Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03


romance and lad been silently used
to worship his mother as he vaguely
imagined her to be; but this vary ro-
nance had heretofore disincllned him
TO speak of its effects. Now. however
| he surely had no reason TO be reti-
cent The mother was found. Joy
at the idea opened his heart and his
mouth. and he poured out to his
friend his happiness and his pride.
He gave Robert the note to read
and watched him with an unconquer-
able smile OF delight while he read It
| The dictlon was not of cold formality
that a woman naturally uses in writ
ing TO strange young man. The
English was good, but had one or
two European turns OF expression
and the warmth of the style also
seemed rather exotic Although the
language was involved the note
certainly presaged joyful reunion OF
long sundered ties; but this was not
put in so poetical form as to cause
the request that came last to be an
anti climaN. Madam Savarra wished
Sherwood to call the next afternoon
at the hotel Vendome.
When Roberts finished reading he
he said We'll let me congratulate
you old man. You ought to be
happy fellow"
Henri answered. There are not
many women on the stage a man
! could take for a mother and be proud
Of"
The next day Henri went to the Ven-
dome and was taken to Madam Sa-
varras private parlor and told to
wait few minutes. He sat during
these minutes in state OF tremulous
| element trying to be calm and
yet asking himself why he should be
so. He was there to be restored to
his mother from whom he had been
parted for years and whom he loved
with an innate love; and this mother
was woman admired and almost
adored by thousands. woman re.
nowned for her beauty. her intellect
and her virtue.
The door opened aud as Sherwood
arose Madam Savarra entered with
an odor of violets. He had vaguely
expected to throw himself into her
/
seemed highly inappropriate now as
the ma e,to figure advanced in her
robe of swaying white; 30 henri stood
and held the arm OF his chair as she
smiled graciously and slowly spoke
in her sympathetic effective voice:
Henri Sherwood. Will you please
to be seated?'
However they both remajEed
standing. and she Immediately went
on. calmly but giving no chance for
reply.
You of course know why / sent
for you"
She had a distinctly foreign ac-
cent and spoke with vigor and at
tention to point as though she were
giving some telling speech before a
large audience; and occasionally she
used quiet welI-chosen gesture.
THE unexpected recognition OF
yesterday afternoon. and also 'this
meeting of to.day gives me the great
est pleasure 1t is not often that
have been interested in any events;
aud this is not only on account OF the
undivided happiness that such joy
Gus reunion must afford to even an
unaffected observer. but equally be-
cause am for so long aware of the
merit OF that worthy soul TO whom
this meeting gives already the most
immense delight. To me that knows
how long and earnestly the mother
has hoped and prayed to see her dear
child again-and this / know as no
one else can't is like an answer to
the prayer. To You who
have your splendid feelings of the
youth it will not be needful to say
!, anything in praise OF that dear pa
rent but can not meet you without
telling you how | appreciate her true
value which you yet have to learn
She is the faithfulest the most trust.
able of women and the most patient
For all OF these years Madame Sher-
} wood Is my most beloved friend; and
/ have never regarded her position as
J in the least meniaL for she has been
to me more as a sister than as a com
: panion. And SO can share her hap.
piness OF regaining you All this
time sir your poor mother Is waiting
Tor me TO bring her TO you"
With a charming SIN lie Madame
Savarra turned and walked ma es
tically to the door. while Henri Sher.
} wood chung to the arm of the chair -
Louis How, in the Harvard Advocate.
Captain Kidd's Treasures.