The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-25
"ADoPTED."


lost their mantle OF pink bloom, and the
robins were singing, whole orchestra
of mad music, in the thickets that
skirted the water. Nature wore her gala
dress on this radiant day In early sum-
mer, and yet Mr.. Alexis sedley was not
contented.
Not altogether contented, although he
owned the old stone house, whose cas-
tellated towers rose through the trees
like glimpse OF some old English baro-
nial hall-although his own broad and
fertile acres smiled at him, glimpse or
Arcadia. Was Aladdin contented in
the Enchanted Palacei Were Adam and
Eve contented in Paradisef Is any one
ever contented?
eyes, 1t is very pretty" said he, Ian
puidly, as he stood on the marble-faced
Terrace, with George Alden by his side.
'sI'm thinking of laying out a rosery
down in yonder heiiow, and . tropical
fern house to the left"
George Alden smoked desperately at
"I say, old fellow" said he, sit must
be no end of task to be richl ! wish l
could afford to live in this sort OF a
style-but unluckily Pve got no uncle
TO die and leave me half a million OF
moneyp -,
"But it wasn't half a millionW
! eli, nv h,'mTred tbonsands a ficnre
get inso sne - mI iaSa don,t make much dif,
OF 80 Mofe u i1'' avf,,iiu ;oIIv ont
teiehHe' s,
nergE ..r,o+;r,o, soid
hath9r ,. tonesune, sr,,eo ~ 'gm his shnvIders
oeoIey, wiz saius y. LIS 90 C,,,,;d ord
linen why III ,,t sna ham1 nn,, y. rat ,,,arr;adS
an ms angeas uo% "a yoraot1en that old
,on. Un, ouasre1 UeS p1'h With Rosamond Towers
love-quarr VIII o.isIs Mus"" .hon ona mo w tSo
but tneie n, MIC nioio ei''0 '-''A WV -- ''-'
worldN
NOV 70 ne s;o.r Dor,+ ro,, ro,,o
"W Ell, tastes alnel' Don you iemeh-
DEF the Ola coupiet'
"If she be not fair to me,
What care how falr she per"
"By the way, saw Rosamond Towers
"Saw kosamond TowersW Sedley gave
a start, and a deep flush sufrused his
face. "she Is married, OF course"'
"Not bit of it-nor likely to be; but
as beautiful and imperial as ever. She
came to see my aunt, and what do you
suppose her business wasw
0Nay, how should knowp
s.How should you, indeed? Such a
lark! She was lonesome, too. like the
VAu " .;a,- bor o,,t eoc,a r;oo
aunt Pamela to PICK her OUT some nice
little boy 70 adopt anu plang w. ,;.h Uvn y
you wish you ere PIN years ~, Nv VIII W. 10 q
blue-checked charity apron, anu W" nair
snavea CLOSE 70 you!: nIau n,
Alexis ee9ley smiieu sa"tenS. S.+o+,on T
UT wouio pc raenes mp.ain
confess, ne anSWeleu, ,o,,,a .Sout Souu M w
sure tnat hosle lowers Mouiu auopS mJ
But come on, you ha,eT ah aoe oeom nharo .nv "n,
ing aHey yet, nor tne paaov 49, ~ on tha .nm o."
ef efihs the H HalIl'
nAe 6aer..s SIdon were stroIlimv
friend, George A,aen, ,,,romnde wede - Si sadIa 5
over Tue pit.uaesque r,"wn tho I'm
Manor, .staan tn NJ Me- I Eidsn one or The lady
, aiSelnoon, -: tha .sSt Dorcas Ornhnn
directresses OF tne o': aond moroas ,,G,pnaa Wpaa
Asylum: Ds,,nSSa rTowars
W o%s LII NV twsntv.six That unfor.
pug , 30 o nfo;r win Alev,s Sadiev
tunate love anall nt wttn had tronsniroJ] ui.]
anu Ats .n uenouSo, =, ho,r ~ a N !,
wnen sue was eS.enoei aoonoid 10 n,Iv Nv t,vamtv .
long years as1 .nas eSH Tsanvatro E',.nt
SIX, anu lovgiy yrav,daS a eSe had ,et hiacE III
Iail, anu WEI n,;th craan h;ts jts si~yA sEi,,
nair anu eyes, WIN nS ronnG ch;u @ sHn,, nint,
tuh, scaIieS Eps' ~" ''0'
oy 9he ueep u,ape. IT,
- "A' ~~..t, ealu ~ .. ALuen .a
"but there isn't child tnat L lhlnk VII
| suit you. Tney are an such clumsy
rough-and-tumble setW :,
"But want some one to love-" salc
Rosamond, piteously. "You don't know
Mrs. Alden, what q lonely lie Iead!,
| "To-be-sure," said The OLD laay, klndly
swell, I'll tell you what Will do-Hl
send out to the Holy Slsternood NJ NOUN
St. Severn. Very likely they may heal
of some one who Will really De q comlor
to you" u.-
"And when shall knowp asked MIS-
Towers.
"Come here the day after tomorrow
at this time," said Mrs. Alden, "ano
will have a child here-that Is, II Cal
find one."
"YOu are 80 klndV saio h0saRoh9
softly-there was very little Of her Of,
defiant hante,lr left--and the OLD LAD.
kissed her cheek.
"My DEAR" said MRS. Alden, VINO ma
that motherly way with her whicn Is
passport to all hearts, "you shouio MARI
and nave home and household Oh Of you J.
own. thought, s,,9a once' you "ouio y