surprise he srood rooted to the ,ot and g'zed
hair stood ou end o great drops OF sweat bio~e out
upon his forehead.
A. tie eari turned her attention again TO her work.
greatly wondering what could have excited the
strange gentleman DaN id Garter suddenly cgcd cou-
troll OF himself liz knew tnat ne gr hdd hollCed ms
emotion, and 10y way of Xp'auatOh lac walked close up
10 Brr. and leaning over said
You must cAcu-c me, miss; nut A0n remind me 80
strongly OF who has been some years Ia her grave.
that could not bolp thinking Tor moment she was be-
fore me. PAY, may inquire your Lanc -
Ny maine l. Bertha Ba comb, SIR she replied " am
the dau gher of tie iOitnau'
Indeed :" responded the merchants brother, whose
black eyes seemed to kindc at once Win the are Oi haze,
and then he muttored Ia himself:
II il sLc, beyond doubt. and Bascomb has played
false. wished to avoid him before nat must see
him face {" face, even though the n"rNic" were TO
end IN my certain death But 1t cumot-no, At cannot
have him last II IL comes TO quarrel between us he's
/ hare hiHt--J mare ram -
Ills s0loquy interrupted by hi. brother, who, hay-
ing finished hiS business with Cursor, had walked OUT 10
seek him, and finding him in brown study over the
beautiful machine sir, slapped him the shoulder, eX-
claiming r. Ice did 50:
"Why, brother David, villa; j. the matter with you
You look as Wild a. a hawk and | declare you have
enawed that big under liz of yours TN ii IS actually
bleeding. Wake up II you v i~h 10 - with me Or have
you suddenl! determined to become II Se"insmachihe
operator ,
" ready 70 at any time, Jasper" replied David
Carter v ith an attempt to appear eniley at edae
was waiting for yOu."
Wei, come along, then" said Jasper hut just ~
they turned Ia cpar the girl again looked up and the
merchant, lac knew not why irreSisaby attracted
toward her T. fact he could not help addr, s'ing her;
and once in ,r>aton with her. lie grew moro ana
more Interested IN her aud a last offered her situation
i'm his family a. remp>ress. she was willing To accom-
pany him Philadelphia. but her father vino seemed I"
ircnczr the merchant. Objected to her going. stating
that MI Cursor could not spare her. THIS olJecpn the
merchant said amounted e" nothing FOR ne '"ud s'i
the private office OF the proprietor TO talk nm INTO COM
panCe with bis wishes.