Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-12

lived there. Tho first thing lie did was 10
hafhesS chair to the head of the lounge
with an old pair of suspenders and tnen 10
get on himselfand commence driving ..taIk
ing morse" most uproarlously.
: oet ape now, wont oo1 Get ape, Whoa,
tool.
iie was ovidonily all right; but what sort
OF "a Tx was in3 Well to condense The
matter, gave him IN charge OF tho land
iady, ana went out To sea II could find his
hiothers III was ot no Use; | advertised hun
IA oYary possible way. Nobody cialIned
niii' anu concluded that he had dropped
out Oh tho clouds tor my especial benefit
Poshaps tho bread / had thrown upou the
waters nad Deen metamorphosed into meat,
ahu IN this shape had returned to me soon
or thtn expected. | would be careful how
IA aue another compact with my spirit
friends. But oven yot il seeinei that ihey
had not ldIly reroinpensed me iur my Kind
moss u lhb children Ot tho past Christmas
WAS sittlnE ono Ov6ning with Dotty by
tho iiiet Soiuo Sax weeks alter his alveut,
"nen there was allght shuifitng IA the
iiaii anu soon a tihy rap upon my door. /
opehod it, ahd little glri came Ia iIn.liIy
"ith her finger IN her mouth. Al hrst the
llShl daZhiCd her but -hs soon poere,i round
tho tablo and oSpied Dotty. He loo Ead
aesn her, aLd WAN = Little scream Ee rushed
toward her, and then conIHnnrea tha luo.t
oN
Witnessed III my Ilio. Ol course wa
curious TO know what II all mennt ,but tnye
dlu not answer ms questions. They dId NOT
seem to hear thehi. 1t was "Ou, Dottyt
aud ION, Lily" hisa-kiss-k l-s, and "1uln
up 10 do lire, Lily, Ct uIe shake do snow utf
| oor cloak aud Where did 90 uil dat pei
~ horSey, DottyH and then more exclaiua-
tons and more kissing. / was utterly be
wildered, and altor cud2ellng my BRAIN 10
an extent undreamed OF IN ali my previous
years, gave 1t up AZ hopeless Tor that night
AL least, ana concluded 10 sleep on IL as .ouL
as they got done Kissing. Ia Tho succeed
ing days found out, partly by questioning
and partly by guessing, that these children
were twins. " tho they were, or what tho
object IN palmlng them oil upon nae, re-
malned profound my stery lur years. 1
Will Just say, III passing, That though little
resent!ul ut hrst at what seemed AN uupaI-
donabe llhefty ia tnuS Iorclng great re-
spopsibIity upon me, | soon became not
| only reeonciled, but infinitely happier than
| | ever expected 10 be. My dariIugs grew
| in grace and beauty and became The very
| life OF my lite. Bat IRON Tho moment ot
| their enternE my house was haunted by
| d woman, VINO III spite ct all my eEorls
| b1ited every attempt t. aee her plainly.
| ono summer eye,a sat III my little sitting
| room with the children at dinner soon he
| came CONSCIOUS OF some strange influence
near me, ana glancin!. around | saw her
| through The open window, Just melting oul
| OF sight in tho dlin darkness. And many Il
| time alter caught partial gllmpses of
| thin wasted form. but never once was l in
| a position to dGlaln her. AT last, moved by
compassion Tor what knew - be in thai
poo. mothers heart, posted an advertise
J meut on ali the couSpieuons places near nay
dwelling, which WAS some thing like ihis.
J There vas an exhibition III Liz school, ami
| she was 10 h4ya tho leading character IN eme
theatrical performance. She was pIsased and
excited quite beyond her natural self. She stud.
led her pant with aYidity. aud with the most
tArllhng aud briihant action rchear>ed II a. AK
ana agan before me, when the night came, she
Iappeared ON the stage IN character, eNqulsiteiy
! dressed in court tIain and Jewels. 1t WIS the
| first time / lad ever seen her cut ut shoft
dresses Nh5 NJ I she reminded ae Ut :
| Surtly | l4d known some one Al some tlne ~
my he lust like ny tndld darling. lhsttnei 4
! to her 7nd watched her, with what PRIDE " Lo
can tell until tho last act when the curtain lei
upon her III tlbielu- with hands crossed upon hef
| breast With tender eyes uplalsrd, the whole
| wealtn OF her pale golden hair tlllng to her waist
the innocence oi an5tlS fIdllllhS from her, aud
yeiItug her irish 1u4hl with "A gentle grace, -
wonl ffully UuTc, So trudetiy tCuUhIuE. Through
tb, blppy tG.srs that Flied ny tsse | say Il
halo enViiSie her h,4e rainbow, AMI Then the
CURTAIN igti ana letTd s.ream itom soins
woman IN the ad1ieeer. That scream pleIced
my heart like kudt, iol Lifted eht OF NY sell
las ~ ly the lritn>4t} II uIy feelings thel Z
can. a paIIe6t It.tiailon a al ihe 1neAPi.eabe
levsnts ul tue past Il" year -sa iuii u qa.es
canteu. to me. iah u 'guu} 10 uiheis. 10
van iar aenc HI1lntnts, 1 Struggled 10 psHe-
trait Int crowd @Ar",e isaued tEat tslllh'a eI5
A. LIST / reached hrl, pait, piost tie, hieless
aSGnd bat L, eAgd5 LII nlHe+ y Lhma
Emma.
III the mother Of Dotty and Lily will come
IN ma openly she shall see her children with
} out reserve. Bnt IN ease she shali have rea-
sons of her own for not coming, would like
N let her know that he to whom she gave them
thanks her with a humble and happy heart Ion
her nreeiouS gilt, and will pledge himself ney
er to prove recreant to so sacred trust"
| %ow. 80 far from this producing the effect
| | had desired il seemed TO Danish the mother
entirely away, and it was nearly twelve years
after the children came 10 me that the next
event happened
Thera Is liltla mora II toll. took her TO
her old hoIue--io tho very chamDess she
: hn1 Frightened with her preseLee when h
rbItJ .sho WGs iadtd and Oh and Worn ne-
yund her years. iior splendid fiagfant han
, whose touch upon my cheek aud shenldei
hal once tuned nv pulse Ia the delclaus
nlaiaeniug rhyme ni love, was now "hat1
pray, halt ruined COLA. She knew he.
lrhildreu aud they hroush her all the long
Igarnered affection oil their fresh younsi
neart4, But even that could not save her
, she faded from rs daily, and Mt last VIII
many promises at reunion in that worla
; whore Wa hopo Ia r"'tiis luo mi7'ate' O.
! this, wo parted.
And Q. thank tinl TOR that older fashion
vet ofimmorlahty" For who couid live L
Dear the ills OF this lite, Al deprived O! tins
ono great hope OF tho lille 10 Gomez
Charley had died before tho twins wer'
born. snd poverty had persued her relen!
la-sly- bitterly. O, H. she had only eom'
back To the heart that cherished her. How
this thought tortured mo, how Il wore up
on mo anu dat kened my ille ior years. An,
II how those lines ot Whittier ing their end
less refrain through tho tortured BRAN