The Morning herald., 1877-01-26
been too timid for such ! LIE u thie.
At the end Of q montk I baReAn to think

neen 100 ttmid for such Z life - thie.
At the end of's month / beeAa to think
that could live here in . state efobsourity
Without being molested.s 6trangs that :
daughter q feelings toUatds q fathey aad
brother should be those Of horror, and that
her desire with reference to themshould be
merely to keep ou. Of their sight. had
20 occupation, and needed none, for I had
ny thoughts and my naemories. These
memories were bitter, yet sweet. Itook the
sweet. and tried to solace myself with them.
The days are gone forever no longer does
the sea spread vide mo longer can hear
biz voice; I can hold him in my arms No
more; yet I can remember 4 .3l
"Das susseste Gluck fur die tr.uernde
Brust, s..r.s + @'5f
Naca der schonen Liebe yerschvundener
tf Lust, e ..i Y: -
Sind der tiebe sohn.r,en und Kl.g.o." !"
I think I had lived this sort Of life for
three months without seeing my father or
brother. - - ,F
At the end of that time my father sent
Ftor me. He informed me that he intended
tp give Q grand entertainment 10 the csun.
Try families, and wanted me tn do the hon
ora. He had ordered dress-maken for me:
he wished me to wear some jewels which
he had in the house, and informed me that
T wonld be the grandest thing Of the kind
that had ever taken tplacs. Fireworks
were going 10 be let Of; the grounds were
70 be Illuminated, and nothing that money
gould effect would be spared to render it
the most splended festival that could be i'm
agined: $1t ," 0rla u "a
did as be said. The dress. makers came,
and I allowed them 70 array me ~ they
chose. My father informed me that he
would not give me the jewels till the time
came, limiting fear that I might steal
them. III Eg8
AT last tie evening arrived. Invita-
tions had been sent every where. 1t was
expected that the house would be crowded.
Ny father even ventured to make q person
IL request that / would adorn myself. a
we'll Is possible. I did the best / could,
and went to the drawing.room 70 receive
The expected crowds.
I The hour came and passed, but no one
appeared My father looked a little troubled
but he and John waited in the drawing
room. Servants were sent down to see il
any one was approaching. An hour passed
MY father looked deeply enraged. Two
hours passed. Still no one came. Three
hours passed. / waited calmly, but my
father and John, who had all the time been
drinking freely, became furious 1t waa
now midnight, and all hope had left them
They had been treated with scorn BY thu
The servt sts were laugh ing ct my'father'
disgrace. The proud array in the differ
ent rooms was all a mockery. The elabor'
ate fire. works could not be used.
/ Ny father turned his eyes, inAamed by
anger and strong drink, toward me.
"Shes q id bad investment"
heard him say. ysat - 3 5... ~. .-.... - /.
\ II told you 10" said John, who did moi
delgn to look 1t me; ''but you we're deter
mined"
They then sat drinking in silence fo'
some time. .-.- .. -.
"soldr said my father, suddenly, with
an oath. 2fIii'& ~ -
John made no reply.
II thought the whole county would taxi
to her. She's one Of their own sort" my
father muttered. ~'F'
"If it weren't for you they might. said
John; "but they amt overload Of her deal
father"
"But sent out the invites in her name.'
-"No 60 anyhow" ga u. p -
n thought I'd get in with then al righl
away, hobnob with lords and baronets, and
maybe get knighted on the spot"
i FRO By coNrlNuED