The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-06

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UiMy father-t-t ! mean my s .',.t,,,
"uPuor Jtanrpat he was D most ulsbih,
, uuishetl aaiaiar also. / wish ! ha.,
J known him, No. Uncle George, w9n
spsak 80. 1 do not Wish 70 pain YOU,
II like TO hear ell you tell me aooo'
him. my dear. ,,.,, = .,,a,,,
. II have only heard how good spiuiel
. he was. and that he was 30 hahasoioe
ah "A ~ F had he faults and defeets?'
], tajth looked surprised.
II ,,sej to hear that he was con-
os "Na. no." said Uncle George, hastily
nbe never WAS that. He was proud, !
grant, perhaps too proud-pat never
"foof asorge''' sighed llllt A.. 7 !, had
60 looked forward tn knowing MN.
"Had you reallyY"
Eyes, never had companion OF my
own age. Do tell me. shall l like my
cousins AT Hatton7" ...
II think 90. SOME OF them; do you
mean Uncle Johns daughters or h's
ster. ehildrenY"
"Hoth."
II think you will like. Mary, tolerate
Susan, .abho!t. Agatha admire Jane anu
"Alioe Is the adorable one, Is she9"
said Edith, laughing "and is she the
one they say liz 80 prettyP'
sOh, no; poor Alice Ii deformed, and
can never leave the sofa but she has
the sweetness Of an angel and the cour.
age Of q martyr. she is not In the least
| pretty" 49,,
| sofal"
| "Wbat n sweet little thing this is !"
thought Uncle George. but he said
| nothing.
slow eomes it'that YOU know none Of
your eousins2" said he, suddenly. =.
"Why do you want me TO tell you what
you know 40 much better than do. I'M
ole asorge2"
"Yes, yes. Of course but naturally
| want TO know your side OF the story
Have YOU never been Mt Hatton?"
"Never; aud thought u SO very Kind
Of you TO induce Uncle. John to persuade
mamma 30 let me CO.
| "Yes: I thought, you know. that a
few companions oil your own age. would
do you good. How old are you?'
| "Did you get mammals letter In which
she told .y. you that was to ee eighteen
No, It ,nost have been late. l never
heard Of IT,
"How very unfortunate Then no
one will know AIN coming. Bhe asked
YOU 70 tell Uncle John about the train
and things,"
"Ah, ali that letter oh. Of course,
that liz all right, l don't@I-I some
times don't read letters through"
Edith laughed.
| ~ will tell you one version Of my
story. Mamma being papa's. widow,
and papa having been the. oldest son.
| had 10 leave Hatton when ] was born
and turned out TO be b stupid little girl .
30 delicate and became Roman Catho-
lie,"'
"Holloal"
"What IL it. Uncle George 7"
"You are not one, hope 7"
Edith looked rather Indignant. TT
| ID very odd Of YOU TO say that" she
said, "when you know 40 we'll as | do
all that you did about 1t indeed. shall
never forget your kindness. WAS very
unhappy when mamma wanted me TO
change. and Uncle Johns letters and
all Aunt Maria wrote made Ii worse
than ever, only your letters made oil
smooth and mamma was 80 much
touched by the one you wrote TO her
about papa's trust In her. and my not
being hers only, and all that. that, In
deed, 1 have always loved you-you
haye seemed to me like my own dear
father"
II am very glad, my dear child, and
hope that In, In future you will be guided
II hope shall SEQ n great deal Of
YOU. Uncle George, for / know how fond
! shall DO Of you, for my mother loved
you dearly"
ut IL very kind Of her."
"And do you know. since we came to
live In Egland. | have never. paid single
visit, or been for one week away from
home. Oh, IL is such fun TO go to Hat.
ton DO my cousins rider"
Eyes, a great deal arc you fond Of itp"
II love IL; there is nothing in the
world TO me like u good galiop, All. IT
was the greatest trial of all my life
when Queen Nab was soldl"
"When was that"
"Mamma IN 4de nae give MP riding. or
rather / gave II UP OF myself, because 1t
made her 40 nervous
what elsa do you care for p--dano-
ingY"
to u ball In my life.'
"Thero are to be two ut Hatton next
week, and you must promise me the first
valae at each"
"Do you valdez"
'Oh. yes. You Hee / am not such an
old fogy az you expected
mo; nobody would believe you to be
fifty. eight. but for one thing"
what Ia that ?"
But Edith blushed and would not an
swer.
You need not mind, child never
was at all sensitive: aud. alas now my
memory Ia not what IL was"
"That's It," said Edith, eagerly F.:
'only did not like to say 1t. Here we
are at the station"
IL was now 10 o'clock; Uncle George
bought the Times and Daily Ne,cs, and
they both began to read. About Ia
o'clock the pangs OF hunger began to
asssil Edith, and ahe exclaimed:
"Uncle George, IL Is only IL o'clock,
and / must eat to live"
ct have been existing merely for the
last hour with the greatest difficulty,
fresh exhausted nature. I calculated
on n bun Mt Carlisle,"