The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-15

descend from mother to daughter. l 90
wonder If such experiences, like features
and birthmarks and dispositions and
complexious, are inherited ,"
81 sometimes think so, though God
only knows how fervently have prayed
that such blighting SORROW might
never come to you"
'How did tall come about, mother -
az was young, and imaginative and
ambitious, aud loving-just like you,
child One day young soldier was
brought to my fathers house, III OF
fever. He was handsome aud polite,
and very intelligent, and | took care Of
him while he was sick, and did every
thing in my power to restore him, and
when he was able to be removed, l dis
covered to my mingled joy aud sorrow
that he bad carried my young and best
affections with him. buried my secret
between myself and God. The young
soldier went his way and l mine. II
was my destiny to become your fathers
wife. Il certainly would never have
come OF my own choosing. Man pro-
poses and God disposes, you know"
"WeH?'
Lie had almost forgotten her own
sorrow in this new recital.
al grew to be marriageable-so my
parents thought" continued Mis-. Har-
dine, "and John your father re came
along and proposed. He had large
tract Of government land out West, and
my father thought he'd be rich some
day, and there was large family Of Us,
and felt as II l was a burden. at home.
There's so little a girl can do to make
money, you know"
Lie knew. Aud she bitterly reflect
ell, even then, upon the fact that, while
there was always more required OF her
than two or three girls of her age or
strength ought to attempt, yet somehow
there had never been any profit TO her
self 10 il.
"Well 7 married your father and bent
/ all my energies to serving him. l knew
/ I did not love him, and for a long time
I | felt sorry for him because could not.
But did the best could for him, al
ways-Heaven knows"
"Poor mother" said Lie, piiyingly.
"I fancied that had forgotten the old
love. At any rate, had become quite
resigned in regard to il; and so many
burdonsone cares claimed my attention,
and soon there were so many Of you
children, that had 40 time 10 worry
over ideal grievances. But, dearie, do
you remember our last Fourth Of July
celebration at Chincapin Oaks ?"
"Dear mother, that, to me was the
day Of all days, for it was the day when
I became the aflianced wife Of John In
gleton. little thought, on thst never
to-be-f forgotten night when he left me
with the Kiss Of betrothaI on my lips,
that should never see him again ~
and the poor girl wept afresh.
"Dear child" said her mother, tender
/ ~. Don't worry. Gods ways are not
our ways. Il will all be right some
time"
THAT'S hard to believe in the light
Of my experience, but we won't discuss
it now. Finish your story, please"
"There isn't much more to tell. You
remember how fell over the loom the
next morning, a victim Of paralysis ?''
"Yes."
"But you did not know the cause"
ayes did. twas overwork, nothing
more nor less"
"No, child-though doubtless thathaC
something to DO with it. But there wal
another aud immediate cause"
"What was it ?H
"The one man whom I had loved il
r girlhood called upon me on the day o
the celebration, while you aud you
brother were away, and your father an,
Sally and the rest Of them were out il
the fields at work"
"Whatr' exclaimed Lie, in an ex
cited tone. "Who could he have been p
Colonel Bateman."
"What?"
"I knew you'd be incredulous. Yol
will remember that he was lost in th
grove that day"
"Yes."
"He had been with me-"
30, mother! And you bad never toll
me this before"
'No; there was no need that 7 sboul,
tell you Of it. He never knew hoV
much I loved him; nor could he hsv
told to save his life, as he looked at m.
5 bowed back aud horny hands aud sunk
en- cheeks and decsyed teeth, as "
' talked over the old times, that ha
ever aspired to anything better than m
D present lot"
/, did he know that you loved him, di
you say ?"
= 81 believe told you he did not know
], / would not tell him in my girlhoO,
and I certainly could not after it vs.
D everlastiugly too late"
"Go on, please"
r "He stayed and chatted with me +,
j nearly an hour. He was waiting f,
another gentleman who was to read th
!. Declaration Of Independence, he sal,
r aud finally, as the day was well al
t vanced, and be knew the people wou
be expecting him, he bade me good-by
:, When he went away found that a
!. the fiood-gates of my long-pent lovir