Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-15

ADELAIDE's FIRST NIGHT IN LONDON.
The mother tells of the girls power
of fascinating others when quite young.
She went to Sunday school, and was
so earnest and deeply impressed with
the teachings she imbibed, that she
was general favorite.
There was a wistful, loving look in
her dark, glowing eyes and a sweet,
magnetic gentleness in her manner,
irresistible TO the majority of people.
Concerning her sudden departure
from her home Nj s. Bland throws
some light. She was a day nurse in n
family in the town and slept at home.
The girl was always tired after her eff
forts TO please and take care of two
children, but when she reached home
she would uncomplainingly wash the
dishes and put the children to bed
There was no let up to her work or
brightness to her life and she was very
unhappy. To marry any one of the
factory hands she knew, or to be a
nurse and family drudge any longer
were alike impossible for her. She
could not be much worse off IN some
new place, and already her mind was
set on getting away Il ON Guiseley. Her
mother says she could not settle down
to be seamtress because she liked
reading and she hated the common
people she had to see SO much of in the
village. Ii is certain that the poor
girl tried hard TO make living there
from the time that she knew she was
not related to Mr.. Bland, and after she
had exhausted her patience endeavor-
ing 10 make a living, she decided to
leave. This resolution was strength
ened BY gross insult she received
from a man of the place who shocked
her into a state of utter wretchedness.
1t became impossible for her to stay
there. She was very pretty, even in
the common apparel she wore, and she
was resolved never TO be what her
mother was. But the loving heart was
sorely tried because it was impossible
for her to exist without affection, and
she dearly loved the little children in
her step.father's home. They loved
her and the old mother whimpers to-
day over their grief when they heal d
she was gone and would not come
back to them. She goes into details at
every point, and it be comes wearisome
to hear her tell of the occurrence in
her home when she went TO learn why
her daughter remained at Mrs. Pad
gett's two nights, and found that she
idu gone IlOHl IneTe WIFI DuI II lew
pieces of clnthing and her months
wages, and was then no doubt in Lon
don The mother grieved always Tor
the child she loved, but whom she
could not influence. She thought of
her constantly for years. and mourDed
for her as she reared the other children
who came to fast to be welcome, and
who were too commonplace TO compare
with her first born Now in listening
TO Mrs. Bland as she garrulously por
tray the events of her life one is com
pc led TO believe that she was vert
proud TO be known as the mother of
Miss Nelson, even though il made h. r
mel ghbors aware of the facts of her
earlier years, OF which they had been
ignorant. She never heard word OF
Adelaide for nine years-not even that
from Guiseley, she went to Leeds and
stopped for a few days with the aunt
in whose home she had been born. The
aunt was very religious, cared little
for h sister, and seemed to have in
terested herself not at all about the
niece, who had come unexpectedly up
on her. She did not try 10 prevent her
going TO London, though she was but
seventeen, and in all ways immature
and unsc phisticated.