The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-12-05

born. His family never knew OF the
marriage; he had intended to proclaim it
and face the consequences of the m0aii-
ane0, as it would be called, but his sudden
end prevented this, and ts this day she
believed her exis.ance even was un-
known TO her husbands people. But
she did not care he had lett her enough
to live upon, and she had come to dwell at
| Locarno, where her aged father lived,
and whose last days she de irel to 81 sthc.
She was quite contented with the humble
life she led there in yonder little wooden
shalet-at least until the good God
should take them to his rest.
| Would we enter the abode and speak
to her father He was very hand
some old man, native Tuscany who
had seen better days. Mai it mattered
little that, or why lie had come 30 Ear
| north.
Her name, we asked.
All, trmaiden maze was one that in
past times had struck terror to the foes
Of liberty she would not mention it.
Her father, even had considered it wise
TO drop it, and had adopted her sur
name, her married name, the name of
husband, that is.
What, had he taken an English name?
No, not an English name her hus.
band had been naturalized as an Italian,
had changed his name r reas ns--they
did not signify; and he was known as
Giorgio Vianero, she WAS Lucia.
OF course, we went in and spoke to
the old farmer-like man, who, partially
paralyzed, always sat by the window Of
his neat little house. He received US
with the grace of a prince, regretted that
his infirmities reverted him from doing
the honLrs of the neighbol hood, 80 beau
titul AZ it was.
Naturally we looked in upon him more
than once, but still it was his grandchild
that was the attraction my wife deClar-
ing that PaolO was the veriest darling
she had ever seen, that he reminded her
of oar youngest, and that she should
like TO carry him off, probably because
we had not enough of our own.
Now, was 3 woman not given to NOR
bid fancies, thoroughly healthy, with
plenty OF common sense. So | was a
little surprised at this extravagant adj
miration, and to hear her say that the
child bore any resemblance to ours.
could zee none; but it was cher hollis
day" and she was not to be crossed.
Well, if was surprised by this, judge
how much more 80 ! WAS when she sud
denly one morning announced her wish
to return home.
"We have not been away three weeks"
I mildly protested.
"No," she said; but | have got n
can't bear ~ be away from them any
longer, never have been away from
them two days, much less two weeks,
before, and | can bear it; | must go
back"
"And leave thus suddenly your pretty
little protege ON the hill up there?" |
ventured 10 say.
eyes" she answered that is the rea-
son, that is what has made me wish to
go. mean the sight of that mothers
love for her child makes me envious; |
want to be with my own"
What could say? 1t was her hell
day, to do as she pleased with; if she
pleased to cut it short she must.
eve will be off to night, love-" | said
but inwardly | was greved, saddened,
not only by the disappointment, but be-
cause, seeing That we had excellent ac-
counts from home, this strange freak
had something morbid in it, unlike her
Yet there was no appeal, and | began
making arrangements for our departure.
"Yeu will go up and say good.by to
the little chap, your friend? % asked.
"Certainly," she answered "you will
come with me, won't you?"
eve will 60 at once" | said. | was
the slave, had nothing to do but to
obey.
II was wild and gusty day for Au-
gust, and the landscape looked less in
viting than usual, as we assembled the
zigzag path leading to the sanctuary a
little ABOVE, which on the hillside lay
the home of our new friends. At one o
the angles near the top OF this zgzag
the path passed perilously close to a
steep precipice, which TOR some distance
formed one bank of q mountain stream
as it came tearing down over rocky
bed. This spot WAS a great height from
the level of the lake, and the precipice
itself Just there was some forty feet
above the river. A few rough bushes
made feeble parapet on the broken
ground at the actual edge, but beyond
these there was nothing but sheer
down wall of rocS. As we reached this
corner we saw huttering in the wind
what looked at first like a handkerchief
hanging from one of the bushes, but
which proved on our coming closer to
be the garment of child who was
standing at the very edge of the chasm
Flow dangerous exclaimed my
wife "who can have left child in such
place p
1t was a solitary walk this, especially
at midday, and we had not met a crea-
ture since we cleared the outskirts Of the
town, except an old monk toddling down
upon ZONE mundane errani.
"Ah = she cri d, ~ we ct s. i'll nearer,
"why it i.--Je., | declare why, it i,
dear little Pablo himself. Good gracious
he has straysd awav down here alone to
look for blackberries, no doubt" aud az
she spoke she rushed forward, and Selling
the child by the skirt drew it back iIom
the periIous edge over which it was
craning. As | came up we both saw
that the little creature was CRYING bit.
terly, and he immediately began pointing
down toward the stream, aud lisping
one, mia msdre, mia nader
/ bent over and looked down in the
direction the little one was pointing, and
to my dismay among the rocks, at the
verge Of the river, beheld, lying PROSTATE
thirty leet below, the motionless form of
the mother.
Then ensued scene which will not
dwell upon. | flew up tn the sanctuary
for assistance. Nv vile clasniro IN,