St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-02-08


Cool night, mother: good night, sweet one,
/; Ger my bed come bend above me,
Eyee. IKE two more stars that love me.
aorry. day! Night, be . feet one!
GOOD night. mother: good night. sweet one!
-Vir91nia w. Cloud. In YOUTHS Com
HER FATHERS SECRET.
Emily vane sat at the drawing-room
window which overlooked the sea and
the Cleveland hills, but she saw neither
eea nor hills. She and her father, with
the servants, had been now some Ave
weeks at Saltburn,in . large house
which Mr.. Vane had rented for the sum-
mer. Henry vane, Esq, owned good.
sized mansion In Belgravia, where he
had lived for the past eight years dur.
ing the London season; and an estate
near nottingham. amid picturesque
.cenery, where he generally resided
when not in London. Each summer,
saowever, he rented his house at Salt
burn; for not only Emily. but himself,
too. was charmed with the quiet, beau
tiful Yorkahire watering place. From
Ill Of which it will be at once surmieed
that Henry Vane, Esq, was . man OF
wealth.
His money had been acquired abroad,
and though of his family nothing or
little was known by society. he was well
.Feceived by some excellent houses; for
even titled person does not care light
81 to offend one whose income u 6 20, 900
. year.
Emily vane saw neither sea nor hills.
Her thoughts were wholly occupied by
two letters in front Of her. Both had
bone that morning, and both were pro-
posals for her hand. The nrst of them
was from the earl Of Seacroft, who for
some time had been paying Miss vaue
noticeable attentions, and who, both m
regarded personal qualities and posi-
ton, was indeed no bad match for any
English maiden. He was yet young and
fairly wealthy, and for some months
in fact, since Emily had "come OUT
had been q victim to her beauty and
charms. She admitted to herself that
Lord Seacroft's proposal was not one to
be lightly set aside.
i The other letter was from Mr.. Huber:
Wells. Emily had met him about six
months ago at country house, since
which time he had been her devoted ad-
mirer. She frankly confessed to her
self that she liked him, that she liked
his society, and that she knew that he
loved her. hut Hubert Wells was NOT
rich and had no particular position. He
had only about & 400 year, which his
father, long since dead, had left him to
live upon.
!. Emily vane still sat, looking first at
this proposal. then at that. She had, for
the past week or two. expected both.
md 20 unsettled and doubtful was she
that she had given neither suitor any
chance Of proposing personally. But
now it had come-both on one morning!
The ordeal had to be faced; the decision
TO be madel Her pride, her love for her
father, her wish to raise the name OF
vane, said, 'Seacroft; yet therewne
> Small voice underneath which whis-
ed: Hubert"
In her perplexity she picked up the
letters, and went to see her father in
HIS study. Emily Vane's mother had died
at her birth; her father was her closest
eenfidant. As Emily entered. he rose
1pand kissed herlovingly. then smooth
ing her hair, said, quietly: .;s-
(which of the two is It to be, love7"
! The beautiful girl gazed at him with
eyes half dimmed with tears, as she an
swered, blushingly:
Whichever my papa likes, He al
ways chooses for the best"
well. my dear, suppose I should say
lord Sescroft? l have always wished
such a husband for you-titled, yet mo-
BILE in natures best way"
"Yes. papa"
"Yet like this Mr.. Wells"
Emily's heart beat . shade quicker.
He cannot give you what the earl Of
Seacroft can. and what I have 30 often
pictured you; and yet and yet-he 10
his fathers son!"
The girl gazed, half in fear and aston
ishment. for her father was as pale as
death. and shook visibly.
. What is it, papa?" she said.
~Sit down, my love. |" replied Mr.. vane.
1T ha., only come, as Ifelt certain some
day it would. God has brought It .out
in His time. Unjust tell you now. Dsn4
be afruid, Emily. 1t is the secret Of nav
life which I've hidden for IS years:
nov You must share it.. feel / should.
not hs. doing right il I.let you choose
ste-day without telling you Of il. when
.-ybu hive heard my story, you must
eaooso for yourself. and be assured
, x0Q ahoice, whiehexeE It is. will please
mae. as 8oF what you will hear, it Wiil
-srcsnahl your secret and mine: / shall
KSep i as before, and I must beg Of you.
20 40 fhe same oil your life, eren from
|. .yoer kusband.n .--..::. -,
; ssEmi.y y sat In doubt and fear, sure that
7 her kind father who had 20 loved her
would NOT tell her anything to distress :
her. II heoeuld.help it; and vet anxious
go - what such IN awful secret conld
DH The master Of Olton sat ip . chair
!, Nth lid face away from. the li9bts
!. WatahiUg iafcntly that dear, sweet face
Of his daughter. upon whieh.the full
!; 1dnnRht shune. IS
- 1hitty-fve yea.s ago. = convict shiib
-wls-.sa;ling from, England, foe Botany
~. ataer the comlnand ef aBfave cap
tsm. ana grew. There, were NO fewer
4hAA -. cepyiets On -hees1priesperate
fellows Of every descriptions. thieves,
.1iehM1Yunen, manslayers, al kinds OF
TaISi1o- Amon1 them va 90 whooe