Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-09-12

, into the fiery culver OF the white
: hot Goals. "POor little fellow! III
5 must feel nearly as dcsOlate am
alone as | do Only have one ad
/. vantagc-I have at least q suflici
F. ency of this worlds goods; and thi
, orphaned child must be thrown pen
| niless and alone on his own resOur,
! ces, for if | remember Alright, Mrs
Marchmont forfeited all the wealth
} of her first marriage by her secont
alliance with the poverty-strickel
lawyer whose death plunged her in
} to such bitter mourning. That was
a genuine love-match, yet how mucl
grief and trouble it brought with it
'leaving one child-a son 7 Why
should l not adopt the stray waif
and make it the business of my life
to cherish and comfort him I lhavt
no object in existence; here is one
that Providence itself seems t(
point out to me-"
Once more she rang the bell, with
fresh color glowing in her cheeks
and new light in her eyes.
"Bring in my writing-desk imme
diately, Sanderson, and get ready
TO take a letter to the post for me as
soon as possible"
The old servant obeyed, wonder,
ing at his mistress unwOnted ener-
gy, and yet well pleased to see some
of her old animation returning.
"She do look mere like herself to-
night, do Miss Blanche, than she
has for long time," he said to the
housekeeper, as he came down stairs
after obeying her summons. II only
wish Miss Blanche would take a
fancy to some nice, proper.behaved
young man; it don't seem no how
right that she should live all by her
selfin this big house, so forlorn like
The housekeeper nodded sagaci-
ously to all Mr.. Sanderson's propo-
sitions. She fully agreed with him.
"Only Miss Blanche was too willful
ever to hear word of advice"
1t was very simple and uncon-
scious letter that Blanche Penroy
wrote to her far-away Cousins ex-
ecutors from the fullness of her
heart.
81 shall never marry now, she wrote, "and
it seems to become my plainly indicated duty
to undertake the care of this orphan child of
Mrs. Marchmont's. With your approval
therefore, propose TO adopt him, and cndeav
Or as far as in my power to supply the place
of his lost mother. You may at first deem
me rather young to undertake so grave and
serious responsibility, but l was nineteen
last month"; and am very, very much older in
thought and feeling than my years. OF course
at my death, the child will inherit the proper
ty which was left me by my deceased parents
81 hope my Cousins executors are
like the nice, white headed old law
yers one Ids about in novels" said
Blanche to herself as she folded the
little perfumed sheet of pink paper,
''and not cross old Judges, talking
of 'expediency' and appropriate
ness;' for l do so much want some
body to love and care tor; and some
how pve sort of premonition that
this little fellow will be nice and
rosy and lovable. I think I'll teach
him to Call me 'aunty."
Just week subsequently, a prim,
legal note was received from Messrs.
Alias & Corpus, the deceased lady's
executors, stating that "they saw
no valid objection to Miss Penroy's
very laudable projects, and that, in
accordance thereto, the child of the
late Mr.. Marchmont would arrive at
Miss Penroy's residence on the fol-
lowing Saturday night"
Saturday highland this is Fri
day." calculated Blanche, with new
brightness dancing in her hazel eyes,
80 how glad l shall be Sanderson,
tell Mrs. Brown to have the blue
room fitted up Immediately for Mas
ter Marchmount, and you had bet
ter go yourself to the depot with the
carriage, at five tomorrow after
noon, to meet him."
eyes, ma'am," said Sanderson,
stolidly. The appartion of great
unruly boy tramping with muddy
boot on the velvet carpets and
haunting the house with ball and
marbles, and lung-spliting halloos
did not possess the charm to San
derson's eyes that it seemed to for
his mistress. And even patient
Mrs. Brown remarked with aspecies
Of evaporation, that she didn't see
what put this freak into Miss
Blanche's head y
Saturday was day of hail and
tempest, and softly-falling snow,
and five o'clock the drawing rooms