Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-04-26
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NO. 100.

| orpnan6ge, hef m0fr1ago, h0f e0lldo birth
and lite, had maeured ana salsrXsd her
mind, and she ssw that, 80 fhr ffsm yisld.
ing to all Of Alice's caprices. It waS kss'
duty to exerciye what power she had TO
control 80 wilful and 20 pretty . girl, and
that the only control possible to her was
that OF gentleness and love. And she. did
her best But It was struggling agAinst
the stream. Alice detested the woman
who had married her father, took . mali
eious pleasure in vexing her, and meant
to stay in her home no longer than she
must meanwhile she encouraged In every
way the attentions Of the young gentlAman
who had followed her from the house Of
her cousins where she had visited before
returning home from school. s
Alice" said. Mrs, Hamilton at break
fast one day, holding her hand ON hse
heart behind the urn, because the dsoUs.
mination to speak made the heart best %.
II am sorry to hsar such unpleasant sessiss
about young Mr.. Roberta
Alice raised her pretty eyebrows and
laughed as she slipped her coffee
"Oh dare say" she replied. In that
musical voice Of hers. People always
did, and always will. talk about ysung
Mr.. Roberts,
My dear" said her little step-mothef
''he is giving them great reason
| II am willing, /" said Alice.
but you wouldn't be. dear. IL you
knew"
II don't want to know"
"But he Is 80 attentive to you--you are
wearing his ring--I don't think It wonA
be just 20 let you remain In i9noranee
when such sad thinks-n
"Sad things! should think they were
very delightful things by the pleasurs Jnp
seem to take in thsmi''
''Oh Alice -. asf
''At any rate, whatever they are, you
can keep them to yourself. sha'nt lisssn
to them.
VERY well. then. l shall not repeat
them. But certainly feel myself bouud
to tell You that he called here night before
last alter you had gone up stairs, in such
a state that he could not pronounce your
name.'
Alice rose. upsetting her chair. took
couple Of steps. turned, and faced the
other.
II don't believe word you say ~ abe
cried. at Is an impudent falsehood p
And she sprang from the room.
Mrs. Hamilton was still alone at the
table when servant told her that young
Mr.. Roberts desired to speak with her IN
| the drawing-room.
| Mr.. Roberts advanced to meet her as
she entered, bowing profoundly, hat In
hand, and proceeding to make score of
apologies for the recent improperly of bis
and giving every good reason but the true
one.
IL am very glad to accept your apollo
gies, Mr.. Roberts," said Mrs. Hamilton;
IL am sorry you were obliged 70 make
them"
"Indeed, am humiliated myself" he
| said, glibly. but confess that owe
the explanation to one to whom / expect
to stand-as l suppose Alice has told you
in such near relation"
"Alice has not told me anything said
Mrs. Hamilton, hurriedly. ''And in view
of the circumstances, you must yourself
see that l can not longer countenance
your visits at my house,
''Do you mean" he began, vehement
ly.
IL mean that, standing to Alice in her
fathers place, cannot consent"
Really" said Mr.. Roberts, with his
brightest, most impertinent smile, sis
your consent necessarily"
perhaps you will think So" said Mrs.
Hamilton, with dignity. "when assure
you that Alice has not penny Of her own.
Mr.. Hamilton's fortune was left to me un-
reservedly." n
"Is that true ?" said Mr.. Roberts.
Perfectly so. My husband had great
confidence in me. You will find the will
registered, and my lawyers will give you
any further information you desire.
"Mrs. Hamilton," said the young lover.
throwing himself on sofa, tor they had
been standing, ''you are very kind to tell
me this. You have saved both Alice and
myself a great deal Of vexation. I win
tell you the truth. cannot afford to
marry poor wife. Alice had given me
a very different impression concerning her
affairs. l must say that your candor
makes a marked contrast with her decep-
ton in this matter. 1t is not only candor
| 1t is charming sense. good sense that
hardly belongs to one SO young and love-
ly as you"
mir. Roberts, said Mrs. Hamilton,
''you are very fattering; but when ! as
sure you that passed the night at Maria
Raymond's side, and in her delirum learn
ed the dreadful secret you share with her,
YOU will admit that compliments are out
of place between US. Good morning, SIR"
And the discounted young man entered
the house no more.
But in doing this duty Mrs. Hamilton
had made the way hard before her. She
detailed the conversation to Alice, as she
felt obliged to do. The girl heard her,
growing livid, leaning back in her chair,
unable to move. By and by she took up
her book again. You demand q great
deal in man." she said, with a harsh
mockery in her tone and face. .sLet us
see what you will make Of your SON."
| What she would make Of her son II
Alice had registered VOW to turn the
boy into devil. she could not better have
fulfilled it than in her behavior day by day
thereafter. She hardly knew the mischief
she was doing; she had not wisdom
enough to see the evil end Of it; she had
no intention but to hurt and thwart bis
mother through it all. Bot she sinp!y,
} and in one word. destroyed him. See
gave him slyly the indulgences his mother
Rad forhidden. solely because bis mother