New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-26
woman ceased, and sinking back in ex-

tarpp1a for M - and pousa
during which her e7es vara c,o.aa and ba-
lics mnvad i,ar.;c,ra.a,, rasr.a, ,o,a
calmly. and with fraoraot na,s.s :, ro;o.
sometimes unna+rra,Iv s.r.i,sd owl ,o,d
sometimes sunk to a whis,er nroeeeded n
unfold the storv IF tba m ALTMAN. and ,,r,
Continued revenge sba had an unira,1v IN.
tioted for the death Of A brsband VIII,
though placed nv hi, own rp.It u,dsr ~ q
ban of thu law. vas still tha ohiac. of be-
inpassioned lave. Tba ,ccan+,f bar ro.bsr
tourua had never fcrs,k., h.- and ,ra
o. lis characteristic phrases abe .m hroiGerea
upon the English LANGUAGE. vbich she mayer
spoke save iruperfeetlv. b,- in snb..anca
she said:
1T was nc. for this thai I sent ;or vor. II
was to throw light uDon darkness. IN re
store tina. which of rirhr b-lon,. r, Won
and so prepare the way f,- tina. nsacs in
the future which have MAYER know, n,op
earth.
That which I tall Won hsra afre.3-
confessed to the good father here and he
can testify TO its truth
Your Child is dead. hui she did mot lie
in infaacy. nor through nv i..trnmantalitr
All that sought in the darkest bour of nv
hatred was TO make vonr LII. dasol.te I'D,
mine, but the child yhioh I ..nIa xss c,rad
for the best nv Door means could nrovide
Some times, before had her in m : keenirg
thought. as she rrew IN womarhood 7
would debase her in bojv ana so,, lu-
something that Law deem in nv woman.
heart, stood between me- and that avf,,1
guilt, and wrorg ed her onIr !, sna.cbip9
her from your arms
There was that in her tisnosit:on. = .o,ob
of pride. cold reserve. which saernad l:xe
an innate consciousness of her birth +bat
kept ALWAYS at a distance from har tba nao.
pie of nv own station. and wbe, sha
reached the wears of maidanhood sba lorad
anu was beloved by a youny italian who
though of gentle blood, was poor, and had
IN consequence come to this country to earn
his bread By the music of which he was a
master. They were married-these pagers
prove it, fumb!ing as che spoke in the folds
OF her dress. and producing some soled
and crumpled scraps; they were married
and they were happy, but as i. proved for a
little while only for Donati's slender frame,
accustomed to the soft air OF his native
land. could not Withstand the wintry blasts
OF northern country, and il the second
spring of their marriage he was torn avav
from his young and heartbroken wife. Sha
did not linger long, and when the winters
snow lay thick upon the ground. at about
this time in the year, after kissing her sleep.
ing child. she turned away from it and sunk
to rest and when the mornings sun arose
We had wrapped her in shCoud as spotless
and pure as that which was spread over all
the earth. In death her face reproeched
me, as it had never done ia lie. and seamed
oa1Featihs me 10 take her child to those
"uom had deprived SO re.ent -ess!y OF the
ooh!orI OF her presence
Then conscience commenced to dc her
work. l tried to still it, bat in vain. In
the effort, my mind went astry and energy
deserted me. From comfort sunk TO
poverty, and from poverty to times of alb.
solute restitution. Still til. inward voice
urged me to repair the wrong of the past.
but | turned a deaf ear, declaring TO myself
that l knew not where to find the man and
woman l had SO deeply injured though
with some vague Intention for the future.
| ourneyed in the direction believed them
to have taken. Arrived in this city, l again
hardened my heart, and blindly fancied
that if crossed the ocean, and praved AT
'na 'n'the u our Lazy IN ny own native
- "ouiu pe counted equal TO rest!-
'u'.on IL 'uis was HIstaAeA' Tor more
AAu inoio i'iee'stIoIe"as tAe power which |
III seu ine ~ the un"liinS duty, and that |
''one sustained my weakened body and |
su'ieu NY iai'e'ing steps To this place |
again
The little child, madame, toward whom |
nature caused your heart to turn, and |
you to claim, is YOURS by right. |
She is all that her mother left behind to |
comfort you for the wicked deprivation you |
lave been made to suffer, and to con sole
you Tor her final loss; aad by that comfort
and that consolation, adjure you to grant
ne the forgiveness which it will make you
eel better to have accorded when you come
lie where l am now
As the miserable woman looked implor.
ngly into her face, Mira. Stanford sank upon
Ter knees, and, after one mental PRAYER.
poke the desired words, adding to them
he blessed assurance of Djvine for,ivanass