Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-11

OF his mother tue neAJ nIUInl-o -
and of whom she had bought it. "It
pleased me, and | thought it would
you, so 1 had it placed in your room, -
replied the mother, and then went on
to say, ''the artists name is Edith
Maitland and she lives in Van Cleve,
in the same town with your Uncle
Kenneth" and then suddenly recol-
Letting herself, "She gave me q re-
ceipt, and here it is in my work box, -
producing a dainty bit of paper as I'M
| like as possible to a business docu-
ment. AS Edgar took it from his
mother he thought again of psycholo-
gy and the golden chain, and wonder
ed if the severed links would ever
either by conscious or unconscious in
tiuences-be brought together. He
felt himself the object of some invis-
IDLE tolls, yet he would use his own
powers, and with an awakened ma
ture and open eyes, would himself
thwart or encourage his manifest
destiny i must 60 to Van Cleve,
| thought he, and was about asking his
mother to accompany him, when he
! recOllected that she had made a re-
cent visit there and that he had re-
piled to the urgent invitation of his
two young lady cousins that his press
| ing business engagements would not
| allow him to visit them this winter.
So he could think of no pretext to do
what he now found himself so anxious
/ to do, and he went back to the city,
/ resolved to Danish both fancies and
| phantoms, and to find solace in the
whirlpool of business. But the phan-
toms would again come, both in Sleep
ing and waking visions. Pass this by
| all who believe the stronger sex su-
perior to these subtle and indefinite
influences, and give US some reason
| for his Obeying the impulse TO go to
Van Cleve, in opposition to the child
] ings and even reproaches of his judg-
ment. He could not find an answer
| to the question that came to him
again and again in the cars, but he
| put it resolutely from him and said.
Il will crafty or destroy these IN
quiet lOngings; viii do what l can
| to drive away this restlessness and
regain peace"
That night he stood i welcome,
| though an unexpected guest in the
| two weeks was the escort of his cOus-
to numerous social gatherings, where
they were proud to introduce him,
At one of these he noticed a picture
on the wall and was told it was paiut-
! ed by a Miss Maitland, who resided
| IN town. How to see her and get an
| introduction was still an unsolved
/ problem, when his cousins commenced
| cOaxing him to remain long enough
/ Tor them to give a party in his honor.
4 will stay If you viii invite the
] young artist after whom / inquired"
| was his reply.
why, cousin, she is a brokeu-dCwn
/ lawyers daughter-her father gets his
! living by copying, and 1 believe she
/ helps him; at any rate, she carries
home the work. said Miss Julia, as
though that decided the question.
Il hope her fathers misfortunes
have not rendered her any less wor-
/ thy of a place IN good society,"" re-
piled Raymond, as he looked search
ingly at his kind-hearted, though So
ciety-spoiled cousin
"Oh,' of course not, and l will invite
her if you wish, though she is not all
all IN our set" answered Julia, who
would not for the world have acknowl-
edged to Edgar that years ago this
same Miss Maitland had been her
( trusted and most intimate friend.
And so, in his uncle's brilliant draw
ingroom, Edgar Raymond was present
ed to Miss Maitland. As their eyes met
he knew he was recognized, and was
not surprised as he remembered the
preoccupaucy of his mind when she
brought him the picture. He polite
I " referred to that occasion, and said
something of the pleasure the picture
had given him, and as opportunity
allowed claimed her attention, and be-