The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-07-11

kindly. In time the blfds sang very
much as they did at home; / became :
confronted, and from beingcontentod i
was finally happy.
Aunt Hampton was very kind to ]
me, and | obeyed her in all things, |
She placed me ut an excellent school
in tie no,ghborhood, and | improved
c,o,y advantage; and when | was to
possess her entire fortune, if-how
much power there is in that little
world would marry the nephew OF
her late husband, Que jasper llamP'
ION.
IN the ncighborhood of Hampton
Hal there were many poor, and from
II little child ! had accompanied
Aunt Hampton ON her visits OF char.
ity among them, Then it was tha'
bowed Ihs really good woman best,
How the q, cs of bed drlddeo, povor-
ty.sr ckcn ol people would bright
TN nt her coming How common IN
eur walks were such greetings as
"l}lcas your kind hcart, Mrs. lamp
ton, for tho nice haunols!'' or, 'Lord
bless YOU, madame, for sending the
coal; we've not seen SO comfortable
winter i'll years" |
What glory shown in the sweet
face of II schoolmate when she said !;
'If it were not for your good Aunt
Hampton | could not be here, and l.
would rather die than live ignorant
Still, with all her charity, she
taught me to believe poverty n bitter
curse, something to be hiatt d, dread
cd and stunned. Thus educated,
how my spirit groaned as repeal cd
to myself again and again: 81 might
kill the serpent that has stung those
| I love for years, by obeying this one
command, but | cannot, cannot
For in our visit among the poor
) VIC often met DR.. Edward Manches
ter and The summing up OF the whole
Z matter was just this; ! loaned tC
I love him for himself alone; he loved
me, VIC were bctrothed and | cculc
y not give him up for thousand tor
tunes.
L | think there WAS no person III TIT
} world that Aunt Hampton respected
IL moro, but he failed i'll one point-h II
IL WAS poor. That she had faith III III
skill WAS proved by his being he
,. regular family physician. Morcov.
. she believed in his honor; everyth'n
=, ~ that she trusted to the ear OF her a
q torney, she trusted to DR.. Manche'
, ter, even the making Of her will
II 1t was the day Aunt Hampto
~ told the doctor of the condition
u her will that he told her tho stor
of his love. !, Of course, was lmm'
IL, IL, diatcly summoned. Before l entore
OF Aunt Hamplon's presence l kno
l1 why she had sent for me. My heaI
"a beat fcarrully as | opened the doo
40 40 DR.. Manchester came forward VIII
~ the GRACE of true gentleman, an
ne tho moment he took my hand all lei
I'll of Aunt Hampton lett me,
| have never seen the strong w
IL man SO agitated. Her face was pa
u oven to ghastliness, and her Inn
%, 80 shook rs with agur.
tD "Oh, Estelle, she sud, chow cou
no L,', you dissppoint me 50? You cam
ow .,I repay me for years of love and ca
'lo by such underhandod ingralltu,
Tell me it is not 50. Let me not !
Try licye that you two, whom | have
o. implicitly trusted, have undone
"S one hour my work of years.
DC Dcar Aunt Hampton !? ! pray'
"dont say am ungrateful to you,
lis ali otlcrs-you to whom / owe
,,, much.
car "Ir not for my sake, Estelle,
L., membo your kindred.
'lu u Aunt Hampton knew the tender
u m IL spot in my teudor heart.
We "Estollo," said calm voice, "h
is II lest of your love that shall
'So me lifetime. On tho one M
acc; Won have Jasper Hampton will
oe' fortune of thirty thousand ponn
'o'- on the other, Edward Manchot
q " with only name and proiess'
Which shall it beY
M W. / preferred to marry SOU W
nee, ,h,,, :, to a fool with wealth, an
'.,,, d ventured to say So
Voo Jasper Hampton was BRAIN
, :, scoundrel he would have mari
'l9,' his grandaunt for tho sake OF
'iue' fortune, and she was fifty years
INC when he was born. dctcsted L
:, and as for the iortuncSit was no
i rifce for INC TO give it up Tor my
lo Is sake; but reader, forgive me,
no' was the foundation of my castl
,n,,, M the air,
or'y Aunt Hampton declared she VIC
send for her attorney that very n
she and make q new will in favor OF
:u 81 nephew Jasper.
with DIR. Manchester mentioned tina
8 was going in that dir, ctlon ana VIZ
nc Gi send them over, and l think nc
shan ar carried message more WIFI
ntaih And when another morning q;
ed, | could sing with the old d
NV, NV, of the ballad: ,,,,nn.
ddCd Yesterday was the Lady oi nndsj Inn
,;ob. Nd now Pm but John o the Scales '
'rSar ir,a But a sweet voice came over
,atsd hills, saying "B. tier So' my c
' 'anJs n thousand times better SO Una
'sd a bring your household gods uhu'
beoI unworthy rooi-tree.'
N' Three months later l had ail
for and obtained n situation Il
u at ACADEMY where 1 had been sc1
~ = ,%s "' Nv support should not como
- = ,,,m, t"u Jasper Hanpton's great "eAp
O. mv tlUns.
o. She Meantime fair dwelling IL
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