Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1874-09-17
(From Petersons Magazinc.l
TINE SECRET PANEL.
ny nUTu SIDNEY.

and now tho INnt1A OF tho IittlN bronco clDGk
no;n,o,, 70 .,,o o,o,ocL th. o,;,dron woro inat
p ,'. - ~ wv o' .nV o ,...;a, ;a',
home from school, and tho last hole Just latt'cod
over: No music for mo that day Ny assistance
lessons, and other mending, and must forget
INV desires for realling and practising. Oh dear
Don't think, gontlo reador, that was an impa
tient, ,queruoiA mother, repiling at those legiti-
perform. was only an aunt, Just nineteen,
with the cares and responsibilities of q woman
OF thirty. Whom sister Bessie died. her husband
would allow none but myself to act as ,hcr sub
stituta. l understood tie children, and dear
Heasie'r disciplinary methods, ho said, better
than any Of lis family. SO, young as was, 1
cheerfully undertook tho charge, simply because
I loved Beasio NO much.
Father and mother died whom I was quite
young, leaving me 10 Dosse's faithful koopng.
10, when God took hor, / was loft alone, indeed,
in this strange world. And at tho time of Bos-
sie's death l lost ono whom had thonght to
call my best earthly friend always. Philip Car
peculiar love which, commencing at infancy, I
might aay, grows md strong gthens with the Years
until il has twined itself so tightly around tho
naturea of its victims, that to root it out secms
like Swapping the tendrils OF tho heart. Tho
histories ol Our iiyos woro siugulariy similar,
witt,.this ono exception, that while his father, d
rich banker, left l,is family abundRntly provided
for mine, q poor minister left scarcely enough
to clothe mo. Mr.. Darlington died whom phj6p
was only yosr old, leaving nix cl,ildron and {.
very delicate wife who survived him only year
A maiden sister OF Mr.. Darlington, thcn
undertook the :, charge OF his family,
bringing tho chidron up wretcledIy,
and spoilinc them ali but Philip, who was too
noble to bo influenced by her proud merconary
IDEAS As father had iaborod very assiluousy
IN seasons OF affection in tho Darlington family,
doing ali in his powor to relieve and help thom
when thoy wero too sorrowful to think for them
selves, Mrs, Esther, the aristocratic spinster,
deemed it her Christian duty to call upon us
once year. She would sail in upon us with
majestic dignity, talk to us as though wo were
sorynnts. and advise us with startling authority.
Hor visits lasted happily for u.s. alont ton min
utes whom, realizing tho exceeding greatness OF
her modest charity She would rise ostentatously
hand a fiye-doliar bijl to me, as q 'Iittlo pin-
money. moor dear. don't spoak OF it to tho church
people," and leave. Even after "rieh George
rLnrstonn married Resale. sho continued hSr
annual cali and donation, much to my lmmilia-
tion and disgust. Sho would allow mono Of tho
girls h, visit us "ohildrcp OF poor mjnisotrs my
dears. arc unsuitable companions for David Oar
rington's dauunters. ehe usod TO saw but after
Bessie beoamo Mrs Thurston, sho 30 far forgot
our degradation a. to permit their calling upon
us occasionally, With PhjliD she could do moth
ing, 30, finally dismissing him from hcr
ti,onchts. a. lilemoaratjc md nnprateful. pl,o
never mentioned our name, except In scorI,,
What a deplorable crime this poverty il
philip loved bessaie dcar]y. and often. laughing
w. tod George Il was nothing but his, Goorge's
aye which secured her for him. for Bossio was
tan wears older than Philip, and sho had been an
invalid for two or three yoare but was seriously
sick-onlv two veoks Evarv DIV philin's card
was sent mn WITH choice fruit. exquisite ilowors
and refreshinu delioao;ea al ali descrintjons
Dear sister. / knew from tho first she wss rot
tiny rcaiv for tho ".New JsrnsaIem. :" and vat M
ol,t elao conld seo tho Hanoels winps.D Goorge
40 comnloteIv blinded bv tie pbvsionn'a word sof
comfort con},Ientiv e1neoteti that she wonll bo
wall in : weok or two mi nnssio and knew
And she was ssonlv vs;tina til the snuels openoa
villa tho ,nvst;c -, " "
y. Eut LOW mysterio,,s,y ph,lp and woro se,a-
n 1iahtn;ur iissies n !vs ,stunnna @ % ma SO suddonS
that Il seo6u' when va arouso ourselves. like a
~ sNn"o,uhar ph;,;n'a twonty- -frst hirtl,-dnv AZ
su;n,, .,,.;,;n..n ,,,1 ,,;,ci, oxnoctatcn bv
Hon Hisn y. ,;v"c lin n"ssass;on q, iIs handsome
,,rn,srtg m ~ sH snH @ hia iibor+v nnlv ~ month ago
t.ssp;a snS W had hnnoI r. .ss;si merrilv al tLis
aa1ahrss;nn @ Xnd now Sbo ' ssas ivnr cold and
ce,eora''o''' Anu no" s'lo WINS 'S"s 0o'' VII"
''',,I A. arch t;mes M human svmnathv. not even
,,a ae.raat ' nsn giva ns consnIsfion n il only
.s @ W " ns stst sha, mn w n"n INA comfnrt
.9 u;.,, ~ 'IHr h "a I@ Sash;onod nhc in
wAs s.'s, Wi.n ~. Io res,'t ~, aI.ntnr - Gnrn'
y mp @ ,oss rs. stD ~ ~ p''.o,S orSn and nr.n
tnn r;n,s @u 'ransaS " .tfnr tbc Saad shail bo
e svun iu plono11, ~ III, ~" ~ o'' ;,,onr,,,r'
ar, Inc p,.M 'n"t' YIN, o M Mmn,nrtsty
on, o @ l,'Hl .,' ..sn AZ ps ooar nv dnnr nr Nv
wan a;ao at pf,;i;,, IN Il, ,le ha,i holow liz
.ooa, ,t. ~. 'y,oo VI ~, Mp Nt;p ,,th mau,S aoa linn y
hn fnrT Falt
hsd gwen orders not 70 % pc t sr,nro nor faee.
tnsSt Sou.u NJ. uoa ~ Ie ~ n.n ~, tiot ia :,
last y myt u s%o sond oT ha voice, almost
S., -. ". ,,..a +. .,o ,n roaolmt;nn and vet
soneaow, ooMM no' WHY w. ha.tataI hnayd
~. so,n H. % WI .,,o omost;o,, Taa doc;5.
.,,' ns sor ,,o 'JI III a,"u, nas anno W. iA
eo Ho iot naSsr c,mS W to o housa but once after
.,.t ..J .ham T. ,r.s y, ia ,,s onnl-bv nrenorn-
that anu t!eh ~ was 70 pio "h
.Hy " ssSI I.h " 'p rpe ,.oni, a ;tnr pass;n,o
daa.', ~ o"' wI,en me vas annonncel. Will 4
aea;n' i,sa ',tt,a MloI sutter W. nf nv heart l wen,
aown, saay' n o"' n.n,or u1 Iitt,o 'ii Howard was
...;' ~at csmor,raiv ovar aomcthinp
,sh;oi, .na,,aI to d,stresa lin exceedingly. ma
,s,lnm inm;rv 7 fonni n WAS in Connection will
.;. a,mnp ,,ous ava ausv tn .,aons and love him.
sS ,f a. aa. sUs 'sant In, 10 On amh mammas gomo
AIN AIN avn avaryhoIv %Si,s % Oh .esr e0
a' W;t,, ritor;no and astonishel voico tnrnod
S,iGn rI 'Gf Ie,nosuar ms he answered eyasyoly
oa, u'fI.ou u nrn;tod and matas a "rcat doaI y
,o.Imn,' q Ain't Won goine p aiontod IIow.
nue rI yr6,, hoh;na t,;e ioor wbero he had hiddor
w. In,Iinn a stsa1;iv nj him =. Yes. sail q,
py, lookne esty M ~ A v.,,. o, ,,;S,a S"' ~, NJ,
Wsay, y, Asa n., az as" ,ns,v co,nw;sy,in,s y as IN,
your pessts, ~l'W snc,,to % T.; % ti,reo Haara "
.ia..nat yya;n.od mss 40 overcome will, ms,
Anos. .aa.uu, ao wHS Ws. no az nv IA phi,;,
t9lsnuels u NO. ,o' w"a .n t y yst;,I @ ,ra ip,
we were Ees.1y ,y yos"rn noS k"ss;n 1iod pa" sniv I
lovoo oaS. o..'. - ~, aa.;ssa',oo ani ansyaro
my plae cal,,o NJ ~ ny ass''e,e, w. ' as a"oio ,i
hAusntny. n"nN s'"' VA" f'AN""'' "i'
n9ou hete. r..;o.o s.,o,,,u ,ro,,, d, -,
WIN low aHecttona.o ia!eNpii Moius W ~ vi
enufeh ne rose, M.u IsAS 10y a' ,n ~, ,s, ,.aS aa'
cnte Vi youln1o nsh W. M M1 ~ II iasa .,oS,I ~.
friend think OF me. uooa-oy: anu ,. uo pess W
all and hastily kissing httie thfoe'yoar-ol
hutn, ne was gone; ,,,. uo,,
Whoh the iroht-aoor closen low ~ my rooli
where only uod knows now sunetGu. ..,..
hut, how my tide OF reconocIiohs nave uri,to N
mo away from that unhappy Weunesosy, anu =.
stocking Earning. we were Just seAtea W uihil'
l, with dishcveled haif nlA mofmng-aress, ior
WAS showing hafo, ana lhan oxpoctcu no Visltof
when Mabel Clearinghouse lttie coupe drove "
and she WIN ner sister Enltn, ailshted roI
moment feit wcKediy feoelo"s, ana wlsneu
was fashlonaoie ana rich; put soon iorsot thes
inconsistent emotions IN my desire 70 touch !
my appearance before they shonld ehtol. l'a. nut
little rehscuoh induced me 10 cohciuae tm.t ~.
would soe them III my housewife earp Ih'
both rushed at me with auch vehemenc1e 70 anu y
lection, tnat was nonpiussed, anu roanf "4u ~
have preferred their statelness "o'
Kuth, simpored mabel, "wo are eott.s
tahieanx Tor saturday night, ana you mass ~, ~,
one OF the party We need you ioa set1[S. ;,,, ~,
rncters: Aet me zee, wnat arc tii.y nv rn
Noon, and 'faith; NOW aoh. s,,nnn ,a.ni,, T.,
head We nave SaicniAsed upon ySn, s;stsr -, -