New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-20
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY 90

into his study and said Dear mother, perhaps
/ Gsneviove Ia better off than ure. for my aualrs
are in such state that may sav aud my family
are almost beggars. The day VI her death, wnen
was In town. was afraid that 1t might DC So snu
to-days post has brought the confirmation OF u.
The bank in which / AN largely Interested mas
failed. and there seems no prospect vi even .no
smallest dividend for the shareholders; tne es'so
is encountered, you know, partly WIN v.loi
debts, and partly with your appanage: Don y iu-
tcrrupt me, seeing me sbont to speak III Is ioI Us
oil blessing that you are PROVIDED LOT anu se 70.
no help but to let the estate IN the present stdts
of affairs ii would be Useless to try 10 sell ii-alu
then If you will give up your little house anu co'c
to 1--we with us IN the town, the education oi ;no
boys VIII not cost much, and can earn some hing
with my Qen / know am asking you 10 MAXI
great sacrifice. he continued, his voice bceoml f
thick and remnlous, but l know also tna S, iJr
NE and my children you. at any rate VIII thinh
no sacrifice too great
THANK you. my boy, said I. and the thing was
settled.
The Countess Genevievs7s adoDted mother. now
q very old woman. had taken n Elost Kind interest,"
IN our soIrows, aud she wrote most heartily oHeIng
my granddaughter Neva, as she was calico 70 us
tnguish her from her mother, home WIN her a.
long as she lived promising also to give her inc a
vantages of masters in all the accomplishment she
might wish to cultivate. The children hao always
been accustomed to call the Countess grauu-
mamma, and probably thought she was SO: ana
Veva when she heard that we should nave 10 1--we 1--we
in a very small confined lodging in the town, ana
that her being with would senslbly increase our
EXPENSES, very properly, and perhaps not very uu-
willingly agreed 30 accept the proposal ana look
her to the Comutess's house. whore she remained
during the trying year, we passed till the boys ed
ucation wa finished aud things began 10 pighcu1.
The evening before wcre finally 10 leave tne
CASTLE after everything was packed that we were
TO take with us, and the tenant bad been uui w
stalled, my son came into my ROOM tho sale i..,9
room In which 20 many years ago lie hiu PiIpo1Ou
to me, so UNCONSCIOUS. our journey TO seek MS
hrdn, and ask ed mo to 70 With MIN 10 take lasv
| look at the view from the press house. some
memory of tho pther time must have come across
him; saw a visible shudder pass MS iTahic' puu
he conquered his emotion and canly lo"M ou ire
down tho stone staircase and silently waikeu ny
NY lilo up that little steep path Oh 10 inc Da ,y
| Now there no bright CLEANS OF ranance HBnu,
ing mp the broad landscape that lay beneath U.S. anu
the mountain ridge. gray and cold cut sharpiS OIL
| from the gray sky behind There WAS one star
Jupiter striving show itself TIN ough the twl-
| light My son saw IT and showed 1t 10 me saying
| il should be our emblem; now 1t could scarce DO
seen, but as the night grew darker ana uarker 1ne
star would grow brighter AMI brighter auu 50
would we: then he suddenly said: DO yon rei mel
Der that other sunset But of course you 40 W as
| it not all IA mistake don't mean my marrying
| GenevIeye. but the trouble We took not 10 ieG
people know who she was tn,n nIv We Se s"Ou tbe
! have been much happier had she SIMPLY pesI tns
peasants child, and pot countessS huoP'eu
| daughter. She would perhaps be alive now; ana ~
any rate should not he more man ha never
that she s not. Poor Geneyiese! che wouid never
! have borne the life we shall now have to Oear; l
learned more. bv those fow wordsoi my sons welded
! life than had known in Ill the years had h'eu
! almost at his side. Was he right think So
! The next morning took leave OF our old 70
tuiners and of our old nome. aud soon ionnu a ~ tie
|
BEGAN our new life often in those apparently
dark days had hours OF the greatest interest," anu
| delight. Tho boys worked well in preparation Tor
their respective professions. my son continued w
scieut tic labors and neither that misfortune a. IL
sometimes does, hn cleared his intellect, OF; what
was more likely he now gave his undivided AT
! tenti0n TO his work. he commanded more ana more
the attention of tho scientific world. So that won
dcrfIl tO say. his works began, even rs meicanthe
! speculation. TO pay. After time II came I" DO
| habit with rs after our early and frugal supper,
| and while my son INDUCED in his one luxury. MS
PIPE to SIT round the able in the room which served
| as dining room. sitting room and my bedroom ana
| talk. each contributing something 10 the gen
erai rnteri anmrnt interest. My son told OF nls
discoveries IN science OF foroshado"ings oil ais
coverics Alwyn, the eldest. who was study Tor
q profesorship of tcratur- at the University, c1-
! patiated on tho beauties OF some forgotten works
or Rrggy with his clear voice and bright look, TO-
! lated sOmr incident OF his School-llle' always
! tnough nnintrutiunally. revealing hls hono't ma
| tnre. Yes. despite poverty and the mlsiortnnes
| ia 4 have bciallcn rs ara not unhappy. behind
the clouds. tbe was shining and IL hds come OUT
TO cheer u.s. The Cornhll.