The Jewish advance., 1880-11-12

whose Chlld she IS. But we can not
withstanding all secondary consider
ations, render her as happy as money
and good sense can make her. Till the
present she has little reason to com
plain OF our love to her Her mistress,
though advanced in age. is yet a reason
able, experienced woman in whom re-
pose much confidence. She taught her
to write, read and to cypher She wants
no more. In regard to her appearance
once in the world we have still time
enough to think OF the manner in which
we may introduce her into an appro-
pirate circle of society, without expos
ing ourselves to the malignant scrutiny
of our time"
The gentleman said something in
reply which | could not hear. They were
just informed that the stagecoach stood
ready and they made preparations to
leave. | jumped down to the window
with the intention Of seeing these peo-
pie whom | had met somewhere.
Could | to trust my vision! Heaven, it
was Sir Briden and his aunt! | should
have left my room but was quite un,
dressed. What a mischance! Before |
could put on my clothes it was too late.
They drove Off The following was a
bitter hour. Whc knows, thought |,
what would have learned about my
sister if | could have spoken to them!
But were these people married? Who
was the child, the daughter they were
speaking Of?
Another twenty hours and found my
self at my uncle house. The reception
ba 5mhf bl
pected OF man who possessed all the
heartincss Of my poor mother whom he
rcsembled even IN appearance.
His elegant house with its numerous
apartments, was taStefully and richly
furnished His was an imposing figure,
not far above thirty years Of age with a
long growth Of we'll fostered hair,
sparkhngadark eye and an expressive
yet placid and noble mien.
My baggage was sent for and depos-
tied in an excellent apartment, which
was assigned to be henceforth my bed
room. Not before six hours after my
arrival was | presented to my aunt.
Neither her attire nor her manner
pleased me very much, since both spoke
but little In her favor. At her first APP
pearance | believed her to be prepared
for going to some bail or festiyity. For
she was in full dress, tanning com
pleXion all covered with a layer of
white powder, adding but little to her
beauty, which was not Of a high order.
She welcomed me with a slight balanc-
ing of head and moving Of lips, calcu-
lated to render her extremely graceful.
But her demeanor was anything but
pleasing. Nor was she great luminary.
We'll , said she, with reference to the
misfortunes of our house, the first half
OF your story is rather wild romance,
the second a hard but usual occurrence. "
4 week in her house convinced me
that my uncle, Notwithstanding the many
distinctions he enjoyed and the impor-
tant position he held was an unhappy
man. He did not love his wife. He
could not love her. She did not care
much about what was going ON in her
house. Everything was inhusted to
servants. She spent her torenoons in
dressing herself; her afternoons in driv-
ing through town; her evenings in visit
ing theatres, How could she love her
husband who, not able to change her
bad tendencies, peremptorily declined
to accompany her Oh her daily eXcur-
sions even when he had the leisure for
doing so. Their union was, in fact, not
based on mutual love, but occasioned by
an accident too remarkable to be passed
over.
A travelling company of players ar
rived at Munich My uncle being a
student at that tine, visited the theatre,
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