The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-18
ONLY A DEPENDENT.

purlors were thrOnged with gay ds
semblage. Why was she the only one
sad?
Itwas her cousin Clara's birth night
and when Clara had been asked who
Adaline was, the cruel answer was
''only a dependent, distant relation Of
| fathers"
| Adaline had heard the contemptuous
reply, and hence she was alone and
weeping.
Adaline sat, her eyes rested on the
| silvery moon, which was shedding its
light full upon her upturned face. That
face was one OF the most beautiful imagi-
nable. Tears were gathered in the large,
soul-lit eyes, and one tell upon the small
white hand. Adaline at this, started up
as. If an adder had stung her, and
saying:
| "Back, back to your fountain. AL
though l am only dependent, l will
win a name, and they shall be proud OF
their poor cousinp
Slowly Adaline dropped upon her
| knees, asking God to guide her in the
step she was going to take.
When she arose the guests were de-
parting, for she could hear the carriages
as they rolled away. Yet she did not
retire until the dawn OF day. Her slen-
dor fingers were flying over the paper on
which she was writing.
The morning sun was shining bright
and beautiful. Mr.. Howard sat alone in
his library. He was thinking of the
past. Once more the gray-haired man
was a child, seated around his fathers
| tireside with,h his brothers and sisters, list
ming to his kind Sire's advice, or looking
| TO catch his mothers love-lit smile. Then
la cloud came between him and his life of
sunshine. The death-angel claimed his
fondly loved mother; another and an
other passed away until all was gone
but his idoliZed sister Ada.
Her he saw just verging into woman
hood. Another vision passed before
him, his now proud, aristocratic wife.
| Sne had deceived him, it mattered not
how; it was too late now for remedy;
His daughters, three In number, had
grown up to Womanhood, and inherited
all their mothers foolish pride.
| He had heard Clara, the eldest, but the
evening before, say Adaline was only a
dependent. The words had sunk deep
into mis- heart. Was not Adaline his sis
ter's child?
Again, and Ada passed before him, ar.
| rayed in her bridal robes. He heard her
| farewell words, and felt her farewell
kiss. She was going 70 her. r.wcstern home.
A few short years passed by, when one
dark day letter came telling him OF his
sisters death, then other husbands and
asking him 10 rear her child as his own.
Yes, nobly hast thou done thy duty to
| thy dead sisters child. But alasi thy
words were the only kind ones Adaline
received.
| While he sat thus, recalling the past,
| two soft arms stole around his neck, land
a sweet voice SAID, "Uncle, what are you
thinking aboutW
"Must tell you it was about my little
pet9 Oh, how lonely shall be When she
is gone"
"Why, to Mrs. Westbrooks. Did l
| not promise to send you there next
month";
"Yes, Uncle, but thought you had
forgotten it. I am SO happy now at the
| thought of going back to dear Walnut
Hill once more; not at leaving you, I'm
cle," and the tears came into her eyes as
she kissed him, who cared more for her
happiness that for his own.
| Again she murmured the words of the
night before, 81 will win name for his
sake" And in few moments she was
walking down the street towards the
tpost-otice, bearing in her hand the
treasured thoughts that she had penned
when hope was almost dead in her
heart.
''Mother," said Clara Howard, "do
you know father Is going to send Ada
line back to school again:"
| "Yes, l know it, and have told him
that she will repay him with ungratetul-
ness"
just then Emma came in with a news
paper, saying, "there is such beauti-
lul piece OF poetry written in the Ga
zette, 1t is called Thoughts Of Heaven;
and the editor has compiimented the au-
thoress whose name is Lena"
Clara read it and poured forth her
praises on the writer.
Adaline was In the next room, and he I
heart sounded with joy and hope as she
recognized her own poem.
| We will pass over the farewell, and
Adaline's sadness ut leaving her kind
uncle. The poor 'dependenp is again
Mrs. WestbrOok's iayorite pupil. Ada.
line tells her own secret TO her kind pre-.
ceptress.
The name Of Lena soon found its way
out in the literary world. No one sus-
pected, however, that Lena. the gifted
poetess, was Alkaline Reynolds.
| Three years passed. Adaline.. was still |
| with Mrs. WestbroOk, Tor although she
1 uau long sluce krauuateu Win tue nlgn-
est honors, she preferred remaining
with her kind friend, and assisting her
in her duties OF labor and love.
| A new light had dawned upon her
also, she loved with true woman's
heart, and was beloved in return. Yet
he knew not that he loved the poetess
Lena. The world was ringing with her
praise; and he, too, had admired the
heayen-D0rn talent Of Lena.
! Adaline, on her part, knew not yet
that Mr. Edward Stanley, was some-
| times called the Hon. Edward Stanley,
and was Congressman from A..
She had met him as Mrs Westbrook's Is
cousin, during q visit he had made to
her preceptress; and they had loved in.
stinctively. She promised to become
forever his the ensuing spring.
Slie was seated in a. pleasant reyerie,
when she. was Interrupted by the SER
want girl, telling her that an old gentle
man wished to see her. lie was none
| other than her uncle.
In few moments she was ciasped in
his arms.
Mr.. Howard thought Adaline more
beautiful than ever; and when Mrs.
| Westbr00k told him Adaline was Lena,
fpara of inv rntlnl dnxrn n l,ia .rUad lie