Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-27
BY Barbara Bacon.


.s,,,i.a wilt e,tns next.
The .hadows 'i tn" n'ght have passed away
such night The wind one moment
-hrill aud whistling, the next restless
huprlrs-, pitcnus, almost human cry the
rain h,Hl inrinuslv against the WlnuoW
flash after flash of lightning followed hy
crashing. miting petls of thunder; such
vn, th, night without, and within Aunt
Hampton laying dying.
/ drew my chair inNulnntarily closer &
.hr brd.idr, as though lmight find protec
RON u its unconscious occupant. How iast
thetr,,r, came from my tortured heart as |
md nn her kind old face, and knew |
must soon be- lost 10 me foreveri and oh
hiirrrrt cup OF all this soul, that had
shown nothing hut Kindness and tender
uc,s. that had cared for me in childhood,
saved my eyes 50 many times from tears
tut feet from slippery places, this, my
h.st earthly hrncfactor, was going down
mi, the vullrvnr the shadow of death, and
,onld helirye my self little better than her
murderer.
For Hampton Hall was not my birth
rlar, Ten yetrs before Aunt Hampton
i,1 rotn,, dawn to make us her annual
,.l tnnul ont in years after that these
..ir. ,yr,r made. rather with an eye to busi-
.,,..- tbpu plolsurc; for, like many another,
tIds woman. pnssr-srd of IN independent
f,rtn,r mud ryccllm.t business faculties,
had little patioure or sympathy for people
Messed win neither; and, although she
WIS charitable to the poor, she always
wondered how people could he in that con-
dinnn
Aunt II impton believed us as poor rs
Jub Prrbal,. we were; according to her
I,u nf rcne- there was no doubt Of it; hut
mtil the morning waited with trnr-stain-
rl check, inr the old coach to take me out
nr il. | hal not Found poverty to bc disa-
..r..ihlr thug. The low, dingy k tchcn,
win il linmcly surroundings, had never
licked music Of children's laughter or the
n,it ,r of darling little f.et.
What utnr. is richest
As was saving, Aunt llampton's visits
wcr. more TO Investigate matters than for
measure. NV father was her nephew, and
n .nr.st kiuslnun. She was nv grand aunt,
In these visits her sharp eyes watched
rvr,, unnyrmeut of every member of the
family. Thrfict that wandered oil every
un.umg. my only companion hook, did
not escape her notice; and when re-cnter'
ID the farmhouse at high noon, shame
faced and conscience stricken, she was
.hutpennnrh ln ser that in my heart was
n,rirrtly radiant TO find the dndgcry I'm
!.ld and tho Kitchen restored to cleanli-
,,,.. and order.
And That i how became an inmate ol
Taunton Hall.
was IL home child in every sense of tn
wnrI; -Ly and sensitive, with strong allec
tni.. and leaving home and loved one
see mai n sorrnw greater than my younJ
hr,it could h ar.
Distinctly remembered every look an,
ward of thr grnup that followed lis to th
wicket to lid us .tOod-hye. | hid my owl
tr,r. hraau.,. 50 many ewes were full.
Snltly mother whispered 1T Is so hard
m. child. ,n lrt Won 90"
But 4 mt llamptnu's quick ear caugh
,.t ~ word.
Nuu-rnset" shccXclaimrd, us SHE hui
ri,J me into the coach. "You'll max
trr child humcsick before W. get started
,r,nrd forward. ms the coach role
oil, to catch one more glance.
Ir, dear innthet'' sohheh alOu'
"l'l, come back with goodness, grcatnes
aul ri,'he-, to he blessing To you.
could not hear the reply, for we WEI
icquni the reach Of the voice but kne
it was -onelhing Kind and LOVING 10
much ! loved thrm!
tru" daughter ul warren liale'
said a practical voice at my sdr, " awe.
ct-irhWlding without the least iounh
tiun.
" ! hope am Ike my father, lr'pl'
VIII 'ue slHril. Is no' Il'h' hho'
hut rirh's are moi everything bsside
how can hr ret rrh teaching sehn"l j
forty dollars u m"htht
Why does he teach Tor ihati she An
ed and hen added; Easy, always cas-
I've no patience with such proplef
" lie shall enjoy his ehsr one Oi tue
days" ! returned. "llc shall 1--we ike
prucc, and i'll maintain him IN IT,"
Reader, for ten years kept that cas-
10 The air; each dly ! added something
its hrnuty and huish but scarcely had
ra'hod perfection, when 10, il sudden
untkcl aud quivered with trembling hau
tird tu hold IT, hut it tumhled cOnius
1a.-, aud with bowed head wcpt ON
ll- ruius,
&, the ion wars that lived at Han
..,, nm Iii mai vi4it I'm, home of /
III IN Amt Un,nntnn had Ind "sucl
ttn,.'' getting me rcconrilcd to my u
h,n,p that she never dared To trust
n.v from il. Eor indeed how grim a
t,t,I, the t,l.tre nj first npp,nrrd to me
MN, birds srrmrd 10 sing. when Il
,.1 ,tou r,unr,l dirpr.. And ro, WEI
Ja,s momrnrd and would not be comic
"J In his Aunt II,mptou showed
u,,.l ,.ond sense She let me alone.
,-h,. ,li1 notice mo IL was very kind
d. .itut the bir rd- sang vcrv much as tl
ia M bom. hrcnmr rontented. 1
',',a min, rontrutrd was finally happN
Ami iiampton was yery kind TO me. i
'i,.y,d her in NIL things She placed
-, an .,,eIlent school In the nciphborho
n,I imurnvrd ,yorv advnntaisr: ,
Wh,, v,. tn pnssr.s her entire fortu
If how much power there is in that ii
.y,,I-I woull marry the npphew of
l,,, husband. one Jasper Hampton.
In thr uciplborhOOd of Hampton /
,h.re were mnnv poor. and from "A chi
t',J arrnmpnu,ed Aunt Hampton on
,J.ts of charity among them. TheI
ystbat loved this really GOOD won
Grt How thrryrs of the bed ridden.
.,,,..trirlcn uld nrntlr would brightei
M rmninVl How common in our Wi
,y..r. suri, grertinps as 'sBless YOUR
~, Nrs Itumntnu fnr the nice