The Penn's Grove record., 1882-12-30

the liquid accents of his native chimes.
Because l am sure 1t Is your supper"
It is the fret time she has looked at
tentlvely at him, and something In
his face seems to claim her attention.
Her cheek blanches and hot tears
spring to her eyes.
Don't cry" pleads the child, then
as she covers her face with her hands;
"or that either 1t makes me think OF
papa,D trying to draw her fingers
down as he speaks.
"what is your fathers nameP" she
questions. eagerly.
"Just the same as mine, Leon La
gardere."
The woman uttered a half.suppress-
ed cry.
"LEoN's CHILD! my Godi 1 might
have known it."
Do you know papa?"
She seems unconscious of his words
perhaps you can tell me where
mamma is?"
%Nadarling," she answered gently,
81 can teN you nothing, but how Is 1t
I met you tonight all alone?"
Leon hangs his head.
~ ran away" then more quickly.
"Poor papa is always so sad that l
thought if / could find mamma she
would comfort him, so yesterday l ran
away, but after awhile I got tired and
hungry, and then / met a man who
said he knew for whom / was looking,
so | went with him, but he took away
all my pretty clothes and gave me
these, though l CRIED and CRIED,
then because / would not say l was
his child he beat me, and at last was
going to put me on b GARD a big ship
when / got away, and found you-I
am so glad / did," nesting more
closely to her as he speaks.
81 shall have a hard time to find
her, for Its ever so long since i saw
her last, most three years, I think /
heard papa say-snd you see | was
only four then, but I remember she
had long yellow hair. Papa said the
sun must have kissed it, it was 50
very yellow, and great big blue eyes
she was AWFUL pretty. All, please
don't cry, it makes me sorry"
my darlingl my darling p she
means, burying her face In his short
clustering curls.
Papa was so fond of her, why he
always kissed her If he came IN or
went cut, but one day he came home
looking 30 queer and went straight up
to mamma and showed her a letter.
She read it and then laughed. Why
of cougae you know, Leon, / did not
Writ it, she said, but he g spoke
"a word. l think alot more was sald
that I can't remember, and then !
saw her put her arms round his neck
and heard her say Leon, is it likely
when | have loved only you, that |
should write such a letter to anotber?'
But papa pushed her away, saying
something that made her get all red,
and then mamma left the room.
That night she came to my bed, and
woke me up;she was crying dreadfully.
MY LITTLE BABY I heard her whis
per and then she kissed me, many,
many times, till / fell asleep in her
arms. / never saw her since. For q
long time, madame, I used to tease
every one about her, but at last /
stopped"
"Go on, dear"
"There ia not much more to tell. 1t
was a good bit ago that Auntie Lou
came to our house, and had a long
talk with papa-they spoke so loud
and at last Auntie went away looking
awfuimad. l went in the room ano
found papa lying all of a heap on the
table with lots Of papers strewn around
HIM. 1 stood by him a long time be-
fore he noticed me at last he took my
! face bet ween his hands and said SC
sadly, Leon, do you remember your
mother? p Yes, SIR / answered.
Then child" papa went on, sIn after
years remember also that she was the
best woman that eve lived, and that
/, by my absurd jealousy. have most
cruelty wronged her, 1 don't under
stand what he meant, but that was
what he sand. After this he got sick
and the doctors fsaId he must leave
France, 80 we came over here but
every night in his sleep 1 heard papa
call for A~dele-that's my mammals
name-and once I heard him say,
"Ah! Adele, If you were living you
could not have left me so long alone"
Then you see I thought maybe / could
find her, so l ran away, and now poor
papa has no one.
"You think if she was to go back he
would be glad to see her ?" the woman
asked.
"Yes, indeed !" the boy cries eagerly.
She rises and proceeds to replace
the shawl she has first taken off, about
her head she twists q large black veil
SO as to completely screen her fea-
lures.
Leon, do you know the name OF
the hotel where your father is stop
!. ping"
aaa al vsiah ars Ev-, something"
: mr. ~ % .-Ir~
f~1@sEs ~ sne queries.
perhaps; anyway. 1t is a big
place."